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Home Defense Indoor & Outdoor Barrier Spray

Effective against:

  • Spiders
  • Ants
  • Cockroaches
  • Flies
  • Fleas
  • Mosquitoes
  • Papernest wasps

 

Defender™ Home Defense™ Indoor & Outdoor Barrier Spray

A ready-to-use, low toxicity, do-it-yourself home pest control spray.

When to use

Use any time. Once applied, the effect will last up to 9 months on non-porous surfaces, less on porous surfaces or surfaces open to the weather.

Chemistry

The active ingredient in Home Defense is 0.5g/L Bifenthrin.

Why Home Defense is so useful

Home Defense is an example of Scotts 'smart science'.

It is not a scheduled poison and is of extremely low toxicity to humans, animals and birds.

The formulation acts as an effective deterrent barrier as well as a contact killer.

How to use

Spray

  • around doors and windows (inside and out)
  • around air vents and heating/cooling outlets indoors
  • in grates
  • under the eaves
  • under the house
  • in the roof-space
  • in the letterbox
  • in the dog kennel
  • in all the nooks and crannies where insect pests like to hide (including under and behind cupboards and appliances)
  • on the garden beds immediately adjacent to the house
  • on paved areas.

Sizes

Available in a 3 litre container with spray gun.

A safe home defense treatment

  • Home Defense does not leave a visible residue.
  • Home Defense puts homeowners in control and offers a safe and economical alternative to commercial pest treatments.

Keep pets away while spraying

Keep pets away while the house is actually being sprayed. It is safe for them to return once the spray has dried.

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Defender PyrethrumHow to protect vegetables from pests

Use Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray. It's a low toxicity spray that is safe to use on vegetables and herbs.

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