TERRO Tick & Flea Yard Spray User Guide
- June 7, 2024
- TERRO
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TERRO Tick & Flea Yard Spray
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE BEFORE USING
Tick & Flea Yard Spray
Kills listed bugs on lawns, trees, shrubs, roses and flowers.
For use on residential lawns, gardens, patios and home picnic areas.
PRODUCT FACTS
KILLS INSECTS:
Lawn pests: deer ticks, brown dog ticks, fleas, ants, armyworms, chinch
bugs, crickets, cutworms, grasshoppers, Japanese beetle grubs, mole crickets
and sod webworms.
Tree, shrub, rose & flower pests: aphids, bagworms, brown marmorated
stink bugs (BMSB), cicadas, exposed thrips, fall cankerworms, inchworms,
leafminers, stink bugs, and other listed pests.
WHERE TO USE: On lawns, trees and shrubs, roses and flowers.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE. READ ENTIRE LABEL BEFORE EACH USE.
HOW TO USE
Connect
- Shake well before using.
- Connect sprayer to hose.
- Turn on water.
Spray
- To begin spraying, point nozzle in the direction you want to spray.
- Bend small plastic tab back and turn knob clockwise to ON position.
- Spray evenly over measured area.
Finish
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To stop spraying, turn knob counter-clockwise to OFF position.
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Turn off water.
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Relieve water pressure by bending yellow plastic tab back and turning knob to ON position until water slows to a drip.
Then, turn knob back to OFF position. -
Disconnect sprayer from hose.
USE DIRECTIONS
Use 32 fl. oz. to treat 1,900 linear feet with a 6-inch spray band.
For use on lawns: 32 fl. oz. treats up to 5,300 sq. ft.
Use on Lawns: Kentucky bluegrass, bent, bermuda, bluegrass, dichondra,
fescue, Irish moss, merion and St. Augustine.
Pests: Deer ticks, brown dog ticks, fleas, ants, armyworms, chinch bugs,
crickets, cutworms, grasshoppers, Japanese beetle grubs, mole crickets and sod
webworms.
How to Use: Thoroughly wet down grass a few hours before applying. Home
lawns should be no taller than 3 inches at time of application. Slightly more
water may be used as long as the amount of product per area is as listed
below. For heavy infestations, repeat application after 2 weeks. For listed
insects 32 fl. oz. treats 5,300 sq. ft
Use on Trees & Shrubs: Arizona Cypress, azalea, birch, non-bearing
citrus, conifers, elm, English ivy, euonymus, weeping fig, fir, honeysuckle,
lilac, mock-orange, oak, palm, philodendron, pine, poinsettia, tulip, poplar,
rhododendron, taxus
Pests: aphids, bagworms, brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB), cicadas,
exposed thrips, fall cankerworms, inchworms, leafminers, mealybugs, spider
mites, whiteflies. fall webworms on cherry and honeysuckle, budworms on
conifer, elm leaf beetles, elm spanworms and fall webworms on elms, tussock
moths on douglas and grand firs, citrus black flies on non-bearing citrus,
oakworms on oaks, stink bugs, pine beetles, pine moths, pine needleminers, and
needle scales on pines.
How to Use: Apply as a thorough spray, wetting leaves and branches but do not
let runoff occur. Try to penetrate dense foliage. Spray in the late afternoon
or evening, when the temperature ranges from 50 to 75°F and when there is
little or no wind. Spray at the first sign of insects.
Repeat as necessary; use intervals of 4-8 days.
Use on Roses & Flowers: Ageratum, aster, azalea, begonia, coleus, common
ninebark and snowberry, exacum, gladiolus, gold bells, hypoestes, ivy, lilac,
marigold, mock-orange, nannyberry, orchid, pansy, pea shrub, petunia,
poinsettia, rhododendron, rose, snapdragon, zinnia.
Pests: Aphids, bagworms, brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB), cicadas,
exposed thrips, fall cankerworms, fall webworms, inchworms, leafminers,
leafrollers, mealybugs, spider mites, stink bugs and whiteflies
How to Use: Apply as a thorough spray, wetting the plants thoroughly, but
do not let runoff occur. Try to hit underside of leaves and penetrate dense
foliage. Spray in the later afternoon or evening, when the temperature ranges
from 50 to 75°F and when there is little or no wind. Spray at the first sign
of insects. To maintain effectiveness; spray as reinfestation occurs but use
intervals of 4-8 days.
USE PRECAUTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:
READ ENTIRE LABEL BEFORE EACH USE.
This product is not registered for use against stink bugs, brown marmorated stink bugs and Asian lady beetles in the state of California.
APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS
Do not apply this product in a way that will contact adults, children, or pets, either directly or through drift.
- Do not breathe vapors or spray mist.
- Do not apply when food is present.
- All outdoor applications must be limited to spot or crack and crevice treatments only, except for the following permitted uses: (1) Treatment to soil or vegetation around structures; (2) Applications to lawns, turf, and other vegetation.
- Do not make applications during rain.
- Do not water the treated area to the point of runoff.
- Do not apply directly to sewers or drains, or to any area like a gutter where drainage to sewers, storm drains, water bodies, or aquatic habitat can occur, except as directed by this label.
This product helps reduce annoying and troublesome listed outdoor insects. Do not spray animals. People and pets should not be allowed in treated areas until spray has dried.
- Apply insecticide when insects first appear and repeat as necessary but not more frequently than every 3 days.
This product kills most troublesome listed outdoor insects, which destroy lawns, gardens, and are an annoyance on patios and at picnics
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
Do not contaminate water, food, or feed by storage and disposal.
PESTICIDE STORAGE: Store in a cool, dry area, preferably a locked storage
area. Store above freezing. Do not store diluted spray. Store with container
tightly closed. Always store pesticides in the original container, do not
transfer to food or drink container. Avoid contamination of food, feed, and
domestic water supplies. Store away from food and pet food.
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL AND CONTAINER HANDLING :
Non-refillable container. Do not reuse or refill this container.
If empty: Place in trash or 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.
FIRST AID
IF ON SKIN OR CLOTHING: Take off contaminated clothing. Rinse skin
immediately with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes. Call a poison control
center or doctor for treatment advice.
IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a poison control center or doctor. Do not
induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor. Do
not give any liquid to the person. Do not give anything by mouth to an
unconscious person
Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control
center or doctor or going for treatment. For information regarding medical
emergencies or pesticide incidents, call
888-740-8712.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS CAUTION:
Harmful if absorbed through skin. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing.
Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating,
drinking, chewing gum, or using tobacco. Remove and wash contaminated clothing
before reuse.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
This pesticide is extremely toxic to aquatic organisms, including fish and
invertebrates. To protect the environment, do not allow pesticide to enter or
runoff 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. Rinsing application equipment over the treated area
will help avoid runoff to water bodies or drainage systems.
This pesticide is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment on blooming
crops or weeds. Do not apply this product or allow it to drift to blooming
crops or weeds while bees are foraging in the treatment area.
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL HAZARDS:
Do not apply this product around electrical equipment due to possible shock
hazard.
NOTICE: Buyer assumes all risk of use, storage or handling of this
product not in accordance with directions.