OVERVIEW
- BUG KILLER SPRAY: Kill and prevent insects inside and outside your home with Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer for Indoor & Perimeter2
- PEST CONTROL FOR LISTED INSECTS: Kills ants, cockroaches, spiders, fleas, ticks, scorpions, beetles, earwigs, silverfish, centipedes, millipedes, and more (as listed)
- LONG-LASTING PREVENTION: Provides up to 12 months of protection (against ants, roaches and spiders indoors on nonporous surfaces)
- INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TREATMENT: Use with confidence indoors (kitchens, bathrooms, doors & windows, basements) and outdoors (perimeter of foundations, patios and decks, garages) wherever insects are a recurring problem
- READY-TO-USE REFILL: Reuse your Comfort Wand® from its original container for maximum accuracy
Active Ingredients
- Bifenthrin1 - 0.0500%
- Zeta-Cypermethrin2 - 0.0125%
Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer for Indoor & Perimeter Refill2 kills common household bugs such as ants, beetles, centipedes, cockroaches, crickets, fleas, flies, millipedes, mosquitoes, moths, spiders, stink bugs, ticks, termites, periodical cicadas and more (as listed). This insect killer creates a bug barrier for up to 12 months protection against ants, roaches and spiders indoors on non-porous surfaces. In addition, the Invisi-Shield Technology formula gives off no fumes, dries clear and dries fast. Use this pest control product anytime as a preventative treatment or after you see evidence of insect activity for long lasting-control. Apply indoors in kitchens and bathrooms or around doors and windows, and outdoors to the foundation perimeters, patios, decks, garages and wherever insects are a recurring problem. For indoor surfaces, hold sprayer 12 inches from surface being sprayed and apply a 4-inch wide band, or use a 12-inch wide band when applying to a home perimeter. Area should be sprayed until slightly wet without soaking. People and pets may re-enter the treated area once sprays have dried. Trust Ortho® to keep bugs out of your home.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
How to Use
Prep the Comfort Wand®
- Remove the Comfort Wand® from the original bottle by pulling the plug from the spout on the cap.
- Next remove the side holster from the same original bottle by pulling up on the bottom tab underneath and sliding the holster up.
- Attach the holster to this new Ortho® Home Defense® Insect Killer for Indoor & Perimeter Refill2 bottle by sliding the holster down onto the knob.
- Then insert the hose connector into the spout on the cap.
- Twist knob to "ON."
Spray
- Shake well.
- Turn sprayer nozzle to desired spray pattern and then slide the trigger switch to "UNLOCK."
- Press trigger to spray.
- For indoor surfaces, hold sprayer 12-inches from surface being sprayed and apply a 4-inch wide band along the interior of the home in areas where insects are a recurring problem.
- Spray until slightly wet without soaking.
- For exterior perimeter treatment, also hold the sprayer 12-inches from surface being sprayed and apply a 12-inch wide band along the exterior of the home.
- For treating a pet's resting quarters, spot treat infested areas and localized areas of the floor/floor coverings (rugs, carpets, tile, vinyl, and wood) where pests may be present.
Finish
- Turn nozzle to "OFF."
- Slide switch on trigger to "LOCK."
- Fold the Comfort Wand® closed and place the sprayer back in holster.
WHEN AND WHERE TO USE
Where Not to Use
- Do not spray:
- animals
- into the air
- into fish pools, ponds, streams, or lakes
- directly to sewers or storm drains, or to any area like a drain or gutter to where drainage to sewards, storm drains, water bodies, or aquatic habitat can occur
- in or on electrical equipment due to the possibility of shock hazard
Where to Use
- Use indoors (kitchens, bathrooms, doors & windows) and outdoors (perimeter foundations, garages, patios and decks, doors & windows).
When to Apply
- Use anytime as a preventative treatment or after evidence of insect activity.
How Often to Apply
- Re-treatment is recommended at least once per season (3 months) outdoors.