If you’re like me, your idea of yard care involves wistfully watching your neighbor do it. At the same time, you sip a cold drink from the safety of your insect-riddled patio, then allow me to introduce a lineup that might change your lazy outdoor strategy: Sunday. They claim to offer non-toxic, eco-friendly pest control solutions that are tough on bugs and gentle on everything else. Yes, even that weird neighborhood cat who insists your flower bed is his nap zone.
I recently had the thrill of trying a few Sunday products, and let me say—it’s like Marie Kondo met a swarm of mosquitoes and decided they didn’t spark joy.
First up: the Mosquito Deleto Bug Control Spray & Repellent. I’d love to say I bought this solely because I care about the environment, but honestly, I was desperate and out of citronella candles. The spray boasts concentrated lemongrass and cedar oils, which not only sound like ingredients in a luxurious spa treatment but also work effectively. You hook it up to your hose (or in my case, stare at the hose for ten minutes trying to remember how hoses work), and coat your yard in a bug-repelling mist of botanical righteousness.
It claims to keep mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks away for four weeks, and—shockingly—it did. I stepped outside after a week and wasn’t immediately attacked like a blood-flavored piñata. Plus, it didn’t smell like death or nuclear-grade chemicals, which was a nice change from every other repellent I’ve ever used.
Then there’s Bug Doom, which sounds like something a 12-year-old boy would name and, frankly, delivers that exact level of drama. This one uses chrysanthemum extract and canola oil—because Sunday decided they’d raid a Whole Foods instead of a lab when making bug spray. You wave the little motorized wand around your house like you’re casting a spell of “Not Today, Cockroach,” and it sets up a perimeter of nope.
No foul smells, no mixing, no frantically Googling “is this spray safe for dogs.” Just one gallon of botanical revenge and the slight shame of realizing how many bugs had been getting into your house before this.
And now, the wonderfully named Ant Adios. This granular bait allows you to target specific ant hills and problem areas in your yard. I dumped a few handfuls around my veggie garden, which had been doubling as an ant condo, and within days, I saw fewer ants—and zero guilt. It’s approved for organic gardening, meaning you can sprinkle it around your kale and still feel morally superior.
The best part? It doesn’t smell like anything. Nothing. Which is exactly what I want out of a pest control product and, incidentally, most people at 8 a.m.
Lastly, I tried Nix Ticks, a cedar oil-powered spray that tackles ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes. Again, no harsh chemicals, no fumes that make you rethink your life choices—just a woodsy scent and fewer bugs. I sprayed it around the trees and shrubs in the backyard, and lo and behold, the family dog stopped doing the “tick check” wiggle every five minutes.
Would I call Sunday a miracle? No. That would require it to fold my laundry. But for a bug control brand that doesn’t reek of industrial solvents or come with a hazmat warning, I’ll take it. Whether you’re trying to reclaim your backyard from pests or want to appear like you know what you’re doing with a hose, Sunday has options that work and won’t nuke the planet in the process.
And for someone who’s emotionally attached to both the bees and my porch, that’s a win.