Raid Wasp & Hornet Killer, Outdoor Flying Insect Spray, 14oz, 2 Count

Bought the pack of two, but only needed one. A decent-sized bald-faced hornet nest was built directly next to my primary entrance to my house, hanging above the door. Thankfully no stings/attacks yet, but because of the location, unfortunately they had to go. Until it was sprayed, the nest was constantly active, even at night. The Plan: Wait until 1 hour after sunset, then try to spray the sentry hornets posted on the outside before they can alert the colony to swarm. Aim all around the nest to wet it initially, then close in fast and aim straight into the entrance hole. If I see movement at the entrance, spray it again. The goal is to block up the entrance with as many hornet bodies as possible to prevent others from leaving. Wait 24 hours, then repeat the next night for any foragers that were away at the time. I also had a shop vac set up in my garage in case they swarmed, I panicked, and I somehow ran out of Raid all at the same time. How it went: Waited until an hour after sunset. A sentry was posted on the outside as expected. I bought and wore a beekeeper suit (way overkill with the Raid spray) just in case. I executed the first few steps exactly as planned - soaked nest, then moved in to create a wall of hornet bodies at the entrance. It worked perfectly. Not a single hornet made it out. The sentry died where they stood. Beekeeper suit, shop vac, and the second can of Raid were not needed. Nest had 100+ hornets in it, and I confirmed the queen died when I took the nest down the next day. ONLY negative I can think of is that because these sprays are so pressurized and therefore can spray over 20 feet, the can REALLY does not last long. If I set a timer, I would be surprised if you could spray a continuous stream for a full 15 seconds before the can was empty. But honestly, I think that's a fair trade-off for the distance it travels. Most people (including myself) probably use way too much out of caution. Final assessment: I am impressed. This spray made a stressful job easy, and helped prevent my family from getting stung. I was worried that not getting the foaming version would cause me issues, but realistically I know my bountiful spraying would result in most of the foam falling off. By morning I couldn't smell any of the spray around the entrance, and I still had a few seconds of spray left in the can (could still feel it when shaking the can, but not much). Would recommend. And since the nest was at my door, my doorbell got a front row view of the action (photo is from when I closed in to block the entrance after soaking the nest).

I had wasps setting up shop in several places around my house, including inside my LeafGuard gutters where I only had a small opening to aim through. ✔️ Strong, concentrated spray ✔️ Good distance ✔️ Easy to aim into small openings ✔️ Kills exposed wasps quickly ✔️ Two cans in the pack The spray comes out in a strong, fairly straight stream rather than going everywhere, which was especially useful for getting it through the small openings in my gutters. The wasps I hit directly died very quickly. I couldn't see inside the gutters to know how many were actually in there or how many the spray reached, but shortly after treating the area, the wasp activity disappeared. One thing I'd recommend is wearing eye protection. You're spraying chemicals overhead and from a distance, and there's always the possibility of some spray or mist coming back toward you.

Listen I have tried every single hornet and wasp killer on the market and this stuff kills them the fastest. Other brands sometimes don't even disable them fast enough and I'm running screaming at the bee that's trying to sting me. Funny sight for my neighbors I'm sure, I'm not allergic but I am TERRIFIED of bees. That's also why I love that it sprays a good distance away from you. I don't have to get close to them in order to hit them, just have to be relatively accurate with my aim. I don't think it's messy really as I have never had it stain anything that I have sprayed and trust me I've gotten it all over all sorts of surfaces before. It smells the same as any other bug killer in that it does have a chemical scent but again if you want something that's going to take out your hornets and wasps quickly and effectively this is the stuff you want to go with!

Works great! Instantly drops wasps, spray nest when wasps are in the nest, best time to use I have found to be early morning or evening when cold. Stand back being careful that they don't drop on you, they don't like this stuff, it's the best I have found!

Living in Houston, we constantly have mud daubers and wasps building nests around the back of the house, so I always keep wasp spray on hand. I bought this Raid Wasp & Hornet Killer while it was on sale, and it was my first time trying this brand since I usually buy cheaper off-brand sprays. I was very impressed with the spray pattern. Some other brands come out too aggressively and end up going everywhere, but this one sprays in a controlled straight line while still giving you enough reach to stand a safe distance away from the nest. It worked well for the nests I needed to treat and felt easy to aim. The only reason I took off one star is because I wish the cans were a little larger, especially if you deal with multiple nests like we do. Overall, it was a good value on sale and I would definitely recommend it.

This product kills wasps from 20+ feet away instantly. They don't fight back and never returned. So much more safe than other products and actually works on the first try.

Gets the job done, killed a small wasps nest. I used the whole can to be safe they were all gone.

Kills on contact.

This product is absolutely wonderful. I've used it over the years and most recently I've used it to kill wasps nests in 2 very inaccessible places and even without directly hitting the nest the jet of spray has been enough to kill the nest. It really does fire as far as it claims. I just wish it was still available in the UK. I had to order it from the UK. Although apprehensive about this my package was dispatched very quickly and arrived much earlier than anticipated. I don't think there is anything better on the market.

Service was fine, but the product was absolute rubbish. Should be a foam which covers the nest, but just came out in a jet of liquid & was gone in seconds. Killed some hornets, but the large majority are now re-building the nest. Complete waste of money.

I had a problem with itinerant honey bees occupying a void above a window. we all know that honey bees are extremely territorial and protective of their hive so being able to apply the juice from some metres away was handy. of course I used ppe - overall, goggles, gloves and vent mask. breathe this stuff and you'll be woosy at the least. as there was a lot of coming and going during the day, I waited until dusk and then gave the entrance to the void a good soaking and sprayed what i could inside and then vacated the area toot sweet. having made sure all my house doors and windows were firmly closed I waited for the bees to scarper. when I went out to check the next day there were no bees to be seen and they had all gone off. so this juice worked well in seeing off the occupation army. I had called beekeepers who declined as it was within the building

Excellent . Completely wiped out wasp nest

Good spray range and easy to use, but don't get over confident! Does exactly what it says on the tin, a good product.