A highly effective, fast acting contact insecticide used at very low rates to control ants, chinch bugs, cutworm, sod webworm, and ticks in turf. DeltaGard SC contains the active ingredient deltamethrin, a third generation pyrethroid insecticide.

DeltaGard SC is a highly effective, fast acting contact insecticide used at very low rates to control ants, chinch bugs, cutworm, sod webworm, and ticks in turf. DeltaGard SC contains the active ingredient deltamethrin, a third generation pyrethroid insecticide.

Deltamethrin’s mode of action is different than organophosphates and carbamates. It affects the nervous system of insects by changing the solubility of the nerve cell membrane but does not bind to cholinesterase and is not a cholinesterase inhibitor; DeltaGard SC affects the insect’s transmission of messages sent from the brain by blocking nerve impulses and causing paralysis, which leads to fast knockdown through both contact and ingestion.

• Highly efficacious
• Fast acting
• Broad-spectrum surface insecticide
• Third generation (improved) synthetic pyrethroid
• Very low use rates
• Easy to mix and apply liquid formulation
• Low odour
• Excellent fit for IPM

// Chinch bugs, sod webworms, cutworms, ants

Ground: Apply when insects are present or signs of insect feeding are visible. A second application may be necessary in 2-3 weeks time, where heavy infestations occur. For dense turfgrass canopies and/or turf maintained under high mowing heights, and/or turf with thatch, minimum water volumes of 10 L per 100 m2 are recommended to ensure material moves through the thatch.

1.2 L/ha in 600-1500 L of water per ha (12 mL/100 m² in 6-15 L of water per 100 m²)

// Ticks

Apply DeltaGard SC as a coarse wet spray to areas in a minimum of 8 L of water per 100 m² as follows:

Apply as a 3 metre band to turf areas around property lines or around structures such as dog houses, kennels, sidewalks, pathways or patios where ticks are a problem. Turf areas that are of particular importance to observe for ticks include those adjacent to forested areas, stonewalls, ornamental plantings and other areas where there is overgrown vegetation. Reduce tick habitat through landscape management practices including but not limited to mowing the turf and removal of weeds, leaf litter and other debris where ticks are found.

12 mL product per 100 m² in a minimum of 8 L of water per 100 m²

For dense turfgrass canopies and/or turf maintained under high mowing heights, water volumes of greater than 10 L per 100 m² are recommended. Delay irrigation or mowing for 24 hours following application.