I hate bugs. It is no secret in this house that I do not do bugs of any kind. Ant, Flies, Roaches – Oh heck no! But every summer I have to deal with ants. I honestly think my house was built on an ant hill seeing how most of the ground here is sand and clay. I would not be surprised – reclaimed desert or ocean floor. I was so happy to be able to check out the Raid Home Defense system that I was sent for review. It is helping me take back control of my house!
I remember the first time, vividly, when I realized our new home was going to have ant issues. We had come home from vacation not long after we moved into our new home we had built. It was late in the evening when we rolled in, and I went into the kitchen and flipped on the light. The entire section above my stove and cabinets was black. I could not fathom what was going on, being tired and all. Then I realized the wall was moving. Needless to say, I screamed and hubby came running. It was a flying ant infestation! I was freaking out! We soon found where they came in and dealt with it immediately. But with new construction, there always seemed to be another place ants got in – not the flying ones, thank God! Since then, treating the outdoors and inside was a must.
Most of my problems went away when I had hardwood floors installed but every so often, like this year especially, we get ants. I get them in the kitchen area and by the pool mainly although they have popped up in other areas of the house. I was happy to see the large array of different products that Raid offers. It allowed me to take control of specific areas that needed attention. The Raid Defense System products I used are:
Raid® Max Ant & Roach– kills bugs on contact and keeps killing with residual action for up to six months
Raid® Ant Gel– can be discreetly applied in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices and away from children and pets
Raid Max® Bug Barrier– keeps killing German cockroaches for up to 12 months and can be used both indoors and outdoors
Raid Max® Bug Barrier Defense Marker™– has a precision tip that draws a clear line of protection to help keep bugs out of your home
Around the food areas, it can be hard to treat for ants and other bugs without having to spray everything. I was happy to see specific items for the hard to reach cracks. The Raid® Ant Gel was perfect! It comes in a little tube that allows you to dispense small drops of product, right where you need it. The ants like the taste, come out and get some and within a few hours they have taken it back to the nest or wherever they have come from! Ants gone!
My pantry is a favorite place for the ants to come in. There is a tiny space in the top of the ceiling that they come in. We were able to use the Gel and the Raid® Max Ant & Roach Spray to place the barrier up and get rid of them! Problem Solved indoors!
My pool area has a lot of ants too, especially around the lip of the pool and sometimes the barbeque area. The Raid® Max Ant & Roach spray was great for getting rid of them fast. I loved the Raid Max® Bug Barrier Defense Marker™ and the Raid Max® Bug Barrier since I could use those to apply barriers around my doors and windows in the back yard and front so ants and roaches would not try and get into my home that way. Plus I ran the Barrier Defense Marker around the problem areas by the pool deck and barbeque. Problem Solved!
Around my windows, the Raid Defense Marker is the perfect product to use. It comes in a slender tube with a sponge top so all you need to do is depress the sponge tip on the areas you want to protect. Out comes the product and you create your barrier. I used it on my window ledges and around my window frames to seal out the ants. It was easy!
These products are easy to use and effective. I like that these items in the defense system last for up to 6 months or longer, depending on the product. I can easily treat my home with a system that will keep the nasty bugs out of my home and outside where they belong!
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Thanks for the giveaway…occasional ant problems in the kitchen !
we are having troubles with ants right now
As soon as it gets hot and humid, the ants try to get in through the the screened-in porch. I eed to prevent this from happening.
we live in florida so bugs are a year round problem for us they are worse in the summer though, we have a lot of ants.
We have a major ant issue here so hoping this would help with that.
I always have little black ants visit our home during the Summer months. It doesn’t help that I have a toddler who likes to leave crumbs everywhere it seems!
It would definatley be ants. If we try to have a picnic meal, they think they can hitch a ride back home with us. Thank you
We have an ant problem so this would be awesome to get 🙂
We have had a terrible problem with ants this summer. Nothing seems to kill them all 🙁
ants in the kitchen,even the formula canister is in a gallon size bag now to prevent them from ruining it
In Florida it’s water bugs, which I call roaches. Raid’s ant and roach spray works for me.
We have a terrible time with the small black ants in the summer months around the front of our house. The Raid products could help tremendously with this issue.
Anta, ants, and more ants
we have a problem with sugar ants/
We are over run with ants in the summer! This would be wonderful at stopping those pesky little critters!
Ants are the worst around here. The guy upstairs wasn’t picking his strawberries and I think most of the ants in the neighborhood moved here trying to wait for more to grow – LOL
Ants, spiders…all bugs!
We have had horrible ant problems this summer. Especially around the window sills and our doors.
These products will definitely help with this issue.
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This would help with the ants on our porch and our window sills.
We’ve had a lot of ants this summer. They’ve been coming in by the window sills. This would be great.
We are having constant battle with ants! I think they want us gone as bad as we want them gone! Definitely need Raid!
We tend to have cricket issues during the summer.
We have tons of problems with ants! This would help us to battle the ants and get them out of our house and cars!
We have a lot of flies in the house from people opening and closing the doors.
These products will help us with our sugar ant issue and to keep away any roaches or other creepy crawlies.
We live in the country. We had a bad ant and spider problem in our mailbox. We have sort of an ant problem where our bird feeders are.
we’ve had carpenter ants and spiders this year
The last month I have had a constant stream of tiny black ants appearing on my kitchen counters. I think the heat has them coming inside to search for water.
This would help me solve our summer ant problems.
I live in Florida and when the summer months hit, if if creeps, crawls or flies, it’s gonna end up in the house!
We could REALLY use these products here, PRONTO! 🙂
i have a small ant problem this summer in my kitchen.
Spiders and centipedes! Although I don’t mind the cetipedes as much.
I’ve been having troubles with carpenter ants lately. I have no idea where they are coming from though. I’d make a perimiter to my house and hopefully keep them out for good!
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These raid products will help me rid of ants , Thank you!
My apartment is known for spiders
Ahhhhh! This will help with those pesky ants we have!
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I would love to try the bug barriers 🙂
It will help us with ants!
we have ants really bad in the kitchen,bathroom,laundry room,back porch and garage. I fight them every year and only use Raid. So having these products would help.
This year my daughters bedroom got inundated with ants???? Her room is on the far end of the house so there is no food or water near there…I noticed them coming in thru the woodwork under her window.
I could use this for that problem.
this will help us with and ants and spiders. 🙂
Lived in our house 4 years with no ants whatsoever- this summer they’ve decided to take up residence in every room! Ugh!
Ants in the bathroom sink, every single summer.
Ants and spiders!
this will help with and ants and spiders.
Ants & spiders.
Would love to try this for the ants that want to join our family;)
We have an ant problem. Every summer they invade our kitchen. I would love to win this.
we have ants
We get sugar ants a lot! I think this would help.
Our biggest concern is Carpenter Ants infestation, would like to see if any of these products would help get rid of them.
Ants, ants, and ants. (but no fire ants this year.)
We have a problem with ants in the house during the summer months. They just seem to be everywhere. They seem to like the kitchen best though.
its summer time and we all have problems with ants, they are so annoying. Thanks for the chance to win.
We have a lot of ants on our deck that try to get inside.
This would be great for spiders and ants on our back porch.
we have lots and lots of spiders on our back porch, this would really help with that!
I have a lot of little black ants that have taken up residence in my yard.
There are lots of ants outside my house. I hate them!
There are lots of ants outside my house, and I would like them to stay out!
i need it for our ant problem.
This will be perfect for my roaches problem in our apartment
I would love to use these products to kill the little sugar ants that I am seeing out on the patio.
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I would find the bug barriers very useful. It would be nice to seal off our doors.
Tiny black ants decided to visit our kitchen this weekend – they need to be gone.
I commented on this facebook post; Are bugs an issue where you live?
We have both the tiny little kinda redish ants and the big old black ants running around on our patio outside all the time. It’s time to defend ourselves and do battle with them!