As much as I love what Gentrol does to stop roaches, there is a new insect growth inhibitor on the market called Tekko Pro. It not only has the juvenile hormone like Gentrol it also contains Novaluron (a chitin inhibitor) This will not allow the roach to molt, increasing its effectiveness.
Product Information
Gentrol IGR Liquid Concentrate
Gentrol IGR Liquid Concentrate is an insect growth regulator. Gentrol IGR prevents developing roaches from reaching sexual maturity by inhibiting their growth and breaking the cycle. Gentrol IGR is labeled for food and non food areas. Food Service last about 2 months. Private residence last 4 months. Gentrol IGR in 1 oz bottles, will yield 1 gallon.
Active Ingredient: Hydroprene 9.0%
It is labeled for use in food areas of food handling establishments.
Non food areas are also labeled for use.
Excellent crack and crevice in food service areas, lasting 2 months in a restaurant, 4 months residential.
For use indoors in homes, food establishments, and can be used alone, with other insecticides, or in fogging machines.
Can also be used for stored product pests such as Indian Meal Moth, Lesser Grain Beetle, Confused Flour Beetle, etc.
This Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) is a synthetic juvenile hormone mimic which disrupts the normal growth development of cockroaches and stored product pests (such as Indian meal moths, rice moths, tobacco moths, red flour beetles, confused flour beetles, lesser grain borers, merchant grain beetles, sawtooth grain beetles, warehouse beetles, cigarette beetles and dermestid beetles). Roaches exposed to the Gencor IGR will become adults incapable of reproducing.
Packaging
1 oz bottles
16 oz
Orthene PCO Packet + Gentrol 1 oz Combo Kit
How To Use Gentrol IGR
Gentrol IGR: Mix 1 oz in 1 Gallon of water and spray with a low-volume sprayer in cracks and crevices. This gallon covers up to 1,500 sq ft. Make crack and crevice
applications directly to areas such as crevices,
baseboards, floors, ceilings, or walls. Make spot
treatments to areas such as storage areas, closets,
around water pipes, doors, windows, and behind and
under appliances/equipment, furniture and beds.
Orthene PCO Packet + Gentrol 1 oz Combo Kit: Mix 1 packet of Orthene PCO and 1 bottle of Gentrol IGR per gallon of water and spray.
Specifications
Packaging
1 oz, Box of (10) 1 oz, 16 oz, and 1 bottle + 1 Orthene PCO Packet Kit
Gentrol Insect Regulator disrupts the normal development of immature cockroaches, insects, and stored product pests ( examples of these pests include: Indian meal moths, rice moths, tobacco moths, bed bugs, red flour beetles, confused flour beetles, lesser grain borers, merchant grain beetles, sawtooth grain beetles, warehouse beetles, cigarette beetles, and dermestid beetles.
Roaches exposed to Gentrol will become adults incapable of reproducing.
Gentrol IGR Concentrate is intended for use in apartment buildings, bakeries, bottling facilities, breweries, boiler rooms, cafeterias, candy plants, grocery stores, day care centers, hospitals, residential homes, office buildings, kitchens laboratories, cereal processing facilities, manufacturing plants, mausoleums, meat and produce canneries, nursing homes restaurants, schools, locker rooms, stores, taverns, warehouses as well as various modes of transportation. It is intended for use as a general surface spray, fogging, spot and crack & crevice applications. This insect growth regulator is intended to be mixed with water and applied with spray or hand application equipment, such as hand pressurized or power operated sprayers capable of delivering general surface.
Yield
1 oz yields one gallon
Mixture|Application
N/A
Retreatment
For food service areas, retreat in 2 months. For residential areas, retreat in 4 months.