Warning: Those "no kill" bug sprays at Home Depot are useless for roaches

I used to swear by that lavender mint stuff because I hate chemicals. Then I found 30 roaches alive in a cabinet 3 hours after spraying. The plain old Raid foam killed them in 2 minutes flat. Has anyone else fallen for these natural products that just make bugs mad?

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singh.harper3d agoMost Upvoted

Bring back the Raid and save yourself the headache. Honestly this whole natural product thing is just another way companies push us to buy expensive stuff that doesn't work. I noticed the same pattern with cleaning supplies and laundry detergent. Swear by the simple chemical stuff every time over the fancy "eco friendly" options that just smell nice and do nothing.

miles_robinson202d ago

My apartment had a bad roach problem last summer and I tried that EcoSmart stuff first. Left it all over the baseboards and counters and woke up to roaches walking right through it like it was nothing. Switched to the Combat gel bait and within a week I was finding dead ones in the open. The bait works way better than any spray natural or not because they eat it and take it back to their nest. Stick with something that actually kills them.

green.noah2d ago

Natural stuff works fine if you actually let it dry completely before roaches walk through it.