How to Kill Roaches that Have Invaded Your Home! Roach Control Secrets!
This is the second of a two part article on how to eliminate roaches from your home. The first part discussed how to keep roaches from entering your home or apartment in the first place. This second part will deal with roach control and how to kill roaches safely without harming your family or pets.
It would be ideal to not have roaches enter your home in the first place. There's something about having to kill anything, even insects, that bothers me to some degree. I know it's silly! BUT, we all know roaches carry disease including Salmonella which we've heard so much about recently. It's important we practice roach control in order to protect our families and pets.
Roaches tend to be extremely tough insects so they can be hard to eliminate once they've entered your home. If possible, it's always best to use natural methods of roach control first since you don't want to jeopardize the health of your family and pets by exposing them to pesticides. Here are some natural ways to repel roaches if you don't have a large infestation:
1. Did you know catnip acts as a natural roach repellent and is also nontoxic to humans and pets? Try filling small sachet bags with catnip and leave them in areas where you would expect roaches to congregate.
2. Invest in some roach traps. Roach traps are small boxes with a sticky residue attached to the inside. Once the roach enters the box, he's unable to exit and will eventually starve. These are suitable for small infestations but probably won't be sufficient if you harbor a large roach population.
4. Another technique that's been shown to work is mixing boric acid with a bit of brown sugar and placing it on high surfaces. Don't place it at ground level for two reasons. Roaches prefer high places and boric acid can be toxic to pets if ingested.
5. If you spot a roach, spray him with a bottle of soapy water. Soapy water will kill roaches in a matter of minutes.
6. Use a steam cleaning to rid your home of roaches. Steam can be sprayed into openings where roaches enter and leave your home which should kill any roaches present. This may best be done by a professional.
It would be ideal to not have roaches enter your home in the first place. There's something about having to kill anything, even insects, that bothers me to some degree. I know it's silly! BUT, we all know roaches carry disease including Salmonella which we've heard so much about recently. It's important we practice roach control in order to protect our families and pets.
Roaches tend to be extremely tough insects so they can be hard to eliminate once they've entered your home. If possible, it's always best to use natural methods of roach control first since you don't want to jeopardize the health of your family and pets by exposing them to pesticides. Here are some natural ways to repel roaches if you don't have a large infestation:
1. Did you know catnip acts as a natural roach repellent and is also nontoxic to humans and pets? Try filling small sachet bags with catnip and leave them in areas where you would expect roaches to congregate.
2. Invest in some roach traps. Roach traps are small boxes with a sticky residue attached to the inside. Once the roach enters the box, he's unable to exit and will eventually starve. These are suitable for small infestations but probably won't be sufficient if you harbor a large roach population.
4. Another technique that's been shown to work is mixing boric acid with a bit of brown sugar and placing it on high surfaces. Don't place it at ground level for two reasons. Roaches prefer high places and boric acid can be toxic to pets if ingested.
5. If you spot a roach, spray him with a bottle of soapy water. Soapy water will kill roaches in a matter of minutes.
6. Use a steam cleaning to rid your home of roaches. Steam can be sprayed into openings where roaches enter and leave your home which should kill any roaches present. This may best be done by a professional.
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11/17/2009
Currently trying the catnip, I brewed a big batch, and sprayed it everywhere. We'll see if it works!
kelly
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03/27/2009
i moved intoa appartment and signed a 1 year lease only to find out the first night that there was roaches..the landlady and company have to nerve to accus meof bringing themwhen havenever had roaches in my life..they willonly bait my suite because im the only 1 who has complained(so they tell me) i put out boric acid and wont see them but as soon as i swepit up there backfull force.problem is i have a 6 moth baby whois starting to crawl and i will not be able to but the boris out anymore.....IM SO MAD!!!!
A. Nottus
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10/14/2008
Thanks for the comments. If you could just get through to my B.F. to clean the dam kitchen aftering cooking we wouldnt have these problems.
Thanks for the tips.
Jeanette
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02/26/2008
I recently move into an apartment complex (brand new) I have lived here for 1 1/2 years my apartment is totaly infestted with german roaches I had managment spray once and they said they would spray again, in the mean time since they sprayed mostly in the kitched the roaches are in every room and in my bed. I keep my lights on at night thinking they will not come out at night but to my surprise that does not work. They come out during the day times. Ive killed more with RAID then they killed with what ever they used.
Thanks for this article. I did not know that catnip works as a roach repellent. That sounds like a safe alternative to over-the-counter home fumigators.
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