InTice Granular Insect Bait

Active Ingredient : Orthoboric Acid ..... 5% 
Target Pests : Ants, Roaches, Crickets, Mole Crickets, Silverfi sh, Sowbugs, Pillbugs, Earwigs, Centipedes, and Millipedes • Weather/Moisture Resistant Bait
Not For Sale In : Alaska
Delivery : shake from jug, use a yard speader or use a Cento-bulb duster
Containner : / 1-lb. jug, / 4-lb. bottle, / 5 lb-bag.
Yeild : Use 5 to 7 table spoons of Ascend Fire Ant Bait per mound / 1-lb. treat an entire acre
Use In and around : residential, multi-family, commercial, industrial, municipal, institutional, research, recreational, health care, educational, daycare, hospitality and agricultural buildings and other man-made structures, garages, transport vehicles, sewers, animal rearing and handling establishments and food handling and food processing establishments.  Turf sites include lawns, ornamental turf, parks, playing fields, right-of-ways, and golf courses.

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Outdoor Perimeter Application: 

Apply bait at a rate of 4 lbs per 1000 square feet (6 oz or 1.25 cups per 100 square feet).  Use a hand shaker, duster or mechanical spreader to apply the bait.  Apply in a band from two up to four feet wide around the perimeter of buildings.  Also apply around exterior light fi xtures and along the edges of sidewalks, patios and driveways and under decks.  Pay particular attention to potential insect harborage sites such as mulch beds, fl owerbeds, compost heaps, wood piles, trees, stumps and trash areas and apply bait at the more liberal application rate in these areas.  Do not apply the bait directly to paved or similar hard surfaces and do not pile the bait.  The bait may also be sprinkled in and around rodent bait stations to control insects that harbor in these stations.  When treating for ants, apply ½ to 1 oz of bait around ant mounds and sprinkle along foraging trails.  For ants, including Carpenter ants, pay particular attention to harborage areas and apply bait around trees and stumps, in tree cavities, in and around fi rewood piles, around landscaping stones and in mulch beds.  Ants can take the bait back to the nest and kill the colony.  Bait may also be applied in insect bait stations.  Reapply bait after one week if infestation is still present.  To prevent large insect populations from developing around structures in warm months, a quarterly application around the perimeter and toharborage areas, as described above, at a rate of 1 lb per 1000 square feet is recommended.  This treatment is particularly effective to help prevent the establishment of large colonies of pest ants.  InTice Granular Bait may be used in combination with registered non-repellent insecti-cides (products containing the active ingredients imidacloprid or fi pronil).  If the perimeter is treated with a repellent insecticide (eg. pyrethroid), the bait may still be used around the perimeter, but it should be applied in a band outside the repellent barrier for best results.  As a separate matter from the use of this product, as part of an IPM program, it is recommended that overhanging trees and other vegetation touching the structure be trimmed back, and cracks or gaps around pipes and window and door frames be sealed to minimize potential insect entry into buildings.

Indoor Application: 

Apply bait only in areas inaccessible to children and pets, or in tamper-resistant bait stations.at a rate of 6 oz (1.25 cups) per 100 square feet.  Using a hand shaker or duster, apply bait in attics, crawl spaces, trautility closets, dropped ceilings, on dirt or gravel cellar fl oors, under and behind appliances and vending machines, in and voids under and behind cabinets, sinks and tubs, in drawer wells, garbage chutes, pipe chases, elevator pits, aro around electrical conduits and in cracks and crevices where insects may harbor.  Focus application in areas where insec signs are seen.  Reapply bait after one week if infestation is still present.  A power duster may be used to apply bait in a areas, such as attics and crawlspaces.  The duster manufacturer’s recommendations for settings should be followed.

Application tips for certain sites follow:

1.  In attics, be sure to get bait near the eaves and vent pipes where insects often fi rst enter, as well as around any pipes or potential access points between the attic and the main structure.  Attics should have proper ventilation to insure that no food odor from the bait seeps into the living area, particularly in hot weather.  If in doubt, apply the product in a manner such that it can be easily removed.
2.  When treating cabinetry areas, if there is no gap between the lower cabinets and the kickplate, then small holes can be drilled to access the voids.  Escutcheon plates around pipes can also be pulled back to allow access to voids.
3.  The bottom drawers in kitchen and bathroom cabinets can be removed and bait dusted into drawer wells.  No bait should be left exposed when drawers are replaced.
4.  Electrical switch plate covers can be removed to allow access to voids, but bait shouldn’t be applied directly in electrical boxes.
5.  If there are cracks between baseboards, cabinets, doorframes, hinges, counters or trim, and walls, these cracks can be lightly dusted with bait.  If practical, these areas can be sealed once insect problems have been eliminated, to help prevent future prob-lems.
6.  Insects need moisture, so kitchen and bath areas and areas immediately surrounding them, and any other damp areas should be carefully inspected and treated if necessary.  As a separate matter from the use of this product, it is advisable to fi x any leaks to minimize structural damage and odors, and to prevent potential chronic insect problems.
To help prevent insect problems from developing in homes and similar structures, a preventative program is recommended.  Once per year, apply bait in attics and crawlspaces at a rate of 8 oz per 1000 square feet.

Food Processing and Handling Establishment Application, including Federally-Inspected Meat and Poultry Plants:
 
Follow instructions for other sites as appropriate.  In food areas, only apply bait in cracks, crevices, and other inaccessible areas.  Avoid contamination of food and feedstuffs.  Never apply bait directly to a surface where food is stored, prepared or served.  Any bait that is left visible after treatment should be swept into cracks and crevices or removed.Turf Application:  Apply bait evenly over the affected area using a hand shaker or mechanical spreader at a rate of 2 lbs per 1000 square feet or 90 lbs per acre.  The product should not be watered in.  For mole cricket treatments, results will be best if the area is irrigated prior to bait treatment.  Mole crickets typically come to the surface to feed in the evening.