Spectracide® Triazicide® Insect Killer For Lawns Granules

Spectracide® Triazicide® Insect Killer for Lawns helps protect your home from invading, lawn-damaging insects. This granular formula kills for season-long control against ants (excluding harvester and pharaoh ants) at a rate of 2 lb per 1,000 sq ft. These granules also help protect your home from crickets, chinch bugs, armyworms, roaches, ticks and other listed insects.

Use outdoors on lawns and as a band treatment around your house foundation. Treat ants (excluding harvester and pharaoh ants) and other listed insects when they first appear or when you notice lawn damage. Distribute granules evenly around the treatment area. Water in lightly immediately after application. Once the treated area has been watered and is dry, children and pets can return to the lawn. Read entire label before use.

  • OUTDOOR USE: Insect killer for lawns
  • KILLS ALL LISTED LAWN-DAMAGING INSECTS: Ants*, crickets, armyworms and other insects listed on the label
  • SEASON-LONG CONTROL: Season-long control of ants* at a rate of 2 lb per 1000 sq ft
  • COVERAGE: 10-lb bag covers up to 12,500 sq ft of lawn; 20-lb bag covers up to 25,000 sq ft of lawn
  • DISTRIBUTE GRANULES EVENLY AROUND TREATMENT AREA: Water in lightly immediately after application; once treated area has been watered and is dry, children and pets can return to lawn

*Excluding harvester and pharaoh ants

IMPORTANT INFO

Active Ingredients

Gamma-Cyhalothrin 0.05%
Other Ingredients 99.95%
Total 100.00%
  • 10 lb
  • 1 lb
  • 20 lb

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.

STOP: Keep children and pets off treated area until product has been watered in and lawn is dry.

n 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.

Three Easy Steps to Use this Product
Step #1: Determine size of the job; 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.

Make no more than six applications per year at low use rate or three times for highest use rate.
Treat ants (except harvester and pharaoh) and other insects when they first appear or you notice lawn damage.

Treatment Areas Pests How To Use Use Rate
Band Treatment Around House Foundation
Ants*, roaches (German and American), Palmetto bugs, water bugs, mites, crickets**, earwigs, ladybeetles*** These pests are commonly found around or near foundations of houses as well as in lawns. Certain of these pests may enter houses. Apply a 3- to 5-foot band of granules next to the house foundation. Distribute granules uniformly. Water lightly immediately after application. Apply at the rate of 0.8 lb per 1,000 sq ft (an area 5' x 200').
Overall Lawn Application
Ants*, armyworms (fall, yellow-striped, lawn), crickets**, cutworms (black, bronzed, granulate, variegated), lawn moths (sod webworms), grasshoppers, Japanese beetle (adults), spittlebugs, mites, green June beetles, leafhoppers, millipedes, ticks (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease), ladybeetles***, webworms (grass, tropical sod), mealybugs Apply with a fertilizer spreader. See spreader setting chart below. Apply when grass is dry. Water lawn lightly immediately after application

For season-long control of ants*, apply at higher use rate.

Apply at the rate of 0.8 lb per 1,000 sq ft (an area 20' x 50').


For season-long control of ants*, apply at the rate of 2 lb per 1,000 sq ft (an area 20' x 50').

Billbugs (bluegrass, hunting), hyperodes weevils, mole crickets (tawny, southern, short-winged), chinch bugs Immediately water grass thoroughly after application. For billbug control, apply when activity is first observed or when chewed or brown grass indicates damage from these insects. Water grass thoroughly with ¼ to ½ inch of water immediately after application. Treat again in late summer or early fall if a second generation occurs. Apply 1.2 lb per 1,000 sq ft of lawn.
Spot Treatment
Ants* Water lightly immediately after application. Apply ½ tsp over and around each anthill.


*Ants (except harvester and pharaoh): Argentine, carpenter, southern, field, Allegheny mound, cornfield, honey, pavement, red imported fire ant, nuisance, odorous, pyramid, black turf, white-footed, crazy, little black, ghost, thief, acrobat, citronella, big-headed, lawn
**Crickets: House, common short-tailed, Indies short-tailed, Arizona, tropical, variable field, fall field, southeastern field, Texas field, spring field, northern wood, western striped, eastern striped, sand field, vocal field, southern wood
***Ladybeetles: Convergent, seven-spotted, two-spotted, thirteen-spotted, twice-stabbed, Asian

 Spreader Settings for Overall Lawn Application
 Spreader Make and Model 0.8 lb/1,000 sq ft  1.2 lb/1,000 sq ft  2 lb/1,000 sq ft 
 CYCLONE
 Rotary 1 2 4
 K-GRO
 Drop 2 3 5
 REPUBLIC
 EZ Drop #530
3 5 8
 EZ Rotary #540
1
 SCOTTS
 AccuGreen 1000
 3
 AccuGreen 2000
 3
 AccuGreen 3000
 3
 SpeedyGreen 1000
 2½
 SpeedyGreen 2000
 2½
 SpeedyGreen 3000
 2½ 3½ 
 EdgeGuard  2½
 EARTHWAY
 Rotary 5
6  7½
 SEARS
 Drop 2½   3½ 5
 PRECISION
 Rotary (#S850)
1
2  3½
 RED DEVIL
 Rotary 1
2  3½
 TRUE TEMPER
 Rotary 1 3

Note: The spreader settings listed above are approximate. Accurately weigh a few pounds into your spreader and apply to a measured area. Then adjust spreader setting if necessary, in order to ensure correct rate of application.

Storage: Reclose container tightly after each use. Store in a cool, dry area which is inaccessible to children and pets.
Disposal: 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.

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.

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, doctor, or going for treatment.
You may also contact 1-800-917-5438 for emergency medical treatment information.

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.

 

To the extent required by 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