Top 5 Best Pet Safe Bug Sprays (2021 Review)

Contrary to its name, Terro Spider Killer kills a lot more than just spiders. It also kills bed bugs, spider mites, ants, cockroaches, scorpions, and more.

The active ingredients are Pyrethrins and Deltamethrin, both of which are broad-spectrum insecticides.

The advantage of an aerosol is that you don’t need to mix it in a pump-up sprayer. It’s ready to go as soon as you get it.

It’s also non-staining so you don’t have to worry if it gets on your furniture, drapes, or carpets and it’s safe for pets once it dries.

This pest control product is well-known and used by pest control professionals so you can use it with confidence yourself.

The one disadvantage to aerosols is that they run out quickly, requiring you to purchase more.

This pesticide has been USDA certified to be a bio-based product, meaning the EPA is satisfied it doesn’t contain any synthetic chemicals. The active ingredients are geranol, cedar wood oil, and sodium lauryl sulfate.

In addition to being safe for your pets and children, it is also considered non-toxic to fish and birds, a limitation affecting the use of most synthetic pesticides. Furthermore, it won’t leave stains on bedding or carpets.

Despite being sold as a bed bug killer, it works against a wide range of other insects as well. The limitation of essential oils is that they don’t last very long, seven to 14 days is about average.

Ortho is a well-known brand name. This pesticide kills aphids, caterpillars, centipedes, stink bugs, and more.

Because the active ingredients are Bifenthrin and Zeta-Cypermethrin it will “technically” kill termites too – in large enough quantities.

Bifenthrin was originally used in the United States to kill termites, but it requires 80-100 gallons for an average-sized house. Since then it has been tested and found effective on a wide range of other insects as well.

Ortho is designed for outdoor pest control and the gallon jug comes with an attached sprayer handle with an adjustable nozzle but it can be used inside as well. Keep your pets out of the area when you’re spraying and afterward until it’s dry.

Another well-known brand, Raid uses Bifenthrin and Cypermethrin as the active ingredients.

This pressurized aerosol shoots a stream of pesticide up to 22 feet to kill wasp and hornets from a safe distance. Keep your pets out of the area until it is dry.

This also kills mud daubers and bald-faced hornets on contact. Because of the active ingredients, it is a broad-spectrum insecticide that will kill many other types of insect infestation.

However, it’s use should be limited to the outside only.

It will kill crickets, earwigs, ants, beetles, spiders, stinkbugs, caterpillars, scorpions, silverfish, palmetto bugs, and so-called waterbugs. Like all aerosols, it’s easy to use too much too quickly.