Help!!! What are some good ways to get rid of pesty cockroaches?

Question

I want to rid my home of these disgusting pests but can't afford to exterminate. I've put cockroach baits all around my house but they are still making themselves at home. Help!!! Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Ok, just get some Boric Acid from your pharmacy or drug store, (it comes in a powder form), and spread it around all your baseboards in back of furniture and all that...(I have never seen dogs or anything bother this, but, its better to still to put it along the baseboards because thats where they hide a lot).

Now, get rid of boxes! They like to "eat the glue on the boxes, as well as any type of glue, even on envelopes and cereal boxes.

When I lived in an apartment, (which you dont as its a house), I sealed up every nook and cranny so they couldnt get in. You must make it so that they are "unwanted guests". Put everything in plastic! Food, (like flour and cereal and all those things in boxes and bags that have glue on the bottoms or tops). If you have anything in the basement, like clothes, I would get the tupperware tubs, and store stuff like that in, as they are air and water proof and roaches cant get into them...(oh yea, make sure you put the boric acid down there too).

Now, get a dehumidifier! Roaches and any other critter, need water or moisture to live. Take the moisture away, and they cant survive after 3 weeks. So a dehumidifier in your basement will suck the moisture out of the entire house..(also making it drier and easier to cool).

These steps should take care of those that are living,but, remember, those eggs can last an extremely long time, (I believe it may be a year or two, not sure of this, but check online for roaches), and see what they have to say about the critters.

Try this URL for further instructions:

http://www.allhomerepairsyourself.com/how-to-get-rid-of-bugs.htm

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 2

Years ago, we ended up with roaches (ughhh) and called an exterminator. After paying way too much on the first visit and told that numerous visits would be required, we realized that this national chain was using a product called "Duramax" it was in a paste form and came in a tube where you squirted a thread of this stuff or a "coil" where the nasty critters would hide... crevices in cabinets, around bookshelves -- places like that. Roaches like the glue used in book bindings and paper grocery bags, and yes, you can bring these unwelcome guests home with you from the grocery store in those brand new paper bags.

For each one of these nasty critters you actually see, there could be hundreds lurking in hidden areas of your home. They can also migrate into your home or apartment from neighbors... yes they will go across yards as well. Boric Acid is known to kill them, is very inexpensive but quite messy. You may actually be getting success with those baits, but may actually be drawing out the roaches you previsouly didnt see making it appear that its not working. Whatever approach you take, be dilligent about it and realize they will not dissappear overnight no matter what you use to get rid of them. Also ensure that you have NO plumbing leaks, as the water will attract them into your home (or underneath). Oh yeah, and I was able to purchase the duramax paste at a local hardware store. I do now know if this product is still available for purchase under the same name by the general public but it did work well. It looked like a small tube of caulking, suspiciously similar to the MaxForce Gel Bait now available.

Answer 3

Recipe 1

16 ounces of Boric Acid
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 small onion chopped
Add water (just a small amount at a time until it is the consistency of soft dough). Shape into small balls and distribute to the areas in which roaches travel.

Recipe 2

8 tablespoons Peanut Butter
1 tablespoon Boric Acid
Mix together well. Put a small amount on pieces of aluminum foil and place in areas roaches travel.

Answer 4

I know they sell this type of jell that you put inside of cabinets and other places where the cockroaches are. You should try a store like The Home Depot. This jell really worked because I haven't seen a roach in my house in over 10 years. Unfortunately i don't know the name of the jell. Sorry.

Answer 5

depending on the cockroaches, if they are germans they live in your baseboards and they are the hardest to get rid of. You can seriously BOMB the entire house with like 50 bombs, or call someone to come out and check it out. But if you live in an apt. then it will be really to hard because they could be coming from someones house.

Answer 6

Well are you talking about cockroaches, or just regular roaches. If it is roaches Boric Acid seems to work the best. If it is Cockroaches you might try stopping up all your drains in house. Like your sink, bathtub, etc. Like like to crawl up the drains in your house.

Answer 7

Get two peices of wood and label them
A + B

get roaches on block A

and strike down firmly with block B

That should do it , but to save time get the experts in

Answer 8

Your going to have to call someone out. It's 80 bucks to get them to come out and spray. You can bomb your home but you have to wash everything afterwards and it's a big mess. The only way to get rid of them for good is to have someone come out....I know I live in the country.

Answer 9

I have used Borac Acid & Yellow cornstarch with good success, It is however, toxic to children and pets.

Safer.
Replace the Borac acid with Daitomatous earth from a pool supply.

Answer 10

Pesticides really work for my house...use pesticides tht are for crawling pests