Wondercide - Flea Tick & Mosquito Spray for Pets & Home - Peppermint 16 oz

This spray is great. With the heat, my cats keep on struggling with fleas, which then stay in the carpet and bite me and my family. I spray this on all the carpets and the cats’ bedding, and can notice the difference because I stop getting attacked by the fleas. I also use it directly on my cats for extra protection. I spray it on my hands and then run them through their fur. After doing this, I see that my cats scratch themselves less. They did not have any irritation on their skin. Before putting the spray on them, they would also have dozens of mosquitoes following them. After doing that, I saw significantly less mosquitoes. The spray leaves the house smelling good and does not stain my carpets or wooden floors. The only downside for me would be that my cats hate the smell so it creates a struggle to put the spray on them. However, this product is amazing and truly kills, and repels, these insects that bother both me and my cats.

This stuff is amazing! I have 2 cats who are treated with revolution, but apparently we had lots of fleas in the yard and I began seeing them inside. Within a few days I was seeing them pretty frequently. This almost never happens due to the cats being treated, so I wasn’t sure what to do. A friend recommended this stuff and same day I stopped seeing fleas. Not a single solitary flea after treating my rugs and furniture. Major bonus points - it smells incredible! Doesn’t smell at all like chemicals. I did not use this on my cats so can’t speak to that, but it quickly addressed the fleas that had gotten inside from my yard and I love that it’s safe for pets!

Definitely kills fleas on contact. The problem is you have to directly contact them with the stuff. I know it doesn't really prevent them unless my dog was absolutely coated in the stuff. I did have to reapply about twice a day. But as a temporary measure over a holiday weekend until I could get an Rx and pest control out, this at least kept a lot of fleas off of my dog. I would recommend putting more on their face and hind end than I did. That's where they ended up. I wanted to avoid sensitive areas, so I only lightly rubbed some on in those spots. Wrong move. The fleas gathered on my little girl's face and behind. So I ended up putting just about as much on those places as the rest of her. I used almost all of the bottle over about a 3-4 day period. You really have to put it all over your dog. WARNING: They don't tell you on the product's description, but the lemongrass scent will turn a white dog yellow until it has been removed. While this might be handy to be able to tell where I put the stuff and what I missed, I don't want any Ol' Yellers. :O The lemongrass scent will make your dog and house smell like lemon Pledge furniture polish. If you have to spray bedding and carpets, it gets extremely strong. I sprayed the dogs outside to help and to let fleas jump off out there, but it didn't make much of a dent in the overall house smell. While it may seem pleasant at first, it becomes overwhelming. So, odor rating is mixed.

As soon as I sprayed this, I knew I'd picked the right product. There were no fleas in my dog's bed, and no more fleas on my bed! It doesnt have that chemical smell, and its made with products that are safe for my precious dog, which is the most important thing. I'd highly recommend this product to anyone with a flea problem who also wants to protect their pet.

**update after 1 year of use** : my dog attracted Lyme disease. I regret using natural product like this one. 1. you need to spray your dog with it every time they go out. 2. it does not kill ticks so any attachment of ticks that last more than 24 hours will expose your dog to Lyme. I no longer use this product and use Advantix II instead. It is no joke getting Lyme disease, my dog was sore at all joints and couldn't even walk. It was sad to see. Thank God Doxycycline works for my dog, but she continues to test positive for Lyme even she does not show any symptoms. Lyme bacteria is very hard to kill entirely. So whenever your dog is sick and immune system is down, the Lyme can make a come back. Again, don't buy this product and think you can get rid of ticks. It is useless against ticks. I really hate the smell - it is very strong when first applied, and it lingers for hours. I believe my dog hates it more as their noses are more sensitive. My dog always makes a run for it when I spray her down. Another downside is that you need to spray your dogs with it frequently, like daily. On the label, it says "use as needed for ongoing protection", and "safe for daily use". So, basically the manufacturer did not provide any evidence regarding how long the protection lasts after each use. As for the effectiveness, this product does drive away fleas. I saw with my own eyes that a flea jumped for its dear life after I sprayed and fluffed my dog's coat. The manufacturer said it kills fleas, flea eggs, and larvae, so I would trust that and you should change all beddings, covers, or anything you can throw into the washing machine if you spot a flea issue. Then continue to spray your dog with the product and any furniture they encounter for good measure. After all, you won't be able to see flea eggs and they are the root cause that your flea problem persists despite all efforts of eliminating adult fleas. As for ticks, I think this product is just as effective as topical tick prevention. First, most oral tick prevention requires the ticks to bite so they can die within 24 hours which is not enough time for them to transmit Lyme disease. Most topical tick prevention contains permethrin so it will prevent and repel tick attachment, but it is not 100%. I suspect the cedar oil smell in Wondercide will repel tick attachment, because I have never found a tick after using the spray that day (but not next day). But I am not 100% sure how cedar oil works on ticks. More science needed to be done. All I know is that ticks are harder to kill than fleas, but most diseases require the tick to attach for more than 48 hours. In other words, finding a slightly engorged (and likely dying) tick on your dog is mostly likely fine as it takes time for them to transmit disease. Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is that ticks prevention is harder to achieve with Wondercide, but it gives similar level of protection as compared to oral or topical treatment, without the harsh chemicals. As of now, Nov 2023, I was not able to find any better solutions than Wondercide for my dog. Cedar oil seems to be the least toxic solution so I am going to stick with it until something better comes along.

First, let me say, I am an all-natural person. I hate chemicals and try to avoid them as much as possible. So I was extremely hopeful for this product to work and wanted to give it a 5-star. I know essential oils are powerful for other bugs, so why wouldn't this work for fleas on my pets? Well, here is my honest review. Pros: It smells nice (like essential oils and not chemicals). It is safe for you to use. I could put it in my hands, and it was safe for me to touch and for my pets to use. My smaller kitten is allowed to use it (that's what it says). It killed the fleas; the spray hit on contact. Cons: My pets are all afraid of being sprayed, so I had to use my hands to apply it. Any spots I missed, the fleas would just gather in that area and flee (no pun intended) from the areas with the spray. I have 4 dogs and 4 cats. To treat everyone in the house, my furniture, carpets, and pet bed would require A LOT of this stuff, and it is not cheap. I almost used the whole bottle in one day, and that was just spraying my couch and 5 out of 8 pets. 3 of my pets wouldn't let me apply it. The scent is extremely STRONG. We couldn't really be in the same room for a while and needed to ventilate the area. I wanted to spray my bed because I kept getting bitten by fleas, but my husband was against it because the smell is so strong, he wouldn't be able to sleep on the bed. While it killed the fleas it came in contact with, within 24 hours, fleas were crawling all over my pets again, like nothing ever happened. I know I have to treat the carpets and everything (which I did with another natural ingredient and then sprayed this over the carpet a few days later), but if this stuff is supposed to repel, it's not doing a great job. Needless to say, we are now trying diatomaceous earth, which is another all-natural alternative that I believe is going to work much better and hopefully will be much more cost-effective. I was going to buy this stuff for my yard, but seeing that it only is working for a few hours, I don't want to waste my money and have to figure something else out that will be more effective.

This WORKS! I purchased the spray for yard as well as this one for fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. I used it in California. I relocated to the South I still have the same 2 pups. As long as I have used Wondercide, seen no fleas or ticks. Truthfully haven't seen mosquitoes, but due to heavy rain we're surrounded. There is a small bug appearing (scorpion) I'm told. Local store said use Sevin Insect Killer. Direct hit, bug kept rolling along. Used Wondercide, crawled 2 steps killed over DEAD, YAHOO! Bonus Lemongrass scent, leaves nice odor. Canceled Exterminator. Try it for yourselves. Mosquitoes are in the air outside, not wasting to find them. I just ordered Mosquitoe Joe. Fingers Crossed..

I read so many positive reviews but it didn't work well for us. Two little dogs still scratchy. Going to the vet for flea prevention that i was hoping to avoid having to get topical treatment. The smell is pretty strong and the price was high for something that didn't work. I have to say that I didn't give this enough time before writing this review and I'm truly sorry about that. It wasn't long and all the sudden all scratching stopped and I believe we are flea free finally without going in for the 600.00 vet visit for both pups to have blood work ect. I WILL continue to buy this. Great product. Just give it time to work. Lot's of vacuuming and spraying. I washed everything repeatedly.