How to kill cockroaches

The cockroach is an animal that everyone is familiar with, and no one likes cockroaches because they can survive in any environment, especially in the kitchen at home. Cockroaches can often be seen, which makes people feel disgusted. The history of cockroaches is also very long. They have existed in the world for more than 300 million years. You can imagine how tenacious the cockroach's ability to survive is, so there is always a saying that cockroaches can't be killed.

Cockroaches carry a lot of bacteria and can be seen anywhere in the home, and are even more common in public places. So how can we quickly and effectively eliminate cockroaches? This has become a necessary task for many families. Various methods have been tried, but sometimes they are not very effective. Especially for families with children, they dare not use drugs to eliminate cockroaches for fear of affecting the children. Here I will introduce several methods to you, and I hope it will be helpful to you.

Tools/Raw Materials

Detergent Method

Killing cockroaches with hot soapy water

Soda cockroach removal method

Boric acid mopping to prevent cockroaches

Orange and lemon peels to prevent cockroaches

Borax, flour, sesame oil and sugar method

Sugar water bottle method to catch cockroaches

Tung oil method for catching cockroaches

Three tips to repel cockroaches

Homemade cockroach killer

Steps/Methods

1. Washing powder

A highly effective agent for luring and killing cockroaches, its effect is even better than some chemical pesticides. The method is to sprinkle laundry detergent in places where cockroaches may appear, and they will die after eating the detergent.

2. Kill cockroaches with hot soapy water

Add a bar of soap to 4 liters of hot water, dissolve it, and spray it directly on the cockroaches to effectively kill them.

3. Soda cockroach removal method

Mix half sugar and half baking soda and place it in areas where cockroaches are found. After about 3-14 days, the cockroaches will disappear. It is said that this is also the most commonly used secret recipe for cockroach prevention by Americans.

4 Boric acid mopping method to prevent cockroaches

After dissolving an appropriate amount of boric acid in hot water, wipe the floor with a mop or rag. After drying, the white boric acid crystals will seep into the gaps in the floor, which can prevent cockroaches, ants, etc.

5 Orange and lemon peels to prevent cockroaches

After drying or baking the peels of oranges and lemons, place them in various cupboards. They not only act as fragrances, but also have a certain effect in preventing cockroaches.

6. Borax, flour, sesame oil and sugar method

Mix a little borax with the flour and add a few drops of sesame oil. Make into balls. Roll the paper into a tube and place the prepared medicine ball in the tube.

7. Sugar water bottle method to catch cockroaches

Take 1-2 cans, put 3 spoons of sugar water, add half a bowl of boiling water to dissolve it as bait, and place the bottles in places where cockroaches are active. When the cockroaches smell the sweet smell, they will crawl into the can "trap".

8. Tung Oil Catch Cockroaches

Buy 100-150 grams of tung oil, heat it into a viscous colloid, and apply it around a 15 cm square piece of wood or cardboard. Put greasy and fragrant food in the middle as bait, and cover other food to prevent them from stealing it. When cockroaches are looking for food, they will get stuck as long as they crawl to places with tung oil.

9 Three tips to repel cockroaches

1 Place fresh oleander leaves where cockroaches are active, and they will no longer come near.

2. Put fresh cucumbers in the food cupboard and cockroaches will stay away.

3. Place a plate of sliced ​​onions in the room and the cockroaches will run away immediately when they smell the scent.

10 Homemade Cockroach Killers

Ingredients: potatoes and boric acid. This type of boric acid is available at chemical stores.

First, wash the potatoes and steam them in a pot for about 15 minutes. Take the same volume of boric acid as potatoes, crush the potatoes and mix them thoroughly with the boric acid. Note that the two must be mixed evenly.

The next step is to knead the mixed boric acid mashed potatoes into pieces, and the homemade cockroach repellent is ready.

What you need to do next is to place the homemade cockroach repellent in places where cockroaches often appear and wait for them to come and eat it.

Precautions

Cockroaches are omnivorous insects that can tolerate hunger but not thirst.

When killing cockroaches at home, you should block the water source, turn off the faucet, wipe off the water marks, and use a medicine pen to scratch or place poison bait around the sink, toilet, and refrigerator base to poison the cockroaches when they come into contact with water or food.

I think everyone has learned how to eliminate cockroaches. If you have cockroaches at home, you might as well give it a try. It might be very effective. It is worth reminding everyone that if there are children or pets at home, try not to use drugs. Safety first.