Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait

Cockroaches: German, American, Australian, Oriental, Brown-Banded, Smoky Brown and Brown Cockroaches

For use only as a crack, crevice, or void space treatment in residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial areas. Do not apply to areas accessible to children, pets, or livestock.

Yes, if used as directed on label

It can be applied using a syringe applicator or bait injector tools. Spot placements of 0.25 to 0.50 g of bait (1/8 to 1/4 in. diameter) should be placed where cockroaches harbor or forage. Bait may also be applied as a bead approximately 1/8 in. thick and approximately 2 in. long.  

• For light infestations of cockroaches, 1-2 spots are recommended per one sq yd (9 sq ft) of treatment area.
• For heavy infestations of cockroaches or for control of larger cockroaches, 2-4 spots are recommended per sq yd (9 sq ft) of treatment area.

May also be used in refillable bait stations.

• For use indoors, apply bait to areas where cockroaches harbor or forage, including: • Cracks, crevices and corners • Behind kitchen appliances and baseboards • Under sinks, pipes and water heaters • Attics, crawl spaces and garages 
• For use outdoors, make applications to cracks and crevices around: • Windows and doors • Porches and screens • Eaves, sills, soffits and expansion joints • Sewer areas and garbage-holding areas • Under stairways • In open crawl spaces, garages, basements • Other cockroach harborage/foraging areas

Emamectin benzoate 0.1%

Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes or clothing. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum, or using tobacco.

• Indoor Use: Place bait into cracks and crevices, such as holes, pipe chases, under drain plates, in or under trash containers, and behind or under sinks, storage areas, baseboards, cabinets, machinery, and appliances.
• Food/Feed-Handling Establishments Use: Apply directly into cracks and crevices or voids with syringe applicator or bait injector. Apply into cracks, crevices, holes and other small openings where roaches may be a problem. Apply small amounts of bait per spot. Apply bait in small amounts between different elements of construction, between equipment and floors, openings leading into voids and hollow spaces in floors, walls, ceilings, equipment legs and bases, around plumbing pipes, doors and windows, behind and under refrigerators, cabinets, sinks, closets, stoves and other equipment where cockroaches hide.
• Use around Home or Structure Place bait in areas adjacent to structures where cockroaches may nest or breed. Inject into cracks and crevices around windows and doors, porches, screens, eaves, sills, expansion joints, patios, garages, sewer areas, garbage-holding areas, under stairways and in open crawl spaces, basements, attics and other areas where cockroaches may be harboring or foraging.