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Home Defense Max Indoor 24.0 -oz Trigger spray Home pest control

Ratings & Reviews for ORTHO Home Defense Max Indoor 24.0 -oz Trigger spray Home pest control

2.7
116
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 2.8 out of 5
119 Reviews


29% Recommend this product

Ratings may include incentivized customer reviews.

What Customers Are Saying

Customers overwhelmingly report serious defects with the sprayer mechanism, which frequently fails after just one or two uses—stopping entirely, leaking upright, or making noise without dispensing. Many own multiple full containers rendered unusable due to faulty sprayers. Beyond mechanical failure, reviewers express deep frustration that the product fails to control pest populations, with roaches, ants, fleas, and silverfish returning within days or weeks despite reapplication. The 365-day protection claim is widely mocked as barely lasting hours. A small number report temporary success with specific pests, but these isolated positives are vastly outweighed by complaints about unreliability and ineffectiveness.

Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.
119 Customer Reviews

Awful

Would Not Recommend

I bought last week for flies, spiders and fleas, I’ve sprayed it twice now and absolutely NOTHING is dead, in fact it may be worse

June 29, 2023

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. This product is only labeled ...

Customer CareJuly 3, 2023

Worst than Raid

Would Not Recommend

I usually use the on in the white bottle-the original. I bought this because it said (MAX). This was like candy to the bugs, they walked right through it. It did not kill on contact. This is worst than Raid. Will NEVER buy again.

June 28, 2023

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 30, 2023

Works great trust me

Would Recommend

We are in a basement. This stuff is amazing. I spray inside against all walls once a month. It works. Spider crickets no more. Only dead ones. No spiders. Nothing. Love this stuff

June 27, 2023

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Poor product

The label says it kills insect for 365 days but it lucky to keep ants away for 365 minutes.

June 26, 2023

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 29, 2023

Pump stops working

Would Not Recommend

I bought this a month ago. Used it once for a short period of time. Went to use it again and the pump doesn’t work. Terrible wand.

June 15, 2023

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. Potentially the siphon ...

Customer CareJune 16, 2023

Homeowner

I bought the product 2 weeks ago and it hasn't worked at all.I spray the roaches directly and it has no effect.

June 2, 2023

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. This product does take s...

Customer CareJune 5, 2023

Would Recommend

Doesn't last anywhere near as long as claimed by company. It doesn't kill little tiny flealike insects either.look like gnats the size of flakes of pepper but jump like fleas.

June 1, 2023

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Spray wand stops working, useless

Would Not Recommend

The wand stopped working after 1/8 of product used. So Im left with about a gallon of toxic waste to dispose of. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!

May 11, 2023

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. For regular trigger sprayer (2...

Customer CareMay 13, 2023

Product works, but the spray wands are worthless

I've been using this product for years and will keep using it only if I can get manual pump sprayers. The wands are worthless. Every wands either has a pinched hose or defective electric pump. The only time a sprayer worked, it would only spray out about 3 feet - nowhere near enough to reach tops of exterior windows on the ground floor or even the eves above the porch. The old manual squeeze pumps always worked great.

May 1, 2023

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. Be sure you have the ho...

Customer CareMay 2, 2023

Replacement wand?

Product works great (least for me) on spider beetles and barely anything kills them. However the wand just stops spraying out anything halfway. So now I have two refills and a wand that stopped working

April 24, 2023

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. Potentially the siphon ...

Customer CareApril 24, 2023

Save your money

Would Not Recommend

Only product I have ever purchaed that attracted insects.

January 29, 2023

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

Thank you for your feedback. If there is anything we can do to help you have a 5-star experience, please contact our Consumer Services team at 866-324...

Customer CareJanuary 30, 2023

4 times and still doesn't work

Would Not Recommend

Bought this a week ago Used it everyday around the walls and cabinets found a nest of bugs and spread it 4 times in one day bugs are still there .(Bugs as in roaches). The only good thing is that it doesn't smell.

August 30, 2022

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Consumer Services

We're sorry to hear Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier didn't work as expected and appreciate your feedback. It will take several days for l...

Consumer ServicesSeptember 19, 2022

Ortho Home Defense Max with comfort wand

Would Not Recommend

Wand does not work. Lost receipt so I can't return it. Have used Ortho with "pull and spray" nozzle and it works fine. It worked fine the first time but not now. The holes for the spray are clear but the product does not come out as a spray.

August 13, 2022

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Consumer Services

Mick, we're sorry to hear the sprayer on your Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier didn't work. Reach out to us here for further assistance: h...

Consumer ServicesAugust 16, 2022

Not sure how this works ….

I sprayed ortho home defense indoor 2 weeks ago. I have seen SO many carpet beetles since. I’ve been killing then in my kitchen about 9 a day….. I ended up buying ortho max and re-sprayed in kitchen. I’m still seeing a good amount… so I re sprayed today again… just wondering how long this takes to actually work?

May 5, 2022

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Consumer Services

We're sorry to hear Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier didn't work as expected. It can take several days for insects to die after coming in ...

Consumer ServicesJune 21, 2022

This stuff works like. a charm

Would Recommend

We have been using this product since 2016 and can’t rave about it enough. I decided to cancel my services with the corporate bug guys because this product works instantly. We treat all entry areas twice each season and we haven’t seen a bug in years. If you are using this product correctly there’s no way “roaches will just hang out!” Follow the directions and continue keeping those treated areas free of food/water and the bugs will be gone in a flash. We’ve saved more than $1000 over the years ...

April 6, 2022

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

No Smell

Would Recommend

A good product with no smell when sprayed. I wish it would have lasted a little longer though.

September 7, 2020

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Junk

Would Not Recommend

Had roaches hanging out in place I sprayed 24 hrs earlier !

May 6, 2020

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Consumer Services

We are sorry that you did not get the results you expected from Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier. It can take some time for the insecticid...

Consumer ServicesJune 16, 2020

Works Instantly!

Would Recommend

I bought this a couple of weeks ago to use on my windowsills and door frame. Since it's been getting warmer, I've had the windows open, which has led to a few gnats and things getting inside. I figured I'd get this and treat the areas early, before it starts to get really buggy. The bottle had more than enough product to cover four large windows and around the door. The very day that I used it, not a single gnat, fly, anything! It's been a couple of weeks now with my windows open consistently, a...

March 31, 2020

From ScottsMiracle-Gro