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Ortho® Bug-B-Gon MAX® Lawn & Garden Insect Killer Ready-to-Spray

Overview & Benefits

    • Kills over 150 types of lawn bugs.
    • Can be used on lawns, shrubs, flowers, ornamentals and vegetables.

Available sizes:

    32 oz. Concentrate Ready-to-Spray

How to Use

Connect: Shake well before using. Connect sprayer to hose. Turn on water. Extend the hose to the farthest point in the lawn or garden away from the water faucet. This will minimize walking on the treated area.

Spray: To begin spraying, point nozzle in the direction you want to spray. Bend small yellow plastic tab back and turn knob clockwise to ON position. Spray as directed on label for specific area of use.

Finish: To stop spraying, turn knob counter-clockwise to OFF position. Turn off water. Relieve water pressure by bending yellow plastic tab back and turning knob to ON position until water slows to a drip. Turn knob back to OFF position. Disconnect sprayer from hose.

When to Apply

See label for specific directions by area of use: roses, flowers, shrubs, & small (non-fruit bearing) trees; around house foundations, porches, patios, and stored lumber (do not treat firewood); lawn; home vegetable gardens, melons, and fruit trees.

Where to Use

Roses, flowers, shrubs, listed vegetables and fruit trees, lawns, and around the house foundation (perimeter treatment).

Where Not to Use

Do not use inside dwellings. Do not use on vegetables and fruit trees not listed on product label. Do not apply directly to water. Do not apply this product in or on electrical equipment due to the possibility of shock hazard.

Associated Plants

Roses, flowers, shrubs, listed vegetables and fruit trees, and lawns. Listed vegetables and fruits include: corn (sweet corn), tomatoes, citrus, blackberries, raspberries, lima beans, peas (green pea, sweet pea, sugar snap pea), beans (snap bean, wax bean), blackeyed pea, chayote, cucumber, edible gourds, cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew melon, pumpkin, summer squash (butternut squash, acorn squash, spaghetti squash), watermelon, Chinese mustard, broccoli, Chinese broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, head lettuce, peppers (bell and non-bell), artichoke and pecans. 

Container Type

Hose end sprayer

Active Ingredients

0.3% Bifenthrin

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