Riptide 5.0% Pyrethrin ULV

Unlike other pesticides Riptide is not an oil base product and will not leave an oily residue. Riptide is perferred or other pesticides when used with automatic misting systems to control flying insects. Riptide targets most pests (please refer to the product lablel for the full list) and is cost effective being a pyrethrin spray.

Active Ingredient: Pyrethrins - 5.00%, Piperonyl butoxide, Technical* - 25.00%

Size: 64 Fl. oz.

Target Pest: Stored Product Pests, Cockroaches, Flying Insects, Crawling Insects, Mosquitoes (Please refer to the product label for a detailed list.)

INDOOR USE -UNDILUTED

ULV AND SPACE SPRAY: Use in aerosol generators to kill exposed accessible stages of: Flies (including Fruit Flies), Mosquitoes, Small Flying Moths, Fleas, Gnats, Wasps, Hornets, Clover Mites, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Boxelder Bugs, Earwigs, Ants and the following common Stored Product Pests: Granary Weevils, Rice Weevils, Confused Flour Beetles, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Spider Beetles, Cigarette Beetles, Drugstore Beetles, Angoumois Grain Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Indian Meal Moths, Tobacco Moths, Yellow Mealworms, Dark Mealworms, Grain Mites, Cadelles and Red Flour Beetles. Close room and shut off all air conditioning or ventilating equipment.

Apply at the rate of 1/2 to 1 fluid ounce concentrate per 1,000 cubic feet of space. Direct spray towards ceiling and upper corners of room. Leave room closed for 1/2 hour and ventilate thoroughly before re-entry.

CONTACT AND SPACE SPRAY:

To kill Cockroaches, Silverfish, Earwigs, Ants and Spiders: use a mechanical aerosol generator or a fogger adjusted to deliver aerosol droplets. To provide maximum penetration and impingement on the insects, first, direct the spray into all crack and crevices, behind all equipment, cupboards, obstructions or dark harborage areas, on walls and floors, underneath sinks, behind pipes, and in all places that harbor insects. Contact as many insects as possible. Do not allow spray to contact stored food. Then treat as a space spray, directing the spray into upper corner areas of room and ceiling, apply at a rate of 1 fluid ounce per 1,000 cubic feet of space. Vacate treated area and leave the room closed for 1 hour. Ventilate thoroughly before re-entry. Facilities and equipment in federally inspected meat and poultry plants must be washed with an effective cleaning compound and rinsed with potable water after spraying.

DRIED FRUIT PRODUCT STORAGE AREAS:

In storage or in processing for control of Almond Moths, Ants, Cereal Beetles, Chocolate Moths, Cigarette Beetles, Cockroaches, Confused Flour Beetles, Crickets, Earwigs, Flies, Fruit Flies, Fungus Gnats, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Red Flour Beetles, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Silverfish, Dried Fruit Beetles, Warehouse Beetles, and Khapra Beetles. Do not apply to fruit directly. Apply as a fine mist or fog in the air above and around the trays, bins, and shelves at the rate of 1 fluid ounce per 1,000 cubic feet of space. Repeat application at this dosage as required.

TREATMENT OF STORED FOOD AREAS:

Foods in multi-walled bags, cloth bags or other packaging stored in listed areas for the control of accessible adult stages of: Almond Moths, Angoumois Grain Moths, Ants, Cadelles, Cereal Beetles, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Chocolate Moths, Cigarette Beetles, Cockroaches, Confused Flour Beetles, Crickets, Dark Mealworms, Drugstore Beetles, Earwigs,Firebrats, Flies, Fruit Flies, Fungus Gnats, Grain Mites, Granary Weevils, Hide Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Mosquitoes, Red Flour Beetles, Rice Weevils, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Silverfish, Small Flying Moths, Spiders, Spider Beetles, Yellow Mealworms, Dried Fruit Beetles, Warehouse Beetles, Rusty Grain Beetles, Lesser Grain Beetles, Coffee Bean Weevils and Khapra Beetles. Infested stored products should be destroyed, fumigated or treated by other effective methods using an approved product intended for this purpose. As noted above, first disperse by directing spray into cracks and crevices, corners, pallets and around stacks of packaged goods hitting as many insects as possible and then apply as a space spray at a dosage of 1 fluid ounce per 1,000 cubic feet of room space. Vacate treated area and ventilate before re-entry.

ON PEANUTS, NUTS (ALMONDS AND WALNUTS), BEANS (INCLUDING COCOA), SEEDS (BIRDSEED MIXTURES, COTTONSEED AND FLAXSEED) AND COPRA IN BULK, BAGS OR OTHER PACKAGING:

For the control of accessible stages of: Almond Moths, Angoumois Grain Moths, Ants, Cadelles, Cereal Beetles, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Chocolate Moths, Cigarette Beetles, Cockroaches, Confused Flour Beetles, Crickets, Dark Mealworms, Drugstore Beetles, Earwigs, Firebrats, Flies, Fruit Flies, Fungus Gnats, Grain Mites, Granary Weevils, Hide Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Mosquitoes, Red Flour Beetles, Rice Weevils, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Silverfish, Small Flying Moths, Spiders, Spider Beetles, Yellow Mealworms, Dried Fruit Beetles, Warehouse Beetles, Rusty Grain Beetles, Lesser Grain Beetles, Coffee Bean Weevils, Khapra Beetles and other listed insects, apply to the surface of stored or bagged products at the rate of 1/4 fluid ounce per 1,000 square feet. Also spray walls, floors and surfaces of bins, storage and handling areas thoroughly, being especially careful to treat cracks, crevices and similar hiding places. Then apply as a space spray by directing the spray toward the ceiling and upper corners of the area and behind any obstructions. Apply at the rate of 1 fluid ounce per 1,000 cubic feet of room space. Vacate treated area and ventilate before re-entry.

INDOOR USE -DILUTED SPACE SPRAY:

For use in mechanical fogging or spraying equipment to control accessible stages of Almond Moths, Angoumois Grain Moths, Ants, Cadelles, Cereal Beetles, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Chocolate Moths, Cigarette Beetles, Cockroaches, Confused Flour Beetles, Crickets, Dark Mealworms, Drugstore Beetles, Earwigs, Firebrats, Flies, Fruit Flies, Fungus Gnats, Grain Mites, Granary Weevils, Hide Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Mosquitoes, Red Flour Beetles, Rice Weevils, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Silverfish, Small Flying Moths, Spiders, Spider Beetles, Yellow Mealworms, Dried Fruit Beetles, Warehouse Beetles, Rusty Grain Beetles, Lesser Grain Beetles, Coffee Bean Weevils and Khapra Beetles. Remove or cover exposed food and cover foodhandling surfaces in edible product areas of food handling establishments. Close room and shut off all air conditioning or ventilating equipment. Dilute at the rate of 1 part concentrate into 1 to 10 parts water and mix well. Apply at the rate of 1-2 fluid ounces per 1,000 cubic feet of space, filling the room with mist. Vacate treated area and ventilate before re-entry.

FOR USE IN FEDERALLY INSPECTED MEAT AND POULTRY PLANTS:

Dilute one part concentrate with 4 parts water and use with a ULV spraying device at the rate of one fluid ounce per 1,000 cubic feet of room space. Apply the spray into all cracks and crevices in woodwork, walls, and floors, underneath sinks, behind pipes and in all places that shelter insects. Contact as many insects as possible. Before use, exposed food products and packaging materials must be covered or removed. After use, equipment and utensils must be washed with an effective cleaning compound and rinsed with potable water. Use as a space spray only when plant is not in operation. Repeat as necessary but not more than once per day. Do not reapply within 1 day.

SURFACE SPRAY:

To control accessible stages of: Cockroaches, Silverfish, Beetles, and Crickets: Dilute 1-3 fluid ounces of concentrate with one gallon of water, mix well and apply as a coarse wetting spray using approximately 1 gallon of spray mixture per 750 square feet of surface. To ensure maximum control of listed crawling insects, spray thoroughly into all cracks, molding, crevices, walls, floors and surfaces of bins, storage and handling areas. Particular attention should be paid to areas where moisture collects such as drains, sinks and water pipes and around the base of heavy machinery and equipment, contacting as many insects as possible.

ANTS:

Spray directly into nests, along trails, and directly on all ants observed.

FOR USE ON ANIMALS:

To protect beef and dairy cattle and horses from Horn Flies, House Flies, Mosquitoes and Gnats, dilute 1 part concentrate with 49 parts water, mix well and apply a light mist sufficient to wet the tips of the hair. To control Stable Flies, Horse Flies and Deer Flies on animals apply 2 fluid ounces per adult animal, sufficient to wet the hair but not to soak the hide. Repeat treatment once or twice daily or at intervals to give continued protection. To control the motile stages of Blood Sucking Lice on beef and dairy cattle and other listed animals, apply the spray to thoroughly wet the hair. Use 2 fluid ounces or less per animal and repeat every 2 to 3 weeks as required.

To control Poultry Lice, spray roosts, walls and nests or cages thoroughly with a dilution of 1 part concentrate with 25 parts water, followed by spraying the birds with a fine mist.

ANIMAL QUARTER USE - DAIRY AND BEEF BARNS, POULTRY HOUSES, SWINE HOUSING AND OTHER LISTED AREAS:

For use in and around listed use areas to control accessible stages of: Brown Dog Ticks, Clover Mites, Cockroaches, Crickets, Deer Flies, Earwigs, Face Flies, Firebrats, Fleas, Flies, Horn Flies, Hornets, Mosquitoes, Silverfish, Small Flying Moths, Spiders, Stable Flies, Ticks, Wasps, Yellow Jackets, Fannia Flies and Darkling Beetles.

As a space spray in conventional ULV cold aerosol generators or foggers adjusted to deliver aerosol size droplets. Whenever possible, space spray application should be made in the late evening when insects are at rest. Apply undiluted at the rate of 0.25-1.0 fluid ounces per 1,000 cubic feet of space above the animals. This concentrate may also be diluted with water at the rate of 1 part concentrate to 10 parts water and applied at the rate of 1-2 fluid ounces per 1,000 cubic feet of space above the animals. Direct spray toward the upper portions of the enclosure, above the animals, filling the room with mist or fog. Vacate treated area and ventilate before re-occupying.

To control Bedbugs and Mites in poultry houses, prepare a dilution of 1 part concentrate to 25 parts water and spray crevices of roost poles, cracks in walls, and cracks in nests where the Bedbugs and Mites hide.

OUTDOOR USE:

To control accessible stages of listed flying insects in listed outdoor areas. If possible, space spray application should be made in the evening or early morning when mosquitoes are typically most active. With a ULV spraying device, spray at a dosage rate of 5 fluid ounces of undiluted concentrate per minute.

TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF ANNOYANCE from:

Flies, Mosquitoes and Small Flying Moths. The aforementioned outdoor ground application will give temporary relief of annoyance from the pests in listed outdoor areas. Direct application into tall grass, shrubbery and around lawns where these pests may hover or rest, apply while air is still. In areas such as zoos, cover water, drinking fountains and animal feed before use.

TO CONTROL PESTS ON SHRUBS, FRUIT AND SHADE TREES:

Pests: Aphids, Apple and Thorn Skeletonizers, Bagworms, Bean Beetles, Cabbageworms, Codling Moths, Cutworms, European Pine Shoot Moths, Flea Beetles, Hemlock Wolly Adelgids, Holly Bud Moths, Lacebugs, Leafhoppers, Leafminers, Leafrollers, Mealybugs, Oak Loopers, Obscure Root Weevils, Omnivorous Leaftiers, Pear Slugs, Scale Crawlers, Spider Mites, Tent Caterpillars, Thrips, Webworms and Whiteflies.

Plants:

Birch, Crabapple, Dogwood, Douglas Fir, Elm, Euonymus, Hawthorn, Hemlock, Holly, Juniper, Lilac, Locust, Maple, Oak, Plum, Pine, Poplar, Spruce, Sycamore, Willow and Yew.

Mixing Instructions: For Shrubs and Shade Trees follow directions on hose end applicator to obtain four (4) Tbs (2 fl. oz.) per gallon of water.

1 Tablespoon (Tbs) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)

1 fluid ounce = 2 Tbs

How To Apply: Spray plant to wet the leaves and branches until dripping.

AROUND HOUSE FOUNDATION:
Nuisance Pests Outdoors:

Ants, Boxelder Bugs, Brown Dog Ticks, Chiggers, Clover Mites, Cockroaches, Crickets, Earwigs, Fleas, Flies, Millipedes, Scorpions, Sowbugs, Spiders and Springtails.

Mixing Instructions:

For Around House Foundation follow directions on hose end applicator to obtain four (4) Tbs (2 fl. oz.) per gallon of water.

1 Tablespoon (Tbs) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)

1 fluid ounce = 2 Tbs

How To Apply:

To keep insects from entering the house, spray a 5 feet band of soil around the house next to the foundation. Also spray the foundation of the house to a height of 2 feet. Also spray walks, firewood piles, garbage cans, tree trunks and into cracks and other places where insects can hide.

Please refer to and follow the directions on the product label.