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Defender

Pest Control, Pest Barrier and Weed Control

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Scotts® Defender™ pest-control products offer effective control of annoying garden and household pests.

Weeds and hard-to-kill nuisance plants can be eliminated with Defender™ herbicides.

Defender sprays have low toxicity and low impact on the environment.

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Defender™ outdoor pest barrier
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Defender™ HomeDefense™ Outdoor Barrier Spray
Defender™ HomeDefense™ Outdoor Barrier Spray

Use Defender™ HomeDefense™ as a barrier against household pests.

Kills and repels insects such as

  • spiders
  • cockroaches
  • ants
  • papernest wasps

Spray around the outside perimeter of the house.

Defender™ HomeDefense™ is a low toxicity ready-to-use spray.


Defender™ pest control
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Defender™ Maxguard
Defender™ MaxGuard

Use Defender™ Maxguard to kill a wide range of insect pests including

  • aphids
  • azalea lace bugs
  • whitefly
  • mealy bugs
  • leafhoppers
  • scales
  • common thrips
  • greenhouse thrips
  • lillypilly psyllids

Defender™ Bug-B-Gon is a low toxicity spray
that has a long residual effect.

Take care!Use Defender™ Maxguard on ornamental plants only, not on vegetables, herbs or fruit.

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Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets

Use Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets to kill snails and slugs.

They can be spread around all plants including vegetables and herbs.

Snail pellets are toxic to domestic pets.

Purchase Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets in packaging with a child-proof cap for additional safety and to keep the pellets fresher.

Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray
Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray

Use Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray on all garden plants including vegetables, herbs and fruit., to kill a wide range of pests including

  • aphids
  • whitefly
  • caterpillars
  • thrips
  • ants

Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray is ready to use and is a low toxicity product.

Can be used safely on indoor plants.

Defender™ Bug-B-Gon
Defender™
Bug-B-Gon

Use Defender™ Bug-B-Gon on all ornamental plants to kill a wide range of insect pests including

  • aphids
  • whitefly
  • caterpillars
  • thrips
  • mites

Defender™ Bug-B-Gon is a ready-to-use, low toxicity and long-lasting spray.

Can be used safely on indoor plants.

Take care!Defender™ Bug-B-Gon should not be used on food plants. Use Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray on vegetables, herbs and fruit trees.

Defender™ weed control
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Defender™ Glyphosate 360 Weed Control
Defender™ Glyphosate 360 Weed Control

Defender™ Glyphosate 360 Weed Control Concentrate is an economical weed killer that will eliminate weeds when it is applied to their leaves.

Use it to kill

  • weeds
  • grass
  • woody weeds
  • problem plants

Defender™ Glyphosate 360 Weed Control Concentrate will not poison the soil.

The product kills the plants to which it is applied so do not apply to plants that you don't want killed.

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