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Ortho® Bug-B-Gon MAX® Insect Killer Granules For Lawns

Ortho Bug-B-Gon Max Insect Killer for Lawns

Overview & Benefits

  • Kills over 100 insects!
  • One application keeps killing lawn bugs for an entire season (3 months).
  • For best results, watch this video to learn the Comprehensive Bug Solution.

    Watch a short video demonstrating how to use this product.

Available sizes:

    10 lb, 20 lb, and 25 lb bag

How to Use

Using a spreader designed for application of granular materials, uniformly apply 1 to 2 lbs over 1,000 sq ft. For mole cricket control, apply 4 lbs over 1,000 sq ft area For Season Long control (3 month), apply 4 lbs of product for every 1,000 sq ft. A 10 lb bag will treat up to 10,000 sq ft. of lawn. On Ornamentals & Flowers Apply 0.5 to 1 lb evenly over each 500 sq ft. area. Repeat if there are signs of renewed insect activity. Product can be applied just before planting or after plants emerge. Vegetable Gardens: A single application may be applied just prior to the planting or after plants emerge and worked into the top 4 to 6 inches of soil. Use 1 lb of product for a 500 sq ft. area

When to Apply

Apply early in the spring or summer to prevent infestations. Otherwise, apply at the first sign of insect activity or damage.

Where to Use

For use on lawns, ornamentals, flowers, vegetable gardens, and home foundations.

Where Not to Use

For residential lawn use only. Do not apply directly to water. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwaters or rinsate. In New York state, this product may NOT be applied to any grass or turf area within 100 feet of a water body (lake, pond, river, stream, wetland or drainage ditch).

Coverage Area

A 10 lb bag will treat up to 10,000 sq ft. of lawn.

What it Controls

Insects: Kills 100+ insects including: Ants (including Carpenter, Red Harvester, Pavement, Odorous, Pyramid, Argentine, Pharoah, Fire Ants and Foraging Fire Ants), Armyworms, Billbugs, Centipedes, Chinch Bugs, Crickets, Cutworms, Earwigs, European Crane Fly Larvae, Fleas, Grasshoppers, Leaf Hoppers, Mealybugs, Millipedes, Mole Crickets, Sod Webworms (Lawn Moth), Spiders, Ticks (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease), and Weevils (including Hyperodes)

Container Type

Bag

Active Ingredients

0.115% Bifenthrin

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