This year, our lawn looked the best that it ever has. My family really worked diligently at weeding, watering and fertilizing, and we were very proud of it. That is, until we noticed that the lawn had somehow become ill. The cause of the illness were grubs and other pests that cause a beautiful lawn to look terribly unattractive.

Spectracide Triazicide Soil and Turf Insect Killer Concentrate was recommended to me by an employee of the Lawn & Garden Center at Home Depot. The sticker price was rather steep at nearly $14.00 a bottle, compared to several other bottles that claimed to rid my gardens and lawn of insects that cause damage. However, after reading the label and discussing all of the other products that I had tried, I decided to give Spectracide Triazicide a go.

Spectracide
This is a brand name that I am familiar with. In fact, my neighbor's exterminator highly recommends many of their highly effective products for folks who prefer to do their own extinguishing of multiple insects. Therefore, on recommendation of the Home Depot man, my neighbor, whom I trust implicitely, and my own familiarity of products manufactured by Spectracide, I felt confident that my lawn was about to get a facelift.

I purchased the 32 ounce easy-grip bottle equipped with a convenient hose attachment. The product is a concentrated liquid that has an extremely high success rate on killing over a hundred and thirty lawn and garden insects, including the mounds of ants that threatened to completely take over the lawn of my new property that my family recently purchased next door to my home.

~Product Claims~
~ Kills over 130 insects, including aphids, spittlebugs, fleas, spiders, ants, deer ticks, whiteflies, European crane flies, fire ants, grubs, sod webworms
~ Starts killing in minutes!
~ For Use on lawns, trees, flowers, roses, shrubs and vegetables.
~ Concentrate makes up to 128 gallons of spray.
~ Concentrate treats up to 16,000 square feet of lawn.
~ Low odor, water-based formula.
~ Last up to 2 months.
~ Easy to apply... Allows you to treat even large areas quickly and efficiently with either the convenient hose-end product or mixed in a tank sprayer.
~ Guaranteed results or your money back
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This powerful liquid is best used when sprayed from the nozzle by attaching a garden hose. This is how I have used the product, giving me the ability to cover a very broad area with very little effort. According to the package label, one 32 ounce bottle treats up to 16,000 square feet.

Spectracide Triazicide Soil & Turf Insect Killer Concentrate works hard to eliminate insects that destroy the turf by doing major damage below the surface. It works effectively on lawns. While watering my lawns I also, sprayed my rhododendrums and rose bushes since it is safe to do so. It's worth mentioning that flowering plants as well as vegetable plants will benefit from this powerful concentrated insect killer.

There are so many insecticides on the market today, it is often confusing which will do the job at hand without causing additional problems and concerns. I must keep my granddaughter and my pets in mind whenever I make a purchase of an insecticide that contains "strong medicine".

According to the manufacturer's website, this fast-acting insecticide is "made with the advanced active ingredient lambda-cyhalothrin, available for the first time for residential consumer use. Triazicide products have been specifically formulated to act as a superior replacement for Diazinon." It is certainly good to know that Spectracide is working hard to make their formulas less harmful to the environment and to animals.

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Contact Info:
Spectrum Group, Div. United Industries Corp.
POBox 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114
1.800.917.5438
www.spectracide.com
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~CAUTIONS ~ WARNINGS~
As with all insecticides, this one must be stored in a cool locked place away from curious children, pets and some adults. This product should not be taken internally and if accidental ingestion does occur call the local POISON CONTROL CENTER right away.

~Final Thoughts and Recommendations~
Spectracide Triazicide Soil and Turf Insect Killer Concentrate is definitely a necessary addition to my growing arsenol of insects killers. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this nearly odorless liquid high up at number eight!

It has made quite an admirable difference in the appearance of my lawn, bringing the grass back to its lovely shade of green. The grubs and ants have quietly disappeared, along with a multitude of other bugs and pests that inhabit my property.

At first, I was thrown by the hefty price tag on the bottle of Spectracide Triazicide Soil and Turf Insect Killer. Truthfully, I would pay even more for this insecticide because I actually saved a small bundle by doing the spraying myself and not using the exterminator. I highly recommend it.

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