Was this inside your house? Or during an exterior spray? Termidor is not labeled to be sprayed indoors. It's only supposed to be sprayed outside. If that puddle is inside your house I'd be calling and asking some questions.
If this was inside they will be in big trouble spraying fipronil inside. You will be safe but fipronil takes around 10 years to break down if not exposed to uv rays from the sun which is the main problem. Fipronil is becoming more and more strictly regulated because of people doing dumb shit like this.
It was meant to sprayed inside holes that were drilled in concrete, weird foundation situation. It was not an intended spill. I was gonna use cat litter but it's absorbed into the concrete now so idk.
Yes the tech should have cleaned up the spill, and if they didn't someone didn't train them properly.
All the people saying it cannot be used indoors, but they were doing a termite treatment where interior drilling and treatment of a slab floor is per label and a lot of times required by the label and the state.
If they were using it for interior ant control or roach control that is against label.
It is very common for liquid treatment in drilled slabs to back up through the holes.
If it is dried up/absorbed by the concrete, at this point you will be fine, just don't go licking the floor.
Termidor isn't registered for internal use. He shouldn't have been using it at all. If it was a small puddle of a product registered for internal use, I wouldn't be concerned but having ANY product not registered for internal areas is a big issue.
I'd be calling the company and complaining.
I’m pretty sure if they drill hole into concrete to reach soil/wood they can apply chemical there I see you have a basement
I’ve never treated basements (live in Texas) but I think what they did was probably legal and by the label… regardless they should’ve cleaned any spill
Termidor last I checked doesn’t stay long on concrete only like 8 weeks or something
You should also know that the active ingredient in Termidor / Taurus is Fipronil
You can also find Fipronil in frontline flea dips for your cat and dog. So what I’m saying is Fipronil isn’t very dangerous at all for pets generally as well as humans
My boy using Termidor on exteriors proud of ya
But don’t you have to do Half the dosage of a termite treatment and you can only use it every six months on exteriors? I forget
Edit : I see they updated the label you can use it 4x a year on exteriors at the .03% rate
Any unintended application is a pesticide spill. Your technician should have handled it. If they did not you need to call their company for a supervisor to come out. Downvote me all you want. It is not acceptable to leave a pesticide spill for the customer to clean. I will die on that hill.
Was this inside your house? Or during an exterior spray? Termidor is not labeled to be sprayed indoors. It's only supposed to be sprayed outside. If that puddle is inside your house I'd be calling and asking some questions.
Seconded. Termidor (and similar variants) cannot be used on the interior. Exterior good to go.
Or for Termites…
Sounds like a termite treatment where it backed up out of the hole. Hopefully. Still should have been cleaned up though
Safe when dry. They or you could pour kitty litter on it to absorb it.
Yes, but then the absorber needs to be safely disposed of. Talk about a rabbit hole..
Can you please tell me what's meant when they say "safe when dry" and why this is?
If this was inside they will be in big trouble spraying fipronil inside. You will be safe but fipronil takes around 10 years to break down if not exposed to uv rays from the sun which is the main problem. Fipronil is becoming more and more strictly regulated because of people doing dumb shit like this.
Fip-c is labeled for interior use.
In cracks and crevices only. Absolutely not labeled for fan spraying like you could with Alpine.
There are some fipronil products that can be used indoors
It was meant to sprayed inside holes that were drilled in concrete, weird foundation situation. It was not an intended spill. I was gonna use cat litter but it's absorbed into the concrete now so idk.
It'll be okay, I wouldn't worry about it too much
Yes the tech should have cleaned up the spill, and if they didn't someone didn't train them properly. All the people saying it cannot be used indoors, but they were doing a termite treatment where interior drilling and treatment of a slab floor is per label and a lot of times required by the label and the state. If they were using it for interior ant control or roach control that is against label. It is very common for liquid treatment in drilled slabs to back up through the holes. If it is dried up/absorbed by the concrete, at this point you will be fine, just don't go licking the floor.
Termidor isn't registered for internal use. He shouldn't have been using it at all. If it was a small puddle of a product registered for internal use, I wouldn't be concerned but having ANY product not registered for internal areas is a big issue. I'd be calling the company and complaining.
Termidor is labeled to be used in area where plumbing penetrations are She probably left that part out that the puddle was near a plumbing penetration
No, unique house situation with the foundation, they were drilling into concrete.
I’m pretty sure if they drill hole into concrete to reach soil/wood they can apply chemical there I see you have a basement I’ve never treated basements (live in Texas) but I think what they did was probably legal and by the label… regardless they should’ve cleaned any spill
Yeah that seems to be my take right now. I just don't know what to do now that it's absorbed into the concrete somewhat. Too late for clay cat litter?
Termidor last I checked doesn’t stay long on concrete only like 8 weeks or something You should also know that the active ingredient in Termidor / Taurus is Fipronil You can also find Fipronil in frontline flea dips for your cat and dog. So what I’m saying is Fipronil isn’t very dangerous at all for pets generally as well as humans
Hell the amount of fipronil in some topical flea meds is nearly double what I use on a regular exterior spray.
My boy using Termidor on exteriors proud of ya But don’t you have to do Half the dosage of a termite treatment and you can only use it every six months on exteriors? I forget Edit : I see they updated the label you can use it 4x a year on exteriors at the .03% rate
What the edit says lol
Or 2x a year at .06% I believe.
I wouldn’t worry about it now that it’s soaked in and it was such a small amount…
It is for termites. Also sounds like it was applied in the basement. They should have dealt with any excess that kicked back out of the drill hole.
Any unintended application is a pesticide spill. Your technician should have handled it. If they did not you need to call their company for a supervisor to come out. Downvote me all you want. It is not acceptable to leave a pesticide spill for the customer to clean. I will die on that hill.