What is the rate gallons/acre to control fire ants? I know you dilute it 3 ounces per gallon but how many gallons per acre to control fire ants?
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Jay, Did you not read my response? I explained how to treat the acre; here's a copy and paste of the text below: "...for broadcast spraying, it says 1/2 to 1 oz per 1000 sq/ft of turf. That adds up to 22-44 oz per acre." I tool this off the label. Now I know you've been saying one is supposed to use 3 oz to a gallon of water but I couldn't find that rate anywhere. But what I did find is either 1/2 oz up to 1 oz per 1,000 when broadcast spraying so at most, you'd need around 44 oz per acre.Jonathan
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Jay, My bad.. The way Amazon sends "response" messages is that they don't list your response first. They actually list your original question up top, in big letters, and that's all I read. Now after reading it a second time, I see your response is below it but its in much smaller print which is why I missed it.. In my defense, Amazon is pounding me with questions. I'm seeing maybe 1 an hour so I think I'm getting burned out answering them all! Or it could be I'm just getting old... :)Jonathan
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Jay, After reviewing the label, it appears the recommended method of treating fireants is to both drench and broadcast spray. In other words, if you just broadcast spray, I don't think it will kill established nests so its important to do both. In fact that's been our experience afield. Basically just spraying will only push the existing mounds around unless you drench each one prior to the spraying. Now once you have control on the property, broadcast spraying will prevent new nests from forming but if this is your initial treatment, drenching first will be needed. So for fire ants, the label reads 1 teaspoon per 1-2 gallons of water used as a drench for every mound you need to treat. Next, for broadcast spraying, it says 1/2 to 1 oz per 1000 sq/ft of turf. That adds up to 22-44 oz per acre. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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I don't know the answer as I only have a 2 acre yard and am spraying ant hills as I find them. If you have an Extension Service near you they can probably give you the answer. Forgot to say this product really works!
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By the reviews, this is suppose to work on ants. I have acres of land to treat. There are many kind of ants but the main problem ants are FIRE ants, red ants, & the big black ones ( not carpenter ants). I mix this granules with several other brands of ant killers and use a liquid product that is for ants also. I have found it is best to use it late evenings, place it around the beds and do every ant bed I find. I place the mix in a large shaker can or use a small scoop so I can go al around the edges of beds then I use the liquid to squirt the beds also. I live in the south, it is hot here. Ants are present almost all year round. All it seems like ant poisons do is they move their beds to another area. I've talked to our agriculture agents and other farmers, nothing works all of the time. You may kill one queen but as other eggs hatch, you have different ( new) ants to kill. is what I've been told. I have not tried burning like this agent suggested. One agent told me he used gasoline in his fields to and burned the beds but do not try it without someone to help you control any fire and do not use close to buildings or your home. I have standard poodles and also have rescued standards. I'd love to find a product I could say, yes it works. Products that worked on killing ants about 20 years ago have been outlawed now. Those worked.
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With one gallon, I sprayed my complete yard and some surrounding woods, twice. My yard is about 20,000 sqft. Hope this helps.
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the information that comes with the bottle has instructions for this. DO NOT APPLY this chemical as it comes from the manufacturer, it is too concentrated. If I remember correctly for ant hills you make a 0.12 or 0.06 % solution and "inject" a lot of it directly into the colony or hill and then use a 0.03% solution to spray the area around the hill to kill all remaining ants that were out working.
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A "hot" mixture is up to 4oz per gallon. Might get by with 3 oz per gallon.
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I would say that at the heighest setting, it would burn about one gallon an hour. I find that I seldom use this setting abd get perhaps 3/4 gallon an hour. It really comes down to what you want, heat or the appearance of a campfire.
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The dilution is on the label. I believe it is 2 oz. per gallon in tank sprayer, but check the label.
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You have ro calibrate your sprayer. Fill sprayer to max then use # of feet driven at constant speed. Multiply by width of spray. You then multiply to give # square feet the divide in # square feet per acre.(43560) You then fill sprayer and measure the amount used amount used per # square feet sprayed. Once you know how much fluid you spray to spray 1 acre. You will know how long (time) it takes to spray an acre at a constant speed. You now know how far the pint of ADDITIVE WILL GO!
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I have always tried to go a little more then their recommendations. So in your case i would do 3oz per gallon to err on the side of more is better. I have been told that I overdo it some times, but hey it works and I havn't hurt anyone yet so...
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It is supposed to kill an ant mound when you release the CO2 capsule into the mound . I used several of the canisters in my garden, but did not get rid of fire ants. It might work on other types of ants.
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One gallon is WAY more than enough for 1750 sq ft.... The concentrate dissolution is 3 tablespoons per gallon (1.5 oz per gallon) I put 3 gallons of water and 5 oz of Killzall in my 4 gallon backpack sprayer (3 gallons because I don't want to carry 24 pounds around at first as I spray....) Those 5 oz cover about 1/4 acre, the way I spray (a little over 10,000 square feet_ I spray my entire 3/4 acre grass area in February/March when the Bermuda is dormant.... killing everything green in about 3 weeks.... wilt starts in 3-4 days depending on temperature. Surrounded by pasture, I have a lot of noxious weeds and grasses that stay green in winter. Great product! One gallon is WAY more than enough for 1750 sq ft.... The concentrate dissolution is 3 tablespoons per gallon (1.5 oz per gallon) I put 3 gallons of water and 5 oz of Killzall in my 4 gallon backpack sprayer (3 gallons because I don't want to carry 24 pounds around at first as I spray....) Those 5 oz cover about 1/4 acre, the way I spray (a little over 10,000 square feet_ I spray my entire 3/4 acre grass area in February/March when the Bermuda is dormant.... killing everything green in about 3 weeks.... wilt starts in 3-4 days depending on temperature. Surrounded by pasture, I have a lot of... » Read More One gallon is WAY more than enough for 1750 sq ft.... The concentrate dissolution is 3 tablespoons per gallon (1.5 oz per gallon) I put 3 gallons of water and 5 oz of Killzall in my 4 gallon backpack sprayer (3 gallons because I don't want to carry 24 pounds around at first as I spray....) Those 5 oz cover about 1/4 acre, the way I spray (a little over 10,000 square feet_ I spray my entire 3/4 acre grass area in February/March when the Bermuda is dormant.... killing everything green in about 3 weeks.... wilt starts in 3-4 days depending on temperature. Surrounded by pasture, I have a lot of noxious weeds and grasses that stay green in winter. Great product! « Show Less
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Hi Aufderheide, You mix this product anywhere from 1/2 ounce to 3 ounces per gallon of water or diesel fuel for control of broadleaf weeds and brush. Best, Innova Supply Inc
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I used 2 lbs on my 2 acres and all the fire ants seem to be doing very well. I have no evidence that this stuff has killed a single fire ant, or even made them dizzy.
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The flow rate is pretty well fixed. For me, 15 gallons covers 1/2 acre while running my tractor at about five feet per second. I would mix 1 cup of herbicide per 15 gallons twice to cover an acre. Your flow rate could vary. You might try a water-only spray to see how much area you cover with a full tank.
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According to the instruction sheet that comes with the product, generally one ounce of Talstar insecticide Per gallon of water is the usual dilution rate for both indoor and outdoor applications. Be sure to use the precautions listed in the pamphlet. Pets and people cannot come in contact with the wet spray and area treated is thoroughly dry. Also this volume(one gallon) should cover an area of 1000 square feet. This would be a band of spray 3 feet wide by 333 lineal feet around your house.
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One gallon will do up to one acre effeciently I have found. Otherwise its spreaded too thin for thicker weeds and brush
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I use 7 drops/quart but if you like you can dilute it until you see how your plant(s) respond. Maybe use half the recommended amount to start.