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Ortho® Bug B Gon® Year-Long Tree & Shrub Insect Control

Overview & Benefits

    • Provides 12-month systemic protection against damaging insects
    • Kills and prevents Japanese beetles, emerald ash borer, aphids, adelgids and other listed insects
    • Easy to use ? mix in water & pour around tree/shrub
    • 25% more than 32 oz. size

Available sizes:

    40 oz. concentrate

How to Use

    Determine the amount to use by measuring the distance around the tree trunk or height of shrub
  • Pour the required amount into a bucket of water and empty the bucket around the base of the tree/shrub
  • Trees: 1 ounce per inch of distance around trunk
  • Shrubs: 3ounces per foot of height

When to Apply

This product can be applied at anytime. For best results use as part of an overall tree and shrub health care program before problems start. For pest control apply at first sign of insect damage. Pests need to be contacted by the spray to be controlled.

How often to apply

Use this product as part of an overall tree and shrub health care program before problems start. This product can be applied anytime except when the ground is waterlogged or frozen.

Where to Use

For use on outdoor trees and shrubs, including listed fruit and nut trees

What it Controls

Insects: This product can be used to control the following insects:
Adelgids, Aphids, Vine Weevil Larvae (including Black Vine Weevil), Borers:Roundheaded borers (including Asian Longhorned Beetle and Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer) Flatheaded {including Bronze Birch Alder and Emerald Ash Borers), Japanese Beetles (Adult), Lacebugs, Leaf Beetles (inducing Elm Leaf Beetles and Viburnum Leaf Beetles), Leathoppers (including Glassy-winged Sharpshooter), Leafminers (including Birch Leafminers), Mealybugs, Pine Tip Moth Larvae, Psyllids, Royal Palm Bugs, Sawfly Larvae, Scales (including Armored Scale [Suppression] and Soft Scale), Thrips & Whiteflies

Associated Plants

Provides year-long insect protection for trees & shrubs from Japanese beetles, Emerald ash borer, aphids, adelgids and other listed insects

Benefits

    Provides 12-month systemic protection against damaging insects
    Kills and prevents Japanese beetles, emerald ash borer, aphids, adelgids and other listed insects
    Easy to use ? mix in water & pour around tree/shrub
    25% more than 32 oz. size

Cautions

For best results always read and follow label directions.

Container Type

Bottle

Active Ingredients

1.47% Imidacloprid

Disposal Methods

If empty: Nonrefillable. Do not reuse or refill this container. Place in trash or offer for recycling if available. If partly filled: Call your local solid waste disposal company for disposal instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.

This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.

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