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Instructions for Garden Dust

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Safer® Brand Garden Dust, in its easy-to-use shaker canister, is a specially formulated dust to provide best results when caterpillars and worms are newly hatched. The active ingredient, Bacillus thuringiensis is a naturally occurring component of the environment. Safer® Brand Garden Dust is a highly selective insecticide for use against listed caterpillar pests. Honey bees foraging in treated areas are not harmed when Safer® Brand Garden Dust is used according to directions.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Application Rates: Apply Safer® Brand Garden Dust when pests are first noticed and repeat every 7 days to 10 days or as necessary. Caterpillar egg hatch can occur over an extended time period. Monitor treated areas for the presence of newly hatched pests and retreat if necessary. Thorough leaf coverage is necessary for effective control. After ingesting a treated portion of the leaf, caterpillars stop feeding within a few hours. Death occurs in a few days.

Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment. You may also contact 1-800-858-7378 for emergency medical treatment advise.

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals
CAUTION: Harmful if inhaled. Avoid breathing dust. Remove contaminated clothing and wash before reuse. Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling.

FIRST AID
 If in eyes: • Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye.
• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
• Move person to fresh air.
• If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to mouth, if possible.
• Call poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.

If on skin or clothing:
 • Take off contaminated clothing.
• Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes.
• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.

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Concern®, Ringer®, Victor® Poison Free®, & Safer® Brand has products for houseplants, lawn care, gardening, landscape & flowers, snails & slugs, beetles, caterpillars. ants, flies, carpenter ants, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, mosquitoes,  flea control,  roaches, carpenter bees, hobo spider, fire ant, moles, gophers, and natural pest control. A variety of these  products are available online on the Safer® Brand Store.

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