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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
Review
 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.

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119 Customer Reviews

Nosil issue

Would Not Recommend

Just purchased. I had issues with nosil issue end poring some in another bottle to spray. Over priced for something I can't properly use.

March 18, 2025

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier with Extended Reach Comfort Wand and appreciate your f...

Customer CareMarch 20, 2025

Good stuff

I been using this for years on spiders and yes you have to apply at least once a week for a while to kill the eggs, and now we moved to new house and I've kill roaches, so I'm gonna try it inside for first time

February 13, 2025

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Will not buy again.

Would Not Recommend

Does not work against roaches or is so ineffective it makes no difference. Very unhappy with the product. Are there refunds? I still have half a 4L spray jug. And roaches.

February 10, 2025

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

Hello Vaughan. We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach o...

Customer CareFebruary 11, 2025

Water Based for sure

Would Not Recommend

This product is the worst one I ever wasted my money on. I spayed my house with two gallons of you pesticide and when I returned to my house two days later, there was as many or more roaches on the counter tops and wooden trim areas then before I sprayed this chemical. You wasn’t kidding when you said water based

February 9, 2025

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

Hello, we're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. It does take som...

Customer CareFebruary 11, 2025

Needs a better wand

Would Recommend

The product works great. I have an issue with the wand dying out. I now have 2 gallons, both half full and neither wand works. They just quit pumping.

January 13, 2025

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Useless

Would Not Recommend

I bought this because usually this brand (white bottle) works amazing for killing quick and keeping bugs away for months and months with just a single application. But this stuff is completely useless. It doesn't kill a thing and doesn't keep them out either... Such a let down. Not sure why or how this formula is so awful but I'll never buy it again.

December 8, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We are sorry to read about your experience with the Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier. This product is only labeled for the control of only the i...

Customer CareDecember 10, 2024

Seems to be effective for my Argentine Ant problem

Indoor Argentine Ant problem. I haven't had them since I used this product.

December 3, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Don’t waste your money

Would Not Recommend

I bought this because I’ve always had good luck with the ortho brand. Until this one. I can’t tell it’s killed anything. I saw a rep from Ortho posted it wasn’t made to kill on contact. It could take up to 7 days to start working. If it doesn’t kill on contact then what’s it supposed to do in 7 days? It was like spraying them with water. I will not ever buy this product again and I will not recommend it. When I buy something to kill bugs ect I expect it to start killing them when it hits them. I...

November 26, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

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

Customer CareDecember 2, 2024

Great product, Failed spraying system.

Would Recommend

This an outstanding product and have used it for several years. However, I have 9 brothers and sisters and we all agree that the spraying system needs a complete overhaul. Three of us have had to purchase a separate spray bottle and funnel to transfer the spray into a user friendly sprayer. I currently have 2 full bottles and neither will spray. I would prefer a bottle w/o the sprayer at a reduced price. I am religious about spraying my home and the product does eliminate most insects.

October 29, 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 in...

Customer CareOctober 30, 2024

Do not buy!

Would Not Recommend

This stuff is useless. 3 weeks in and no sign of them letting up. I spray them, they walk it off like I gave them a shower. I’m sure some robotic message is going to respond and say it could take 6 days. This stuff is worthless, do not bother

October 26, 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 t...

Customer CareOctober 28, 2024

Good chemical, very poor sprayer

The chemical works great, but the wand is horrible. I had a bottle of this and the wand wouldn't siphon the bug spray out of the bottle. So I bought a second one and just figured I would transfer the bug spray from the old bottle once the new one ran out. Now the new wand failed as well. I have 2 bottles of 3/4 full spray that I cannot use.

October 23, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

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Customer CareOctober 24, 2024

Would Not Recommend

Bought a jug of Ortho home defense max. Big yellow sticker on it states kills by contact. Another on the label states it kills and prevents insects for 365 days. The labels are a boldfaced lie. I sprayed a cockroach with it enough to form a puddle. The little booger walked away still alive. Followed it and had to stomp on it to kill it. That has turned me from buying any other Ortho product. Don't waste your money on their lousy products. They print on the label what you want to hear but the pro...

October 14, 2024

From ScottsMiracle-Gro

Response from Customer Care

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Quickhand Home Defense Max Indoor and appreciate your feedback. This product takes some time to aff...

Customer CareOctober 15, 2024

Never using this again

Does not work at all. Roaches are everywhere and walk right through this spray. Seem to have 0 effect. I spray all around my kitchen and every morning they are everywhere again

October 10, 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 CareOctober 10, 2024

Does NOT work on palmetto bugs

Would Not Recommend

I gave a palmetto bug a bath in this stuff, like a pool of it and he still ran around for 20 minutes like I just cooled him off. Eventually had to squish him. Then I tried using it a second time and the sprayer just stopped working. Whole thing was a waste of money.

September 16, 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 CareSeptember 16, 2024

Very poor sprayer

Would Not Recommend

It’s not that the product doesn’t kill the bugs. This is a second container where I’m going around spraying and after a few days, finally realize nothing is coming out. This is the second time the sprayer wand hasn’t worked.

September 13, 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. The nozzle tip should b...

Customer CareSeptember 13, 2024

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

We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consu...

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

Response from Customer Care

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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

Response from Customer Care

We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consu...

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

Response from Customer Care

We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consu...

Customer CareAugust 12, 2024