Yates Baythroid

The Mole Cricket Killer extraordinaire – Waited until dusk, applied the chemical as per label over about 5 minutes and washed in with 15 minutes of sprinklers. When cycle was finished, not a mole cricket to be heard. Show details ·  1

Very successful control of Lilly Pilly beetle! – Brilliant against Lilly Pilly beetle which decimated my hedge. Beetles started falling to ground almost immediately after application. Hedge now rejuvinated!

The Calypso Beetle killer – I have a forty meter lillypilly hedge two and a half mtrs high that has been decimated by Calypso beetle over the years. I sprayed with Yates Baythroid advanced insect killer using a pump pack with a long nozzle to get inside the foliage. Within less than half an hour there were scores of beetles and larvae on the pathway. It has been five weeks… Read more

since I sprayed and my hedge looks like it’s just out of the box. What a turn around.

I worry about the collateral damage, but I just had to do something.

It works.

Jerry

Great for Lilly Pilly Calypso Beetles!!! – Tried Neem Oil spray and soaks.........didnt work!! Used one application of Baythroid Advanced Insect Killer for Gardens on my hedge which was completely chewed to pieces by these beetles and instant success. Hedge is recovering well with new growth and nothing eating it!!! Highly recommend this product. Show details

Best product for managing damaged Lilly Pilly from Calypso beetle – My lilly pilly trees appeared to be eaten over night and were decimated. I sprayed the trees and earth with baythroid over 2 nights and had instant overnight success. I gave them a feed of Seasol 2 days after spraying and saw new growth in 2 weeks. This product is fabulous! Show details

Not effective for Mole Crickets – If you got this product to kill Mole Cricket's. Good luck. Like others on here, I used half a large can After three nights of trying to rid my 80m2 of infestation and felt bad knowing how toxic this product is to the environment and water systems. And it did not work. I corresponded with Yates help and they just questioned by ability to follow… Read more

instructions. I did have success finding their burrows and making a strong mix and flushing it. They would come to surface and die. Although I found one got a second life and ran away? So it can’t be that effective on them? I hope this toxic product is just as effective on my mealy big than it is with mole crickets

Effective and easy to use.... sort of – Black beetles surfaced within hours and met their maker. If I met Yates' maker I'd suggest making the bottle easier to pour from. The design causes spillage which was not ideal for such a potent liquid. Show details ·  1

Paropsides Calypso on Lillypilly hedge – This product is Highly effective in eradicating Paropsides Calypso, both Adult and Larvae with virtually immediate results. Within 1 hour of spraying, clear evidence of the effectiveness of this product is undeniable. 30m of 2m hedge saved Show details ·  1

Not effective on laen grubs – My lawn was invaded with lawn grubs. I followed instructions religously once with a sprayer and once with a can. 24 hours after last nights treatment I put some old carpet over the lawn, about one square metre. I looked under it an hour later and found 22 healthy grubs which I removed by hand. I have found it totally ineffective against lawn grubs. Show details

Great all rounder – Every spring and summer i use this product, and i love it. I have 3 acres of all types of trees and gardens and use it to rid of everything from sawflies to aphids and even keeps the spiders down, and pretty much spray it on everything except my fruit trees.. Thanks again yates. Love it  Show details ·  1

Mole crickets – I agree with 'Shattered', - Baythroid is useless for getting rid of mole crickets. I followed the instructions to the letter and overlapped the previously watered area with each pass of my watering can, which has fine holes. Now in April, they are as bad as they are in summer but they shut down earlier. A waste of $37.73. So very disappointed.  Show details

Hinterland Gold Lillypillys Melbourne – Virtually every leaf of our Hinterland Gold Lillypilly hedge (approx 3.5M high) had been chewed and it was in a seriously sick state. We identified that some small light green beetles (Paropsides Calypso - I think) were the culprits. I sprayed with 2/3 the recommended dosage of Baythroid and it wiped them out almost overnight. Within 2 weeks new… Read more ·  1

growth appeared with full recovery within 5 weeks. A few beetles have returned (12 months later) causing very minor damage and are just about to get another dose. It works!

Apparently useless against mole crickets – Due to a large infestation of mole crickets I purchased a 500mm can of Baythroid from Bunnings. After dutifully following the directions I actually tripled the recommended rate and applied two x 8Lt compressed spay applicator bottles to an area of 77 square meters. This was then washed in by bore water for a period of 20 minutes. During the… Read more

evening I was very disappointed to hear the usual cacophony of noise coming from these creatures so took care to note which area they were located. The following afternoon I mixed the remaining 30mm in two batches in a watering can and applied to the areas I had noted the noise & washed in with the garden hose. Low and behold come 7.40 pm the noise was worse than ever & one location I had noted noise from one cricket & retreated now had five going off in less than one square meter. Does anyone have another solution? VERY disappointed.

Fast working and very efficient – Within an hour of spraying I was finding large numbers of dead grubs around the edge of the grassed area. As mentioned previously, it may be a little expensive but much cheaper than replacing the lawn. I’ve noticed huge variations in prices so spend some time looking around. I found the best way to apply was with a pressure sprayer as close as… Read more ·  1

possible to the grass surface. I’m also going to do the re-application in a week and again in two weeks to ensure all I hatched eggs are also controlled. It’s not much point in only doing half the job. Thanks Yates for an excellent product.

One of the best non systemic insecticides still available – Like the other reviewer here, my only issue is the price. It's expensive but does go a long way. Fast acting and effectively non residual (withholding period is only a day for some crops). Broad spectrum of efficiency on most pests while still being safe for mammals. Another idea would be to have an RTU container for those that dislike mixing… Read more ·  1

it - the concentrate is very oily and rather malodorous. Still, by far it's my insecticide of choice for most arenas.

Excellent product works very well – I have used this product a couple of times to control Black Field Crickets. We had an invasion about 4 years ago, I sprayed this, and within a few hours, the noise was gone. In the past few days the crickets had returned and were unbearably noisy. I picked up a can of Baythroid from Bunnings, filled up my sprayer and within 10 minutes, I havd… Read more

sprayed all my garden beds, and lawn. And the noise was gone.

Baythroid works on a huge range of insects, including lawn grubs, thrips and whatever else has been ruining my lawn. Ants and spiders, moths, catepillars you name it. Baythroid solves it. Whilst the crickets were the driver for buying, the bonus is that this stuff takes care of almost everything. Im sure that might upset some people, but I hate insects and its my house!

It would be great if it were cheaper, and that's the reason for only 4 stars. If you have an insect problem, check out Baythroid.