STEM Kills Ants, Roaches And Flies: Plant-Based Active Ingredient Bug Spray, Botanical Insecticide For Indoor And Outdoor Use; 12 fl oz (Pack Of 1)

I'm updating my review: I LOVE THIS STUFF AND NOTHING ELSE WORKS LIKE IT. It's easy. As mentioned below they state STEM may need reapplication, but not that often. And, a little goes a long long way. Plus, because the price is right, you can continue to purchase it as you need it. Critters really hate it and go away. It is so worth it. If you spray them they die immediately but I don't care if they die. I just want them to stay away and they do! The smell is overwhelming and I don't care! The scent alone DETERS anything from insects to rodents. It keeps me from having to set traps. It keeps me from using neurotoxin sprays. I love it and wish it didn't smell so strong but THAT'S WHY IT WORKS!!! It's only essential oils and it is all natural.After the third yellow sac spider (and he seemed well-fed) landed in my bed, I had - had enough. I give a quick SPURT anywhere I might see a cobweb or in corners and on the ceiling fan ...because they seem to like it up there, dopes. Regardless, the smell alone is a deterrent! Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't see them at all! Wouldn't it be nice if they just stayed away? I don't mind reapplication because it doesn't take much. A SPRITZ DOES THE TRICK. Thankfully the price is right or I would look into other options but the lemongrass in this product is despised by spiders and rodents. A small spritz and your whole room will be a deterrent. I would now like to get some sleep and think I will. I don't like seeing creatures and I don't want them around. This keeps them away in the first place! Isn't that what you want? Don't hesitate. Don't bother with ant traps. Use this and repeat the usage until it stops. You can use traps outside the house, if you have more trouble. It does leave a horribly oily residue so don't spray it anywhere you can't wipe down later. That's the only drawback and it's not a big one.Despite the fact that this may need reapplication, it's surprising how well it works. I had to leave one of the homes unoccupied for quite a while (years). I bought this for ants, but was surprised to find that some mice had also taken up residence in the basement. I would spray and although the scent would dissipate, it actually took some time... Longer than they say on the bottle. I also found wetting cardboard, cotton balls or anything absorbent could be placed in various locations and that makes for easy cleanup. I'd simply spray again, and eventually, it seemed they did not want to come back. As far as the ants go, they are dead on contact. All I needed to do was find the general location where they were coming from and it was over. One small word of caution, if you are sensitive to smells, you won't get away scott-free. It may be natural but a little goes a long way. Overspraying, was overwhelming. It gave me headaches. IT WAS STILL WORTH IT! Don't overspray.

I LOVE THIS STUFF!! i was overran with roaches! I live in an apartment complex that sprays once a month using chemicals. It made my cat very sick. I tried this product and was greatly pleased with the results! Yes it smells strong but not of chemicals. It's oily so I spray underneath, in and around areas that I won't step in. My cat stays away from it because of the smell but, hasn't got sick yet. I saw fewer roaches everyday but, be patient, I am now down to spraying once a week and I rarely see alive roach at all!! Thank you, really great product!

We were having some weevils in our kitchen and needed something to kill them other than setting up some traps. Yes this spray works and it kills bugs in a couple of pushes. I am satisfied with this spray though one downside is because this is oil based spray, you wanna be careful where you use it. I used it to the bug on my desk once and some of paper docs were ruined lol

I don't know what happened this year, but suddenly my house was the meeting point for every earwig in the neighborhood. I mean, they were crawling on my screen door in waves, if you picked up anything outside at night, there was a mat of them - there were literally so many crawling on my hosta stalks that they were bending over. It was gross. Some even made their way into my basement window wells and got in the window down there. Absolutely not.I've tried a few ant killers here and there before, they usually smell foul, don't really last, and are expensive. This product was none of that. It does have a smell, but it's not that strong or awful. It lasted about 4-7 days per application around my sliding doors and the window wells. Obviously it lasted a bit longer with inside application than outside, but the fact that it lasted outside at all is high praise against other products that do not at all. It also seems to kill both ants and earwigs on contact as well as repel them (I live in the woods with a high humidity level, so we get roaming carpenter ants too, and this worked on them as well). It's a bit oily, but I didn't have any issues with it staining bricks, stone, or the white painted trim I put it on outside. It sprays very fine, so it doesn't take a ton to cover a decent area.Also, my dogs and cat had no issue with it, which is great. Since I was spraying it liberally on the threshold where they do into and out of the yard, they came in contact with it to some degree, and they had no issues with it. They didn't even sniff at it.I have a degree in Chemical Engineering, so I'm definitely not one of those "omg chemicals are bad!" people that avoids all pesticide or only buys "natural" things, but I bought this on a whim on sale and highly recommend it. Works AT LEAST as good as standard commercial ant killers like Raid for sure. I will 100% be buying it again next year.

Ants disappeared when we used it. My wife doesn’t like the smell but she hates ants worse.

The next door neighbor moved out and we inherited their roachies. I have pets and children so we purchased this spray hoping we could use it sparingly to treat problem areas and for direct contact to terminate the bugs. I didn't mind the smell too much. It's a smell of lemongrass and some other essential oils, and not fumes. Lemongrass makes he nauseous but I was willing to use the spray because it's natural / harmless. I read the other reviews on the hazard of applying to walkways, so I did not. The other household members did not get the memo and immediately complained about the "chemical" smell. I told them they weren't chemicals but oils, but they don't care what it is. They just don't want me to spray the liquid anymore.I just received the product last night, so I can't rate the efficacy on wether it ends the bugs or not. I will update this review if I can find a way to continue using the spray without anyone else being affected.