Eco Defense Biobased Pest Control Spray - Ant, Roach, Spider, Bug Killer and Repellent - Natural Indoor & Outdoor Bug Spray - Child & Pet Friendly

I swear by this stuff!! I had earwigs, spiders, firebugs and more, all over my house with bad windows. And after spraying it around my windows and door seals, I didn’t see another bug for a year!

Good. It’s not as powerful as raid (doesn’t kill spiders as quickly) but the smell is good and not nauseating. Safer too, as they use very few ingredients. So that’s a good trade off. I rather take slower and safer. Tips: - Switch nozzle to shooter mode instead of the mist one (more concentrated) -Best on hard surfaces rather then carpet. (Can still use on carpet they just don’t die as fast) -For an instakill let it foam and soap up to trap the spider. (Although it depends on the type of spider. If you got really sturdy ones then I don’t think it’ll work as well. Maybe but you gotta spray a lot).

Well, it works! As you can see we had a hundred of these giant ugly spiders on our front & back porch. Not knowing if they were poisonous we wanted to do something about them. I tried to make my own repellant with vinegar & peppermint oil, & took down all their webs... they were back the next day. So I decided to go the natural bug killer route, & found this. I probably now have 20 dead spiders to clean up! (Is this a good thing? *squirms*) But, it works! I did spray the webs earlier in the day hoping they just wouldn’t come back to them, but by night they’d swarmed back & I decided I needed to take a more aggressive stance & danced around my front & back porch spraying spiders a bunch of times & having my boyfriend hold the door open for me to run in when it was time. My neighbors probably made popcorn. This morning I woke up to a bunch of dead spiders, so it’s effective! It’s killed the ants that have been plaguing my kitchen as well, though I learned I need to reapply at least once a day for it to “kill on contact”. I later learned the spiders were harmless, & we feel kind of bad but we were walking into webs constantly & didn’t want to be on our porch at night & I was over it. I hope it is a residual & none come back, we’ll see!

The spray bottle part of mine didn’t work well. The first time I used it, it didn’t seem to work so I pumped the sprayer extra times thinking it just needed to get going. It ended up dripping all out of the lid all over the floor and my hands despite me holding it upright while pumping the sprayer. (I will say, it smells amazing). I was trying to spray after seeing a roach and expected a spray to come out and reach it but it would spray well. I set it down to go wash up and it later fell sideways and the entire bottle leaked out all over the sticky traps I also bought with these, ruining those and making this a doubly expensive unproductive purchase. I know not notice the bottle fall over is my fault, but it’s disappointing the packaging was faulty. I will never know if this product is actually useful. All I can attest to is it does small amazing— so much better then other eco-friendly bug sprays I’ve tried. I didn’t even mind the smell all over my hands/pants/shoes from leaking but I didn’t think it would be good to let sit on my skin. Nevertheless, I’ll be going back to the overpowering scented ones in order to not risk wasting money on faulty sprayers.

I am having an issue with ants in my kitchen. I own pets and purchased this product in hopes of finding a lasting solution that is safe to use around animals. Eco Defense did kill the ants on contact and I felt safe spraying it close to where my pets eat. But the spray did not keep the ants away for very long. They came back after only a few hours and I have been spraying them daily with no signs that they are repelled at all. Eco Defense is a safe alternative to toxic insect sprays but hasn't worked as a repellent for me. Maybe it works better at keeping other types of insects away and you'll have better luck with Eco Defense than I did.

This really works and I am so glad that it is safe to use around my dogs. It is not smelly. I now have it as a subscription purchase.

I just checked through my orders, and I have been using this product consistently since 2019. I hate the smell of Raid and the toxicity of other insecticides so I tried this. I will tell you that it doesn't work that great on cockroaches, at least the ones where I live. A dozen sprays and they just look at me like, "Really?!! That's funny!" So, that being said, small insects like ants and spiders don't stand a chance. We have an ant problem every year - you know those pesky tiny guys. Interestingly, if I spray a strip down the long parade of ants, they just die, and any future ants avoid the line of spray. Of course they end up marching along parallel to the route I sprayed. Eventually, within 48 hours, the ants just disappear. I have pets so I was interested in something that's not so toxic. I have one sprayer downstairs near the kitchen and another upstairs. Depending on the time of year and number of sprays, one bottle lasts about six months. It's a pretty good size bottle (16 oz). The smell is pleasant (lemon-grassy, even though it's not an ingredient) and not overpowering. Yes, it's a little pricey, but worth it. If you have small children and pets, it's a good alternative to stronger insecticide sprays. I would definitely recommend this product.

This is an update on this product, June 2016. After the initial spraying, which seemed to work; it does not. A few days after this review, the ants returned with a vengeance. The spray does kill them immediately, but does not prevent them. I am still happy the spray is non-toxic, but can only use it to kill the ants. he only product which both killed and prevented the ants from coming in. What worked last year does not work this year and the ant invasions are many and persistent. I sprayed, It stopped them and then it rained, with more ants. I sprayed the ants, the cabinets, the cracks in between the cabinets and the outside wall and then went outside and sprayed around the outside windowsill where they were coming in. And for good measure, sprayed along the foundation. So far, Eco Defense has stopped them. I love the fact it is non-toxic so i could leave a residue until it dried to make sure it created a barrier. The smell is good, too. Thank you for creating this good product.