Bayer dipping questions

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I had a gallon jug of Imidacloprid.

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But it turned tannish pink. The concentration I used to use was 10ml(a syringe) per 1 gallon for dipping.

When I went to replace it I realized that I will not live long enough to ever use a gallon of it

So I got a bottle of Bayer(Imidacloprid) instead. What is the concentration of Bayer to a gallon of salt water that you use, and that is safe?

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Always wear PPE while using this, Imidacloprid is a neurotoxin.
 
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I used Bayer for many years and forget the ml/gal. People I saw use it and myself would pour a bit in the container until the water was too cloudy to see through and call it good? Other folks who posted using Bayer also mentioned that this dosing method, as imprecise as it is never killed coral that were dipped for 10-15 minutes to kill bugs, and many of us accidentally exceeded the dip time (sometimes by hours) and had no problems as a result.

If you have the old bottle, compare density of the active ingredient (notice I didn't try to spell it) and go forward with impunity.

Bump for someone who has a better answer, with more precision.
 

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