FIRST AID If inhaled • Move person to fresh air. GROUP 4A INSECTICIDE • If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth, if possible. • Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice. If in eyes • Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15-20 minutes. • Remove contact lenses, if present, after the Insecticide first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. • Call a poison control center or doctor for • For control of listed pests: including cockroaches, ants treatment advice. (except carpenter ants and Pharaoh ants), fire ants, yellow jackets, wasps and beetles If on skin or • Take off contaminated clothing. clothing • Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water • For control of localized infestations of drywood termites, for 15-20 minutes. subterranean termites, carpenter bees, and wood- • Call a poison control center or doctor for destroying beetles and borers treatment advice. Do not use this product as the sole source of control for If swallowed • Call a poison control center or doctor imme- active, structural infestations by subterranean termites; the diately for treatment advice. purpose of this application is to kill workers or winged • Have person sip a glass of water if able to reproductive forms of termites which are present at the time of swallow. treatment. It is not intended to provide structural pest control. • Do not induce vomiting unless told to do so It is not a substitute for mechanical alteration, soil and by a poison control center or doctor. foundation treatment, but merely a supplement. For active, • Do not give anything by mouth to an uncon- structural infestations by subterranean termites, this product scious person. can only be used to supplement a federally registered conventional product that is registered as a sole source for Have the product container or label with you when calling a termite control. This product will not eliminate termite poison control center or doctor, or going for treatment. infestations or provide protection against future infestations. HOT LINE NUMBER Active Ingredient: For 24-Hour Medical Emergency Assistance Thiamethoxam (CAS No. 153719-23-4) . 21.6% (Human or Animal) or Chemical Emergency Assistance Other Ingredients: 78.4% (Spill, Leak, Fire, or Accident), Total: 100.0% Call Optigard Flex Liquid is a suspension concentrate (SC) 1-800-888-8372 formulation. Optigard Flex Liquid contains 2 pounds thiamethoxam PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS per gallon formulated product (244 grams thiamethoxam Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals per liter formulated product). CAUTION KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Harmful if inhaled or absorbed through skin. Do not breathe vapor or spray mist. Avoid contact with eyes, skin, or clothing. CAUTION Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before Si usted no entiende la etiqueta, busque a alguien para que se eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco, or using the toilet. la explique a usted en detalle. (If you do not understand the Remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse. label, find someone to explain it to you in detail.) Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) See additional precautionary statements and directions for use Applicators and other handlers must wear: in booklet. • Long-sleeved shirt and long pants EPA Reg. No. 100-1306 EPA Est. No. 61282-WI-1 • Chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof material - Product of India Category A (e.g., natural rubber, ≥14 mils) Formulated in the USA • Shoes plus socks SCP 1306A-L1G 1214 Follow manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning/maintaining PPE. If no such instructions exist for washables, use detergent and hot 8 fluid ounces water. Keep and wash PPE separately from other laundry. Net Contents User Safety Recommendations: • Wash hands thoroughly before eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco, or using the toilet. • Remove clothing immediately if pesticide gets inside. Then wash thoroughly and put on clean clothing. continued… unintended consequences may result because of such factors as PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS (continued) manner of use or application, weather or crop conditions, pres- ence of other materials or other influencing factors in the use of Environmental Hazards the product, which are beyond the control of SYNGENTA CROP This product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment PROTECTION, LLC or Seller. To the extent permitted by applicable or residues on blooming plants or weeds. Do not apply this prod- law, Buyer and User agree to hold SYNGENTA and Seller harmless uct or allow it to drift to blooming plants or weeds if bees are for any claims relating to such factors. foraging. SYNGENTA warrants that this product conforms to the chemical This pesticide is toxic to wildlife and highly toxic to aquatic inver- description on the label and is reasonably fit for the purposes tebrates. Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where sur- stated in the Directions for Use, subject to the inherent risks face water is present, or to intertidal areas below the mean high referred to above, when used in accordance with directions under water mark. Do not contaminate water when cleaning equipment normal use conditions. To the extent permitted by applicable or disposing of equipment wash water. law: (1) this warranty does not extend to the use of this product contrary to label instructions or under conditions not reasonably PROTECTION OF POLLINATORS foreseeable to or beyond the control of Seller or SYNGENTA, APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS EXIST FOR THIS and (2) Buyer and User assume the risk of any such use. TO THE PRODUCT BECAUSE OF RISK TO BEES AND OTHER EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SYNGENTA MAKES INSECT POLLINATORS. FOLLOW APPLICATION NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A RESTRICTIONS FOUND IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE NOR ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED USE TO PROTECT POLLINATORS. WARRANTY EXCEPT AS WARRANTED BY THIS LABEL. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall SYNGENTA be liable for any incidental, consequential or special Look for the bee hazard icon in the Directions for damages resulting from the use or handling of this product. TO Use for each application site for specific use restrictions and THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE EXCLUSIVE instructions to protect bees and other insect pollinators. REMEDY OF THE USER OR BUYER, AND THE EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY This product can kill bees and other insect pollinators. OF SYNGENTA AND SELLER FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, Bees and other insect pollinators will forage on plants when INJURIES OR DAMAGES (INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON BREACH they flower, shed pollen, or produce nectar. OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR HANDLING OF Bees and other insect pollinators can be exposed to this THIS PRODUCT, SHALL BE THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE pesticide from: OF THE PRODUCT OR, AT THE ELECTION OF SYNGENTA OR • Direct contact during foliar applications, or contact with SELLER, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT. residues on plant surfaces after foliar applications SYNGENTA and Seller offer this product, and Buyer and User accept • Ingestion of residues in nectar and pollen when the pesti- it, subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale and Limitation of cide is applied as a seed treatment, soil, tree injection, as Warranty and Liability, which may not be modified except by well as foliar applications. written agreement signed by a duly authorized representative of SYNGENTA. When Using This Product Take Steps To: • Minimize exposure of this product to bees and other insect DIRECTIONS FOR USE pollinators when they are foraging on pollinator attractive It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner plants around the application site. inconsistent with its labeling. • Minimize drift of this product on to beehives or to off–site pollinator attractive habitat. Drift of this product onto Do not apply Optigard Flex Liquid while bees are beehives or off–site to pollinator attractive habitat can foraging. Do not apply Optigard Flex Liquid to plants result in bee kills. that are flowering. Only apply after all flower petals have fallen off. Information on protecting bees and other insect pollinators may be found at the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Resistance Management website at: Optigard Flex Liquid belongs to the neonicotinoid class of chemi- http://pesticidestewardship.org/PollinatorProtection/Pages/ stry (Group 4A Insecticide). Pests that are resistant to insecticides default.aspx. in other chemical classes are not known to be cross-resistant Pesticide incidents (for example, bee kills) should immediately to Optigard Flex Liquid. However, insect pests are known to be reported to the state/tribal lead agency. For contact infor- develop resistance to products used repeatedly for control. As mation for your state, go to: www.aapco.org/officials.html. resistance development cannot be predicted, the use of Optigard Pesticide incidents should also be reported to the National Flex Liquid should conform to sound resistance management Pesticide Information Center at: strategies established for the use site. Strategies should include www.npic.orst.edu or directly to EPA at: [email protected] rotation of chemicals with different modes of action, limitation of the number of successive generations of the target pest being Physical or Chemical Hazards treated with the same compound, and adherence to labeled Do not use, pour, spill or store near heat or open flame. directions. Consult your local pest control advisor or extension office for CONDITIONS OF SALE AND LIMITATION OF additional methods for preventing resistance development. SYNGENTA encourages responsible product stewardship to WARRANTY AND LIABILITY ensure effective long-term control of the insect pests on this label. NOTICE: Read the entire Directions for Use and Conditions of Sale and Limitation of Warranty and Liability before buying USE RESTRICTIONS or using this product. If the terms are not acceptable, return the product at once, unopened, and the purchase price will • Do not apply this product in a way that will contact any other be refunded.