Ortho BugClear Insect Killer for Lawns and Landscapes Ready-to-Spray, Kills Periodical Cicadas, Mosquitoes, Ants, Spiders, Fleas, Ticks and More, 32 oz.

This stuff works! I have been using it for a year now, applying about every 4 months. I noticed that there are rarely bugs of any kind crawling around my yard, or garden. It also kills grubs, so moles have nothing to eat, and moved away. Application requires a hand spreader, or broadcaster of some type. I use a grass seed hand spreader and that works perfectly. After applying the granular material, you need to heavily water it in, so it gets down into the soil. That kills off all kinds of creepy crawlies that dwell in your soil, lying in wait to wreak havoc. It has no noticeable smell. I’d say that it’s easy to use, and you get a lot of bang for your buck. It’s a good size bag, and covers a lot of area. Ortho seems to be a pretty reliable brand of pest control, so it’s a quality product in my opinion. I’ve used other pest control products, and they didn’t seem to work. This stuff does, and it lasts for months! I’ve even note that there are less mosquitoes, and flying bugs. But the bees still come around, and that’s important to me. Bees are a crucial part of our ecosystem, and I don’t want to effect them in any way. I think I’ve covered all the bases. I hope my review helped you 😊

First time doing plants for me. My mother in law recommend I have type of bug prevention on hand. I potted Elephant Ears, they were doing great then I noticed the holes in the leaves! I was so upset to see the beetles were taking up residence in my plants! Immediately I used this in all of my pots and watered it into the soil. Next day..... no more beetles! Have not had any more issues and it has been over a week. We also used this around our crab apple tree since the beetles thought they could live there as well. This is a great product, easy to use (just wear gloves) and I used a plastic disposable cup to add the product to the soil all the way around the soil in the pots. HIGHLY RECOMMED!

These work good, but not perfect. They are great for all bugs listed except for grubs. They do an OK job, but there are other products out there for that. The main thing for these are the ticks, which it works great for. Recommend if you are dealing with bug issues other than grubs

As a former Pest Control Professional, Bifenthrin (the active ingredient in this product) is a long established and highly effective insecticide. You won't find a pest control company that doesn't use Bifenthrin as part of their PC program. It is used indoors (as a liquid spray), outdoors as "border control", and in turf grass (granular or liquid) to control dozens of insects. In the south, Chinch Bugs are perhaps our biggest turf grass enemy- particularly in St Augustine grass, and Bifenthrin is highly effective (especially as part of a 1-2 punch described in more detail below)Ortho BugClear is one of the best values for Bifen (for short) even compared to their own competing product "Lawn Insect Killer". BugClear has nearly DOUBLE the Bifen, and is labeled to cover 1.5"+ times the square feet of turf, yet is priced comparably. In other words, if you choose the "Lawn Insect Killer" from Ortho, you are spending nearly twice as much!Now, the 1-2 punch for Chinch bugs. Cyhalothrin in combination with Bifen. Cyhalothrin comes in various formulations (Gamma, Lambda), but I am too far removed from my PC days to even know the differences, but don't get hung up on that. It is classified as a micro-encapsulated insecticide and is also very effective indoors and out for control of a multitude of insects. It is available in many OTC products including Spectracide Triazicide (the best value I have found OTC) in both liquid and granular. For Chinch bugs, I alternate between the granular and liquid versions of Cyhalothrin and Bifen four times a year. Chinch bugs are a summer problem, but this punch is highly effective against fire ants, Mole Crickets, somewhat for grubs, and other fall/winter pests. (white grubs are a whole other issue and you want a product with an active ingredient like Imidacloprid (a synthesized nicotine product) to catch them in the spring while the June Beetles are laying their eggs in your yard).Alternate the 1-2 granular/liquid approach 3-4 times a year in your lawn, and 90% or more of the pests you fight won't have a chance, and you can control them with these OTC products for an entire year for less than a month or two of a lawn professional (who will likely be using the same active ingredient products). If you have a large yard, explore some of the retailers that offer "pro grade" products with the same active insecticides for bulk sale to anyone in most states. But for most, this insect control program will do the job for a relatively low cost with products available on Amazon, or your local home improvement store.

Got rid of the ticks in our yard; went from going outside for 2 hours and finding ticks on us to going outside for several hours and not finding any ticks. Application is easy, just spread this in the yard in the evening when you think its going to rain. Currently its been about two months and have not found any ticks on us or the kids. I will note, your results may differ, but I do have honeybees nearby and the application did not appear to affect any of my hives. This did not affect my dogs. I believe this to be a quality product so I do recommend.

I put twice as much as it says, if you don’t you’re still gonna see ants.. this did not stop ants other than the initial time I sprayed it

This is the 2nd bottle we have gotten, I used the first on the backyard. Our backyard fronts up to an unkept jungle. In the past I have dealt with bees, mosquitoes, ants, ticks, basically you name a "pest" we have had them. After one use, with-in a week, everything was quiet! I used the bottle as suggested, I started up around the house, then two days later moved a little further away. Well, this second bottle has gotten me into the jungle and around to the front yard!

Worked for a few days then all the bugs came back and more. The first day we sprayed the front and the backyard twice and it seemed to make them go away but 2 days later we had rain for a few days and it was like it got all washed away. Now I have more bugs, spiders, giant ants and so on.