how do you kill the american cockroach?

Answer 1

Just like other types of cockroach control, sanitation is very important in American cockroach control. It is very helpful to eliminate food materials as much as possible as well as harborage areas to reduce the population. Large existing populations can be reduced or eliminated with careful application of residual sprays, dusts and baits.

Spray a six-foot swath around the entire house foundation and one-foot up the foundation wall. Spray all the potential entry points the windows, doors, vents, fireplaces, plumbing, etc. Spraying harborage areas such as retainer walls or hollow trees will also help eliminate them. ALWAYS SPRAY MONTHLY.

Spray the areas where you have noticed the roaches. Pay special attention to any areas of your home where there is a moisture problem. Spray along the baseboards throughout the entire house. ALWAYS SPRAY MONTHLY.

One of the strongest residual sprays you can use is Ficam W. You can also use Demon WP if you prefer to use something a little lighter. Both of these products are wettable powders, have excellent residual effect and no odor. Some liquid concentrates that can be used are Suspend SC which has a longer residual and no order versus Viper, Demon EC and Cynoff EC which have a small odor. All of these products will require a Chapin pump-up type sprayer.

An excellent dust to use in areas where spraying would not be feasible would be Delta Dust. You will need a Hand Duster to apply the dust. Maxforce Fine Granule Insect Bait is an excellent bait to use if you prefer not to spray any concentrated insecticides or use a dust.

Some aerosols that can be used are Orthene Aerosol which has a light residual or Cessco 5E if you prefer a quick kill.

Always wear Safety Gloves and a Dust Mask when using any type of insecticides.

Answer 2

The American Cockroach is the largest species of cockroaches and is known to be called the Waterbug. For American cockroach pest control, you can buy and use some cockroach extermination sprays available in the market. To keep cockroaches at bay, you should keep all food and water sources away from them and should keep your home especially kitchen clean by doing regular cleaning of it.

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Answer 4

Roaches are like fleas in that their egg sacs are liquid and air tight. A female roach can lay up tp 3 eggs before she dies, and two weeks later you have new roaches.
For both these pests you have to spray every 2 weeks for 3 cycles in order to kill them all.

Answer 5

Besides stepping on it. Borax powder and bacon grease. Make some "dough" balls out of the borax and grease and drop them behind the frig and stove, etc. Been using it for years and never had a problem.

Answer 6

i was watching a show on discovery channel about the roaches the best way to kill them is with a sledge hammer so they're eggs get crushed to but who has the time to kill all the roaches just a suggestion

Answer 7

You can ask Osama bin Laden for help. He is good at killing Americans. But be careful, Bush may send a troop to save it.

Answer 8

A good pair of American boots and a good, hard stomp should do the trick.

Answer 9

1 step on it , if you have lots put borax along your basebords and window sills

Answer 10

Ship it out to Iraq.