The active ingredient is Permethrin. Permethrin is extremely toxic to fish and aquatic life, so if you have a backyard pond, avoid spraying this area. It is also highly toxic to cats, since they lick their fur and ingest the toxin. Cutter warns to keep all pets off the lawn until the application is completely dry. Spray the yard from the outside perimeter in. You don''t want to get the chemical on your feet, as it will cause a tingling sensation (it is a neurotoxin and is classified as a "likely" carcinogen. There is also a link to Parkinson''s disease). Wear heavy shoes or rubber boots when applying. Cutter instructions say to wet down the yard first, but I usually apply in the early AM when dew is still present. Avoid applying in windy conditions as you don''t want this stuff blowing back on you. Cutter says to not apply more than 14 treatments per year.
The product can be applied by simply attaching the nozzle to your hose and spraying. Spray every single piece of greenery possible, as well as the sides of dwelling, window screens, etc. The wider the perimeter, the better the control of mosquitoes.
While there are risks in using any chemical, I apply the chemical carefully per instructions and avoid getting any on my body. The danger of West Nile Disease is significant in this area, and I''d rather apply Cutter''s Bug-Free Backyard than avoid going outside.
konedogThis product has to be one of the most frustrating products that I have used in years. The dispensing system doesn''t work at all. I bought two bottles and, with each, spent about 45 minutes spraying the lawn while getting eaten by mosquitoes before realizing that not a single drop of teh active ingredients were actually getting dispensed out the hose. Fortunately I had an older bottle with a better dispenser and used that bottle to spray. Unfortunately, that dispenser eventually fell apart, and when I needed a new bottle, I was back with the latest dispenser. For this third bottle, the entire dispenser blew up in my face when I turned on the nozzle, so I got the chemical in my eyes, my mouth, my hair, everywhere. Absolute POS. The people at Cutter should be mortified that they sell a product that is this crappy.Cutter backyard changed the formula, now it sucks. It used to be the greatest thing ever, now I need to spray weekly to give me the same results as it used to.
Cutter why did you change your formula?????The cutter spray works fairly well but NOT for 8 weeks as advertised. I live just outside of Houston and nothing really works totally. But this will keep if from getting really bad if I apply it every other week. I would buy it on Amazon but they are asking $14.99 and it is only $9.97 at the local Lowe''s.


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