Roaches love to sneak into and live in my clothing closet. I keep things as neat as possible & prefer not to use chemicals or to kill the roaches. Know of any natural fixes?
2007-02-19 11:28:05 · 9 answers · asked by Kimberly 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Anybody that said boric acid, I gave thumbs up to. Those glue traps that are used for mice, might work. Also the COCKROACH MOTELS.
2007-02-27 07:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by LINDA D. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boric acid powder is not strictly "organic" but will work. Sprinkle it in the corners and crevices or anywhere else they may be entering through. It takes about three weeks or so and you may have to repeat, but it does work. You need to figure out the source or what is attracting them to your closet. They will live in clean areas and feed elsewhere, by the way, so it isn't a reflection on cleanliness.
I have also made traps with the boric acid powder out of old plastic containers with holes in the side. Put a little sugar in with the boric acid. This is good if you have pets or children.
2007-02-19 20:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by marianne_whitehead 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know you said no chemicals but a pest control guy gave me this tip: To keep roaches from even coming into your home you can dump a gallon of bleach down your drains monthly, this doesn’t kill the roaches but it kills off the grime in your drains they are feeding on. If there isn’t any food for them they will quit coming around. Also dumping boiling water down them can help kill the bacteria.
2007-02-19 19:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Kim G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why you don't want to kill them, they will continue to lay eggs and one day you will be out in public with a baby roach crawling on your clothes. Anyway, here is my story: Best of luck !
I keep a clean apartment but what started attracting roaches was when I moved my iguana out of a class cage into a wire cage about 6 feet tall. I began noticing roaches. The exterminator came out but I would not allow him to spray my pets room (seen no roaches there). The exterminator told me that he seen no roach nest but sprayed the apartment anyway. Later, I continued to see roaches and checked my pets room sense that was the only room not sprayed. I found the roach nest in a box next to my iguana's cage. They would leave the box and eat my iguana's dropping. The nest was "ugly" with about 24 adult roaches, eggs and baby roaches.
Later, I had roach problem again, checked my iguana's room and could not find roaches in there so I just sat and watched/waited. Seen a roach crawl from under my pets light stand. Took the stand into the bath tub and begin spraying it. Out came another 2 dozen of large roaches, babies and inside were eggs, again, leaving the light stand to enter the cage and eat the droppings.
I sprayed the room and now will invest in roach motels. Good luck.
P.S. If you have them, look for the nest !
2007-02-27 17:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Bay Leaves
2007-02-19 19:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by heather j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boric acid, it is very effective when used properly for killing cockroaches and most other insects. You can also get a house lizard, they are natural enemies and will eat them.
2007-02-19 22:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by ales 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try Orange Guard - www.orangeguard.com
it is non-toxic
2007-02-24 21:31:12 · answer #7 · answered by Cookiekaikai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bay leaves set in a small container in your cabinets really do work.
2007-02-25 00:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by susan q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move as fast as you can...get out of there!
2007-02-24 18:13:41 · answer #9 · answered by Old Tweety 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋