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Scotts
Turf Builder SummerGuard Lawn Food with Insect Control
$39.49
Scotts
Turf Builder SummerGuard Lawn Food with Insect Control
$39.49
Summer heat and pesky bugs don't stand a chance in your yard this summer. This summer lawn food stregthens your grass, building deep roots for better heat and drought resistance. It also pulls double duty as a bug and tick killer, so you can get back to enjoying barefoot season in your yard.
Key Features
- TWO JOBS IN ONE: Save time with this 2-in-1 lawn fertilizer with tick control that feeds your yard while killing ticks, fleas and other listed insects in one easy step
- STRENGTHENS AGAINST SUMMER STRESS: This fertilizer for lawns feeds to strengthen your grass by helping build strong, deep roots for better heat and drought resistance
- KILLS LISTED BUGS: This lawn food with insect control provides reliable tick control for your yard and also kills ants, fleas, spiders, armyworms, chinch bugs, crickets, and grasshoppers
About This Product
Protecting your lawn from summer heat and drought while keeping pesky bugs at bay is easier than you think. This is your go-to summer lawn fertilizer plus insecticide. It feeds to help strengthen your grass against heat and drought while killing listed pests like ants, fleas, and ticks in your yard. Just apply, water it in, and get back to enjoying your green space without the stress of summer damage or annoying bites.
Product Information
Fertilizer Analysis: 20-0-8 NPK
Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin
Coverage: 5,000 sq. ft.
Size: 13.35 lb.
SKU: 49013
Product Label:
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- This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.
- Safety data sheet can be found at: https://www.scottsmsds.com
Where & When To Use
Where to Use: This product is safe for use on all grass types.
Where Not to Use: To help protect our environment, do not apply near water, storm drains, or drainage ditches.
When to Use: Apply in the summer months between June and August when pests are active and your lawn needs a boost of nutrients to build strong, deep roots to help protect it from summer heat and drought
How Often to Use: This summer lawn fertilizer with insect control feeds your lawn for up to 8 weeks; use it as part of your annual lawn care routine. For best results, feed your lawn 4 times per year with Turf Builder lawn care products. If there are renewed signs of insect activity, a repeat application can be made but no sooner than 2 weeks after the first application.
How To Use
1. Check the Lawn: Make sure your lawn is dry before applying.
2. Prep Your Spreader: Fill your spreader with this combination lawn food and insect control and set the dial on your spreader using the spreader settings provided below.
3. Apply Evenly: Walk at a steady pace while applying the product to your lawn.
4. Clean Up: Sweep any product that may have gotten on hard surfaces such as driveways and sidewalks back into the lawn.
5. Water It In: Immediately after application, water your lawn thoroughly, but not to the point of runoff.
6. Enjoy Your Lawn: Once the lawn has dried completely, your family and pets can get back to playing in the yard.
Spreader Settings
Scotts Broadcast/Rotary Spreaders: 4 1/2
Scotts Drop Spreaders: 8 1/2
Product Tips
Use with Other Control Products: Do not use any other weed, disease, or insect control products for at least one week after application.
Check The Weather: Apply on a calm day to help ensure that wind does not blow the product off the area by treated.
Watering Tips
Water It In: Water the product in immediately after applying to activate the insect control and start feeding your lawn.
Check for Rain: Do not apply if rain predicted within the next 24 hours to help ensure that the insecticide is not washed off the treatment area.
Product Safety
Kids & Pets: Make sure kids and pets stay off the treated area during application and until you've watered the product in and the grass has dried completely.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I store leftover Scotts Turf Builder SummerGuard Lawn Food with Insect Control?
Just keep any unused product in its original bag. Fold the top down tight, and stash it in a cool, dry spot where kids and pets can't get to it.
Does Turf Builder SummerGuard need to be watered in?
You bet! Give your lawn a good watering right after you apply it. This washes the particles down into the soil where those pesky bugs like to hide and activates the insecticide so it can get right to work.
Is Scotts SummerGuard safe for use around my kids and pets?
We know your yard is made for playing! Make sure kids and pets stay off the lawn while you're putting the product down. Once you've watered it in and the grass is completely dry, everyone is good to head back out and play.
When is the best time to put down Scotts Turf Builder SummerGuard?
Plan to apply during the peak summer months between June and August. You'll want to get it down when you start noticing the first signs of ants, fleas, ticks, or other uninvited insect guests moving in.
What insects does SummerGuard kill?
This combination lawn food and insect killer controls Ants (black turf, carpenter, red harvester, odorous, pyramid, argentine, and pharaoh (sugar)), armyworms (including fall armyworms), billbugs (including bluegrass billbugs), black turfgrass ataenius, chiggers, chinch bugs, crickets, cutworms (including black cutworms), earwigs, European crane fly, fleas (including cat fleas), grasshoppers, leafhoppers, mealybugs, mole crickets (including tawny mole cricket), sod webworms (lawn moth), spiders (including brown recluse spiders), ticks (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease), and weevils (including annual bluegrass weevils).
Rated 5 out of
5
by
David Toledo from
Scots
Good product. Consistent and easy to spread. Covers well.
Date published: 2025-07-27
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Mike O from
No more ants
Really greened up my yard and got rid of the ant hills
Date published: 2025-07-24
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Cupid from
Excellent Service
One item got lost and another damaged during transit and Scott's immediately remedied to my full satisfaction. And the resolution was very timely. Very pleased.
Date published: 2025-07-21
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tudy from
Love scotts products
I like all the scotts fertilizer products, I follow the early spring, spring, summer and fall feedings and my yard looks good, it mashed me feel satisfied. I do kind of wait to see how the yard is doing in the summer and you do really need to time it right with rain, so it doesn't burn the grass. I think the prices are ok. I got a pretty sweet deal ordering online with a discount. So you just need to sign up for their email newsletter and when they run specials that's a good time to buy. I normally buy at a big box store, but this last time I bought through scotts directly and it worked out well. It shipped really quick too. My lawn looks beautiful and I have to mow it again due to the fertilizer doing it's job. I cant really say I've noticed a difference with bugs yet however. Just make sure to read the instructions and follow them and I think you will get a nice looking lawn.
Date published: 2025-07-21
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Warren C from
Summer Guard w/ insect Control
Easy to apply product. Lawn is greening up nicely. I assume insect control is working. We’ll see in the late fall. So Far I highly recommend!
Date published: 2025-07-20
Rated 5 out of
5
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Bucky1 from
Great product
I put it down 2 weeks ago! It worked great. I had stripes and bare areas..2 weeks later..its amazing
Date published: 2025-07-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Great product
Best summer lawn food on the market.! Goes down easy and consistently when applied with a broadcaster. No clumps to deal with. Controls the carpet moth that I’m plagued with. Best of all, shipped free directly to the house, and that’s a huge plus for me.
Date published: 2025-07-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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Dwarak jampani from
Excellent product
Excellent product that works , both feeds and controls insects . I’m part of Scott’s subscription, they deliver excellent products right on time . I cancelled turf company by subscribing to Scott’s
Date published: 2025-07-16