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Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer for Cracks & Crevices
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Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer for Cracks & Crevices

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Overview & Benefits

Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer For Cracks & Crevices kills home-invading insects including ants, roaches, and spiders and keeps them out with Foamguard™. This formula creates a barrier in those hidden areas to keep bugs out! Foamguard™ provides a barrier to keep killing listed insects even after applied.

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Overview

  • With Foamguard™ - foam spreads deep into hard to reach places
  • Keeps killing for up to 18 months (American and German Cockroaches, and Argentine Ants on non-porous surfaces)
  • Kills Cockroaches, Ants, Boxelder Bugs, Centipedes, Crickets and Fleas
  • Long lasting action keeps on killing Carpenter Ants for up to 30 days (on non-porous surfaces)
  • Crack and crevice treatment for areas where the pests crawl and hide
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How to use

Shake well before each use. Hold container upright at all times. Spray 12-18 inches away from the surface you are spraying. Press down button and spray as directed.

Where to use

Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer For Cracks & Crevices is intended to be used in and around residences and their immediate surroundings including: apartments, attics, basements, bathrooms, carports, clothes storage, condominiums, decks, dens, driveways, garages, gazebos, homes, kitchens, living rooms, parlors, patios, pet sleeping areas, play rooms, porches,rooms, solariums, storage areas, sun rooms, utility rooms and verandas. Do not use in commercial food/feed handling establishments, restaurants or other places where food/feed is commercially prepared,processed or stored.

When to apply

Apply whenever insects are present. Do not spray up into air. Apply to surfaces only.

How often to apply

Repeat as necessary, but not more than once per week.

Bugs

  • Cockroaches (American and German Cockroach (including Adult and Immature Stages of Both Non- Resistant and Organophosphate and Carbamate Resistant Strains)
  • Ants (including Argentine, Carpenter, Fire, Harvester & Pharaoh)
  • Boxelder Bugs
  • Centipedes
  • Crickets
  • Dermestids
  • Firebrats
  • Fleas
  • Ground Beetles
  • Palmetto Bugs
  • Pillbugs
  • Silverfish
  • Sowbugs
  • Ticks
  • Waterbugs

Our Environment

Do not puncture or incinerate!

Guarantee

The Ortho® Guarantee: If for any reason you, the consumer, are not satisfied with this product, mail us your original proof of purchase to obtain a full refund of your purchase price. For more help, visit our Help Center. DO NOT SPRAY ANIMALS DIRECTLY

Category

Bugs
Ant Control Products
Roaches
Spiders

Disposal Methods

If empty: Place in trash or offer for recycling if available. If partially filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Do not puncture or incinerate.

Kids & Pets

Keep out of reach of children and pets. Remove pets and children from the area.

Product Label

This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.

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Safety Data Sheets can be found at scottsmsds.com

Need an answer to a product question?  Scotts experts are always available by email and phone in our Help Center.

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Special Instructions

When treating delicate fabrics or high value items, first test an inconspicuous area and allow to dry.

DO NOT SPRAY ANIMALS DIRECTLY

Using with Other Products

To create a barrier that kills bugs you have while preventing new bugs for up to 12 months,* use Ortho® Home Defense Insect Killer For Indoor & Perimeter2 with Comfort Wand®


*Applies to ants, roaches and spiders indoors on nonporous surfaces.

What to Expect

Long-lasting action keeps on killing Carpenter Ants for up to 30 days, American & German Cockroaches and Argentine Ants for up to 18 months on non-porous surfaces.

Active Ingredients

0.030% Deltamethrin

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