Mr. Roddy Shows Us How to Kill Ants Safely – Ant & Roach Killer

April 27th, 2009 Posted in Ants & Roaches, Organic & Chemical Pesticides, Winner's Circle




Mr. Roddy is one of the babies in our Winner’s Circle, at seven months old.

This pic hails to us from Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Roddy weighs in at 70 pounds, but don’t let that fool you–he’s a marshmallow. Now, Mr. Roddy can learn how to kill ants safely so that he can enjoy Penguins games without having to worry about harmful chemicals in his insecticide due to organic home pest control.

To all of the other winners out there: we’re waiting for your pics!

As you all know, the Everyday Giveaway is still going on. We’ve sent out EcoSMART products to over thirty lucky winners all over the US and are still choosing people every day.

Good luck to all and thanks for the picture, Nikki!




  1. 48 Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers!

  2. By jeffrey on Apr 27, 2009

    I want one

  3. By Katie Allen on Apr 27, 2009

    I love these pics…I hope winners send in more!!!

    When will there be a giveaway that includes a pet? haha

  4. By andi on Apr 27, 2009

    wow! mr. roddy is soooooo cute! it makes me happy to know that so many dogs are safe from harmful chemicals, thanks to ecosmart!

  5. By Hannah on Apr 28, 2009

    I really need this! We have serious ant issues in our yard, but can’t spray anything (until now) because of our dogs.

  6. By Caroline on Apr 28, 2009

    awwww he is ADORABLE!!

  7. By puppylove on Apr 28, 2009

    that’s one good looking puppy. And his black coat can match anything, it looks great with the green and white ecosmart can.

  8. By Yvette on Apr 29, 2009

    He reminds me of my dog, RJ. What a cutie, hope all of his pests are gone.

  9. By jrd108 on May 1, 2009

    Awwwww…he’s so cute! I love dogs.

  10. By Margaret on May 3, 2009

    I am really excited that there is a product that can be used around your pet. I do have a ant problem especially at this time a year, but I also have a pantry pest problem. This will be a great solution.

  11. By Rachel on May 5, 2009

    What a cutie! :)
    I’m glad he can watch the Pens games without having to worry about ants ruining his fun! lol…
    Let’s go pens!

  12. By Kisha on May 6, 2009

    Oh how cute. Ants run around my house like crazy. I always worry about what products are safe to use. so it won’t make my kids and pets sick.

  13. By Danielle on May 6, 2009

    What a cute baby! I would love to send a picture, but I have to win first (hint, hint;0)

  14. By Mike on May 12, 2009

    Great Pic! I’m hoping to try this soon for when we get ants inside the house. I haven’t been afraid to use the “old” chemicals outside, but on rare occasion something gets in and this seems like a good solution where I don’t want my children and bird harmed. (Oh – and I bet I can post a great pic!)

  15. By William Hepner on May 15, 2009

    Really need to try the EcoSmart Ant & Roach Killer. Have tried Boric Acid powder, Raid, Home Defense and serveral brands of bug killing room aerosols (fumigrants) to no sucess. Have a pet so safety is high on my list plus getting something that works!

  16. By John on May 25, 2009

    Does anyone know if EcoSmart products can be used to get of ant hills outside?

  17. By Kit on May 25, 2009

    I found the ant&roach spray yesterday at Lowe’s in the organic lawn care dept. I have lots of spiders that seem to love any porch if you live near the lake,and they love to get in the house,too. This morning I cleaned and sprayed around all the windows and doors. I am so glad to find a product safe to use around my two cats. (and I love the smell it leaves)

  18. By Maria Z on May 28, 2009

    As much as I hated to do it, I ended up calling a “Professional Pest Control” company out to spray our yard. After cutting down an old, rotting winter pear tree, we found why it was rotting so bad- it was horribly infested with fire ants. Literally to the point that the inside diameter of the tree was hollow- out of the 8 inches of trunk, there was only about 1-2 inches left around the edges!
    Once the tree was down, the ants took over our yard and were heading in the house. Considering we are pretty “green” we really wanted to avoid using any chemicals or anything that was not eco friendly. After several months of trying everything we could find, we were at wits end! Our son got biten up just walking from the front to the back yard, and our indoor cats were getting bit too. So we caved and had a company come out and spray the yard, which ended up making my family all sick to our stomachs, so we had to spend the night at a hotel (with our cats) just to get away from the odor. The next day the fumes were better, but they still persisted somewhat for almost a week. We were told that this treatment would take care of the problem, and we should be fine now. Things were fine for about 2 weeks, then the ants came back even worse than before!
    I wear all we did was make them mad!
    While I sat discussing the problem with my neighbor, her son arrived from Florida for a visit. He entered into the discussion and immediately went to his camper to get what he called “the miracle cure” for all sorts of pests. Guess what that miracle cure was? Yep, EcoSmart Ant & Roach Killer.
    After he sprayed just once the ants were gone. They didn’t come back again for a few months either- and when they did, it was no where near what it was like before. One spray around with the EcoSmart and problem solved once again! I know nothing will keep the bugs away forever, so having to re-spray even every week if I had to would be fine. As long as what I am using is EcoSmart! I don’t have to worry about all the dangers of toxic chemicals or inhaling all those nasty fumes. Actually, I like the smell of the EcoSmart! At the end of the day, here is a product that not only works as it says it will, but is safe for the environment and our children and pets. Why would anyone want to use anything else?

  19. By Jamie Hueber on Jul 9, 2009

    The ants around my house are insane!! Between those, the grubs and every other critter, it’s driving me insane!! I’m so glad that I have the EcoSmart to help with it. It’s done wonders!

  20. By Laura Hills on Jul 9, 2009

    What a cute dog! My family of four plans on getting a dog in the next year. The house we are in has ants that show up in the early summer. We have tried natural ways to kill them, but nothing has worked 100% yet. We look forward to trying out a new eco, child & pet friendly product!

    Thanks!!

  21. By caryn s on Jul 9, 2009

    I have been looking for a eco-friendly way to cure our ant problem. Our apartment has seen a steady increase of ants since the start of spring. My problem is that i have a 2 year old little guy in the house, so i want a product that is safe to use in the apartment that won’t cause any health concern for him either. I would love to test your product!!

  22. By Tammy on Jul 9, 2009

    I’d be interested in testing out the EcoSmart ant killer. It’s a really dry year this year and the ants have taken over the entire real estate in my front yard under the pine trees. They’re such a pain and getting rid of them without damaging the environment feels impossible.

  23. By Marci H on Jul 9, 2009

    We have serious ant problems EVERY year about this time. Just as the weather warms up, the ants start to move. Our patio is so infested that we can’t eat outside without them crawling up our legs.

    They come into the house through our patio doors and march two-by-two across our family room to the recliners where we spend most of our time. We thought we had found their nest last year and demolished it … guess not though … they were back again this year with a vengeance.

    We also have another type of ant in our front yard area (cornfield ants, my husband says…they have wings). They swarm into our entrance hall whenever I open the door.

    These home-invasion problems last about 2 – 3 weeks, but the ants NEVER leave our patio so we can’t enjoy outdoor life.

    We also have sowbugs that eat our basil, and those creepy wolf spiders that come out of the bush and terrify me every spring and fall.

    WE NEED HELP!!!

  24. By cheryl on Jul 9, 2009

    I have a problem with carpenter ants! I need sometimes I can use indoors if posssible – I have cats. These ants are a problem both inside and out. I would love to be able to be a tester is you have a product that matches my needs. Thanks!

  25. By Larry Abramson on Jul 9, 2009

    We’ve been looking for an Eco Safe method to rid the house of ants and spiders. We have 8 retired show dogs, 1 cat and 2 African Grey parrots so we have to be very careful about what we use.

  26. By Barbra Mutchler on Jul 9, 2009

    I find that cotton balls soaked with peppermint work well at deterring ants.

  27. By Robin on Jul 9, 2009

    With 3 young children all under the ages 6 and our beloved kitty we want a product to help with our ant problem! I would like a product that is safe to use and easy on the environment. No matter what I do the ants just keep coming back and more and more then before… My kids are a bit afraid to go into the kitchen at times… yeah, it can be that bad…. :( Thank you!

  28. By Regina Overman on Jul 9, 2009

    I have an ant problem! For the last few years the ants seem to come out of no where and invade my house. What is the best, least chemical way to get rid of them?

  29. By Marsha Szotak on Jul 9, 2009

    Wow, been looking for a safe product to use around our new dog. We have been troubled with indoor ants since our very rainy spring. Have been very hesitant to use “regular” pestisides inside.

  30. By SHEILA BOCKOWSKI on Jul 9, 2009

    My son moved in an brought bugs. I can’t stand them if one lands on me i get the ebie gbies. I mean spiders an Roaches. I need help ECO TAKE THEM AWAY PLEASE!!!!i CAN’T SLEEP OF A NIGHTJUST THE THOUGHT OF ONE TOUCHING ME I SCRATCH. HELP ME PLEASE

  31. By Catherine on Jul 10, 2009

    I have an ant problem through out my back yard my kids do not like to play out there cause there are so many and I don’t really like to use commerical ones as they are not safe for enviorment and mu kids… I need help with killing these ants!

  32. By Amanda on Jul 10, 2009

    I keep finding ants all over my bathroom, in the shower and on my vanity…it’s really gross, I’ve had someone come out and spray but they were only gone for a while and now they’re back and worse than before. I have a small dog and I don’t want to keep spraying harmful pesticides into the air that she breathes all day long. Please help me get rid of these ants without harming my dog.

  33. By Lisa on Jul 10, 2009

    I have a huge ant problem in my yard. I haven’t been able to find something that works yet so hopefully this stuff will!!

  34. By Yamen on Jul 11, 2009

    I have ants all over my back yard, and I can’t stand sitting outside to enjoy some nice sunny day, once I put a BBQ or any event they come in big numbers to the food and its really annoying. also recently they have been getting into the basement and walk on top of me while enjoying my tv show. I had to buy ants killers food but no use because they are in thousands in my backyard! and I had to place mice glue traps to stop them but its no use. Really annoying and sometimes I feel I have an ant on top of me if a tiny breeze of air hits my hair. Really depressing!

  35. By Mindy on Jul 13, 2009

    We have ants in our kitchen. THey are only around our table right now but I am worried they will creep towards the counter and into other things. We have 2 small children and 2 cats so I am looking for somthing that if safe for both of them and would love to EcoSmart.

  36. By JD on Jul 13, 2009

    This would be a great product to try as this year we have had ant hill after ant hill popping up in our yard and killing our grass. So far I have been using other methods; the stakes, powders, and nectars; which are all poisonous and have had to limit my my two year old and my dog from large parts of the yard for extended periods of time. If there are any trials left I would love to try it.

  37. By Dave on Jul 15, 2009

    I need a safe way to get rid of ants. We have a Jack Russell that’s very curious so we need something safe for her.

  38. By Ed Thomason on Jul 15, 2009

    I have a huge ant problem around my dog kennels. I Need help ASAP!

    Ed

  39. By Stefanie Schmidt on Jul 16, 2009

    I would love some ecofriendly products to get rid of the ants. They are a huge problem in the hot summer around my apartment.

  40. By Rachel Marini on Jul 16, 2009

    We so need some ant killer!!! We have those little disks but our dog always tries to eat them. I don’t know where they’re coming from this year!

  41. By Gordon McLaughlin on Jul 18, 2009

    I have been trying to control my ant and spider problem for two year now and nothing works. Can you help me.

  42. By Nathan Hall on Jul 22, 2009

    We have ants that are coming inside our apartment to get our puppy’s food and water. We need to get rid of them without the threat of poisoning our sweet little dog. We would love to test the product!

  43. By Cameron Haynes on Jul 25, 2009

    The best prevention is not to attract them in the first place. I have been in pest control for 20 yrs. and have tried to educate people to stop inviting them in the first place. 1)Pet dishes outside can be place in an aluminum pie/turkey pan with water 1/2″ deep. 2)Move the garbage cans away from the house as far as possible and reasonable. 3) Don’t place bird feeders to close to the home as guess who also feeds on the seeds(yes ants! and rats!!) There are many other things that will help like watching the plants you move in and out of the home. Ants love the soil in these. When left outside they get moisture but when moved back in they may be harbouring ants and as you may know some of which are very small and if you are like me(older~not old) then your eyes aren’t what they were. Planting bushes and foliage to close to the structure is a big,BIG no-no but no one seems to be able to get that simple fact to builders. You can move them out 3,4,5 feet but who wants to work that hard. It’s the moisture from watering the plants that attracts the ants in the first place. In the end the best answer I can give you is all the ants come from OUTSIDE. I WOULD GET ANY MISC. DEBRIS FROM AROUND YOUR STRUCTURE AS THIS MAKES GOOD HIDING SPOTS FOR NOT ONLY ANTS BUT BUGS AND RODENTS AND SNAKES!!!! Hope these ideas help.

  44. By Cameron Haynes on Jul 25, 2009

    I wanted to add a P.S. Ther many different kinds of ants and the majority are NOT a problem to people as they DO NOT BITE OR INVADE THE HOME. The reason why I mention this is because I have people all the time complaining about the ants in the yard but when I look they are very often a non-threatning species so go easy on setting off alarms when they don’t even need treating. There are “GOOD ANTS” out there.

  45. By Peri on Jul 31, 2009

    I have just moved in to my first apartment and the landlady hired a cleaning crew to clean the floors. Unfortunatly she left the windows open all night and the door opened most of the day. Now my brand new apartment is infested with little black ants> I move in tomorrow and really need to know what to do about them. my dog is sick and i dont want him to get hurt with any pesticides. Any ideaS? PLEASE HELP….

  46. By Brian Rish on Aug 11, 2009

    Love the photo, and would love to try the Ant killer and roach killer. I already have the bug spray and love it. Will be sending in my dog’s photo soon! These are such great products. It’s nice you see you can easily get rid of the stuff you want whule keeping your family and furry family happy! Love EcoSmart!

  47. By Linda Robertson on Aug 19, 2009

    Does it work against Japanese Beetles? They are hard bodied and traps only call beetles from within 5 miles to come and mate. Not a good option. My trees, raspberries, roses, hibiscus, fuchsia, etc. are covered with this horrible beetles. It is getting too late in the season, but I am curious if you have any data.
    Linda

  48. By Leokadia Worton on Sep 30, 2010

    I love to become a tester for this. I have cats, dogs, lots of birds, and a hamster, all in the house. I do have a roach problem inside.I can only do 1 room at a time and have to move all the birds into another room, then clean their cages and after a few hours bring them back into their original room. This is very tedious work. The dogs and cats have to go into carriers and stay outside during this time.I I know Raid ant and roach killer works instantly, but I can only use it with no animals around. It would kill the birds instantly, too. They are very sensitive to that. I love to have a petsafe product which works, I have tried some which say they work, but they did not do anything except getting the bugs adjutated. so I am not using those anymore and I wasted my money. If your product works and is safe, I would use it regularly

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