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• Kills over 100 listed insects including aphids, japanese beetles, bagworms, leaf miners, scale, thrips, whiteflies, spider mites, tent caterpillars, mealybugs and much more.
• Use on vegetables, fruits, flowers, roses, ornamentals, lawns, trees and shrubs.
• Keeps working for up to 4 weeks
• One pint makes up to 16 gallons
• Best sprayed in the late afternoon or evening when the temperature ranges from 50-75 degrees F and when there is little or no wind.

• A ready-to-use dust controlling over 55 listed pests including aphids, bagworms, japanese beetles, leaf miners, leaf rollers, mealybugs, scale and whiteflies.
• Kills and repels insects
• Residual control lasts up to 4 weeks
• Use on ornamental plants including vegetables

• Kills insects by smothering them.  Controls scale, mealybugs, leaf miners
• For use on fruit trees, shade trees, evergreens, ornamentals, flowers and houseplants
• Can be used year-round between green tip and delayed dormant stages
• Do not spray oil again for at least 30 days after first application.
• Do not spray drought injured or winter burned plants.
• Do not apply oil sprays within 30 days of any sulfur application.
• Injury may result on the following plants: ferns, palms, hibiscus, blue spruce, white pine, arborvitae, juniper, japanese maple, beech, hickory, walnut and butternut.

• 3 products in 1 - fungicide, insecticide & miticide!
• Natural and organic
• For indoor and outdoor use on ornamental flowering plants, trees, shrubs, foliage plants, vegetables, fruits and nuts.
• Controls fungal diseases such as black spot, mildews, rusts and scab.
• Kills mites and insects including whiteflies, aphids and scale.
• Can be used up to day of harvest.
• Derived from the oil of the Neem tree
• Do not apply to wilted or otherwise stressed plants or to newly transplanted materials prior to root establishment.
• Do not apply to known sensitive plant species such as impatiens, fuchsia, hibiscus, some roses, ornamental olive trees and some carnation varieties without prior testing.
• Apply in early morning or late evening only.

• Contains Spinosad (spin-OH-sid), a naturally occuring soil dwelling bacterium that was collected on a Caribbean island from an abandoned rum distillery in 1982
• Kills bagworms, borers, beetles, caterpillars, codling moth, gypsy moth, loopers, leaf miners, spider mites, tent caterpillars, thrips and more!

• Cinnamon oil makes a good alternate spray to use in conjunction with Neem Oil in any organic insect control program.  Cinnamon oil has properties that suppress mites especially when applied under plant leaves where mites like to hide
• Controls thrips, aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, scale, leafhoppers, earwigs and more
• Please test first on ornamentals. For best results, water well in the a.m., Then at dusk spray a fine even mist on plants, avoiding blooms.

• This product is great to control all types of hepitoptera (caterpillars) and is an excellent organic control for Dogwood & Rhododendron borer when applied 3 times at 1 1/2 week intervals beginning May 1st
• Contains spinosad
• Can be used on vegetable & fruit crops, ornamentals, and turf
• Controls caterpillars as well as beetles, leafminers, thrips, beetles and more!
• OMRI labeled

• Controls scale, mites, leaf rollers and whiteflies.
• Good for ornamentals, flowering shrubs, shade and fruit trees.
• Can be used anytime temperature is not over 90 degrees F.
• Mix 3 Tablespoons per gallon
• Do not spray plant in mid-day.  Spray in late afternoon or early morning.

• Controls scale, thrips, leafhoppers, spider mites, japanese beetles, moths and other listed sucking and chewing insects. 
• One of the few products on the market that controls spider mites
• Also controls mosquitoes and small flying insects.
• For use on trees, shrubs and listed edible plants.

• Systemic
• Delivers cost-effective, season-long control of emerald ash borers and other listed insects for trees & shrubs
• Emerald Ash Borers (EAB) are currently attacking millions of ash trees across the U.S., costing billions of dollars. Emerald Ash Borer Killer is an effective solution to kill this invasive pest and avoid cutting down these beautiful trees.
• Controls: borers including emerald ash borers, aphids, leaf beetles (excluding Asian longhorned beetle), leafminers, mealybugs, scales, whiteflies, many other listed insects
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• Kills emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, whitefly, scale, thrips and other damaging insects.
• Use it on trees, shrubs, potted plants, flowers and ornamentals in landscape areas for systemic insect control.
• It continues killing insects that feed on the tree or shrub for several months.
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• 12 month insect protection.  Kills aphids, bronze birch borer, lacebugs, japanese beetles, leaf hoppers, mealybugs, thrips, whiteflies, emerald ash borer, leafminers, scales and other listed pests.
• Can be used on outdoor trees and shrubs including listed fruit and nut trees (apple, crabapple, oriental pear, pear, pecan and quince)
• Trees: use 1 oz. per inch of distance around trunk; shrubs: 3 oz. per foot of height
• Kills insects and prevents new infestations
• No spraying... just mix and pour at base of plant
• Rainproof protection
• Do not apply near lakes, streams, rivers or ponds
• Do not apply to soils which are water-logged or saturated
• Apply anytime of year but fall is best.

• The newest 12 month formula feeds and protects against insects in one step. Just sprinkle granules around base of tree and water in for a full year of protection against devastating pests.
• The insecticide dissolved in water moves down through the soil, where it is absorbed by the roots. Once absorbed, it moves up through the tree or shrub providing year-long insect protection.
• Provides 12-month insect protection
• Provides slow release feeding
• Apply around plant, water in & walk away
• Kills aphids, borers, Japanese beetles, leafminers, mealybugs, pine tip moth larvae, soft scales, thrips, whiteflies and more!

• Insect & Disease Protection in one easy step!
• No spraying... just mix and pour at tree base
• A MUST for lacebug control on Azaleas and little-leaf Rhododendrons.  Also controls aphids, japanese beetles, leafhoppers, mealbugs, whitefiles and other listed insects.
• Also controls diseases such as leaf spot, powdery mildew and rust
• One application protects up to 6 weeks
• Rainproof protection
• 23 fl. oz. concentrate treats up to 16 shrubs or 200 sq. ft of a flower bed.
• Apply April 15th then every 6 weeks throughout the growing season

• For use on trees, shrubs, roses and flowers.
• Kills aphids, spider mites, japanese beetles, leafminers, whiteflies, bagworms, lacebugs, mealybugs, scale and other listed pests.
• Cures and prevents diseases such as anthracnose, black spot, leaf spot, powdery mildew, rust and scab.
• Use when insects, mites or disease firsts appears.  To avoid serious damage, eliminate pests and diseases early in the season before they multiply.
• For use on non-edible plants only.
• Up to 30 days protection
• Apply product to flowering plants during early morning or late evening, when bees are not present
• For houseplants, move them outside, treat, let dry and bring back indoors.
• Active ingredient: Imidacloprid

• Controls aphids, flower thrips, fire ants, leafminers, mealy bugs, spider mites, tent caterpillars, whitelies and other listed insects.
• For use on roses, flowers, ornamentals, shrubs and trees.
• Active ingredient: acephate
• Spray when insects are present or when feeding injury is first noticed.  For hard to kill insects, spray 2-3 times, waiting 7-10 days between each application.

• The only systemic granular product that feeds your roses and flowers and provides them 6 weeks insect control plus spider mite control
• Feeds and protects in one easy step
• One application protects against insects for up to 6 weeks.  Kills aphids, leafminers, lacebugs, spider mites, thrips and whiteflies.
• 5 pounds treats up to 40 medium-sized roses
• Apply every 6 weeks throughout the growing season.
• Fertilizer analysis: 8-12-4 for strong roots and beautiful blooms
• Rainproof protection

• Three systemic products in one providing complete rose care, with: fertilizer, insect protection and disease control.
• 3 systemic products in one
  • Fertilizer - feeds and renews
  • Insect control
  • Disease control
• Protects against insects and diseases for up to 6 weeks
• No spraying. Just mix in a watering can and pour at plant base
• How it works: Water moves the product down into the root zone where it is taken up & moved into the plant. The entire plant, even new growth, is fed and protected against insects and disease. Rain or watering cannot wash off this long-lasting systemic protection. 

• Delivers the convenience of killing listed insects while feeding your beautiful roses and shrubs in a single application. Plus, the proprietary chemistry feeds for up to three months!
• Apply up to 4 times per year.
• Controls borers, lacebugs, leaf beetles, leafminers, mealybugs, psyllids, scales, thrips, whiteflies,other listed insects
• Use on roses and ornamental shrubs
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• Provides year-long insect protection.
• Its systemic action works from within the plant to kill insects and prevents new infestations, and it can't be washed off by rain or water.
• Controls: aphids, leafminers, scale and many other insects
• Where to use: trees, ornamentals, fruit & nut trees
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• Delivers the convenience of killing listed insects while feeding your ornamental trees and shrubs in a single application.
• And, the proprietary chemistry feeds for up to three months!
• Controls: borers, lacebugs, leaf beetles, leafminers, mealybugs, psyllids, scales, thrips, whiteflies
  and other listed insects

• Controls a broad spectrum of insects, diseases and mites on fruit and nut trees and ornamentals. It kills eggs, larval and adult stages of insects and prevents fungal attack of plants' tissues.
• Controls aphids, scale, whiteflies, mites, powdery mildew, scab, leaf spot, and many more listed insects and diseases
• For use on fruit and nut trees
• More information

 Lawn/Home Perimeter Insects...
 

• One application kills grubs all season long
• Apply spring, summer or early fall - Dayton's suggests applying in May or June in Northeast Ohio
• Also controls billbugs, armyworms, cutworms, sod webworms and other insects of turfgrass and landscapes
• Where to use: lawns, landscaped areas, around non-bearing fruit & nut trees, shrubs
• Can be used earlier than Merit

• One application kills grubs all season long (only one "Annual" application is needed).
• Apply annually anytime from spring through late summer.
• Systemic Insecticide for use on turf, grass & lawnscape ornamentals.
• Contains Imidacloprid, the active ingredient used in Merit®.
• Covers 5,000 sq. ft.

• New dual action formula prevents grub damage all season long plus revitalizes the lawn. C
• Contains MERIT®
• Best applied July 1st to August 15th
• Kills White Grubs (including larvae of Asiatic Garden Beetle, Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Chafers, Japanese Beetle, May or June Beetle, and Oriental Beetle), Mole Crickets, European Crane Fly Larvae
• Water lawn after application
• Easy to use granules

• Nothing kills grubs faster!
• Contains Dylox
• Kills Ants, Armyworms, Chinch Bugs, Crickets, Cutworms, Earwigs, European Crane Flies, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Millipedes, Mole Crickets, Pillbugs, Sod Webworms, Sowbugs, White Grubs (larvae of Chafers and Japanese Beetles)
• Water lawn after application
• Best applied from August 15th - September 15th and watered in thoroughly. May also be applied in early to mid April to kill resurfacing grubs, but since most of the grub damage is done in early fall, hitting grubs in the summer months is most effective.

• The only product that combines 2 targeted chemistries in one granule to achieve true maximum protection from insects that attack from above the ground and the ones that attack from below.
• Fast acting formula works 2 ways for powerful insect control
• Long lasting - up to 90-day subsurface insect protection.
• Kills: Ants, Armyworms, Billbugs, Centipedes, Chiggers, Chinch Bugs, Cockroaches, Crickets, Cutworms, Digger Wasps (Cicada killer), Earwigs, European crane fly larvae, Fire Ants, Fleas, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Mealybugs, Millipedes, Mole Crickets, Mosquitoes, Pillbugs, Scorpions, Sod webworms (lawn moths), Sowbugs, Spiders, Ticks (including deer ticks), White Grubs (including larvae of Asiatic Garden Beetle, Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Chafers, Japanese Beetles, May or June Beetles, and Oriental Beetles) For grubs, apply May through July
• Where to use: Lawns, Ground Covers, Flowers, Trees & Shrubs, along building foundations

• No other product kills bugs faster!  *Compared to leading national liquid and granular products against ants, roaches and crickets.
• Results guaranteed
• Kills pests outdoors,  in lawns and around homes.
• Where to use: Lawns, gardens and around house foundations
• Kills: Annual Bluegrass Weevil adults (hyperodes), Ants, Armyworms, Billbugs (adults), Black Turfgrass Ataenius (adults), Centipedes, Chiggers, Chinch Bugs, Cockroaches, Crickets, Cutworms, Digger Wasps (Cicada killer), Earwigs, Fire Ants, Fleas, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Mealybugs, Millipedes, Mole Crickets, Mosquitoes, Pillbugs, Scorpions, Sod Webworms (Lawn Moths), Sowbugs, Spiders, Termites, Ticks

• Kills all ants including carpenter, fire, pavement, pharaoh, and red harvester ants
• Also kills spiders, ticks and other listed pests
• Use on mounds, lawns, as a home perimeter treatment, or in vegetable and flower gardens
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• Kills numerous insects in and around residences, giving immediate results with contact kill. Residual activity kills insects when they return to treated area.
• Its long-lasting action keeps on killing for up to 120 days.
• Controls: ants, aphids, fleas, flies, mosquitos, roaches, spiders, termites, ticks, many others
• Where to use: indoors, outdoors, around homes and buildings, ornamental gardens, house plants
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• Lawn and garden insect killer
• Kills for up to 6 weeks
• Kills ants, aphids, pillbugs, caterpillars, centipedes, chinch bugs, cutworms, hornets, fleas, japanese beetles, millipedes, mites, mole crickets, mosquitoes, sod webworms, ticks, wasps, whiteflies and more
• Use on roses, trees, shrubs, listed vegetables and fruit trees, lawns and around the house foundation
• People and pets may enter treated areas after spray has dried

• One application keeps bugs out all season!
• Invisishield technology creates a long lasting barrier around your home foundation
• Our 2.5 lb container treats the average 2,000 sq ft home over 2 times!
• Kills fire ants, centipedes, chiggers, fleas, spiders and ticks
• Kills and prevents ants, crickets, earwigs, grasshoppers, millipedes, pillbugs and other lawn insects near the foundation including chinch bugs, cutworms, leafhopper, and webworms

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What is the best product to control Japanese Beetles that are eating the leaves of my plants?
   The best control for Japanese Beetles would be Eight.  Just spray the foliage of the plants (early morning or late evening) and just wait for the beetles to disappear! 

2. How do I kill ants and earwigs around my house foundation and garage?
   The best product for ants and earwigs is Bayer's Power Force in easy-to-use granules.  It's fast acting and the results are guaranteed!

3. Why do some insects come back after I have killed them with spray insecticide?
   Almost no insecticide will kill eggs so that hatching eggs will re-infect the plant.  That is why it is necessary to re-apply an insecticide or miticide one week to 10 days after the initial application.

4. When it is hot and dry, I sometimes get webbing on my plants in addition to the leaves looking mottled and dull.  What caused this?
   This problem is caused by spider mites that are sucking on plant juices.  These mites, although related to their beneficial insect eating "cousins", can be very harmful to plants even to the point of death.  Insecticides will not touch the members of the arachnid family and must be destroyed using a miticide such as Bayer's 3-in-1 Insect, Disease & Mite control.  Use the spray form to correct an existing problem being sure to spray under the plant leaves where the critters like to hide.  Three sprays will be necessary 10 days apart to take care of successive egg hatches.

5. I have applied insecticides such as Sevin and Malathion for years but now they do not seem to work!  Why?
   For insect or disease control, it is necessary to "rotate" the use of chemicals as insects build up a resistance and will not be killed anymore by that particular product.  To prevent a resistance build up, use the same product twice in succession and then move to another product of a different chemical class, not just a different trade name.  For example, a product with the active ingredient "acephate" is in products such as Orthene, Orthenex, Bonide Systemic Insect Spray and Isotox so that the rotation of these products with the same active ingredient is ineffective.  Be sure to read the label of active ingredients to look for an alternate as well as using the correct product for the insect or disease to be controlled.

6. I have a tank pump sprayer that I use for lawn weed killer.  Is it okay to use it for insecticides and fungicides as well?
   The answer is yes and no.  If you are willing to wash out the sprayer with soap and water, and then ammonia and then rinse it, the answer is yes.  However, we would advise one sprayer labeled for lawn weed killer and one for insecticides-fungicides as it is difficult to get rid of 2-4D residue typically contained in lawn weed killers.  This residue sprayed on your plants will distort the growth or even kill your valuable plants.

7. I spray my roses once per week with insecticide but they seem to have deformed blooms and the plants seem somewhat stunted.  What's wrong?
   Continuous weekly sprays of the same insecticide can build up the toxic levels in the plant causing a slow down in growth.  A better scenario would be spraying every other week with an insecticide and/or miticide and rotating products to prevent resistance.  On most plants, spraying only when trouble starts is the best method of control.

8. Powdery mildew is a constant problem on some of my plants such as lilacs and roses.  What can I do?
   Use Bi-Carb fungicide to prevent or even to eliminate mildew.  Bi-Carb is a salt potassium bi-carbonate and is more effective than baking soda.  It was developed by Dr. Hurst at Cornell University in New York and will actually pierce the cell walls of the fungus cells and "dry them up". 

9. I do not want chemical sprays on my herbs and other garden plants but sometimes bugs are a problem.  What can I do?
   The use of the following organic products can be used without fear of leaving a chemical residue on the plants that you and your family may eat. 
   Insect Control:  Neem Oil, Insecticidal Soap, Thuricide, Horticultural Oil
   Disease Control: Serenade, Bi-Carb, Bordeaux
   Note that dormant or horticultural oil must be used with caution as it may burn plants if the wrong dilution rate is used.  Bordeaux while not technically organic, is an old-fashioned fungicide that has been around since the 18th century. It consists of copper sulfate salt and lime "mixed" with water.  It cannot be applied with a hose-end sprayer as the lime will not dissolve in water.  Be sure to use a pump sprayer for Bordeaux and agitate it periodically to keep product in suspension while spraying.  The copper portion of Bordeaux will also correct bacterial problems such as fireblight.

10. Why do my Azalea leaves look stipled, gold, clear and even light brown?
    It is most likely lacebug sucking on the leaves from the undersides which you can see by examining the undersides of the leaves.  To clean up an existing infestation, spray with a product containing acephate as directed and repeat in 10 days.  Re-apply the product after 6-8 weeks and again spray 10 days after.  The best time to spray for lacebug is right after bloom and again in 10 days.  Then spray late July and again in 10 days.  As a preventative treatment, drench plants with Bayer's Rhododendron, Azalea & Camelia Insect & Diseae Control about April 15, June 15 and August 15.

11. I'm starting to notice dieback on a few of my plants.  I believe borers are eating the inner bark of my Dogwood and Rhododendron.  Is there anything I can do to stop it before they kill my plants?
    Rhododendron borer and Dogwood borer are a larvae of a moth that eat the cambium (live bark) of these plants.  The moth lays her eggs in the month of May in which hatching larvae crawl up the trunks and bore holes into the trunks and lower branches to feed.  Lindane was the best control but is no longer available so that an insecticide such as Eight sprayed the week of May 1st, May 15th and May 30th will take care of successive egg hatches.  Just spray the trunk and lower branches at the recommended rate for other insects.

12. I have some bag-like structures hanging from my Arborvitaes that move and something seems to be eating the leaves.  What is wrong?
    The problem is bagworm that can infest and destroy Spruce, Arborvitae, Juniper, Honeylocust and more.  The mild winters of late have allowed it to migrate from the south to Northern Ohio.  The larvae emerge from eggs in April and May and can be observed feeding on plants.  Control is easy if you spray the caterpillars when they are still small which would typically be in May or June.  The most environmentally friendly product is BT or Bacillus thunbergensis sould under the trade name of Thuricide.  Two repeat sprays are advisable to kill any late egg hatches.

13. Small insects that can invade plant tissues especially flowers are thrips. Thrips although usually a problem in greenhouses where they can breed uncontrolled if not checked can be a problem in some flowers such as gladiolus, zinnias, dahlias, chrysanthemums and a few others.  Symptoms appear as the stippling of the flower colors and on a slow down in blooming evidenced by deformed flowers or their failure to open.  The best control for thrips is an insect growth regulator called spinosad.  Three sprays 4-5 days apart will be necessary as eggs hatch quickly in warm weather (above 75 degrees F)  Be sure to spray the plants to run off.

14. I think I might have grubs in my lawn.  Is there anything I can apply to get rid of them?
    Grubs from European Chafer and Japanese Beetles can destroy a lawn quickly if their numbers exceed 3 per square foot.  Beyond this level of 3 per square foot, healthy turf is not able to tolerate the grubs veracious appetite for the roots.  More than one life cycle of the Japanese Beetle can be damaging as everyone has seen an adult Japanese Beetles feeding on the foliage of certain trees and shrubs and burying themselves into rose blossoms in order to feed.  For lawns though, the grub stage is the most damaging. Two types of control are available in which the prevention method is to apply Merit insecticide from mid-June through July, as directed.  Merit is manufactured by the Bayer company and is available under the trade name of Bayer's Season Long Grub Killer.  The other method of control is to apply Dylox by periodically checking the turf for grubs at the end of August to early September.  Evidence of grub damage will appear as spots of off-color turf and easy-lifting of the sod where the grubs have been eating turf roots.  Applying Dylox about September in Northeast Ohio will eliminate the rest of the grubs feeding on your lawn. Dylox is available in a product called Bayer's 24-Hour Grub Killer. Both Merit and Dylox need to be watered in as directed to be effective.

15. Why are my peppers being cut off at ground level after planting? 
    The problem is a cutworm that is the larval stage of a moth.  Cutworms will travel from plant to plan eating the stem just below, or, at ground level.  A simple control is to dig around the most recently cut off plant with your finger and almost always you will find the "worm" just below the soil surface that is trying to keep cool.  Simply squashing the caterpillars is all that is necessary to end the problem.  After June 15th, in Northern Ohio, cutworm does not seem to be a problem as the insect pupates into it's next stage which causes no harm.

16. My squash and cucumber plants seem to "bear out" prematurely so that I don't get all the fruit I want for the summer.
    Leaf hoppers are insects that hop from leaf to leaf and suck plant juices from the undersides of the plant leaves spreading a virus that they carry which tends to wear out plants of the curcurbit family decline.  Controlling leaf hoppers is one method of stopping the decline of your plants.  Neem-oil is an organic control that must be applied frequently, however, dusts such as Eight would be more effective especially it is is applied with a duster under and over plant leaves.  The residue will be there at all times to contact these bugs and kill them before they infect your plants with viruses.  An easy "organic" method of control is to plant curcurbits in stages so that when one group dies, another follows.  To accomplish the "staging method", just plant more seed every two to three weeks with the last planting about July 4th in Northern Ohio.

17. Red-orange bugs with black spots are quickly eating my potato leaves. 
    The potato bug has quite an appetite and will quickly strip the plants of foliage.  The best method of control is to watch for them about mid-June on and to simply knock the pests off with a stick into a small can of waiting gasoline, ammonia or other toxin.  You could also try organic Neem Oil for out-of-control infestations that cannot be controlled by the "stick & can" method.

18. Black and yellow colored spiders have formed large webs in my garden.  How do I get rid of them?
    Please don't kill them!  This common garden spider is your helper in that it eating insects that would be eating up your garden. Scientists estimate that food production might drop as much as one-third without spiders.  Just look at them as organic insect control.

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