Hi Huddie,
I work for the corporate office of Lawn Doctor.
Cedar oil is a natural essential oil that provides a pheromone interruption agent that impairs the insect's mental capacity. When combined with ethyl lactate, a raspberry bio-solvent it becomes instrumental in triggering instant erosion and dehydration of the insect's exoskeleton and subsequently, the egg and larvae. For every insect you see, there are 99 more in egg and larvae stage. Exposure to a water solution spiked with cedar oil and ethyl lactate will destroy the egg and larvae stage, breaking the egg layer cycle and eliminating the next generation of insects.
In addition to Yard Armour Treatments, there are several things you can do to help reduce insect populations. Your main focus should be the reduction of the habitat. This can be accomplished by cleaning up debris in and around your lawn. All woodpiles should be removed, weeds and grass should be mowed and no leaf piles should be allowed to sit. Keep perimeter areas adjoining your lawn clean and well mowed to help create a buffer. In some situations, adding a 3-foot wide landscape border around the perimeter of your lawn using mulch or landscape rock can help.
***Greatly edited, but there seemed to be some good information I wanted to leave up - double check it before relying on it though, as it's part of an advertisement for the company. [/b}Post Edited By Moderator (Traveler) : 4/11/2017 8:59:45 AM (GMT-6)