PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Spectracide® Fire Ant Shield® Yard Protection™ Granules kills fire ant mounds and prevents new mound formation. Use outdoors on lawns and as a band treatment around your house foundation. This formula starts to kill in minutes and provides season-long control (up to 3 months) against red imported fire ants. It kills the queen and colony fast and also helps protect your home from invading ants (except carpenter and pharaoh), crickets, chinch bugs, billbugs, fleas, roaches, ticks (German and American) and other listed insects. Covers up to 5,000 square feet of lawn.Apply Spectracide Fire Ant Shield Yard Protection Granules with a fertilizer spreader at the rates indicated on the back of the bag. Apply when the grass is dry, then water in lightly immediately after application. You can also use as a spot treatment against listed ant types – apply over and around each anthill. Treat ants (except carpenter and pharaoh) when they first appear or when you notice lawn damage.
Ingredients
Lambda-Cyhalothrin:0.10%
Other Ingredients:99.9%
Total:100%
SAFETY DATA SHEETS & PRODUCT LABELS:
SDS
Directions For Use:
STOP. Read Entire Label Before Use.It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
In New York State, this product may not be applied to lawns within 100 ft of a coastal marsh, or stream that drains directly into a coastal marsh.
STOP Keep children and pets off treated areas until product has been watered in and lawn is dry.
Three Easy Steps to Use this Product
- Step 1. Determine size of the job, then measure the area to be treated.
- Step 2. Use spreader setting chart to determine appropriate setting for your spreader.
- Step 3. Treat as directed in rate chart*. Thorough coverage is important. Water in granules immediately after application.
NOTE:
- • Do not apply more than six (6) times per year per location at low use rate.
- • Do not apply more than three (3) times per year per location at high use rate.
- • Do not allow product to run off from target site or apply within 24 hours of rain.
- • Do not make applications during rain. Apply this product directly to the lawn or garden area. Water treated area as directed on this label. Do not water to the point of runoff.
- • Application is prohibited directly into sewers or drains, or to any area like a gutter where drainage to sewers, storm drains, water bodies or aquatic habitat can occur. Do not allow the product to enter any drain during or after application.
- • Treat the following pests during the months indicated. Make no more than six applications per year at low use rate or three times for highest use rate.
- • Billbugs: May
- • Grubs: July - October
- • Dung Beetle Grubs: March - October
- • Hyperodes Weevils: April, May
- • Treat ants (except carpenter and pharaoh ants) and other insects when they first appear or you notice lawn damage.
Storage & Disposal:
Storage & Disposal:
Storage: Reclose container tightly after each use. Store in a cool, dry area which is inaccessible to children and pets.
Container Handling: If empty: Nonrefillable container. DO NOT reuse or refill this container. Offer 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.
Precautionary Statement:
Precautionary Statements
Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals
CAUTION. Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes or clothing. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum, or using tobacco. Food utensils such as spoons or measuring cups must not be used for food purposes after use in measuring pesticides.
Environmental Hazards:
This product is highly toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. To protect the environment, do not allow pesticide to enter or run off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters or surface waters. Applying this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours will help to ensure that wind or rain does not blow or wash pesticide off the treatment area. Sweeping any product that lands on a driveway, sidewalk or street, back onto the treated area of the lawn or garden will help to prevent runoff to water bodies or drainage systems.
First Aid:
If In Eyes:
Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. Call a Poison Control Center or doctor for treatment advice. Have the product container or label with you when calling a Poison Control Center or doctor, or going for treatment. Have the product container or label with you when calling a Poison Control Center, doctor, or going for treatment. You may also contact 1-800-917-5438 for emergency medical treatment information.NOTICE:
To the extent consistent with applicable law, buyer assumes all responsibility for safety and use not in accordance with directions.
Questions & Comments? Call 1-800-917-5438 or visit our website at www.spectracide.com
