General · Hot Shot
Meet the product
What it is & how to use itInsect spray — close windows, spray into the air for a few seconds, leave the room 15 minutes.
Hot Shot Flying Insect Killer
An aerosol spray that knocks down flies, mosquitoes and wasps.
What it usually sells for
- Dollar stores
- ~$3
- Walmart
- ~$4
- Home Depot / Lowe's
- ~$5
- Hardware / convenience
- ~$6
These give you a feel for typical shelf prices — they aren’t live prices.
What goes into the cost
Friendly note: every cost and margin figure here is an AI estimate for learning — not the brand's official numbers. Curiosity welcome, certainty not claimed.
- Steel aerosol can & valve
- $0.85
- Propellant & petroleum distillate
- $0.45
- Active ingredients (0.3% total)
- $0.10
- Filling & labeling
- $0.25
- Freight (hazmat) & case
- $0.32
AI estimate: we use public commodity, packaging and freight benchmarks to piece this together — not the company's own data.
Who's behind it
Spectrum Brands Holdings
Public — US consumer products (Home & Garden segment) · NYSE: SPB
- Brand
- Hot Shot
- Market cap (Oct 2026)
- ~$1.8B
- Annual sales
- ~$2.8B
- Sister brands
- Spectracide, Cutter, Rejuvenate
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What’s inside & how it works
Active · 0.15%
Permethrin
An active ingredient that targets insects.
Active · 0.15%
Tetramethrin
Knocks insects down quickly.
Other ingredients
99.7% — Petroleum distillate
Helps carry the active ingredients.
Other ingredients
Propellant
Helps push the spray out of the can.
- Format
- Pressurized steel aerosol, EPA-registered
The two actives work together: tetramethrin knocks insects down fast, and permethrin finishes them.
What people think
Across the web
4.4 / 5
~1,200 reviews · Aggregated retailer reviews
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So, is it worth it?
Here, the can and hazmat shipping cost more than the chemistry. It’s a low-margin commodity that retailers use as an inexpensive seasonal reason to visit. The value is fair: the dollar-store price sits close to the cost of making and moving it.
