Sevin Lawn Insecticide Granules

SPECIFIC INSECT INSTRUCTIONS

Ants: Mound Treatment, including Fire Ants:

Treat ant mounds by applying 1/2 cup of this product per mound. Water with sufficient force to break its apex and allow the insecticide to flow into the ant tunnels, but not sufficient to significantly damage the mound that may lead to relocation. For best results, apply in cool weather (65 to 80 F) or in early morning or late evening hours. Treat new mounds as they appear. This product will provide control of ant mounds within four hours. Food utensils such as teaspoons and measuring cups should not be used for food purposes after use with insecticide. For optimum control or for heavily infested areas, combine both mound and broadcast treatments.

Armyworms, Cutworms, and Sod Webworms:

Irrigate the treated area with up to 0.1 inches of water immediately after application to activate (release from the granule) the insecticide.

Annual Bluegrass Weevil (Hyperodes ) adults:

Time application for when adult weevils leave their overwintering sites and move into grass areas.

Billbug adults:

Apply when adult billbugs are first observed during April and May.

Black Turfgrass Ataenius adults:

Apply during May and July to control the first and second generation of black turfgrass ataenius adults.

Chinch Bugs:

Irrigate the treated area with up to 0.25 inches of water immediately after application to activate (release from the granule) the insecticide. Higher applications rates may be required to control populations that contain both nymphs and adults during the summer. In temperate regions, Spring applications will provide control of over-wintered chinch bugs.

Flea larvae:

Irrigate the treated area with up to 0.5 inches of water immediately after application to activate (release from the granule) the insecticide.

Mole Crickets:

Apply as late in the day as possible to moist soil (irrigate before application if necessary), and water in with up to 0.5 inches of water immediately after treatment. Treat grass areas that receive pressure from adult mole crickets in the spring immediately prior to peak egg hatch when young nymphs are located near the soil surface. Use higher and more frequent applications to control larger, more damaging, nymphs later in the year.

Scorpions:

Treat at dusk to prevent outdoor scorpions from entering the building. Treat areas where scorpions reside hidden during the day such as in cracks and voids. Remove trash, debris, or firewood that scorpions may use as resting sites prior to treatment.

*Ticks (Including ticks that transmit Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted fever):

Target applications to kill juvenile ticks (larvae and nymphs) in late spring or early summer (May/June). Adult ticks can be killed with late summer and fall applications (August/September). Make applications to lawns, shrub beds, ornamental plantings, wooded areas and around outside perimeters of home and other buildings. Treat entire lawn and perimeter wooded areas and property boundaries where exposure to ticks may occur. Irrigate treated areas thoroughly after application to remove chemical from the granules and move down into thatch. Ticks may be reintroduced from surrounding areas or host animals. For extended control, do not rely on spot applications only. Treat the entire area where exposure to ticks may occur. Use higher application rates when treating areas with dense ground cover or heavy leaf litter. Re-treat if ticks are reintroduced from surrounding areas on host animals. Do not allow use of treated areas during application.

Deer Ticks (Ixodes sp.)

Apply in mid to late-spring to control larvae and nymphs that reside in the soil and leaf litter.

American Dog Ticks

Applications should be made as necessary from mid-spring to early fall to control American dog ticks.

Grubs:

Water-in granules immediately after treatment with 1/2 inch of water. Treat BEFORE damage is seen if previous infestation is known to have been an issue in the area. Lawns should be treated for grubs in late summer and early fall. Inspections can be performed by digging up small sections of sod and examining the soil. If 10 or more grubs are present in a square foot of sod, it is important to treat the lawn.

Scarab Beetles:

Apply granules in the summer when beetles are seen. Water granules in immediately after application to ensure they fall through any thatch to the soil.