Mortein Powergard DIY Insect Surface Spray 2L x 3

Mortein PowerGard DIY Professional DIY Outdoor & Indoor Surface Spray protects for up to 6 months outdoors & indoors.

WHAT IT DOES

Mortein PowerGard DIY Indoor & Outdoor Surface Spray prevents insect infestations by killing cockroaches, ants and spiders for up to 9 months inside and outside the home. Allows easy access to hard to reach places (up to 3m away for outdoor use). The expert's DIY Indoor & Outdoor Surface Spray.

• Same technology used by professional pest control operators.
• Flushes out insects from their hiding places.
• Prevents the build up of spider webs. Not for use on termites.
• Ideally apply entire contents as one treatment (covers 31m2).

BENEFITS

1. Prevents insect infestations by killing cockroaches, ants and spiders for up to 9 months inside & outside the home.
2. Prevents the build up of spider webs.
3. Same technology used by professional pest control operators.
4. Flushes out insects from their hiding places.
5. Allows easy access to hard to reach places (up to 3m away for outdoor use).

HOW TO USE

1. Remove safety cap, attache trigger mechanism. Straighten tube beofre inseting into bottle.
2. Turn nozzle to "open" position. SHAKE WELL. Hold trigger below the level of the bottle. Pump trigger several times to prime. Adjust nozzle for direct spray or mist spray.
3. Spray likely insect infectation areas.
4. To store leftover product, replace safety cap on bottle. Clean trigger by placing the tube in a bucket of water and spraying through trigger.

WHERE TO USE

• Ideal for use around door and window frames; cracks and crevices; garbage bins; pergolas; eaves; letter boxes; undersides of outdoor furniture and decks; garden sheds; cubby houses; fences; along skirting boards, behind and under the fridge, sink, oven and cupboards.

About Mortein

Mortein was first manufactured as an insecticidal powder in the 1870s by J. Hagemann, a German immigrant to Australia. It is said that Hagemann himself came up with the name Mortein, with a little help from his French wife: the famous name is a combination of the French word 'mort' (dead) and the German 'ein' (one).

Hagemann used crushed chrysanthemum flowers to produce a pyrethrum extract. The powder was originally sprinkled about, and in the 1920s a squeeze puffer was developed. Hagemann introduced a liquid version in 1928. He combined this with kerosene and had a pump pack designed (the traditional 'flit gun') which allowed the insecticide to be sprayed into the air or onto the pests themselves.

Hagemann's product was distributed wholesale by Samuel Taylor. Taylor ran his own business until his death in 1895. Soon after that , the business went broke, and in 1909 it came into the hands of F. S. Steer and Thomas Jackson. They were to revive Taylor's business and ultimately set it up as a proprietary company in 1937 as Samuel Taylor Pty Ltd. This company was to play a critical role in Mortein's development, mainly through the activities of its larger-than-life managing director from the 1940s to the 1960s, Bill Graham.

By 1953, Mortein was already a household name when the Samuel Taylor company pioneered the aerosol industry in Australia by introducing the Pressure Pak. When TV arrived in Australia in 1956, a lengthy 'infomercial' by Mortein was one of the first TV ads produced and shown in this country.

Graham believed in aggressive marketing and advertising, and saw the potential of TV as soon as it appeared. He developed new brand after new brand, including several which are household names today, such as Preen, Fabulon, Aerogard and Mr Sheen. Mortein was, perhaps, his favourite. He was a passionate believer in the safety and efficacy of his product, and once (rumour has it) drank down a glass of Mortein in front of a shocked government inquiry to demonstrate how safe it was.

In 1969 the Samuel Taylor company was bought by the British company Reckitt & Colman. The Australian firm, under its British parent, introduced and promoted to the Australian market several of the country's most familiar household names over the past few decades. Among these consumer icons, Mortein stands out as the most widely recognised of all.

Things You Didn’t Know About Mortein

• Mortein Pressure Pak was the first commercially produced aerosol in Australia back in the 1950s
• Mortein was a pioneer in advertising, producing one of the first television advertisements in Australia
• That loveable rogue Louie the Fly, synonymous with the name Mortein, has been around on television since 1957. Follow Louie the Fly on Facebook. Visit www.facebook.com/louiethefly?ref=br_tf.
• The name 'Mortein' is said to derive from the French 'mort' (dead) plus the German 'ein' (one) and was concocted by Mortein's German inventor and his French wife in the 1870s.
• Mortein, developed and made in Australia, has been the leading brand of household insecticide in Australian homes for over 100 years.
• Mortein was introduced into New Zealand for over many decades.

Mortein has moved a long way from the simple pyrethrum powder and early kerosene-based flit gun fly spray.

Mortein now has products to cater for all pest problems.