Enjoy The Outdoors Without Pests (NAPSA)—According to the most recent survey by the National Gardening Association, consumers spent more than $38 billion on their lawns and gardens a year. More and more homeown- ers are spending some of that money creating relaxing outdoor living spaces that are more like open-air living rooms. “Merging indoor and outdoor living areas is a time-honored landscape technique that increases living space by creating patios, sitting areas, gardens and lawns that are easily accessible and visible from the indoors,” says Garden Expert Lance Walheim, the author of “Lawn Care for Dummies” and who often writes for Sunset and other national gardening publications. “Rooms in your home become more open by sharing the view outdoors. And a smooth transition into the garden makes it as usable as any indoor space.” One of the biggest hindrances to the enjoyment created by out- door living areas can be pests such as ants, ticks, spiders, fleas, Japanese beetles and mosquitoes. Add destructive above-ground pests such as armyworms and sod webworms and below-ground pests such as grubs, European crane flies and mole crickets and you’ve got a bunch of insects that can cause problems for you, your family and your pocketbook. “Until recently, there hasn’t been a true alternative to chemicals such as Diazinon that was aay Enjoying the outdoor living space you just created. effective against above- and below-ground pests,” says Walheim. “It took multiple products to control a wide variety of insects— that is, until now.” How do you get rid of all those pests quickly and cost efficiently? Bayer Advanced” Complete Insect Killer for Soil & Turf, which is available in granular and spray formulas, combines two Bayer unique active ingredients that work together to control more than 50 kinds of above-ground and below-ground pests. One ingredient is targeted to kill surface-feeding insects on contact while the other ingredient is systemically absorbed into plants and grass roots to control and prevent insect infestations underground for up to three months. All Bayer Advanced products carry a money-back guarantee. For more information, visit www.bayeradvanced.com or call 1-877-BAYERAG.
