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1.6-Quart Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier Home Pest Control Refill

Ratings & Reviews for ORTHO 1.6-Quart Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier Home Pest Control Refill

3.3
163
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 3.4 out of 5
164 Reviews


57% Recommend this product

Ratings may include incentivized customer reviews.

What Customers Are Saying

Customers praise the product's effectiveness at eliminating ants, spiders, silverfish, and other pests, with many reporting lasting reductions lasting weeks or months when applied around doorways and baseboards. The lack of odor and residue appeals to families in bug-prone areas. However, a large group reports the sprayer wand fails after minimal use, leaving gallons unusable. Many own multiple bottles with non-functional sprayers, creating significant frustration. While some note the product doesn't kill roaches on contact, the sprayer defect remains the dominant complaint overshadowing its pest-control benefits.

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164 Customer Reviews

Wasted my limited funds

Would Not Recommend

Does not work. Very disappointed. Didn't even kill ants much less roaches.

September 13, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. It does take some time for th...

Customer CareSeptember 13, 2024

ZERO STARS!!!

Would Not Recommend

I purchased 2 of these 1 with the regular spray attachment and 1 with the power wand neither of them worked. The regular sprayer leaked from the hose attached to the sprayer, and the powerwand barely sprayed at all. THe product its self after we bought a different sprayer didnt last a week before the roaches were back and more than before we sprayed.

September 3, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

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Customer CareSeptember 3, 2024

Would Not Recommend

I thought this would be a good product coming from Ortho. The insecticide is marginally effective, but it is the wand that really drags the rating down. Good idea, bad execution. The pump is not stout enough to pull the liquid up from the jug unless the jug is tilted on its side or is above the level of the wand. My advice is to buy a hand pump and a concentrated insecticide. You’ll save yourself a lot of frustration.

August 16, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

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Customer CareAugust 16, 2024

Would Not Recommend

This is very disappointing I bought a gallon 8/1/24 well 8/3/24 it was a nightmare to use this product the spray nozzle was leaking and my tlove carried more than I bargain for. raid in the can is better than this product for sure

August 15, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

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Customer CareAugust 15, 2024

Wetter than the Lawn

Would Not Recommend

Bought my last sprayer of Bug B Gon yesterday. Just finished spraying my yard and honestly think I got more spray on me than on the lawn. My wife actually had to bring me a towel to dry off before I came back into the house. The rubber nozzle blew off, the connection leaked like a sieve. I'll look elsewhere from now on..

August 12, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

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Customer CareAugust 12, 2024

Haven't had to buy another product

Would Recommend

Really works well I use it on roaches when I see them and spray my indoor and outdoor perimeter a few times a month and will see dead ones I think as soon as they enter the house. No odor. I do have a gallon where the wand stopped working but I use the product so often I bought another and will empty it into that one when it's empty

July 31, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Would Not Recommend

I have sprayed the inside of the house 2X's. Does not work, not seeing dead bugs, just live ones that are walking across area. Quite a bit of money ...too bad

July 24, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. Timing is an important ...

Customer CareJuly 25, 2024

Wand stop working

Wand worked fof a one time use, stopped working after that. Now i have a full gallon that is useless

July 23, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

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Customer CareJuly 24, 2024

The Product Doesn't Work

Would Not Recommend

Bought a month ago, have applied twice indoors and outdoors. The formula does not work. I saturated the areas and perimeters and the bugs aren't affected in the least. Seems like an awful lot of hype and money for a product that doesn't work.

July 15, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. We want you to be confident i...

Customer CareJuly 15, 2024

Solution DOES WORK! After 2 days insects are dead!

The product works great! The wand/trigger stops working after using half of the solution. Coincidence?? (This has happened to me 25 times or more. I just continue to purchase more jugs and the same thing keeps happening)😡

July 11, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Would Not Recommend

It don’t work It bring more bugs 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

July 7, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. It does take some time ...

Customer CareJuly 8, 2024

Old Technology

Would Not Recommend

This product contains bifenthrin an old active ingredient that has been around a long time Nothing more cell about this active ingredient at all

July 5, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. Formulations do change ...

Customer CareJuly 6, 2024

Bye Bye Creepy Silverfish

Would Recommend

We had a bad problem with silverfish but not anymore. It took a couple of months to get rid of them. We spray every 30 days and find a dead one once in a blue moon. We also got rid of cardboard storage boxes and replaced them with plastic ones as silverfish like cardboard. We moved into our condo unit during Covid and shortly afterward management would not allow us to bring an exterminator or anyone else into our building. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise as that is what made us order ...

June 30, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Didn't work

Would Not Recommend

I bought this and sprayed it directly on two roaches. They were trying to run away for 5 minutes. I finally just had to crush them with a napkin. This didn't work

June 30, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. It does take some time ...

Customer CareJuly 1, 2024

New

Amazing very good product very good nice cool amazing very nice

June 24, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Simply doesn't work a shame at these prices

Would Not Recommend

I purchased about a month ago and have sprayed twice. Results zero impact. Absolutely not pleased with the results at all. Can't recommend for any type of insect pest control.

June 24, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. It does take some time ...

Customer CareJune 24, 2024

Horrible product doesn’t work

Would Not Recommend

I bought this a month and a half ago and it’s yet to help at all ! Such a complete waste of money and time. I’ve sprayed it every single day and some days up to three times a day and it still hasn’t worked at all. Do not recommend and would suggest using something else

June 17, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. We want you to be confident i...

Customer CareJune 18, 2024

Concerned for my cats

I bought this product and even though it says that it is safe I hesitate to use it. I have to ask if it is truly safe with cats because they lick their paws and beans frequently. So, if they walk on a dried spray area are they safe from any sickness or from injesting any residue? What is a suggested maximum drying time?

June 11, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

Hello Lulu, Ortho Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier poses no unreasonable health risks to pets. Pets (cats, dogs, birds, fish tanks, reptiles, et...

Customer CareJune 12, 2024

A MUST TRY!

Would Recommend

The Ortho products are scientifically engineered to give a proffessional treatment to our homes. The features I like about the product the most: Nozzle - the detail of white color and two selections for the spray flow. The folding action of the wang is a great safety clamp easy to detach. The curved spray tip, is very easy to reach difficult spots to reach. The black handle has a good grip, the trigger is white with a safety feature colored gray. The gallon's handle has a unique form that my wif...

June 5, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

No one insect is remaining in the house.

Would Recommend

this product is best for house for killing insecticides I bought it last month it shows its best.

May 31, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro