Raid Essentials Ant and Spider spray is made with a plant based active ingredient. The formula contains an Insecticide derived from the Chrysanthemum Flower, and kills spiders, bedbugs, sowbugs, carpet beetles, centipedes, ants and silverfish on contact. We have over 60 years of experience in helping protect families from insects, and the SC Johnson Institute of Insect Science for Family Health is one of the world’s largest private urban entomology research facilities. Helps you work smarter, not harder, to fight bugs.