>> has to be reapplied if it gets wet
Unfortunately, that would limit it to the m iddle of the summer for me - the dry season. Also, I recall a gallon jug was pretty expensive ... but that store had a lot of thigns that seemed like rip-offs to tempt Yuppies, not many bargains.
And bait + beer does pretty well for me, now that I know I have to set up a moat around any seedlings being hardened off.