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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.
How to Use
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.
Where Not to Use
Where to Use
When to Apply
Insects Controlled for 3 Months:
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 BugsCrickets 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.
People and pets may re-enter area after product is watered in and allowed to dry.