Insecticide/Miticide

AlittleSalt · March 20, 2016

My wife brought home two 32 oz. bottles of Garden Safe Worry Free insecticide and miticide concentrate. They were marked down to $5 each.

I haven't used this one and was wondering if any of you have used it? Does it work?

AlittleSalt · March 20, 2016

I saw this on the shelves at the local Walmart last year. They got put in storage during the Christmas season.

A whole lot of stuff happened lately that ended with the store manager leaving and a lot of things being sold off really cheap.

Gardeneer · March 20, 2016

Robert, what are the active ingredients in it ?

Gardeneer

Scooty · March 21, 2016

http://www.worryfreebrand.com/~/medi...012-23-11.ashx - MSDS
http://www.worryfreebrand.com/~/medi...-%20FINAL.ashx - label

It's a pyrethrin based solution with piperonyl butoxide, so basically just a longer lasting more potent pyrethrin based solution. I still prefer permethrin-based stuff or spinosad, but everyone has their own preference.

ChrisK · March 21, 2016

Yes, it works fine, I pick this up when it's on closeout as well. Not particularly powerful or long lasting but quick knockdown. You'll find the same ingredients in dog flea shampoo.

Always follow label directions, the label is the law.

Scooty · March 21, 2016

In full sunlight, the knockdown effect should last like 2 hours max. There is no systemic protection with it. So if you keep getting bugs, especially a lot of them, you'll need to keep spraying.

The synthetic pyrethroid permethrin stuff will last for close to a week in comparison, which is probably why you need prescription for that stuff when its in shampoos and creams.

AlittleSalt · March 21, 2016

Thanks for the replies, and Scooty thanks for the links. The writing font on the bottle is very small.

March 20, 2016	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Insecticide/Miticide My wife brought home two 32 oz. bottles of Garden Safe Worry Free insecticide and miticide concentrate. They were marked down to $5 each. I haven't used this one and was wondering if any of you have used it? Does it work?

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ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	Yes, it works fine, I pick this up when it's on closeout as well. Not particularly powerful or long lasting but quick knockdown. You'll find the same ingredients in dog flea shampoo. Always follow label directions, the label is the law. __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

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Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,909	Robert, what are the active ingredients in it ? Gardeneer

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Scooty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Chicago-land & SO-cal Posts: 583	http://www.worryfreebrand.com/~/medi...012-23-11.ashx - MSDS http://www.worryfreebrand.com/~/medi...-%20FINAL.ashx - label It's a pyrethrin based solution with piperonyl butoxide, so basically just a longer lasting more potent pyrethrin based solution. I still prefer permethrin-based stuff or spinosad, but everyone has their own preference.