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Problem & solutions guide How to safely get rid of the most annoying bugs
Bug Free. Worry Free.
6 tips to go bug free all year long 1
for families of every kind, everywhere. Way to go bug-free and worry-free, Wonder Pack!
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Problem & Solutions Guide The ultimate how-to for families going bug-free.
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THE
PROBLEM FOR PETS
Fleas
Ticks
What: Tiny. Wingless. Parasitic. Identified by an itching pet or black and white specks in fur. Known to cause dermatitis, tapeworm, and anemia.
What: Arachnid. Hardy. Climbers. Identified by feeling a small bump on pet’s skin. Known to carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Where: Grass. Shaded areas under trees. Cracks in flooring.
Where: Dark, damp areas, heavilywooded areas, and tall grasses
How: These tremendous leapers quickly spread to multiple hosts and into your home. Many wild animals carry fleas that can then end up in your yard or nearby trails — making environmental control vital. Wherever an infested animal goes is where the flea life cycle can exist!
How: These larger, slower pests don’t actively seek out hosts and are usually picked up accidentally by brushing against grass or plants — because total prevention is difficult, deterring them from staying on your pet and attaching to them is key.
Did you know? Adult fleas make up only 5% of the flea population, but they can lay thousands of eggs in their lifetime. Plus, eggs can hatch in as little as two days, so the problem can get out of control fast.
Eggs 50%
Larva
Flea 35% Life Cycle
Adult 5%
Pupa 10%
THE
SOLUTION. FLEA & TICK PETS + HOME
Kills 100% of Fleas and Ticks Eliminates full life cycles to end and prevent issues. Replaces spot drops, pills, and collars. Mosquitoes Don't Stand a Chance While not a complete replacement for heartworm prevention, it's a great first step as it kills and repels mosquitoes. Dog & Cat Safe Purest, properly diluted essential oils safely protect dogs and cats of all ages and sizes. 4 Fresh Scents Protect and freshen with natural essential oils.
Lemongrass
Sizes: 4oz, 16oz, 32oz, and 1 gallon refill
Cedarwood
Peppermint
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Rosemary
How to apply On Dogs & Cats
In Your Home
Eliminate Kills by contact. Mist body, belly, and tail. Spray into hands or directly on pet’s skin and gently rub in.
Eliminate 1-2 full-house treatments and daily spot treatment to areas like pet beds and rugs until bugs are gone.
Maintain Apply 2-3 times per week and before visiting areas not protected by Wondercide® like parks and trails.
Maintain Spray every 2-3 weeks or as often as desired to freshen and provide a layer of ongoing protection.
Every bug situation is unique – find what works for you! Dial frequency up or down as needed.
Protection
Use with Flea & Tick Lawn + Garden and Geranium Shampoo for ultimate success in killing and preventing fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes.
FLEA & TICK YA R D + G A R D E N Eliminate the Source Kills the fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes around the outside of your home. Spray & Play!™ Convenience Don’t miss a second of fun. Just apply and immediately enjoy your yard with pets and kids. No dry time needed. Bioselective Residue is safe for bees, butterflies, and grazing animals. Go Pro-planet and Save Your Bottle! Refill with concentrate.
How to apply Eliminate Spray around the perimeter of your house and out to the fence or property line twice within 2-10 days (closer together if you have lots of bugs). Maintain Apply every 4-6 weeks to maintain a bug-free yard. Still seeing bugs? Use ready-to-use bottle a little more often (or if you're using concentrate, add more into your sprayer)!
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GERANIUM SHAMPOO BAR
A Fresh Start The first line of protection for dogs and cats. Scrubs off fleas and ticks, while geranium and citronella offer repellent qualities to keep bugs away. Gentle on Dogs & Cats of All Ages Lush lather powered by coconut oil. Free of artificial colors, fragrances, phthalates, parabens, and sulfates. Gentle enough to use several times a week. Lasts and Lasts Lasts 5x Longer than 16 oz. liquid shampoo.
How to apply For a relaxing bath time, simply wet your pet, hold the bar with one hand while you support your furry friend with the other, then rub body, belly, legs, and tail. Lather the coat and rinse. For deeper moisturizing or to comfort hot spots and insect bites, lather the coat and massage for a few minutes, then rinse.
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THE
PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE
Mosquitoes
Ticks
What: Winged. Varied. Can be lifethreatening. Identified by unmistakable buzzing noise. Known to carry Malaria, West Nile, and Zika virus.
What: Arachnid. Hardy. Climbers. Identified by feeling a small bump on pet’s skin. Known to carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Where: Standing water. Leafy debris. Anywhere it’s warm, wet, and humid. How: These pesky insects are largely ever-present in many environments, especially humid areas. They can be challenging to control because of neighbors’ untreated lawns, open land, or in multi-family residences.
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Where: Dark, damp areas, heavilywooded areas, and tall grasses How: These larger, slower pests don’t actively seek out hosts and are usually picked up accidentally by brushing against grass or plants — because total prevention is difficult, deterring them from staying on your pet and attaching to them is key.
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THE
SOLUTION OUTDOOR PEST CONTROL
YA R D + G A R D E N Eliminate the Source Kills the mosquitoes and ticks around the outside of your home. Spray & Play!™ Convenience Don’t miss a second of fun. Just apply and immediately enjoy your yard with pets and kids. No dry time needed. Bioselective Residue is safe for bees, butterflies, and grazing animals. Go Pro-planet and Save Your Bottle! Refill with concentrate.
How to Apply Eliminate Spray around the perimeter of your house and out to the fence or property line twice within 2-10 days (closer together if you have lots of bugs).
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Maintain Apply every 4-6 weeks to maintain a bug-free yard. Still seeing bugs? Use ready-to-use bottle a little more often (or if you're using concentrate, add more into your sprayer)!
BONUS! Also gets rid of ants, flies, and roaches. This is your one go-to spray to get rid of all the annoying bugs getting between you and quality time outdoors with your favorite pets and people. For ant mounds: spray water into top of mound to draw ants out then saturate with Outdoor Pest Control.
INSECT REPELLENT K I D S + F A M I LY Repels Mosquitoes and is safe for the whole family. Convenient size goes anywhere adventure awaits.
4 Fresh Scents
Protect and freshen with natural essential oils.
Rosemary
Easy to use: Spray on body, hands, feet, and ankles. Spritz into hands to rub onto face and neck. Re-apply as often as needed to stay protected.
Peppermint
Cedarwood
Lemongrass
REPEL
SOAP BAR Your first-step in pest protection before venturing off the beaten path or just hanging on the back porch. Easy to use: Use anytime you want an added layer of protection against pesky bugs and to refresh after spending time outdoors. Use all 3 together for ultimate success Protection in killing and preventing annoying bugs. 13
THE
PROBLEM IN YOUR HOME
Roaches
Ants
What: Flat, oval-shaped body. Six long, spiny legs. Fast. Some have wings and can fly.
What: Skinny, crawling bugs with bent antennae. Most are brown. Three distinct body parts.
Where: In kitchens and bathrooms, under sinks, near food. Outside in garbage cans, brush, leaf litter.
Where: They nest underground outdoors in anthills or inside trees in large groups called colonies.
How: These creepy crawlers are often blamed on poor housekeeping, and they can get inside by hitching a ride on infested items from outdoors, via cracks and gaps in a home, or through drains. Some even fly inside, attracted by lights. They leave their droppings wherever they go.
How: These social bugs live, work, and travel in large numbers together. Ants enter homes through gaps around doors, holes in window screens, and cracks. They can also hitch a ride with pets or items brought in from the outside like a plant, flowers, garden produce, or boxes from the garage.
Did you know? Cockroaches can live without
Ants come inside in search of
food for a month. However, they
water or food, particularly
can only survive without water
during dry periods. You may
for one week. This is why they
see them in bathrooms or other
are commonly found in high-
humid parts of the house.
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SOLUTION INDOOR PEST CONTROL HOME + KITCHEN Kills, repels, and prevents roaches, ants, spiders, and more. Safe to use around kids and pets throughout your home. Powered by plants Replaces commonly-used sprays under your sink that may contain nasty chemicals. 4 Fresh Scents Protect and freshen with natural essential oils.
How-to Apply Eliminate Spray surfaces from a distance of 8-12 inches, directly spraying bugs. Try a test spray on a small, hidden area prior to full application.
Protection
Sizes: 32oz and 1 gallon refill
Maintain & Prevent Spray around windows, doors, and baseboards. Spray under sinks, in cabinets, and around appliances. Spray on furniture, flooring, and around outdoor living areas. Use as often as desired to freshen your home and keep it bug-free. Use Indoor and Outdoor Pest Control together for ultimate success in killing and preventing annoying bugs.
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Make a clean getaway SHAMPOO BARS 4 UNIQUE BLENDS For Dogs & Cats of All Ages Free of artificial colors, fragrances, phthalates, parabens, and sulfates. Rich, sudsy lather rinses clean.
LASTS
5X
LONGER
THAN LIQUID SHAMPOO
Easy to use: Hold the bar in one hand and steady your pet with the other. Lather body, belly, neck, and feet – then rinse!
Aloe vera and honey keep the skin and coat healthy.
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Wash off odors while neem works to revitalize the coat.
A soothing and gentle scrub, safe to use on the most sensitive of skin.
Wash away and repel bugs with geranium and citronella.
EAR CARE
WA S H + T R E AT M E N T Ear Wash cleans and helps prevent infection. Ear Treatment remedies ailments. Easy to use: Place several drops into ear canal and massage gently. Allow pet to shake head to remove excess wax, dirt, or debris. Apply to cotton pad and wipe the ear flap. For dogs & cats.
SKIN TONIC
Just for dogs.
S P R AY + O I L
Provides instant relief for hot spots, dry, itchy skin, rashes, burns, bug bites, and more. Features neem and lavender oil to soothe. Easy to use: Rub coat in opposite direction of growth and apply on skin. Massage in gently. Safe for daily use.
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6 TIPS
to go bug free all year long. Em Perdue, Contributing Editor
Hey friends, Em here with some helpful nuggets of knowledge to help you get your yard ready for hangouts with your favorite pets and people.
four options based on bug problem and whether or not you want to use a ready-touse or concentrate:
Bugs like mosquitoes, ants, fleas, and ticks are not only relentless, they can ruin quality time with your Pack. So get ahead of them this year. It's doable… I promise. Plus, making your yard a place of haven, peace, and fun is just… well… joyful. And we could all use some joy this year, ay? Follow these seven steps and you’ll be kicking back bug-free with your favorite beverage and a smile on your face in no time. Step 1: Remove stuff bugs love like: • Standing water, leafy debris • Have a bird bath? Replace its water every few days. • Have a pool or pond? Keep the water clean, treated, and filtered. Step 2: Keep grass short and landscaping in check Bugs love super-tall grass and unkempt landscaping. So make sure to keep landscaping areas as manicured as possible. Step 3: Put into action a battle plan that doesn't give bugs a chance! Treat your yard with Wondercide First, figure out about how large your yard is (e.g. 6,000 sq. ft.) and then determine which spray works best for you. We have
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Ready-to-use Spray: Great for small to average-size yards or 5,000 sq. ft. Just screw on to your hose and you’re good to go! Once empty, simply refill with 8–10 oz. of concentrate, fill the rest with warm water, and shake. Takes about 20 minutes or less from start to finish for small to average-size yards Concentrate: Perfect for those looking for more flexibility to dial up or down the strength of the solution. If you’re dealing with a super-challenging infestation, you can easily increase the dilution strength from 8 oz. to 10oz or 12oz. Concentrates come in three sizes so choose which one works best for you.
16 oz.
32 oz.
128 oz.
treats up to 10,000ft2
treats up to 20,000ft2
80,000ft2
treats up to
Be sure to have enough concentrate on hand for two treatments if you're just starting out and enough for full coverage once if you're in the keep-control phase. Wondercide concentrate bottles do not come with a sprayer. We recommend refilling your empty ready-to-use bottle with concentrate. Or, use a hose-end sprayer that you can easily find online or at your local hardware store. Apply two initial treatments 2-10 days apart. What does that mean? If you’re dealing with a TON of bugs, apply the two treatments closer together. If you’re only seeing a few bugs here and there, apply the two treatments further apart. Make sure you're covering your yard fully each time and all outdoor areas (decks, porches, patios, fences, outdoor furniture, trees, plants, gardens, bushes). Once you gain control, you can transition to treating about once every 30–45 days depending on the pest pressure in your area. Some customers use weekly, some use monthly – the key is to find what works for you. The great thing about Wondercide® sprays for yards is they’re safe to use as often as needed.
Step 4: Layer up protection For kids and adults, layer up with Wondercide Insect Repellent. Spray on your skin and clothing. Make sure to spray hands, feet and ankles. Spray in your hand to apply to the face and neck. For those long hours outside, reapply this safe bug spray as often as needed. Bonus: this mosquito repellent also works great as a tick repellent. For pets, use Wondercide Flea & Tick Spray for dogs and cats of all ages. Rub your pet’s coat in the opposite direction of
growth, spray, and rub in. Spray the body, legs, tail, belly and armpits. Spritz into your hands to rub onto your pet's ears and face. Avoid spraying in mouth, nose and eyes. Do not soak your pet. Full coverage will ensure best results. The spray kills by contact when wet, repels when dry. For dogs, apply every 2-3 days and before visiting untreated areas. Repeat as needed to kill and repel fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. Pest pressure differs by geography, so you might find you use it more or less frequently. Since cats are more sensitive by nature, we recommend a test spray an hour before a full treatment and suggest using the 4 oz. size for a finer mist. If your cat is fearful of spray bottles, spray into your hands and massage on to your cat. Step 5: Did someone say jazz it up? Have some fun making your yard your own oasis! Depending on what YOU and your Pack love, there are all sorts of things to consider. Hanging party lights, tiki torches, and outdoor games are just a few thoughts to get you started. Step 6: Make it a year-round routine Just because you might not see as many bugs around when the weather is cooler does not mean you should stop your routine! Keep it up throughout the year to give yourself the best chances of remaining bug-free once the weather warms back up again. With decades of customers’ feedback and our own team’s testing, treating year-round is proven to result in the best case scenario come spring and summer. Get started today!
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