We've been able to rid our place they seem to thrive in and around the microwave - any advice would be appreciated.
2006-11-17 07:54:46 · 22 answers · asked by Gina 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
My dad used a detergant called Borax I think. He sprinkled it on the counter tops each night and then would wipe it off in the morning. They will eat it and die and then the other roaches will eat their corspes and die too. When I was little we lived in a duplex and our neighbors had roaches and they infested our place as well. With the Borax my dad killed ours and their roaches.
2006-11-17 08:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by jenny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get fumigators in to pesticide the whole of the house. Regardless of where the coakroaches are. The fact that they focus on the microwave probably means that they are attracted to the food. Keep things scurpulously clean until you get rid of them all.
2006-11-17 15:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by cathedralkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of cockroaches in a microwave. I'd probably never use it again. Hate to say it, but they may have laid eggs in there somewhere. You can either clean it out THOROUGHLY or get a new one. Me personally, I wouldn't even hesitate to get a new one. They are not that expensive nowadays.
2006-11-17 15:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by DJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before you go into ur microwave turn it on for 2 seconds, if you see them then turn it on for a longer time
2006-11-17 15:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by steveo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are in and around the microwave, then they are still in your home. You might be better off to throw the micro away and buy a new one. Try spraying up in and underneath of it in any nooks and crannies.
2006-11-17 15:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by Carrie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bay leaves. Put them in and around the microwave. I swear it works, and it is safe for kids and animals. You can find the whole bay leaves in the spice section. You want the freshest they have, they will be the strongest.
2006-11-17 16:18:38 · answer #6 · answered by tinar92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i`ve heard that their the only thing to survive a nuclear blast,all they do is eat and lay eggs if you have one you have a thousand and so do your neighbours. Even with fuemagation they will still come back because the ones that dont die will scurry to get out of the building go to the next nearest establishment,If i were you i would move somewhere else,and leave your furniture.
GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-17 16:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by trevor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exterminate
2006-11-17 16:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by The First Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get yourself a new microwave. If its infested, you are never going to completely get rid of them.
2006-11-17 16:02:17 · answer #9 · answered by Roz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boric acid, it is very effective when used properly for killing cockroaches and most other insects. More information at http://tinyurl.com/ofxkk
2006-11-18 13:00:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋