Protect your lawn from fire ants with Ortho® Fire Ant Killer Broadcast Granules. This granular pest control product kills fire ant mounds in 15 minutes and protects your lawn for up to 6 months. This fire ant killer for lawns kills not only the mounds you can see, but also protects your whole lawn with one broadcast treatment. For best results, apply with a Scotts® drop or broadcast/rotary spreader when ants are most active in morning or late evening and when temperatures are between 65°F and 80°F. Water in after application. One 11.5 lb. bag of Ortho® Fire Ant Killer Broadcast Granules covers 5,000 sq. ft. of lawn space. To keep fire ants at bay, use as part of the Ortho® 2-Step System with Ortho® Orthene® Fire Ant Killer1 (sold separately) as a first step to destroy existing mounds. Then, use Ortho® Fire Ant Killer Broadcast Granules to prevent new mounds.

How to Use

• BROADCAST TREATMENT: Apply uniformly over your lawn using the suggested spreader settings. Water lawn after application to wash granules from the lawn foliage. If the soil is not moist, then it is important to irrigate before application.
• MOUND TREATMENT: Apply ½ cup of Ortho® Fire Ant Killer Broadcast Granules over each fire ant mound. A 3 ft. diameter circle around the mound should also be treated. If the soil is not moist, then it is important to irrigate before application. After applying the product, drench the mounds with 2 gallons of water.

Where Not to Use

• Do not apply to hard surfaces, such as sidewalks, driveways, or streets, where the product is likely to wash off into sewers and waterways. Do not allow pesticide to enter or run off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters, or surface waters.

Where to Use

• Use on residential lawns.

When to Apply

• Apply during morning or late evening, when it is cool and the ants are most active.

How Often to Apply

• As needed. One application provides 6 months of control.

Watering Tips

• Do not water to the point of run-off.

Using with other Products

• This is Step 2 of the Ortho® 2-Step treatment method. Use in combination with Step 1, Ortho® Orthene® Fire Ant Killer1.

The granules start killing fire ants in just 15 minutes.

Treat fire ants in the morning or late evening when temperatures are cool and ants are most active.

Do not allow people and pets to reenter treated areas until granules have been watered in and area has dried.

This product is extremely toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. To protect the environment, do not allow pesticide to enter or run-off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters or surface waters. Applying this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours will help to ensure that wind or rain does not blow or wash pesticide off the treatment area. Sweeping any product that lands on a driveway, sidewalk, or street, back onto the treated area of the lawn will help to prevent run-off to water bodies or drainage systems.