Dr. Killigan’s Six Feet Under Plant-Powered Insect Spray is an eco-friendly bug killer that frees households from unwanted pests, dangerous pesticides and costly pest management services. The proprietary blend of soybean, cinnamon and clove oils kills both on contact and residually, meaning one preventative application provides killing power for up to 30 days.
Unlike dangerous pesticides affecting only specific parts of insects, Six Feet Under targets the entire bodies of bugs, rendering it far more difficult for them to build resistance against this plant-based formula. This solution uses a “mechanical mode of action,” as it removes the waxy layer of insects and rapidly dehydrates them.
The formula is backed by years of study, testing, more study, revisions and retesting, ensuring this all-in-one solution solves both the problem of insects and the problem of dangerous insecticides. It’s safe* for people, pets and the environment, and guaranteed to kill and prevent common household insects—fast.
Ants
- Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)
- Black house ant (Ochetellus glaber)
- Carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
- Fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
- Ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum)
- Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile)
- Pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum)
- Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)
Aphids
- Brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricida)
- Green apple aphid (Aphis pomi)
- Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae)
- Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum)
Beetles
- Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)
- Metallic wood-boring beetle (Buprestidae)
- Soft-winged flower beetle (Melyridae)
- Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
- Weevils (Curculionidae)
- Wireworms (Conoderus rudis) *Click beetle larvae
Clothing moths
- Brown house moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
- Case-bearing moth (Tinea pellionella)
- Case-making moth (Tinea pellionella)
- Webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella)
- White-shouldered house moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)
Cockroaches
- American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
- Brown banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa)
- German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
- Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis)
Earwigs
- European earwig (Forficula auricularia)
- Red legged earwig (Euborellia annulipes)
- Striped earwig (Labidura riparia)
Flies, Fruit Flies & Drain Flies
- Blow fly (Calliphoridae)
- Cluster fly (Pollenia rudis)
- Drain fly (Psychodidae)
- Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
- Horse fly (Tabanidae)
- Housefly (Musca domestica)
Gnats & Mosquitos
- Mosquito (Culicidae)
- Fungus gnats (Lycoriella and Bradysia)
- Buffalo gnats (Simuliidae)
Mites
- American house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae)
- Bird mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)
- Chigger (Trombicula)
- Clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa)
- House mouse mite (Liponyssoides saguineus)
- Itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
- Scabies mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
- Spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina)
- Tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti)
Pantry Moths
- Almond moth (Cadra cautella)
- Flour moth (Plodia interpunctella)
- Food moth (Plodia interpunctella)
- Grain moth (Plodia interpunctella)
- Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
- Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella)
- Mill moth (Ephestia kuehniella)
- Tropical warehouse moth (Cadra cautella)
- Raisin moth (Cadra figulilella)
Spiders (kill times vary)
- American house spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)
- Jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus)
- Brown spider (Loxosceles reclusa)
- Wolf spider (Hogna aspersa)
- Hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis)
- Cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
- False widow spider (Steatoda grossa)
- Black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
- Grass spider (Agelenopsis)
- Daddy long legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
Other
- Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) *Not a bed bug treatment, but will kill bed bugs.
- Crickets (Gryllidae)
- Earwigs (Forficula auricularia)
- Firebrats (Thermobia domestica)
- Fleas (Siphonaptera)
- Larvae & Grubs (in general)
- Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
- Stink bugs (Halyomorpha halys)
Six Feet Under’s primary killing agent, soybean oil, breaks down the exoskeletons of insects, acting as a penetrant and working synergistically with cinnamon and clove oils to absorb into the insects’ systems. The soybean oil in Six Feet Under also suffocates insects, as they breathe through spiracles and these oils barricade the availability of oxygen. Specific metabolic processes are also crippled by this plant-derived weapon, serving bugs their last meal.
Clove and cinnamon oils enhance the termination process with compounds of naturally occurring eugenol and cinnemaldehyde (from the clove and cinnamon oils), attacking and shutting down the insect’s nervous system. Modes of action include inhalation, ingestion and absorption, all of which are accelerated with the soybean oil’s rapid penetration of the insect’s exoskeleton.
In lab tests, Dr. Killigan concluded that Six Feet Under has a kill time of under one minute for an array of insects including cockroaches, red ants, harvester ants, larvae, beetles and stink bugs.
This product is a "minimum-risk" pest product, with ingredients recognized by the U.S. EPA to pose "little to no risk to human health and the environment." It qualifies for exemption from EPA registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Six Feet Under Plant-Powered Insect Spray
- Active ingredients (3.69%) - Soybean oil (3.13%), plant-based sodium lauryl sulfate (0.50%), cinnamon oil (0.03%), clove oil (0.03%)
- Inert ingredients (96.31%) - Water, calcium silicate, aluminum sodium silicate, potassium sulfate, iron oxide, sodium benzoate