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MotherEarth Granular Scatter Bait

BASF · Boric acid 5% · EPA Reg 499-515 · INSECTICIDE; MOLLUSCICIDE Document last checked 2025-02-25

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Active ingredient Boric acid 5%
Manufacturer BASF
Category INSECTICIDE; MOLLUSCICIDE

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MotherEarth Granular Scatter Bait is a granular formulation used to control ants (including carpenter ants), cockroaches, crickets, mole crickets, and silverfish. It can be applied outdoors around perimeters, foundations, lawns, and nesting sites like tree cavities or ant mounds, or indoors via crack and crevice treatment. For indoor use, scatter or dust the bait under and behind appliances, in cracks and crevices, and in drawer wells.

Pests covered (31)
insectsAnts, Cockroaches, Crickets and Mole CricketsAnts, including Carpenter AntsCarpenter AntsAnts, Cockroaches, Crickets and SilverfishSNAILSSLUGSEARWIGSANTSARGENTINE ANTLITTLE BLACK ANTPHARAOH ANTCRAZY ANTTHIEF ANTODOROUS HOUSE ANTPAVEMENT ANTSWEET-EATING ANTSGREASE-EATING ANTSSILVERFISHCOCKROACHESBROWNBANDED COCKROACHGERMAN COCKROACHASIAN COCKROACHAMERICAN COCKROACHBROWN COCKROACHSMOKY BROWN COCKROACHORIENTAL COCKROACHCRICKETSFIELD CRICKETSHOUSE CRICKETMOLE CRICKETS
Areas treatable (33)
new construction (wall voids and other areas where insects may hide)perimeter (foundations, patios, driveways, sidewalks, entrances to homes and buildings, or other areas where insects are present)Lawns, Ornamental Turf, Playing Fields, Parks and Greens of Golf Coursesperimeter and to harborage areasexterior perimeter areas of structuretrees, stumps, firewood piles and other locations where carpenter ants may nesthollow tree or stump (nest location)ant trails and in areas where ant activity has been notedant moundsApartment Buildings, Camps, Factories, Food Handling Establishments, Garages, Grocery Stores, Homes, Hospitals, Hotels, Industrial Plants, Kennels, Libraries, Markets, Military Bases, Mobile Homes, Motels, New Construction, Nursing Homes, Offices, Pet Stores, Restaurants, Schools, Sewers, Theaters, Transportation Equipment (Aircraft, Boats, Buses, Ships, Trains, Trucks and Yachts), Utilities, Warehouses and ZoosHomes, Hotels, Apartment Buildings, Stores and Restaurants (Non-Food Areas), Warehouses and SewersORNAMENTAL TURF (LAWNS) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL LAWN BORDERS (BAIT APPLICATION)TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (UNSPECIFIED) (BAIT APPLICATION)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)HOTELS/MOTELS (INDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (BAIT APPLICATION)ZOO (BAIT TREATMENT)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL AREAS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT TREATMENT)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (INDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (PERIMETER SOIL TREATMENT)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)HOTELS/MOTELS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (BAIT TREATMENT)HOSPITALS (BAIT APPLICATION)BUILDING FOUNDATIONS (BAIT APPLICATION)SEWERS (BAIT TREATMENT)PET KENNEL (BAIT TREATMENT)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (BAIT TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL LAWNS (BAIT APPLICATION)

How to treat each type of area 11

new construction (wall voids and other areas where insects may hide)

Target pest
insects
Location
Outdoor

perimeter (foundations, patios, driveways, sidewalks, entrances to homes and buildings, or other areas where insects are present)

Location Rate Unit Label notes
Outdoor 6 ounces or 1.25 cups per 100 square feet Spread bait in a band at least 2 feet wide; apply around landscape lighting, floodlights, street lamps or other exterior fixtures and scatter bait in flower beds, leaf litter, wood piles, trash cans and refuse areas. Reapply in seven days if necessary.

Lawns, Ornamental Turf, Playing Fields, Parks and Greens of Golf Courses

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets and Mole Crickets Outdoor 2 pounds or 3.2 ounces or 2/3 cup per 1,000 square feet (or 90 pounds per acre) Use a mechanical spreader to apply bait evenly. When treating for Mole Crickets: Irrigate areas to be treated prior to application and apply product late in the afternoon. For maximum effectiveness, DO NOT irrigate treated area immediately after application.

perimeter and to harborage areas

maintenance
Location Rate Unit Label notes
Outdoor 1 pound per 1,000 square feet Apply quarterly in warm months to prevent insect populations from developing around structures. This product works well in combination with registered non­ repellent insecticides including dinotefuran, chlorfenapyr, and fipronil. If the perimeter is treated with a repellent insecticide, the bait may still be used around the perimeter, but it should be applied in a band outside the repellent barrier for best results.

exterior perimeter areas of structure

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Ants, including Carpenter Ants Outdoor 4 to 6 ounces per 100 square feet Apply in a band at least 2 to 4 feet wide.

trees, stumps, firewood piles and other locations where carpenter ants may nest

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Carpenter Ants Outdoor 4 to 6 ounces per 100 square feet Apply in a 2 to 4 foot wide band.

hollow tree or stump (nest location)

Target pest Location Rate Unit
Carpenter Ants Outdoor 1/2 to 1 ounce directly into the cavity

ant trails and in areas where ant activity has been noted

Target pest
Carpenter Ants
Location
Outdoor

ant mounds

Location Rate Label notes
Outdoor 1/2 to 1 ounce Apply around all ant mounds. Supplement by broadcast application in immediate area and along ant trails and in areas where ant activity has been noted.

Apartment Buildings, Camps, Factories, Food Handling Establishments, Garages, Grocery Stores, Homes, Hospitals, Hotels, Industrial Plants, Kennels, Libraries, Markets, Military Bases, Mobile Homes, Motels, New Construction, Nursing Homes, Offices, Pet Stores, Restaurants, Schools, Sewers, Theaters, Transportation Equipment (Aircraft, Boats, Buses, Ships, Trains, Trucks and Yachts), Utilities, Warehouses and Zoos

FOOD AREA APPLICATION LIMITED TO CRACK & CREVICE® TREATMENT ONLY. Apply only in areas inaccessible to children and pets. Avoid contamination of feed and foodstuffs and kitchen utensils. Apply, scattering/dusting under and behind refrigerator, cooler, stove, sink, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer tubs, counters, into openings around drains, water pipes and electrical conduits, and in cracks and crevices along baseboards and corners of cabinets, counter tops, cupboards and closets. Remove all lower drawers in kitchen and bathroom cabinets, bedroom dressers and chests of drawers, then scatter/dust in drawer wells. Any bait visible after application must be brushed into cracks and crevices or removed. Reapply in seven days if necessary.

Target pest
Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets and Silverfish
Location
Both

Homes, Hotels, Apartment Buildings, Stores and Restaurants (Non-Food Areas), Warehouses and Sewers

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets and Silverfish Both 4 pounds or 6 ounces or 1.25 cups per 1,000 square feet (or per 100 square feet) For Interior Applications: Spread evenly in crawl spaces, attics, drop ceilings and cellars with dirt or gravel floors. In attics, be sure to apply in eaves and access drains. In warehouses, garages and basements, concentrate application along walls and baseboards. Concentrate application in areas where insect activity is most prevalent. This product may also be applied in inaccessible areas such as cracks and crevices where insects can hide. Apply in pits of elevator, dumbwaiter and trash chute shafts. Apply under and behind pallets and boxes in storerooms. Bait may also be placed in removable trays in areas accessible to insects but away from children and pets.

Timing & weather

Use restrictions 4