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Can I use malathion for bed bugs?
Answer: Hi-Yield Malathion insecticide is not labeled for bedbugs at all, and is not even labeled to be used indoors for any pest. It is an outdoor only use product for pests that would affect ornamentals and lawns.
How long does malathion take to kill bed bugs?
Additional Information
| Restricted Use | No |
|---|---|
| Yield | 1 gallon of Malathion 57\% can treat up to 8 acres depending on your treatment site and targeted pest. |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Time to Kill | Malathion 57\% will begin killing insects immediately and provides 60 days of insect protection when applied properly. |
How do you dilute malathion?
To control aphids: Mix 1½ to 2 tsp per gallon of water. To control bagworms, box elder bugs, fourlined leaf bugs, Japanese beetle adults, mealybugs, mites (red spider, spruce), rose leafhoppers, tarnished plant bugs, thrips, whiteflies, woolly aphids: Mix 1 Tbsp per gallon of water.
How much malathion do I mix with water?
MIX 1 to 4 tsp. per gallon of water depending on the plant on which it is to be applied. Read and use according to label directions. APPLY using a tank sprayer, hose end sprayer or watering can.
How do you mix malathion for bug spray?
Mix 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons of Spectracide malathion concentrate per 1 gallon of water in a tank sprayer to control aphids. Spray the plant thoroughly, covering both the upper and lower surface of leaves and other infected plant parts. Begin treatments as soon as insects appear.
Why was malathion banned?
California says it is a “toxic air contaminant” that could endanger human health. A state scientific panel that said the pesticide can cause serious health effects, including brain and neurological damage in children who inhale it, at lower levels of exposure than previous studies had found.