Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait

Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait

Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait is a professional ready-to-use gel bait powered by emamectin benzoate for indoor and outdoor control of cockroaches. Packaged in convenient 30 gram syringes, Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait is applied as a crack-and-crevice or void-space treatment in areas where cockroaches hide, forage, nest, or travel.

Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait provides a valuable bait rotation option for cockroach control programs, especially where repeated use of the same bait active ingredient can increase resistance pressure. Its Group 6 active ingredient gives professionals another mode-of-action option for rotating with products such as Advion Evolution Cockroach Gel Bait or Advion Cockroach Gel Bait.

Features & Benefits

✓ Ready-to-use cockroach gel bait packaged in 4 x 30 gram syringes for precise placement

✓ Contains emamectin benzoate, a Group 6 insecticide active ingredient for cockroach bait rotation programs

✓ Labeled for German, American, Australian, Oriental, brown-banded, smoky brown, brown, and other cockroach pest species

✓ Crack-and-crevice and void-space application targets cockroach harborage, aggregation, and foraging areas

✓ Numerous small bait placements can provide faster control than fewer larger spots, especially for German cockroaches

✓ Approved for use in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, institutional, warehousing, transportation, and animal-housing sites where label directions are followed

✓ May be used with non-repellent insecticides or insect growth regulators as part of an integrated cockroach management program

Labeled Use Sites

Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait is labeled for use in commercial, residential, agricultural, and industrial areas. Use sites include residential areas, institutional facilities, warehouses, food processing plants, animal production and processing facilities, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals, nursing homes, motels, hotels, schools, apartments, laboratories, computer facilities, sewers, aircraft, buses, boats, ships, trains, and animal housing facilities such as poultry houses, cattle facilities, sheep facilities, swine facilities, goat and dairy facilities, horse stables, dog kennels, pet shops, and zoos.

Target Pests

Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait is labeled for control of cockroach pest species including German cockroaches, American cockroaches, Australian cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches, brown-banded cockroaches, smoky brown cockroaches, brown cockroaches, and other cockroach species listed on or covered by the product label.

Application Notes

Apply Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait with the syringe applicator or a bait injector as a crack-and-crevice or void-space treatment in areas frequented by cockroaches. For light infestations, apply 1 to 2 bait spots per square yard of treatment area. For heavy infestations or larger cockroaches, apply 2 to 4 bait spots per square yard.

Each bait spot should be approximately 0.25 to 0.50 grams. A spot about 1/8 inch in diameter equals approximately 0.25 grams, while a spot about 1/4 inch in diameter equals approximately 0.50 grams. Bait may also be applied as a bead approximately 1/8 inch thick and 2 inches long. Place bait in cracks, crevices, voids, corners, and near cockroach harborage or aggregation areas. Inspect placements during follow-up visits and reapply when bait is no longer visibly present.

Product Information

Active Ingredient: Emamectin benzoate 0.1%
IRAC Group: Group 6 Insecticide
Chemical Family: Avermectin / Emamectin
Formulation: Ready-to-use Gel Bait
EPA Reg. No.: 100-1290
Signal Word: Caution
Manufacturer: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Package Size: 4 x 30 gram syringes
Use Sites: Indoor and outdoor crack-and-crevice or void-space applications in labeled residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, institutional, transportation, sewer, and animal-housing sites
Recommended Rotation Partner: Advion Evolution Cockroach Gel Bait or Advion Cockroach Gel Bait. The label also allows use with a non-repellent insecticide or insect growth regulator when sprays are allowed to dry before bait placement.