
Ratings & Reviews for ORTHO Home Defense Max Indoor 24.0 -oz Trigger spray Home pest control
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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.Nosil issue
Would Not RecommendJust purchased. I had issues with nosil issue end poring some in another bottle to spray. Over priced for something I can't properly use.
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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
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Will not buy again.
Would Not RecommendDoes 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.
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Water Based for sure
Would Not RecommendThis 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
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Needs a better wand
Would RecommendThe 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.
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Useless
Would Not RecommendI 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.
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Seems to be effective for my Argentine Ant problem
Indoor Argentine Ant problem. I haven't had them since I used this product.
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Don’t waste your money
Would Not RecommendI 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...
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Great product, Failed spraying system.
Would RecommendThis 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.
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Do not buy!
Would Not RecommendThis 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
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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.
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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...
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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
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Does NOT work on palmetto bugs
Would Not RecommendI 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.
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Very poor sprayer
Would Not RecommendIt’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.
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Wasted my limited funds
Would Not RecommendDoes not work. Very disappointed. Didn't even kill ants much less roaches.
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ZERO STARS!!!
Would Not RecommendI 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.
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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.
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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
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Wetter than the Lawn
Would Not RecommendBought 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..
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