Ortho® Outdoor Insect Killer Ready-to-Spray
Overview & Benefits
Ortho® Outdoor Insect Killer Concentrate kills 235 listed bugs, including ants, armyworms, spiders, fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes outdoors before they can come indoors (refer to product label for complete lists of insects). The formula kills insects by contact and can be used to protect your lawn, flowers, vegetable gardens, and fruit trees. Use around the perimeter of your house to create a bug barrier for up to 3 months of protection (refer to product label for details).
It's also formulated for use on edibles (refer to product label for full list). To use, connect the sprayer to a hose. One-handed operation makes spraying easy, simply point the nozzle in the direction you want to spray and use your thumb to switch on. On roses, ornamentals, vegetable gardens, trees, and lawns, use when insects or damage first appear. Around your house foundation, use early in the season or when insects appear. Allow the area to dry before people and pets re-enter.
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How to Use Ortho® Outdoor Insect Killer Ready-To-Spray
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Overview
- Kill bugs outdoors before they come indoors with Ortho® Outdoor Insect Killer Ready-to-Spray (see product label for complete insect list); kills by contact and is formulated for use on edibles in gardens; provides 3-month outdoor insect control
- BUG KILLER: Kills 235 insects by contact, so you can use as an ant killer, spider killer, mosquito killer, flea killer, and tick killer (see product label for insects controlled)
- SEASON-LONG CONTROL: Creates a 3-month bug barrier, protecting against ants, armyworms, fleas, cockroaches, spiders (excluding black widow), house flies, scorpions, and American dog ticks
- OUTDOOR USE: Share your yard with family and friends, not fleas and ticks--use on roses, ornamentals, vegetable gardens, trees and lawns early in the season or when insects or damage first appear
- EASY TO USE: Connect the sprayer directly to your outdoor hose for easy, one-handed operation; allow the area to dry before people and pets re-enter
How to use
Connect the Container Before Using:
- Shake well.
- Connect sprayer to hose.
- Turn on water.
Using on Roses, Flowers, Shrubs, and Small Trees
- Extend the hose to the farthest point from the water faucet. This will minimize walking on the treated area.
- Point nozzle in the direction you want to spray.
- Slide thumb activation switch forward to ON position.
- Spray to uniformly cover upper and lower leaf surfaces, stems, and branches. Spray underside of leaves and penetrate dense foliage. When treating potted plants also lightly spray the soil surface.
- Spray when air is calm to avoid drift. Apply as necessary, waiting 7 to 14 days between each application. Hard to control insects may require 2 to 3 applications.
- If temperature is expected to exceed 85° F, spray in early morning or late afternoon when it is cooler.
Using on Around the Perimeter of House Foundations, Porches, Patios, and Stored Lumber
- Extend the hose to the farthest point from the water faucet. This will minimize walking on the treated area.
- Point nozzle in the direction you want to spray.
- Slide thumb activation switch forward to ON position.
- Spray a 2 foot band around the house next to the foundation. Also spray the foundation of the house to a height of 2 feet.
- Repeat application every 14 days if necessary.
Using on Lawn Insects
- Extend the hose to the farthest point from the water faucet. This will minimize walking on the treated area.
- Point nozzle in the direction you want to spray.
- Slide thumb activation switch forward to ON position.
- Spray evenly.
Using on Vegetable Gardens and Melons or Nut and Fruit Trees
- Extend the hose to the farthest point from the water faucet. This will minimize walking on the treated area.
- Point nozzle in the direction you want to spray.
- Slide thumb activation switch forward to ON position.
- Apply as a thorough spray, wetting leaves and branches, but do not let runoff occur. (Be sure to follow important limitations for the specific edible plant you are spraying, including the amount of spray which can be applied, the interval between sprays, and the days to wait before harvest.)
- Spray underside of leaves and penetrate dense foliage.
When Finished Spraying
- To STOP spraying, slide thumb activation switch backward to OFF position.
- Turn off water.
- Relieve water pressure by sliding thumb switch to WATER position until water slows to a drip. Then, slide switch back to OFF position.
- Disconnect sprayer from hose.
Where to use
Use on roses and other ornamentals as well as Corn (Sweet corn), Tomatoes*, Citrus*, Blackberries, Raspberries, Lima Beans, Peas (Green pea, Snow pea, Sugar Snap pea)*, Beans (Snap bean, Wax bean)*, Blackeyed pea*, Chayote, Cucumber, Edible gourds, Cantaloupe, Casaba, Honeydew melon, Pumpkin, Summer squash (Zucchini), Winter squash (Butternut squash, Acorn squash, Spaghetti squash), Watermelon, Chinese mustard*, Broccoli, Chinese broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Head lettuce*, Peppers (Bell and Non-bell)*, Artichoke*, Pears*, Pecans* and fruit trees; trees and shrubs; lawns; and around the perimeter of the house foundation, porches, patios & stored lumber.
Where not to use
Do not apply directly to impervious horizontal surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways, and patios except as a spot or crack-and-crevice treatment.
Do not treat firewood.
When to apply
Ortho® Outdoor Insect Killer Ready-to-Spray can be used on roses, ornamentals, vegetable gardens, trees and lawns when insects or damage first appear. Use it around house foundations early in season or when insects appear.
Apply in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours.
Apply to a lawn that was mowed within the last 24 hours.
How often to apply
When using on vegetable gardens and melons or nut and fruit trees, re-apply as necessary to maintain control waiting at least 7 days between each application.
When using around the perimeter of house foundations, porches, patios, and stored lumber, repeat applications every 14 days if necessary.
When using on roses, flowers, shrubs, and small trees, 2 to 3 applications may be needed for hard to control insects. Wait 7 to 14 days between each application.
When using to treat lawn insects, wait 4 to 6 weeks between applications.
The maximum application rate is 22.9 oz. per 1000 sq. ft. per application or 32 oz. per 1395 sq. ft.
Bugs
Adelgids (including Eastern Sprucegall ), Ants (including Argentine, Carpenter, Harvester, Lasius, Odorous, Pavement, Pharaoh/Sugar, Pyramid, Imported Fire), Aphids (including Apple, Black Cherry, Black Pecan, Buckhorn, Greenbug, Pea, Root, Rose, Rosy Apple, Walnut, Yellow Pecan), Apple Maggot, Armyworms (including Beet, Fall, Southern, True, Yellowstriped), Bagworms, Bees, Beetles (including Banded Cucumber, Bean Leaf, Blister, Black Flea, Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Colorado Potato, Dichondra Flea, Elm Leaf, Ground, Adult Japanese, Mexican Bean, Pine Chaer, Pine Shoot, Red Flour, Rose Chafer, Sap, Southern Corn Leaf, Spotted Cucumber, Striped Cucumber, Sweetpotato Flea, Whitefringed), Bluegrass Billbug, Borers (including American Plum, Common Stalk, European Corn, Hop Vine, Lesser Peachtree, Peachtree, Peach Twig, Southern Corn, Southwestern Corn, Stalk, Squash Vine), Boxelder Bug, Brown Leaf Notcher, Caterpillars (including Alfalfa, Alfalfa Looper, Banded Ash Clearwing, Blueberry Spanworm, Budworms, Cabbage Looper, Celery Looper, Cranberry Fruitworm, Cross-Striped Cabbageworm, Filbertworm, Green Cloverworm, Green Fruitworm, Hickory Shuckworm, Imported Cabbageworm, Melonworm, Navel Orangeworm, Painted Lady, Pickleworm, Rindworm, Saltmarsh, Tent, Tobacco Hornworm, Tomato Fruitworm/Corn earworm, Tomato Hornworm, Tomato Pinworm, Velvetbean), Celery Leaftier, Centipedes, Chiggers, Chinch Bugs (including False, Hairy, Southern), Cicadas (including Periodical), Cockroaches (including American, Asian/Oriental, Brown Banded, German, Smokybrown), Corn Rootworms (including Mexican, Northern, Southern, Western), Crickets (including House), Cutworms (including Black, Dingy, Spotted, Variegated, Western Bean), Earwigs, Fleahopper, Fleas (including Cat, Dog), Flies (including Biting, Cherry Fruit, Cornsilk, Crane Flies (including European ), Fungus Gnats, Housey, Walnut Husk), Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Grasshoppers, Hornets, Lace bugs, Lady Beetles, Leaffooted Bugs, Leafhoppers (including Aster/California, Corn, Eastern Grape, Potato, Southern Garden, Western Grape), Leafminers (including Alder, Boxwood, Holly, Oak, Spruce Needle, Tentiform, Vegetable), Leafrollers (including Olique Banded, Red-Banded, Variegated), Little Leaf Notcher, Lygus Bugs, Mealybugs, Midges (including Rose), Millipedes, Mites (including Banks Grass, Broad, Carmine, Clover, European, Grain, Pacic Spider, Pecan Leaf Scorch, Pecan Scorch, Red Spider, Spider, Spruce, Two-Spotted Spider), Mole Crickets (including European, Northern, Prairie, Shortwinged, Southern, Tawny), Mosquitoes, Moths (including Artichoke Plume, Codling, Diamondback, Gypsy, Oriental Fruit, Pine Tip (including Nantucket, Pitch, Ponderosa, Southwestern, Western), Zimmerman Pine), Orange Tortrix, Pecan Leaf Casebearer, Pecan Leaf Phylloxera, Pecan Nut Casebearer, Pecan Phylloxera, Plant Bugs (including Tarnished), Psyllids (including Pear), Rose Slugs, Sawies (including European Pine, Redheaded Pine), Scales (including Brown Soft, California Red, Euonymus, Pine needle, San Jose), Scorpions (including Striped Tail, Dune), Sowbugs/Pillbugs/Rollie Pollies, Spiders (including Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Daddy Long Legs, Hobo, Wolf), Spittlebugs (including Meadow, Pecan), Springtails, Squash Bug, Stink Bugs (including Brown Marmorated, Kudzu Bug), Termites, Thrips (including Citrus), Ticks (including American, Brown Dog, Deer), Treehoppers (including Three Cornered Alfalfa Hopper ), Webworms (including Fall, Mimosa, Oak, Sod), Weevils (including Annual Bluegrass, Black Vine, Blue Green Citrus Root, Carrot, Cranberry, Curculio (including Cow Pea, Plum), Diaprepes Root, Northern Pine, Orchard, Orchid, Pea Leaf, Pea, Pecan, Pepper, Pine Shoot, Sweet Potato), Wasps, Whiteflies, Wireworms (including Corn, Southern Potato), Yellowjackets.
Our Environment
To protect the environment, do not allow pesticides to enter or run-off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters, or surface waters. Rinsing application equipment over the treated area will help avoid run-off to water bodies or drainage systems. Drift and run-off from treated areas may be hazardous to aquatic organisms in neighboring areas. Care should be used when spraying to avoid fish and reptile pets in/around ornamental ponds. This product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming plants. Do not apply this product or allow it to drift to blooming plants if bees are visiting the treatment areas.
Coverage area
Treats 1,395 sq. ft. of foundation/perimeter, 2,790 sq. ft. of roses, flowers, shrubs, small trees, and vegetable gardens, 5,580 sq. ft. for insect control and 1,395 sq. ft. of tough to control insects (like carpenter ants).
Cautions
Food utensils such as spoons and measuring cups must not be used for food purposes after use with pesticides.
Disposal Methods
- If empty: Non-refillable container. Do not reuse or refill this container. Place in trash or for recycling if available.
- If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.
Kids & Pets
People and pets may enter the treated area after the application has dried.
Mowing Tips
Mowing may be resumed 2-3 days after an application.
If applying to a lawn, mow 24 hours prior to an application.
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
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Packaging
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Special Instructions
- During application, do not allow pesticide to enter or run-off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters, or surface waters.
- Do not apply this product in or on electrical equipment due to the possibility of shock hazard.
What to Expect
Provides 3 months of control for ants, fleas, cockroaches, spiders (excluding black widow), house flies, scorpions, and American dog ticks.
Active Ingredients
Bifenthrin: 0.3%