Demand Duo

Syngenta_PMP · Thiamethoxam 11.6%; lambda-Cyhalothrin 3.5% · EPA Reg 100-1653 · insecticide Document last checked 2021-03-23

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Active ingredient Thiamethoxam 11.6%; lambda-Cyhalothrin 3.5%

Manufacturer Syngenta_PMP

Category insecticide

Full details for Demand Duo

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Demand Duo is an insecticide formulation used to control yellow jacket wasps, paper-covered wasp nests, visible wasp nests, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, wood-destroying beetles and borers, and crawling pests. It is applied as a spray, mist, foam, or liquid treatment into wasp nests, carpenter bee galleries, or wood surfaces, and as a residual surface treatment or injection into voids for carpenter ants. For crawling pests, it is applied as a coarse spray around building foundations, windows, doors, and eaves.

Pests covered (58)

yellow jacket waspspaper-covered wasp nests (e.g., bald-faced hornets)visible wasp nestswasp nests within voids such as under soffits and behind rain gutterscrawling pestsCarpenter AntsCarpenter BeesWood-Destroying Beetles and BorersPILLBUGSSOWBUGSCENTIPEDESMILLIPEDESSCORPIONSSPIDERSTICKSCARPET BEETLESAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLERED FLOUR BEETLECONFUSED FLOUR BEETLEFLIESCLUSTER FLYMOSQUITOESMOSQUITOES (ADULT)HOUSE FLYSPRINGTAILSEARWIGSMEALYBUGSBEESWASPSANTSHORNETSYELLOWJACKETSCARPENTER BEEBORERSBED BUGSTINK BUGSBOXELDER BUGWHITEFLIESAPHIDSFLEASFIREBRATSILVERFISHBEETLESAMBROSIA BEETLESPOWDERPOST BEETLESCIGARETTE BEETLEDEATHWATCH BEETLELESSER GRAIN BOREROLD HOUSE BORERRICE WEEVILCOCKROACHESGRASSHOPPERSCRICKETSCLOVER MITECRAWLING INSECTSFLYING INSECTSPANTRY PESTSWOOD DESTROYING INSECTS

Areas treatable (112)

below-ground nestopening of the nestoutside of the nestnesting areabuilding foundation, windows, doors, service line entrances, eaves, vents, and other areasant trails around doors and windows and other places where ants may be found; indoors: baseboards; corners; around pipes; in and behind cabinets; behind and under refrigerators, sinks, furnaces, and stoves; in cracks and crevices; inside voids; inside decking materials or other structural materials, poles, or treescarpenter bee gallerieswood surfacesPOLES/POSTSGRAIN MILLSGRANARIES (EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)HOSPITALS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)HOSPITALS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)HOSPITALS (OUTDOOR)NURSING HOMESFURNACE FILTERSCONCRETE SLABSWOOD DECKSSTOVE SURFACESWOOD MOLDINGSGARBAGE ROOMSWAREHOUSESWAREHOUSES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)STORAGE ROOMSDUMPS (GARBAGE/REFUSE)DUMPS (GARBAGE/REFUSE) (OUTDOOR)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (UTILITY)RAILROAD CARSTRAILERS (EMPTY)TRUCKSWINERIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)WINERIES (OUTDOOR)FACTORIES (OUTDOOR)LOCKER ROOMSSTORESCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (WALL VOIDS)TANK MIXFOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)BAKERIES (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)BAKERIES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)BAKERIES (OUTDOOR)BOTTLING PLANTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)BREWERIES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)CANNERIES (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)CANNERIES (OUTDOOR-INEDIBLE)CANNERIES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)DAIRIESGREENHOUSE (INDOOR)GREENHOUSE (OUTDOOR)APARTMENT BUILDINGS (INDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (ATTICS)BASEBOARDSCLOSETSCUPBOARDSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR)GARAGESSINKSWINDOWSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (WALL VOIDS)HOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (INDOOR)MOBILE HOMES (INDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR)DOOR FRAMESDOORSEAVESPATIOSPORCHESSCREENSWALLSEATING ESTABLISHMENTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)APARTMENTS (OUTDOOR)HOUSES (OUTDOOR)SHELVINGWINDOW FRAMESHOMES (YARDS) (OUTDOOR)HOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (OUTDOOR)FURNITUREORNAMENTAL VEGETATION (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FENCESWAREHOUSES (OUTDOOR)OFFICES (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)STORES (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)SCHOOLS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (NONFOOD AREAS)REFRIGERATORSFOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)SCHOOLS (INDOOR)ORNAMENTAL TREESOFFICES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (INDOOR)SCHOOLS (OUTDOOR)FACTORIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)STORES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)OFFICES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)RUGS/CARPETS/FLOOR COVERINGSLABORATORY (UNSPECIFIED)RESTAURANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)RESTAURANTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)RESTAURANTS (OUTDOOR)MAUSOLEUMSPET KENNELS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)AWNINGSAIRCRAFTFOOD SERVING AREASPET KENNELS (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)DOG KENNEL RUNS/YARDS (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURFMULCH

How to treat each type of area 8

below-ground nest

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
yellow jacket wasps	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Apply in 1 gallon of water liquid or finished foam into the below-ground nest. Apply a sufficient amount of liquid or foam to fill the nest and coat the opening to the nest.

opening of the nest

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
paper-covered wasp nests (e.g., bald-faced hornets)	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Apply as a finished foam or as a spray into the opening of the nest. Apply a sufficient amount of foam to fill the nest without allowing runoff. As a spray, apply product to the entire outside surface of the nest as well as the nest opening.

outside of the nest

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
visible wasp nests	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Mix in 1 gallon of water and spray the outside of the nest. Apply spray to the entire surface of the nest.

nesting area

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
wasp nests within voids such as under soffits and behind rain gutters	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Make an application of liquid or foam into the nesting area. Apply a sufficient amount of foam to fill the nesting void.

building foundation, windows, doors, service line entrances, eaves, vents, and other areas

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
crawling pests	Outdoor	12.8	fl oz	Apply 12.8 fl oz to 1 gallon of the diluted Demand Duo solution per 100 sq ft around the structure and upwards along the foundation to 3 feet and spot treatments around windows, doors, and roof overhangs. Apply as a coarse spray to thoroughly and uniformly wet the foundation and/or band area so that the insecticide will reach the soil or thatch level where pests may be active. Agitate occasionally during application.

ant trails around doors and windows and other places where ants may be found; indoors: baseboards; corners; around pipes; in and behind cabinets; behind and under refrigerators, sinks, furnaces, and stoves; in cracks and crevices; inside voids; inside decking materials or other structural materials, poles, or trees

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Carpenter Ants	Both	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Indoors, apply as a residual surface treatment. For voids/infested materials, drill and inject spray or foam into cavities. Apply up to 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) at each injection hole.

carpenter bee galleries

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Carpenter Bees	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Gallery Treatment: Apply as a spray, mist, or foam into carpenter bee galleries at each injection hole. As a liquid, apply up to 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) of finished solution.

wood surfaces

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Wood-Destroying Beetles and Borers	Outdoor	1.1	fl oz	0.13%	Apply as a coarse liquid spray with low pressure (<25 psi), as a foam or mist application, or by brushing diluted product onto the surface. Applications should be made in sufficient volumes to coat the target surface, but less than the volume that creates runoff. Allow treated surfaces to dry before contacting them.

Mixing instructions 2

For pests	Amount	Per	Finished strength	Label notes
wasps, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, wood-destroying insects	1.1 fl oz (32 ml)	1 gallon	0.13%
structural perimeter applications	12.8 fl oz	1 gallon		Apply the finished spray solution with a volume of 12.8 fl oz–1 gallon per 100 sq ft.

Use restrictions 1

Do not allow this product to contact plants in bloom if bees are foraging in or adjacent to the treatment area.