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Earth Options by Raid House & Garden Insect Killer.

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Contains pyrethrins, derived from a chrysanthemum flower.

Use indoors or outdoors.

SC Johnson - a family company.

Ingredients

Active ingredients:

Pyrethrins - 0.02%.

Piperonyl butoxide, technical* - 0.20%.

Other ingredients - 99.78%.

Total - 100.00%.

*Equivalent to 0.16% (butylcarbityl) (6-propylpiperonyl) ether and 0.04% related compounds.

Directions

Directions for use:

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

General precautions and use restrictions:

Apply this product only as specified on the label. Do not contaminate food or feedstuffs. Shake well before using. Do not allow adults, children, or pets to enter the treated area until spray has dried or until vapors and mists have dispersed, and the area has been thoroughly ventilated. Do not apply this product in a way that will contact adults, children, or pets, either directly or through drift. Do not remain in treated area. Exit area immediately and remain outside the treated area until vapors or mists have dispersed. Remove pets, birds, and cover fish aquariums before spraying. Do not wet plants to point of runoff or drip. Do not wet articles to point of runoff or drip. Do not use treated article until spray has dried. Remove or cover exposed food and drinking water before application. Remove or cover dishes, utensils, food processing equipment, and food preparation surfaces, or wash them before use. Do not apply directly to or near water, storm drains, or drainage ditches. Do not apply when windy. To prevent product runoff, do not over water the treated areas or apply prior to heavy rainfall. For home garden use, do not apply more than 10 times per season. Do not reapply within 3 days except under extreme pest pressure. In case of extreme pest pressure do not reapply within 24 hours. For outdoor ornamentals, do not apply more than 1 time per day. Not for use in outdoor residential misting systems.

Indoors:

Houseflies and flying moths: As a room spray to control these pests, close doors and windows and pump spray, aiming the nozzle into the upper corners of the room and filling the room with a fine mist. Keep room closed for at least 15 minutes and then thoroughly ventilate the treated area before reoccupying. Before spraying in kitchen or dining areas, cover or remove food and utensils.

Ants (excluding fire, pharaoh and harvester ants), carpenter ants, German cockroaches, sowbugs, pillbugs, crickets, silverfish, firebrats, fleas, brown dog ticks, ticks (including ticks that may cause lyme disease), and spiders (excluding brown recluse spiders), including black widows: Spray into cracks and crevices, along baseboards, behind and beneath cabinets, cupboards, pantry, other food storage areas, under stoves, sinks, refrigerators, and in and around waste containers and other areas where these pests are seen or suspected of hiding. Spray as many pests as possible, especially as they are being flushed from hiding. Spray ant trails and places where they are entering the house. Fleas, brown dog ticks and ticks (including ticks that may transmit lyme disease): where fleas, brown dog ticks and ticks (including ticks that may transmit lyme disease) are associated with household pets, remove and launder or replace the pet's bedding and spray the surrounding area. Pay particular attention to cracks and crevices, along baseboards, carpeted areas, area rugs, and fabric covered furniture where these pests may be found. Replace pet bedding when spray is dry. Concurrent treatment of the pets and their yard areas is recommended with a product labeled for those sites and pests. Carpet beetles: Apply as a spot treatment along baseboards and edges of carpet and rugs. Also spray under carpets and area rugs after vacuuming area to remove debris. Spray carpet in corners of rooms, under furniture, in closets, on shelving and other areas where these pests are seen or suspected. Saw-toothed grain beetles, Indian meal moths, rice weevils, confused flour beetles: To kill the exposed forms of these pests, find and destroy infested packages of food products in cabinets and pantry. Remove shelf paper. Clean inside cabinets thoroughly. Remove packaged goods and spray shelves and cracks and crevices. Replace shelf paper with new paper and return packaged goods when spray is dry.

Outdoors:

Vegetables (including in-home greenhouses): arrugula, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, Chinese cabbage (bok choy), Chinese mustard cabbage (gai choy), cabbage (napa), cauliflower, cucumbers, collards, cilantro, celery, eggplant, edible gourds, endive, Japanese radish (daikon), lettuce (head and leafy), okra, melons (including hybrids - cantaloupe, casaba, crenshaw, honeydew, muskmelon), parsley, parsnips, potato, peppers (including bell, chili, cooking, pimentos, sweet), pumpkins, rhubarb, rutabaga, radishes, swiss chard, squash (winter and summer), spinach, tomatillo, tomatoes, watermelons, and zucchini. Small fruits and berries: blackberries, blueberries, currants, dewberries, elderberries, gooseberries, grapes, huckleberries, olallie berries, raspberries (black and red), strawberries, and youngberries.

Fruits: Apples, apricots, crabapples, cherries (sweet and sour), citrus hybrids, grapefruit, loquat, lemons, limes, nectarines, oranges (sweet and sour), oriental pears, pears, pummelos, peaches, plums, prunes, and quince.

For use on all ornamental plants (such as roses, hyacinth, gladiolus, freesia). All annuals (such as cosmos, celosia, ageratum, impatiens). All perennials (such as gazania, cineraria, chrysanthemum, zinnia). All shrubs (such as mountain laurel, juniper, privet, mock orange). All shade trees (such as oak, London plane, maple, sycamore, mulberry). And all vines (such as trumpet creeper, creeping lantana, wisteria, honeysuckle).

For the control of: Ants, aphids, armyworms, asparagus beetles, blister beetles, cabbage loopers, 12-spotted cucumber beetles, colorado potato beetles, corn earworms, crickets, cross-striped cabbageworms, diamondback moth larvae, fireworms, flea beetles, fruit worms, fruit tree leafrollers, grape leafhoppers, gypsy moths (larvae and adult), harlequin bugs, tomato hornworms, imported cabbageworms, leafhoppers, leafrollers, leaftier, Mexican bean beetles, potato leafhoppers, psyllids, stink bugs, thrips, vinegar flies, and webworms: Water plant thoroughly. Turn spray nozzle to the on position, and hold spray nozzle about 12" from the plants. Spray thoroughly covering contacting insects on upper and lower leaf surfaces until surfaces are slightly wet. Do not wet plants to the point of runoff or drip. Spray when insects or their damage first appears. Do not wait until plants are heavily infested. Spray may be applied up to and including day of harvest.

Storage and disposal:

Storage: Store in cool, dry, preferably locked storage area. Store in the original container, in an upright position only. Store with spray nozzle securely closed. Do not store with spray nozzle below level of product in container.

Container disposal:

If empty: Nonrefillable container. Do not use or refill this container. Offer for recycling if available.

If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency or (800) 529-3394 for disposal instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.