Optigard Cockroach Gel Bait

The active ingredient in Optigard Cockroach affects cockroaches at two different target sites. This provides effective control while following good resistance management practices.

Optigard® Cockroach Gel is a professional-grade insecticidal bait designed for rapid and long-lasting control of key cockroach species such as German (including bait-averse strains), American, and Oriental cockroaches. Formulated with the unique active ingredient emamectin benzoate, it offers a dual mode of action—targeting both GABA and glutamate-gated chloride channels—for unmatched efficacy. The formulation includes a powerful “stop feed” mechanism that ensures cockroaches ingest only a lethal dose, allowing more bait to remain available for secondary transmission via coprophagy (feces) and necrophagy (carcass consumption). Its long-lasting attractiveness, low resistance risk, and non-repellent profile make it an ideal choice for professional pest control in both residential and commercial settings.

Key Features

• A ready-to-use formulation for controlling cockroaches indoors and outdoors
• Proven to be faster acting than abamectin baits
• Its different bait matrix makes it excellent for use in any cockroach control rotation program
• Can be used as part of the SecureChoiceSM Cockroach Assurance Program for proven cockroach control

Key Benefits

• Broad-spectrum control: Works on major cockroach species including bait-averse strains
• Fast and reliable kill: Delivers quick control with extended residual effect
• Resistance management: No documented resistance to emamectin benzoate.
• Secondary kill effect: Controls additional cockroaches via coprophagy and necrophagy
• Ease of application: Easy to use indoors and outdoors with flexible spot or line application
• Increased efficiency: One cartridge delivers more dead roaches due to effective dose sharing.

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