Delta Dust

What must be done to food processing surfaces and utensils in a home during treatment?

• They should be sprayed with water
• They should be covered during treatment or thoroughly washed before use ✓
• They should be moved to an outdoor area
• No action is required if applying in cracks and crevices

Answer: The label states that in the home, all food processing surfaces and utensils should be covered during treatment or thoroughly washed before use.

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When treating for ants, where should the insecticide be applied according to the label?

• Only to the center of large open rooms
• To ant trails, around doors and windows, and other places ants enter premises ✓
• Directly onto food surfaces to stop the colony
• Only in attics and crawl spaces

Answer: For ants, the label instructs to apply to ant trails, around doors and windows, and other places where ants enter premises.

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In a food/feed handling establishment, which of the following is a permitted use for Delta Dust?

• General surface application in food areas while the facility is in operation
• Direct application to food products
• General surface, spot, or crack and crevice treatment in non-food areas ✓
• Application to food handling surfaces

Answer: The label permits applications in non-food areas of food/feed handling establishments as a general surface, spot, or crack and crevice treatment.

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When treating for termites, carpenter ants, and carpenter bees in wooden members, what specific action should be avoided?

• Applying the dust to cracks and crevices
• Drilling into the wood
• Drilling directly overhead with subsequent application ✓
• Treating between members and the foundation

Answer: The restrictions state that drilling directly overhead with subsequent application of DeltaDust Insecticide should be avoided.

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For drywood and formosan termites, what is the specified application rate and location?

• 0.5 lb per 1000 square feet in attics and crawl spaces ✓
• 2 - 3 grams per square yard in wall voids
• 0.5 lbs per 1000 square feet in service ducts
• 1 lb per 1000 square feet in cracks and crevices

Answer: The label specifies a rate of 0.5 lb per 1000 square feet for drywood and formosan termites in attics and crawl spaces.

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Which of the following pests is specifically listed as being controlled by Delta Dust, including both resistant and non-resistant strains?

• Cockroaches ✓
• Bed bugs
• Spiders
• Scorpions

Answer: The label explicitly mentions cockroaches, including both resistant and non-resistant strains.

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When applying Delta Dust in living areas, how should the application be performed?

• By heavy dusting of all open floor surfaces
• In a manner that avoids depositions on exposed surfaces or introducing the material into the air ✓
• By spraying a fine mist into the air
• By applying it to all windows and doors regardless of pest presence

Answer: In living areas, the label requires making applications in such a manner as to avoid depositions on exposed surfaces or introducing the material into the air.

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What is the application rate for Delta Dust when treating infested areas for ants, boxelder bugs, cockroaches, crickets, fleas, firebrats, and silverfish indoors?

• 0.5 lbs per 1000 square feet ✓
• 2 - 3 grams per square yard
• 5 grams per crack and crevice
• 1 lb per 500 square feet

Answer: The label states a rate of 0.5 lbs per 1000 square feet for these pests when applied lightly and uniformly to an infested area.

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