Can anyone recommend some natural, non-toxic ways to kill or repel cockroaches?
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radiofan92
ANSWERS: 18
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You could trap the cockroach in a box or some sort of container. Then you could wait for it to die of age or something.
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Combat Roach Control is toxic....But the toxic won't harm you. They are like "little houses" with poison inside. They enter, eat some food, get out and "pass the word" to their friends. You won't smell, or see any poison, only a plastic, flat, round box that are also called "roach motels". They helped me get rid of a tiny roach infection that I had years ago.
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11-1/2 EE's
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those sticky glue pads that you can place under your sinks or anywhere in your home(cabinets, drawers, under beds & in closets). They are non toxic but good luck to gettign someone to touch them after their filled up with dying bugs.
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Borax or boric acid powder sprinkled around baseboards and places where they hide.
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Step on the buggers !
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Here's what I did in the past from the old Tightwad Gazette: Set this Cockroach Bait out in infested areas: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup shortening or bacon drippings 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup flour 8 ounces baking soda Mix sugar and shortening. Add onion, flour, & baking soda. Mix enough water to make a dough-like consistency. Put some small balls in a plastic sandwich bags or a margarine tub lids or put in a lidded plastic container with small roach-sized holes cut in the bottom of the sides for the roaches to use to get in and out but that will keep pets out) and place in roach-infested areas. The bait creates gas in the roach when eaten. Because roaches can't belch, their digestive tracts explode. You should probably keep them out of areas where children and pets play.
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Boric acid..I was told that it eats holes in the waxy outer shell of the roach and they die from dehydration.
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Keep your house clean, no offence. Preventative measures include keeping all food stored away in sealed containers, using garbage cans with a tight lid, frequent cleaning in the kitchen, and regular vacuuming. Any water leaks, such as dripping taps, should also be repaired. It is also helpful to seal off any entry points, such as holes around baseboards, in between kitchen cabinets, pipes, doors, and windows with some steel wool or copper mesh and some cement, putty or silicone caulk.
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Technically this is toxic, but not very much so. I put a few drops of dish soap and 8 oz. of water in a spraybottle and fire it at the little buggers. Doesn't smell horrible, doesn't hurt skin or clothes or most surfaces, doesn't leave little particles in the air- and a wet roach is a dead roach. Takes a minute or thereabouts, but it kills the little bastards. Just don't let anyone *drink* it. ^_^
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There are devices known as ultrasonic screamers ... they can not be heard by humans, but to the bugs, the device produces a horrible deafening noise and they just want to get away from it ... there are also ones that sound like the buzzing of a predatory wasp, but that can be heard by humans.
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Have them watch "Friend's" reruns, that should bore them to death.
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I hear cornstarch. They're attracted to it and eat it, but can't digest it and they die. I haven't tried it, though. I don't mind the poison spray. It makes me feel god-like ^_^
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I sense a passive-agressive approach here - a non-toxic way to kill them?
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I tried a nuclear bomb once. . :( no dice.
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Turn your radio on to Dr.Laura talkradio show. They can't stand the sound of her voice & will leave you house faster then they came into it.
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or hillary clintons campaign. i just use a shoe. non toxic and made in china
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boric acid---they eat it, then it dissolves their shells..they die off in a few days.pit thin lines of it on the floor where the floor meats the baseboard, & also on counter tops where it meets the wall
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