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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Recommendation

Since recommendations are subjective, I try to refrain from making a whole lot of them, but I really want to share this with everyone. I have used this pesticide both in my house and gardens for years.

The underside of ALL my outdoor furniture is sprayed each spring. Even though the instructions recommend using this product once every nine months, on the outdoor furniture I use it monthly. This prevents wasps from building nests under the seats and/or crevices. The furniture is turned downside up . .and literally flooded with this insecticide. The plants close to sitting areas are also sprayed to prevent wasps and other insects from building nest inside them.

My porches and porch furniture are also sprayed with this . .all the nooks and crannies are drenched to the point of runoff. And since I've been using it, I've NEVER seen a wasp trying to build a nest on my porches.

It is also used inside the house and I follow the nine month (sometimes more frequently) recommedation inside. My ceilings are twelve feet and of course I have an extension for my dustmop - keeping webs off the ceiling was an impossible task. Prior to using Spectracide, it seemed I was forever dusting the corners in my ceilings to keep the cobwebs at bay. But using the Spectracide on a regular basis completely eliminates this task. And unlike so many other advertisements, Spectracide is true to its claims. There is no odor and it does NOT stain! Initially, I was reluctant to spray it on my ceilings; afraid it would leave a stain or even run down the walls and leave an obvious mark. Not so!!! There's absolutely no staining and there is no odor either.

About every six months or so, I'll upturn my furniture where spiders tend to setup housekeeping; making an ugly mess - particularly when the sunbeams hit them just right!!!! For furniture that's impossible to upturn, I just hold the sprayhead underneath and spray the bottom of the furniture. There's been no damage to my furniture.

All around the windows and window trims are sprayed as well - the 'invisible' barrier the Spectracide provides keeps out those aggravating nighttime insects - everything except but those pesky little ladybugs - I don't think anything deters those bugs!

An added bonus is that when unexpected company drops in, the fear of unsightly spider webs at your ceilings and under your furniture is eliminated . . .

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