I read some of the articles on pest control and was wondering if anyone has ever tried one of the products that you plug into an outlet in your home and it's suppose to get rid of bugs in your house? Specific brand such as Riddex Plus. Please comment. Thank you.

I too would like to hear from anyone who has used riddex. Does it really work?

I have had the electronic pest repellents plugged in for about 4 years. I wasn't sure they were working until they stopped working. In the past weeks I have had 3 large spiders, a family of baby spiders and 3 mice. It was then that i went around and looked at my plug-ins. 5 of the 6 had died. I am definetely replacing them ASAP. I was hoping CR would have a review.

It would be great if Consumer Reports would research Riddex Plus, because they claim they have sold millions of them and it rids your house of bugs while eliminates the need for pesticides. This sounds too good to be true and I'm not sold on non-scientific casual observations.

I've also seen the commercials and am trying to do some research to see if they are any good. Has anybody used them long term and would you buy them again?

Guess I answered my own question. Did an online search and discovered the following:

http://advice.thisoldhouse.com/showthread.php?t=2778

Another case of sounds too good to be true.

Thanks to all of you for answering my question about these electronic pest controllers sure beats the sprays and traps.
Thanks again.

do you have info on this product? Will this keep crickets out of the house? Is riddex plus digital repellor safe? thank you

Saw the commercials for Riddex Plus for rats -- Does it really work for mice and rats?

I have bought two of these Riddex Plus electronic pest controllers about a year ago,one of which is plugged in an outlet on my kitchen counter and one upstairs in a bedroom. I have no bugs.. but have this little mouse that runs right past the Riddex plus on my kitchen counter. I am wondering does the Riddex really works.

if you have pests in your house its because your a dirty slob. Clean your filthy house once in a while.

What good is CR if they can"t give us some data on "RIDDEXPLUS"it"s been around long enough!

This is what bothers me about the whole thing: Why don't any of the advertisments include a real life demonstration? Not one have I seen since they came on the scene. Maybe somebody has seen one on YouTube or something - maybe somebody will make a video demonstration . I'm with everyone else whose hoping CR will put an end to this mystery. blessings.

The reason I subscribed to CR was to obtain information on Riddex plus. Why is there no information provided about this product? Does it really work?

The reason I subscribed to CR was to obtain information about Riddexplus. Why is there nothing posted? Does this product really work? What does it take for a product to be tested by CR?

I'm a pest control technician and I wouldn't trust riddex. What your looking for in a product is one that targets arthopidic structures, like the exoskeleton, or targets where they are but people aren't. Riddex does neither because no one knows how it works. All products on market today in used by professionals are EPA approved, and the limits of safety are well studied. And most products for personal use the same applies as long as you use standard stuff. Don't use Riddex unless you know what it actually does.

I found what seems to be a pretty fair & balanced discussion on a Canadian website that says these things do not work. Go here: http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/Questions/electronic_pest_devices.htm

Apparently the person who recommended the following:

"if you have pests in your house its because your a dirty slob. Clean your filthy house once in a while,"

is as ignorant about living in the south as he is about the Riddex Plus. A clean house has NOTHING to do with having insects in a climate where the humidity is often well above 75%. I came from the north where it is typically because of filth that you have roaches. However after over 30 years in South Carolina, I have learned that you can have an insect free home but you have to be extremely dilligent, pay a lot of money and often expose yourself and your family to harmful pesticides. When I moved south many years ago, I was determined NOT to have any bugs in my home. I now have health issues stemming from the use of those "EPA Approved" chemicals.

For my money, $30 is a small price to pay if the thing works so I am going to try Riddex Plus out and I will let you know how it goes.

On the FAQ page, electronic insect repellants are one of the things listed as "not yet tested". How about we try and speed up the process by emailing CR? I have elderly relatives who are not going to change their housecleaning habits at this stage of the game, mostly leaving food on the stove and counter. They're too cheap to pay a pest control service. So the Riddex would be the answer - if it worked.

I had a mouse/mice at a former duplex. Landlord brought over the plug-in devices, advising plug them into outlets in exposed area (not behind the couch, etc.) and as low to floor as possible. He brought 1 for each room. They worked, even tho' kitchen plug was counter-high. I now own my own older home and have a mouse/mice again. I'm going to try the plug-ins.

I just spent $26 to subscribe to Consumer Reports to find out about Ridexx Plus and now I find out I have WASTED MY MONEY because they don't care to test it.

I'm going to CANCEL my subscription and NEVER trust Consumer Reports again, if they don't Check this out IMMEDIATELY!!!!

10 years have come and gone since I first plugged in my Riddex-plus unit into an electrical outlet of our newly constructed home. Just my wife and I live here and we keep our home clean. Unfortunately, I've found lots of spiders, bugs and ants (especially at night) during that time including a never ending stream of rats in my attic that come from the undeveloped land around our home. I must tell you that I am totally confidence that the unit is worthless except that it makes a fantastic conversation piece and nightlight; especially with the tiny green and red lights - makes people think it's some kind of a gadget like a burglar alarm or something. I've resisted throwing it out because it's my most expensive nightlight and I intend on getting my monies worth out of it.

No one seems to really still know if Riddex plus works. We have a new home and have not seen a mouse in the house since we have moved in, but know hearing noises in the walls. I it probably because it is getting colder. My daughter is hearing this at night and she can't sleep.
Can someone give me some ideas. Was trying CR to check on this Riddex Plus.

I really would like to know if there is something out there that works to repel bugs and mice including Riddex Plus.

please do a review on riddex plus

I have dogs and do not want to use traps or poisons to get rid of mice. I definitely would appreciate it if CR would review Riddex Plus.

We recently discovered we have RATS in the basement. UGH!!! I am among those older people "too cheap" to hire pest control, believing I am still able to put down glue traps and whatever for the occasional whatever. We have a dog and a cat and never wanted to use poison. BUT when my dishwasher wiring was eaten twice, resulting in cancellation of my Sears protection agreement and, more important, the loss of use of my new dishwasher, we put down blocks of rat poison under the dishwasher and it still works. However, we almost immediately had a terrific, horrible smell. At this point, cheapness became NEED HELP, and called an exterminator--one that puts out traps and will fill in outside openings in the garage and around the foundation. He also found the dead rat, which was a real convincer. The point is: I join with other loyal Consumer Reports subscribers/readers who want CR to review Riddex and other electronic products for pest control and a discourse on which methods are best and how they compare. Hope CR comes through for us rodent/bug victims! PS We have lived here 20 years and only occasional mice. No roaches, no rats. We live near the Hudson River and the exterminator says this is a common occurrence in our fancy neighborhood....one we want to eliminate.

I've purchased half a dozen or so over the past 10 years, and while they do NOT work on large animals, such as ground hogs, they definitely seem to reduce the number of spiders. I keep them in my basement, and there is a definite difference in the number and frequency of annoying spider webs forming around doors, windows and rafters. They also seem to reduce the number of dead bugs which seem to accumulate under my workbench and stand tables. But I refuse to pay Riddex $9.00 for shipping. Costco is a better deal.

Why dont you do a report on Riddex Plus? you can cancel my subscriction!

Please do a review on the riddex electronic insect repellent. I was told the sound could affect my cat since she can hear what I cannot. We do not know if it is working because we really never had a bug problem. Let us know if you are going to test this product or if you have what issue is it in.

Thank you Art Haendel

I will let you know if the Electronic Pest Repellers work

I wish to join the list of subscribers who would like CR to do a review of Riddex plus. I am a beautiful single senior that cannot bend over and am allergic to the smell of bug sprays. As a transplanted southerner from the north who keeps a clean house, I have learned that the winter warmth of the south is accompanied by the unending supply of bugs. I would like to know if a plug in will bring the relief of uninvited bug guests.

The fact that you are asking for a CR review tells me that your Riddex does not work. Do you have riddex and also roaches? Well, there you go. It does not work! I just saved CR a lot of research money. I should get free subscription form now on.

How many times does someone have to join CR to check on Riddex and find nothing before the dumb management of CR FINALLY realize that people require service for their subscription dollar??? WHERE IS THE RIDDEX REVIEW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT??? Sign me UNHAPPY in Missouri...

I find it surprising that Consumer Reports, which purports to serve its readers/subscribers, stubbornly refuses to test Riddex Plus, especially in the face of such overwhelming interest. If the claims made about ridding the home of pests with an electronic device are false, then Consumer Reports has saved their readers from "throwing away" their money on a useless product; however, if the claims have any validity, then they are sparing their subscribers from exposure to chemical preparations. These preparations kill the pests, but must be applied repeatedly, and can pose a health risk to humans and pets.

CR really MUST review Riddex & its companion products as a public service for desperate people who don't want to use pesticides and traps & so fall for the Riddex claims. Also, some CR division should review the company's business & advertising practices; I paid $25.85 for S & H alone - supposedly "RUSH" service, but was NOT. Web site designed so that buyer gets a false impression of total charges until he/she hits the "purchase" button.

Come on CR look into these Riddex Plus contraptions!! PLEASE!!!

I have read the comments on the blog about the Riddex Plus system, and tend to agree that it appears to be a fake, just an expensive night light with blinking lights.

I have seen the advertisement on TV, and they are playing on Peoples fears of pests and Bug Sprays and of having a "Stranger come into your home and spray chemicals around ...", and of course they show a phony exterminator spraying around a room of house out in the open, when a true Professional would get down at the junction of the wall and baseboard where the bugs are at.

To see a Professional Exterminator at work check out: http://www.discovery.com/verminators and watch an episode on line to see how it is done the real way and not the way they show in the Riddex Plus TV add.

I have sent a E-Mail report suggestion for CR.org to do a report on the Riddex Plus unit,if you want them do a report on Riddex Plus, then go to the Customer Service section of Cr.org and click on Contact Us and select report suggestion,if enough people do it, it may just get done and settle the question once and for all as to whether or not Riddex Plus works or just a way to separate you from your money (19.95+ Ship/handling and extra ship/handling for two units)).

Warning! RIDDEXPLUS Is a Scam. It dose not repel pest or rats or even spiders. if you ever open these units up you will see the technology it uses. we all work on frequencies. this is not a unit for pest. but it is a unit for you and me. Case and point, these wave it admits are made to control and alter or harden your brain. Consumer Reports dose nothing about this because our government asked them to stand down. Aspartame dose the same thing. but yet Consumer Reports makes it look good. i give you a test. try using Aspartame for 1 week. Then try and remember basic things.

Aspartame is recommended for Kids. why? remember the story of as you get older you use less of your brain? believe it or not its really not that old of a story or study. Our Government dose not want people changing the directions or path we are headed . kids are rewarded for repeated for what they do. but not for what the invent. more Aspartame, fluoride consumed over the years we use less of are brain. ahhh yes fluoride its in our tap water. try mixing aspartame and fluoride. feed it to a rat and watch it die. don't take much ether. but we use it. you can look most of this up. other then RIDDEXPLUS. try opening your Unit up and looking for your self if you know anything about electronic.

I'd also like CR to test & report on electronic pest control devices. There are so many stories/posts/blogs that go both ways as to their efficacy. Seems like it would be right up Consumer Report's alley.

I would also like to see a review of electronic bug repellents, including Riddex brand.

I too wonder why CR hasn't reviewed such a highly advartised product such as Riddex. However, judging from the incoherency of his comments, I'm almost inclined to believe Imperial has done his fair share of testing on both Riddex and aspartame!

For less money than those PEST REPELLERS sold on TV and in Home Depot, we purchased Ultrasonic Pest Repellers (6pk) for a whole lot less, and really, they do seem to be effective. We do not see as many webs/spiders, and as nasty as this sounds and as embarassing as it is to admit, we see DEAD cockroaches/palmetto bugs more frequently than not in rooms where we have the pest repellers. I, too, would appreciate a CR done on these things; however, proof be told, THEY WORK for us, and I don't really need CR to confirm that for me. If they do it, GREAT, but it certainly nothing to end my subscription over as a previous blogger threatened.

OOPS! I forgot to say that the ULTRASONIC PEST REPELLERS (6pk) were purchased a COSTCO for just over $20. They are made by ForceField with a 1 year warranty - unfortunately made in China for a company out of Jersey.

I know that many of the Sonic pest control devices are fake. I also know that some of them work. The ones that work do not seem to be advertised heavily. The ones that are heavily advertised seem to be the fakes. I have used these devices for many years and they have been effective. I live in Kentucky where there are lots of rodents and pests in the summer.

Many years ago, I served as a daily phone caller for an elderly gentleman who lived alone in a large old house. He began asking me to buy D-Con for him. When I asked why he wanted D-Con he said that his house was plagued with rats. I took him one of my devices and told him to plug it into a socket near the rats. The next time I called he said that the rats were all gone.

I have a niece who lives in a large historic four story house. A few years ago she told me that there were bats in the attic. I loaned her one of my devices and the bats quickly left.

I keep two devices plugged in at all time. One is in the kitchen and one in the basement. We have no critters in our house. I have ordered them from the "Harriet Carter" catalog. The current ones are labelled, "Lentex".

I too would like for Consumer Reports to do tests on these devices so that we could know which work and which are fakes.

Bob Edwards
Lexington, KY

Add my name to those requesting CR to study the electric/ultrasonic pest repellers.

Can anyone tell me if the ultrasonic pest controllers pose a threat to any of our electronics? I have a home video-editing business, complete with an audio set up for voice over. Instinctively, I would think the frequency emission might mess with my equipment. Any electricians out there? Thoughts? I'm in a townhome that's connected to many others, and there are legions of mice in the walls. I think they're laughing at my baits and traps (they snub them all!)
Thanks,
Stevie

I also would like to know if Riddex Plus or any other such product is worth the investment. Like the person who moved to South Carolina, I know now that I moved to Arizona, that bugs do NOT only come into houses that are not properly cleaned. I just finished a major remodel and everything is new and spotless. I hope to keep it that way. My daughter who has lived in Arizona for more than 10 years said I will get bugs no matter how clean the house is, they crawl up the drains. I saw my first in my brand new master bathroom sink (new location, new cabinet, new plumbing and no dirt). I very distressed being from the North where, I thought if you keep a clean house you will not have bugs.
CR please do a report on pest control methods, including products like Riddex Plus.

I agree with the legions of consumers needing CR to test Riddex and other electronic pest control devices. I got on CR to view their report on Riddex and was sent to this comment section. Needless to say I am disappointed to see there have been requests made to have this product tested dating back to last year. How long does it take? What do we have to do to get a response? In reading everyones comments I do not see any comments or replies posted by CR saying our requests are being considered or in progress. Don't keep us in limbo. Please say something!!!!!

There is Federal Trade Commission information on Riddex products at www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/07/global.shtm

I just returned a three pack of Black and Decker ultrasonic devices to Home Depot where I purchased them earlier today. They made my cat very agitated - I unplugged and he curled up in his bed for a nap.

I have had various pests in my 1895 Victorian home--even after remodeling. For joe blo who stated: "if you have pests in your house its because your a dirty slob. Clean your filthy house once in a while" my comment is that he is just luckily ignorant.
A mouse only needs 1/4 inch hole to find its way into a house. For an older home, the ways in are abundant. Try my stone foundation, porch with old coal chute, attic eaves and old basement. A mouse will often enter via a dryer vent opening. I had big problems with brown recluse spiders. These dispersed into my home after I disturbed the attic eaves with the conversion remodeling of the attic into a bedroom. After I was bitten by one, I sought ways to rid my home of spiders and mice. Over the five years I've owned this home, I've had an influx of mice in the fall, just before cold weather sets in, and during rainy weather. I just could not find all of those 1/4 inch holes! I purchased a 5 pack of ultrasonic pest repellers, and they do seem to work. I have not seen any spiders, except one very small spider, for several months.
I sometimes see other bugs, but they are dead or gone in a few hours to one day.
I have seen a mouse in one room, but not near the plugins. Furniture, walls and other barriers can block the sound from the plugins. I have not had evidence of mice, however, so it convinces me that the mice find their way in, then they find their way out. My kitchen has no droppings nor "food breakins". The dogfood is clean and left alone.
A friend had one of these devices, and it worked for her. She had a "tight", newer home. A mouse found its way into her house via an open door. After the plug in, the mouse was found dead a few days later. The larger the pest, it seems, the longer it takes.
These devices are not 100%, but they definitely do work! They can last for years. If the light goes out, replace them. If they don't seem to work, use a different brand or move them or move your furniture.
I believe that some devices work and some do not work.

WHY IS THERE NO TEST FOR PEST CONTROL? I AM A MOM OF 2. WE LIVE IN THE HILLS AND ARE PRONE TO PESTS SUCH AS ANTS, YELLOWJAKETS, RATS AND FIELD MICE. I AM TRYING TO FIND A GOOD PEST CONTROL AND/OR ANT SPRAY THAT IS SAFE TO USE AROUND KIDS. I know you publish a "HOW TO CLEAN ANYTHING GUIDE". Why can't CR include safe and effective ways get rid of ants. PLEASE KEEP TESTING and keep the public informed please!!!!!!

I would also like to see a CR review on Ultrasonic and Subsonic pest control.I've been doing some searching around the internet, Some devices may not work well for repelling insects. Ultrasonic supposivly works great for rodents but not so great on insects. Plus every site says they can get used to the frequency unless it's changed often, which some devices are automatic or manual, while others cannot change frequency. The best description of this I found at pestwall.com

there are a dwq types ... pulsing ultrasonics, steady ultrsonics, and one the causes the house wiring to radiate a signal of some type.

do any of them work ???
the ultrasonics need to be in EVERY room if they work because they state that the ultrasonics cannot go arouns corners and they are absorbed by materials like clothes, bedding, carpet etc.