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on 6/5/2009 I WAS TOLD TO USE MOLE CRICKET BAIT TO KILL ROACHES BY PUTTING IT IN THE LEAVES AND MULCH AROUND MY HOUSE. HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF OR TRIED THIS METHOD?JEANA HANCOCKVALRICO, FL
on 3/14/2008 You never say what the sugar and baking soda are for or how to use them?! Also, boric acid can be dissolved in water to paint on surfaces for up to a yr. of roach control,(see:http://www.dfwx.com/boric.htm), so your statement in Step 6 is false.
on 3/14/2008 You never say what the baking soda and sugar are for or how to use them?! Also, boric acid can be dissolved in water to paint on surfaces for up to a yr. of roach control, so your statement in Step 6 is false. (See http://www.dfwx.com/boric.htm)
on 3/14/2008 You never said what the sugar & baking soda is used for or how to use it?! Also, boric acid can be dissolved in water to paint on surfaces for roach control for up to a year(see:http://www.dfwx.com/boric.htm), so how can it be ineffective when damp??
on 3/14/2008 You never said what the sugar and baking soda is for or how to use it!? Also, boric acid can be dissolved in water to make a paint-on solution for surface roach kill, so why do you say it is "permanently ineffective once it becomes damp"? "A Safe Surface Insecticide may be formulated by dissolving Boric Acid in plain water to make a 5% to 10% solution of clear liquid. Heating the water first makes it easier to dissolve the white powder. This simple inexpensive, household chemical is deadly to all insects, is safe enough to use around children, and on interior surfaces (test first on a small hidden area to check for possible -- but rare -- discoloration of finishes). Don't expect instant results, give it some time, occasionally additional applications are needed. It lasts about a year, or until the surfaces are washed"....taken from http://www.dfwx.com/boric.htm.
on 3/14/2008 You never say what the sugars and baking soda are used for or how to use them. I really need a non-toxic way to exterminate these things! I read somewhere that you can mix water and boric acid to paint it around their hideouts, but if water makes it ineffective how could that work?
on 8/8/2006 Use boric acid. Every night before going to bed, clear every thing off kitchen counter and sprinkle boric acid all around the sink. The roaches crawl through it to get to the water in the sink and carry it back to the nest. Do this every night till you don't see any more. It really works.
on 8/8/2006 When I was younger, and while living in a roach-infested apt building in Queens, NY, I had my last bout with roaches. I tried everything (professional exterminators, roach sprays, bombs, etc.), but nothing worked. Went to my neighborhood hardware store and the nice old shopkeeper told me to use Boric Acid in the door jams, under sinks, around the fridge, etc. A few weeks later, I was the only apartment that no longer had a problem (over 25 apartments). My neighbors even had petitions going around out of desperation to get rid of these nasty vermin. They couldn't believe I didn't have their problem (that's NYC for you). Boric Acid and a good clean home (apartment or house) will do the trick. Warning: Keep Boric Acid away from cats and dogs, it can be toxic to them.
on 8/3/2006 Don't use a bug bomb. Even the baby-powder I used worked better. The powder gets into their little spicules (breathing holes) and clogs them. They won't walk in it. If they do, they die. But, now, I have a ring of baby powder around each of my small appliances. Not pretty, but it works!
on 5/22/2007 Roaches hate Tabasco and other hot peppers.Mix 2 Tablespoons with 1 cup of water.I also had my water pipes checked in the bathroom. The sweat was drawing roaches for a drink. I had the seams tightened and they left the area.
on 2/23/2006 My sister-in-law moved from Ohio to Georgia. Not only did she move in with us but, she also brought along cockroaches. I immediately hired a pest control company. They came once a month, but the roaches were still there after 8 months. One day I was complaining to my neighbor about my dilemma and she enlightened me to a product called Bengal's. I used 2 cans in my kitchen and bathrooms and they were gone within 2 weeks. This stuff really works folks. My house was so badly infested that whole colonies of them would scamper across the counters and floors at night when the lights were turned on. I have been roach-free for 3 years and it cost me less than 10 bucks!
on 12/8/2005 A solid foot always works. Squash the nasty things.
on 12/12/2005 I used a commercially available joss stick lit at night to fumigate the room. In the morning I found a few dead cockroaches. I got rid of the large variety sometime later, they seem to have mutated into tiny cockroaches with babies as small as tiny red ants. These are more difficult as they hide in small crevices. I am now trying boric acid on them and hope it works.
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