Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer for Indoor & Perimeter2 Kills Ants, Roaches, Spiders with No Odor and Fast Dry, 1.33Gal

Seemed to work. Been in a new house, and earlier this summer, we were getting a cock roach encounter almost nightly all of a sudden. Our cats are very good at detecting, finding, and playing with them, otherwise i don’t even know if we’d of known. I put this stuff around the house outside, i did the inside of my garage, both around the walls and the garage door, and also in the gaps between the concrete rectangles. Got those same gaps down my driveway leading to the garage as well.

Still had a few encounters initially, but they slowed down, and basically stopped. Might get 1 every 3 to 4 weeks now. I started finding bodies in the garage every now and then, and that stopped too. This stuff doesn’t kill these insects instantly, it seems to hurt them over time. Ones you find, will be slower, sometimes basically dying.

I did not spray inside, aside from the garage. I was going to spray inside, if we didn’t see results, but it seemed to have worked. Either the spray worked and has done wonders, or the pests may have been a time of year thing, or related to construction in the area, i’m not sure. But as far as i can tell, this stuff worked for us.

As for the amounts, i have a 1 story, 1950 square foot house, and i was able to do the entire house perimeter, the inside garage , the driveway, and i was left with what feels like half, or just under half left.

We’ve been at war with roaches coming up from the outdoor sewer potholes for years. Every time we spray these in the sewer holes they flee out from the holes and either into our streets or into our home. We spray it around the sewer barrier and directly on them when they come out. Initially the enemy is weakend, and eventually they submit and die. This stuff has saved us from the war we’ve been fighting with these critters.

It’s spider season in seattle and as someone who wakes up at 5 am everyday, it is not pleasant turning on the lights and finding 4-5 spiders all around my house (and that’s only the amount of spiders i can see!)

the sheer amount of spiders in my house made me dread waking up and even being in certain rooms, so i bought this product out of desperation. Best decision of my life! Ever since spraying this all around my home, i have not encountered a single spider. That’s right– i thought that i would still see a spider here and there, but it’s as if the entire species has been eradicated off of earth or something.

Works as described, although i can’t speak to longevity just yet. Recently moved into a new home only to find out that the outside was prone to roaches. I sprayed the perimeter in particular where the bottom of the foundation meets the bark landscaping. Roaches were surfacing to the top while slowly dying. All in a matter of 10 min or so. Will purchase again. Easy to use with the electric wand and minimal scent if any.

After realizing that the exterior of my apartment building has an infestation of brown widow spiders, this was suggested by my church who uses this to spray around cabins at our church retreat center. I was well pleased with the results after spraying several spiders as well as multiple eggs sacs.
Nothing else i have tried actually killed them instantly, but this spray does.
I used the first jug to spray the exterior of the building and ordered a second to use inside around doors, windows, baseboards, etc.

I have tried all the popular bug killers but this stuff works the best. We are stuck in a crappy lease and we have roaches, our neighbor is gross and the owner of the building is lazy. There are bugs in the walls. We’ve tried a lot of products, raid, combat, gels, sprays, roach motels, and this stuff works the best. When we see bugs they are literally dehydrated! This stuff is amazing! Also, you can safely spray it every week and with proper ventilation, once the stuff dries after about 2 hours we let the cats back in the room, then spray the next one and no one gets sick from it. It’s an excellent product. My only complaint is the the wand is kind of flimsy and broke after a year, but it’s a small price to pay for an effective product!

New neighbors brought q roach infestation which caused them to be kicked out. They were dirty! They made the whole building which we’ve lived in for years and never seen a roach get infested. The complex had pest control come in and flog and set up baits multiple times and nothing worked. Some neighbors left and my complex was almost emptied out expect for us. We pay a lot and have a great view so i was not about to be kicked out of my home and so i sprayed this product last night after spending hundreds on other products and come this morning and there’s dead roaches everywhere! Hopefully it’ll clear up our place and we can go back to how things were. Spraying inside and outside to keep all pest away. Feeling very confident and grateful at it being odorless and super effective. Will update how long it took for all the roaches to be gone but so far in less than 24 hours i woke up to no roaches in the ceiling or walls. All the roaches are dying!

This stuff works! Smaller spiders dies on contact larger requires a larger dose.
Ants and spring tails are mainly why i got it. It kills upon contact and erases the trails so it doesn’t want to come back. Its been 2 weeks now and still no signs of them.
Smells very mild, just enough to let you know your breathing in the stuff to move away.
We don’t have a cockroach problem so not sure how it works against them.
Great product.

I purchased this based on good reviews was not disappointed! This summer my garage became a hot bed for those nasty palmetto roaches and literally took over after dark. I purchased this jug of ‘whoop ass’ and following all of the instructions i sprayed the entire perimeter of my garage inside and out and within 2 days they all were gone. Nothing left but ‘belly up’ bugs to sweep up. It holds it’s power well too because i see no sign of new ones invading even after a solid month! I highly recommend this product!!!

I just spray enough until it overflows into each small ant hill and the next day they’re gone. I guess it kills the ‘queen’ ant. What’s the deal with all the lives of these bugs that revolve around a queen. Get a life:)

It’s bug spray that works. I love the spray gun that’s attached. I can get a behind the stove and don’t have to move it. I can spray on a sunday nite and won’t see any roaches for weeks. I’m running low so i will definitely buy again

I have been using home defense for 3 weeks for my front door. Prior to using it , there would be large crickets , centipedes and beetles crawling about (& spiders trying to eat them). Since i’ve purchased home defense and reapplied weekly nothing but some unlucky caterpillars have been seen!

Unfortunately the application wand has stopped functioning. I’m looking into trying to find a replacement wand now 🙁

My house is tiny, i live downtown. I use this entire bottle for my 1,100 sq ft home. I see people try to say it doesn’t work? My question is, are you using a sufficient amount? I literally make puddles of this stuff, it dry’s extremely fast. Not like water. I create a moat around my home with this, that’s how you keep bugs out.

Use a ton people.

I have had absolutely no problems with any pests since i applied this product. Ants have been a problem, so have various spiders and sometimes fleas, have had none of them. I did the baseboards inside and around the doors/windows. No problem with the sprayer so far, it’s got a simple button latch to stop it spraying when not in use. The smell is not overwhelming while you’re using it, and the length makes it easy to avoid getting it on yourself (wear a mask/gloves though).

Beware- ***my dog makes an instant bee-line to try and lick this!!!*** this is obviously poison so handle with common sense… But the fact she seems to like the smell and be drawn to it is alarming to me. Do not under any circumstances use this in an area with a pet. Lock the area down, apply it before bed time, and make 100% certain your pet is not allowed near it until it’s dried. She doesn’t care once it’s dried. But if it’s tasty or sweet you could easily see a dead pet. I almost wish there was an additive that made it noxious to pets for safety. Just be careful.

So what do you need to know? There is no product on the earth that can eliminate all roaches forever! Ok. We good? Great! That part out of the way let’s face facts, bugs have been on the earth for a long time. They have built resistance to many things. Does it kill on contact? Sometimes. If you’re lucky. Sometimes not. Will they eventually die? Same answer. It depends on how patient you are. That is why people get weekly, biweekly or monthly treatments with the pest professionals. Even then those same people see them the very next day. The sad truth is that bugs build resistance and you have to treat the area several times in order to make sure they are gone for the time being. Yes raid kills on contact but wouldn’t you die too when sprayed with that stuff? Plus that isn’t safe around you, children or pets. This product has barely a scent when dry. So the decision is in your hands. Listen to the experts, get gel as well. I know most recommend that as well as or more than spraying. It never hurts to try.

This item was strongly recommended. The pest would leave for a couple days then come back, so it didn’t seem to be working as much as it said it would. It also takes time for the pest to die, enough time for them to try and get away, so you may have to use a lot of product to drown them. I found something better

The order was for one home defense with a wand and one refill. I got them both but cant use until i buy another home defense that has a wand. Also no manufacturing wrapper on the bottles so could someone have tampered with the product?

(warning do not try this at home, wife will yell at you)

Works good to keep cockroaches away, but the sprayer isn’t very good, doesn’t really spray a fin mist that would be more useful for coverage.

I love having this around the house and it’s very convenient being able to use it indoors and outdoors. It advertises that you only have to apply it once every three months, but i’d say it’s potency really starts wearing off within about a month to a month and a half after applying. Not the end of the world and i don’t mind doing but just something to be aware of.