How to Kill a Cockroach in the Bathtub Drain

Eliminate cockroaches from a bathtub drain.

The shock and disgust that follows when you find cockroaches in the bathroom may feel overwhelming. When sharing your home with insects is unacceptable, take fast action to kill a cockroach in the bathtub drain. Although there are many different varieties of cockroaches, the bugs you find in the drain may either be Oriental cockroaches or American cockroaches. With effort, effective techniques can eliminate these bugs from your dwelling.

Things You'll Need

• Foaming drain opener

Instructions

1. Open the bottle of foaming drain opener and slowly pour the whole bottle down the drain.

2. Leave the drain undisturbed for one hour.

3. Turn the hot water on and run the water for approximately 10 minutes to flush out the drain and remove all debris (including dead cockroaches).

4. Repeat the steps once or twice each week to continue killing cockroaches that return to your drain.

Tips & Warnings

• Make it difficult for cockroaches to live in your drains by keeping the bathtub dry. Removing water from the environment makes it hard for them to survive. Place a sealing drain cap over the drain when you are not using the tub to keep roaches from crawling up the drain and into the bathtub.

• Follow all instructions for the foaming drain opener carefully to eliminate the possibility of injury. The chemicals in the foaming drain opener can be harmful to eyes and skin and fatal if swallowed.

References

• Stephen Tvedten: Roaches
• EPest Supply: Cockroaches
• Drano: Dual Force Foam