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Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier, With Battery-Powered Sprayer, 1.5 L
4 out of 5 stars
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  1. 5 stars63% (560)
  2. 4 stars13% (114)
  3. 3 stars5% (43)
  4. 2 stars5% (42)
  5. 1 star15% (134)
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Pros

  • : Simple and convenient to use without hassle.
  • : Product is safe for pets after drying.
  • : Dries quickly without residue or odor.
  • : Leaves no noticeable smell after application and drying.
  • : Kills and repels common household ant species.

Cons

  • : Fails to eliminate infestations, requiring repeats.
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Dec 9, 2025
titianna
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Size: 1.5 L
5 out of 5 stars review

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best for new places

it work really good. my apartment is old. so I stray this and work great. keep everything out. for months. just have spray often but it work great for all bug and things. ant Roach. scorpions. ticks a lot of insects.

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Jul 24, 2023
Betty
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Size: 1.5 L
5 out of 5 stars review

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My Daughter uses this Brand Ortho Home Defence, she sprayed around my outside and inside. it was amazing to see that it lasted all thru summer. We are inundated with Ants, also some kind of weird beetle bug. Walmart Bug spray is far more reasonable than my daughter pays at Home Depot. Thank you

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Aug 7, 2025
Alexis
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Size: 1.5 L
5 out of 5 stars review

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I had a exterminator at my apartment and it only got worse! I got this and vacuumed again and have only seen a couple, it's been 2 days.

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Jul 5, 2024
Cyndi
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Size: 1.5 L
5 out of 5 stars review

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it's the best product out there yet to kill bugs. they die instantly and the bottle is refillable good deal for the price

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Apr 26, 2026
Brandy
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Size: 1.5 L
4 out of 5 stars review

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doesn't kill german cockroach

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Apr 15, 2026
derrell
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Size: 1.5 L
4 out of 5 stars review

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Get rid of what bugs you

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Apr 17, 2026
Audry
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Size: 1.5 L
3 out of 5 stars review

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I did not like how it stream from the wand.

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reply from Ortho Consumer Services

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback. Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier includes a spray nozzle has one position. It is a broad fan.We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee. If for any reason you, the consumer, are not satisfied with the results after using this product, you are entitled to get your money back. Limitations apply. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 866-324-9192 if we can further assist.

May 18, 2023
Heather
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Size: 1.5 L
1 out of 5 stars review

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Does not work don't waste your money!

Useless! I purchased a bag of pet food that had roaches inside of it and now I have roaches in my kitchen. Out of desperation I purchased this, And it's useless. I sprayed all around the kitchen, and it did not seem to help. Last night I was spraying it directly on them and it did not kill them. My cheap bottle of raid was far more effective than this. Do not waste your money on this product.

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reply from Ortho Consumer Services

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 for the insecticide to affect the target insect. This does not have an ingredient that immediately immobilizes the insect upon contact. For harder-to-kill insects like cockroaches, it may take up to 6 days for them to die. In apartments, condos or duplexes, it is possible to get cockroaches from an untreated neighboring apartment. If the barrier was removed (treated area scrubbed or mopped clean) the consumer will need to reapply.We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 866-324-9192 if we can further assist.

Mar 24, 2023
Amy
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Size: 1.5 L
1 out of 5 stars review

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Doesn't work for roaches

I just recently moved into a rental home that has a roach issue. I have sprayed the inside of my home with this product multiple times every week until the bottle was empty as well as having used the home defense around the outside and it has done absolutely nothing to rid the roaches in my home. I do not recommend this product if you are trying to get rid of roaches. Very disappointed!

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reply from Ortho Consumer Services

We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Home Defense MAX Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback.This product does take some time to affect the target insect as it does not have an ingredient that immediately immobilizes the insect upon contact. For harder to kill insects like cockroaches, you will need to wait up to 6 days for them to die. This product may be applied every 1-2 weeks until all eggs/pupa have emerged and are in "treatable" condition. We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 866-324-9192 if we can further assist.

Jul 14, 2025
Ruth
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Size: 1.5 L
1 out of 5 stars review

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I’ve used this product for over a month and it has not done anything. I’m not really sure if it’s more water in it than repellent, but it does not work at all for me. I would not recommend this product.

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reply from Ortho Consumer Services

Hello Ruth. We&#39;re sorry to read about your disappointment with Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier and appreciate your feedback.<br /><br />Ortho Home Defense Max Indoor Insect Barrier is only registered to control insects listed on the label. If you are not sure what type of insect(s) you are noticing, we would suggest getting them identified. It does take some time for the insecticide to affect the target insect. Also, this product does not have an ingredient that immediately immobilizes the insect upon contact. For harder to kill insects like cockroaches, you will need to wait up to 6 days for them to die.<br /><br />We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee. If for any reason you, the consumer, are not satisfied with the results after using this product, you are entitled to get your money back. Limitations apply. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 866-324-9192 if we can further assist.