Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules
Overview
- One application controls insects for up to 3 months (Refer to booklet for insects killed for 3 months.)
- Treats an average 2,000 sq. ft. home more than twice
- Apply around home's foundation
- People and pets may re-enter area after product is watered in and allowed to dry
- Kills all listed home-invading insects (Refer to booklet for insects killed for 3 months.)
- Kills ants, spiders, centipedes and other listed home-invading insects
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
Don’t just kill bugs, create a bug barrier with Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules 3. Whether you have ants, spiders or other home-invading insects, you can count on Ortho® to keep them out. Simply apply Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer Granules 3 around the perimeter of your home foundation for up to 3 months* of control. *Refer to booklet for insects killed for 3 months.
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
Our Guarantee
If for any reason you, the consumer, are not satisfied with this product, mail us proof of purchase to obtain a full refund of your purchase price.
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.