Ortho Home Defense Max Bed Bug, Flea and Tick Killer with Comfort Wand - Ready To Use Insect Spray for Home, Kills Bed Bug Eggs, Fleas & Ticks, 1 gal.

I rarely leave reviews but I felt the need to for this product. I’ve been dealing with a flea infestation for the past week and would get bit nonstop. After browsing for a bit I saw this product and the reviews were pretty good so I caved in. Let me just say, this will be worth your money. My flea infestation has been a nightmare but I was able to treat my dog before all. This should be your main goal if you have pets as they’re the main targets. I got my dog on vet approved Nexgard (life changing but expensive) and that has helped a lot. However, my bed, my rugs, even my couch were impossible to walk around without feeling like you’re getting ate alive (the fleas). Then I sprayed this thing all over, the crevices that did not have furniture. I live alone so I’m unable to move the bigger stuff without possibly developing an hernia. I just sprayed around basically. Although, I definitely recommend moving all furniture because the product requires direct contact to kill the fleas. By the next day, I could see a BUNCH of dead fleas on my rug, and even more after vacuuming. After that I’ve been able to walk around with minimal biting which is to be expected, it has only been two days. But it has been so good at bringing me a peace of mind that something is improving. I’m having pest control visit this week just to have the pros do their thing since the infestation is crazy. But I will admit this product has allowed me not to hate being at my apartment. It will be gross if your case is as bad as mine, but you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. I used a bottle for my carpeted bedroom and hallway, and still had plenty left to cover the living room, couch, and bathroom! I bought more because of how good it’s been (a total of three bottles). It has worked great considering I haven’t been as thorough as I wished (can’t move the heavy stuff). The places that you spray will kill the fleas, and every other bug living with you. You should vacuum before you use the spray for best results. Give it 24 - 48 hours to sit in your rug before vacuum so that the chemicals properly settled. Vacuum again and voila! Always make sure to toss out flea related trash immediately because they are parasites and will reproduce in your bin/vacuum if not cleaned properly. I hope this helps anyone! I live alone with my dog and haven’t had a day of peace in the past week until I saw the spray working. I understand how frustrating and expensive the experience is, so just know it does get better if you try your best!

UPDATE... it's now been a few wks since I started treatments in their room, and the difference is HUGE. We have seen a handful but mostly dead ones. I spray almost every night around the mattresses, no new bites, and I can say I'm pretty sure we won't have to call an exterminator! WOW!!!!! This product saved us from contemplating a $500 extermination. Upon returning from a recent vacation, we noticed what seemed like an infestation in my boys bedroom. They were in the headboard, and seemed to come from a crack in the wall, there were black speckles all over the baseboard. We hadn't seen them in any other room, and assumed this was an isolated area. Threw out all their bedding except the mattresses because they had protected covers, and purchased this immediately. The reviews seemed pretty good, the only thing people were complaining about was the wand being defective. Who cares, I would dump this on targeted spots if I had to! Kudos to Amazon, it was delivered literally within 12 hours of me ordering it, and I got to work right away. My wand worked as expected, and I was able to target the areas where I thought the infestation was coming from. The winning moment was catching a few strays as they scurried for safety, they were dead on contact with one spray. I'm not saying that this product will work for everyone, God knows bedbugs are a nuisance and can be so small it's hard to know with certainty that you've eliminated the problem. But this product is a great start in combating them, and I feel like as long as your whole home isn't crawling with them you will find the same success we had.

I have several cats, and I didn't know we had fleas. My Shark vacuum broke, and while I waited for parts to come, my house became infested. My cats were acting crazy by sleeping in my top loader washer, shower, and kitchen table. It was so bad that fleas were crawling all over me and even got into my bed. I didn't know why I had an itchy rash on my legs and why my legs were starting to swell. I took a flea comb and ran it through one of my cats, and it had tons of fleas crawling on the comb. We had a major infestation. I was mortified! From what I've read, if you have a problem this bad, you will need an exterminator. That was not an option for me. I just couldn't afford that kind of expense. I had to find a way I could do something that wouldn't kill my cats. You will need a powerful vacuum before you start. Preferably something with a HEPA filter. You will need to vacuum "at least 3 times as long as you normally would" before you start, and move all your furniture. I sprayed it on my couch and under my couch cushions. The vibration of the vacuuming makes the larvae hatch, so be prepared. You may need to spray (at least the carpet) every 2 weeks with Ortho because they will keep hatching. I suggest getting 2 bottles of Ortho to start if your problem is this bad. I am already on my 4th bottle, but the fleas are almost gone. Vacuum the hard floors too. Vacuum as often as you have time for, and for longer than you normally would. Shake the bottle well before each time you spray. Ortho has a pleasant smell. When I would come home from work, I was shocked at how nice my house smelled. There was no nasty chemical smell to this stuff. After the first spray, things got way under control, and I wasn't loaded with bites anymore. I bought this and Tekko Pro IGR, which is an insect birth control with a cheap hand-pump garden sprayer. I made a gallon of Tekko Pro in the garden sprayer and locked up my cats. I vacuumed the whole house and scrubbed all the hard floors first with pine cleaner. Dump your vacuum outside and never leave dirt in your vacuum. As I cleaned sections of the house, I sprayed both the Tekko Pro and the Ortho on the whole carpet and hard floors. I took my foot and rubbed it into the carpet and made sure it was damp. I have several box fans and turbo fans, and I blew them on the floor to dry it. I have ceiling fans and I turned them on too. You want this stuff to dry. I even sprayed the sides of my mattress and box spring like you would for bed bugs. You can open or crack your windows open while it dries. I bought Nitenpyram powder and capsules (generic Capstar) and learned how much I should put in a capsule. That pill is given daily. I also bought Lufenuron capsules and powder, and learned how much should go in a #4 capsule for cats. I mark on the calendar when I give the Lufenuron because that one is given monthly. If you do these things, you will really get your problem under control. There is way less scratching and chewing going on with my cats. I keep combing them looking for fleas. It's rare that I even find one flea. The comb is not for removing fleas. It's for checking for fleas and flea dirt. You can NOT use a flea comb and think this will eliminate your problem. You'll be in a heap of trouble if you don't listen to me. I hope if you have fleas, you listen to what I've told you, and you can get your problem under control. Make sure you wet down your whole carpet and behind things like dressers and bookcases that you can't move. You can't miss any of the carpet or floors. In open spaces, rub it into the carpet with your shoe. Make sure it's dry before you let your cats back in. If you do it in sections, it will dry much faster. I even sprayed it on pet beds after vacuuming or washing them. Just make sure they are completely dry before you give them back. You can spray down pet bedding every 2 weeks. You can throw the pet beds in the dryer weekly for 30 minutes, too. That makes a big difference. I sprayed my house with the 1st wand with each new bottle. So if you buy more like I did, save them all in case one won't spray. If you have any left from the first bottle, add it to your new bottles. Don't waste anything.

I bought this my husband dog got fleas I wasn't taking the chance to have fleas in the house I used this every week once out of the week I spray in corners ,cracks so far I haven't seem no fleas you have to stay on course with this yes I said this is very good to used.

It’s unfortunate that I had to buy it because who wants bedbugs? But it really works. We found out my son had an infestation of bedbugs. It kills them instantly and after tearing apart his room and using this product, we were able to get rid of them. Unfortunately, now they’ve made it to my room, so I’m working on that. But bugs are almost impossible to get rid because they’re so smug and arrogant. But this actually helps. The nozzle works very well and sprays evenly. there’s a slight smell, but not too bad. I’ll continue to have this on hand.

As soon as I saw ants in early spring, I groaned. They are always a problem, greedy little creatures. So I got this! It’s absolutely overkill but I figured “why not!” Better to get all around protection than to battle each enemy individually. I have an upstairs apartment, and the building is old. Lots of points of ingress, bad insulation, windows and doorframes that don’t seal etc. I did the whole perimeter, and the outside of the doors and my door mats. I have not seen hide nor hair of bugs since and it’s already almost July. I will be doing this every year, it’s very comfortable.

Easy to apply and effective. It helped reduce bed bugs and fleas quickly, and a little goes a long way. Very satisfied with the results.

Could not attach nozzle. Resorted to a spray bottle. The liquid worked though

Non lo consiglio

Guys honestly.... THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!! I have tried so many different products after my daughter in law came back from a night at her mothers! No end of sprays, washing everything at 90° & spending a fortune. I caught some bed bugs in an air tight container and put a tiny bit of spray in the pot. They DIED INSTANTLY! I will buy another one just in case and have it on standby. Not sure if it kills the eggs as I vacuumed everything thoroughly before I sprayed. I am one VERY HAPPY customer 😊

Well , i have seen so many poor reviews for this product - mostly about the technical aspect of the pump. I can say, i used this dispenser , over several weeks until I ran out of product and never had a problem with the electronic dispenser (pump) . I have now even bought my own powder product , mixed it with water and decanted it in to the empty container . It is continuing to work perfectly.

It is absolutely not worth the money to purchase this product. In other words, after spraying against bedbugs eight times, it does not help at all, they are still there. I would not recommend purchasing this product at all!