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Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃
Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃
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Overview
- Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃ kills ants, brown dog ticks, deer ticks, cutworms, chinch bugs, mole crickets, sod webworms, and listed spiders outdoors before they can come indoors (refer to label for complete insect lists)
- Our outdoor bug killer provides 3 month control and creates a 3 month bug barrier on 105 insects (refer to booklet for the insects killed for 3 months)
- Apply these ready-to-spread granules at first sign of insect damage or activity
- This pest control is for use around the home foundations outdoor perimeter
- Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃ treats the average 2,000 sq. ft. 2-story home over 2 times
Specs and Details
Active Ingredients
- 0.115% Bifenthrin
Product Label
- This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.
Safety Data Sheets can be found at scottsmsds.com
Description
Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃ kills insects outdoors before they can come indoors (refer to booklet for complete insect lists). In addition, this product starts creating a bug barrier in minutes and provides 3 month protection against 105 insects including ants, caterpillars, crickets, listed ticks (including those that transmit Lyme Disease), scorpions, and listed spiders (refer to booklet for the insects killed for 3 months). Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃ are ready-to-spread and are light and easy to apply. Use as a perimeter treatment around the home foundations outdoor perimeter. Apply early to prevent infestation. Otherwise, apply at the first sign of insect activity or damage. Evenly apply a 2 foot wide band next to the home foundation, using 0.5 to 1 lb. of product for each 500 sq. ft. For best results, the treated area should be thoroughly watered immediately after application. Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules₃ treats the average 2,000 sq. ft. 2-story home over 2 times.
Step by Step Instructions
How to Use
- Evenly apply a 2-foot wide band next to the home foundation
For 3 month/season long control, use .5 to 1.0 lb. for every 500 sq. ft. (2 ft. x 250 ft.).
For best results, treated area should be thoroughly watered immediately after application.
When and Where to Use
Where Not to Use
- Do not apply directly to water.
Where to Use
- Around home foundation
When to Apply
- Apply early to prevent infestation. Otherwise, apply at the first sign of insect activity or damage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bugs Controlled
Insects:
Aphids
Greenbug
Ants
Acrobat, Allegheny Mound, Argentine, Big Headed, Black Turf, Citronella, Corneld, Crazy, Ghost, Fire Ant Foragers,
Little Black, Odorous, Pavement, Pyramid, Red Harvester, Small Honey, Sugar, Thief, White Footed
Armyworms Fall Lawn
Beetles & Larvae Billbugs
(Bluegrass & Hunting), Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Dichondra Flea, Ground, Lady Beetles (Asian, Convergent, Seven‐
Spotted, Thirteen‐Spotted & Twice‐Stabbed), Weevils (Annual Bluegrass)
Bristletails
Caterpillars
Cutworms (Black, Bronzed, Granulate, & Variegated), Fiery Skipper, Striped Grassworm, Webworms (Sod & Tropical
Sod)
Chinch Bugs
Crickets
Arizona, Common Short Tailed, Eastern Striped, Fall Field, House, Indies Short Tailed, Northern Wood, Sand Field,
Southeastern Field, Southern Wood, Spring Field, Texas Field, Tropical, Variable Field, Vocal Field, Western Striped
Earwigs
Firebrats
Flies European Crane (larvae) Frit
Grasshoppers
Leafhoppers
Mealybugs
Millipedes
Mites Chigger
Mole Crickets (adult) Southern Tawny
Moths Lucerne
Pillbugs & Rollie Pollies
Scorpions
Arizona Stripetail, California Common, Eastern Sand, Lesser Stripetail, Northern, Southern Unstriped, Yellow Ground
Seed Maggots
Sowbugs
Spiders
Brown Recluse, Burrowing Wolf, Longbodied Cellar, Marbled Cellar, Pirate Wolf, Shortbodied Cellar, Thinlegged Wolf
Spittle Bugs Two Lined
Ticks*** American Dog Brown Dog
***including those that transmit Lyme Disease
Wireworms
Kids & Pets
People and pets may re-enter area after product is watered in and allowed to dry.