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HOW TO KILL ROACHES WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS

 
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04/23/2010 07:06 AM
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Okay, this is getting ridiculous.
With the extended warm weather, cockroaches are onto yet another cycle of breeding. They should be gone by now normally. In hybernation, where they usually go when it begins to get cold. But with extended warm weather, they are out and about and dropping sacs like you wouldn't believe.

I"ve almost killed myself using 3 CANS OF SURFACE SPRAY to kill the ones I could see the other night. I kid you not, I was a sick as a dog the next morning....so won't be doing that again..

Whats the point of killing the roaches and killing yourself in the meantime?

Okay GLPers I need a natural FOOLPROOF way to kill roaches and their eggs and need suggestions THAT WORK ASAP..

thanks.
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04/23/2010 07:07 AM
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Use fire!
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04/23/2010 07:08 AM
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Just thought I'd add, that they are small german cockroaches, not the big ones that I find easy to eliminate.
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04/23/2010 07:09 AM
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no natural products that I know of will kill roaches.

after all the nukes have exploded and humans dead the cockroaches will own the earth.
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Use fire!
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LOL, Ive been very close to setting the place on fire just through total disgust and hatred of the little blighters.
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Feet.
If you get their front and back, both brains are dead.
Feet are natural. Almost every boy and girl are born with 2.

For those that need extra stopping power, hands and large wooden paddles work well. Newpaper for those that love the ol' "POP!" sound as you smack 'em off a wall or table top.

And for the crazy among you, new .223 Federal Rounds, for your AR-15. For the rugged that spare none.
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04/23/2010 07:11 AM
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no natural products that I know of will kill roaches.

after all the nukes have exploded and humans dead the cockroaches will own the earth.
 Quoting: Nailer45


Oh man that is really bad news. Please don't tell me I can't get rid of them.
I used a professional exterminator last time, a few years ago, when the last extended thingo happened and they were back within a week. He came back again , redid it and refused to come a third time when they came back yet again.

I just know this is outbreak is like the last one.
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Feet.
If you get their front and back, both brains are dead.
Feet are natural. Almost every boy and girl are born with 2.

For those that need extra stopping power, hands and large wooden paddles work well. Newpaper for those that love the ol' "POP!" sound as you smack 'em off a wall or table top.

And for the crazy among you, new .223 Federal Rounds, for your AR-15. For the rugged that spare none.
 Quoting: Zerocyber


Yeah, I splat the ones that come too close to me. But man, I feel like a shower afterwards. Surely there's something better?
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04/23/2010 07:14 AM
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Boric Acid is what the people use in the projects...

be liberal with it, and pour it everywhere you see them...

leave it down until you don't see them anymore...

1 month and your Roach problem is a moot point...
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04/23/2010 07:15 AM
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Would something acidic work? Like for instance, lemon juice sprayed right onto them?

Does anyone here know anything at all about roach anatomy?
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04/23/2010 07:15 AM
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Roach-Pruf

Basically, it's borax, you puff it in your walls via electrical outlet boxes. Kills them dead. I used this stuff on new apartment construction, and believe me it works. If it gets wet, you have to re-apply it, otherwise, it lasts forever.

It doesn;t poison the roaches it gets caught on their legs, and when they groom themselves it breaks down their shell.

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Boric Acid is what the people use in the projects...

be liberal with it, and pour it everywhere you see them...

leave it down until you don't see them anymore...

1 month and your Roach problem is a moot point...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 725896


Oh thanks, hope this works for sure. I'm going nuts here.
So Boric Acid it is. I'll buy some tomorrow.

Any more suggestions for things I should buy while I'm out tomorrow?
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04/23/2010 07:18 AM
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BLEACH, even just the smell of it makes them turn on their backs and perish, just spread it over the floor or if you know where the roaches are concentrated like behind or in the back of a fridge put bleach in the general vicinity. If you put bleach under a fridge or appliance it will kill all of them. It works fast and efficient and it's CHEAP trust me I have experience
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04/23/2010 07:19 AM
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I'm told that HARRIS FAMOUS ROACH TABLETS (ORIGINAL FORMULA) works well but haven't used it so don't know for sure.

The active ingredient is boric acid (as someone previously mentioned). Supposedly they take it back to their nests.
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Roaches are gods creatures too...they have a right to live...meh fuck it, just call an exterminator...
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The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

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Roach-Pruf

Basically, it's borax, you puff it in your walls via electrical outlet boxes. Kills them dead. I used this stuff on new apartment construction, and believe me it works. If it gets wet, you have to re-apply it, otherwise, it lasts forever.

It doesn;t poison the roaches it gets caught on their legs, and when they groom themselves it breaks down their shell.
 Quoting: arosebyanyothername


Thanks a million. So if it's basically BORAX I think I've seen that one the shelves so will buy some of that too.
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04/23/2010 07:23 AM
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BLEACH, even just the smell of it makes them turn on their backs and perish, just spread it over the floor or if you know where the roaches are concentrated like behind or in the back of a fridge put bleach in the general vicinity. If you put bleach under a fridge or appliance it will kill all of them. It works fast and efficient and it's CHEAP trust me I have experience
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 950869


I usually clean with bleach but it hasn't deterred them yet.
But if you mean to leave pools of it around, I'll give that a try too. Thanks!
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04/23/2010 07:28 AM
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SO....

HARRIS FAMOUS ROACH TABLETS (ORIGINAL FORMULA)

and BORAX and BORIC ACID
and BLEACH....

Check, I'll get IT ALL tomorrow .
Thanks guys!

And if that still doesn't work, I'll set fire to the place as a last resort!!!
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04/23/2010 07:32 AM
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Roach-Pruf

Basically, it's borax, you puff it in your walls via electrical outlet boxes. Kills them dead. I used this stuff on new apartment construction, and believe me it works. If it gets wet, you have to re-apply it, otherwise, it lasts forever.

It doesn;t poison the roaches it gets caught on their legs, and when they groom themselves it breaks down their shell.


Thanks a million. So if it's basically BORAX I think I've seen that one the shelves so will buy some of that too.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 660494


BORAX!

LMAO. I think of this every time OP.

Meet The Feebles - Drug Deal Scene
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BORAX!
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04/23/2010 07:38 AM
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if you have children confine the borax to the base board areas & around your pipes 'cause it will hurt your lil kiddies.

good luck


OH and a pet gecko or two, if you let 'em roam around, will get rid of them nicely. I
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04/23/2010 07:44 AM
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Boric acid works on ants, too.
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no natural products that I know of will kill roaches.

after all the nukes have exploded and humans dead the cockroaches will own the earth.


Oh man that is really bad news. Please don't tell me I can't get rid of them.
I used a professional exterminator last time, a few years ago, when the last extended thingo happened and they were back within a week. He came back again , redid it and refused to come a third time when they came back yet again.

I just know this is outbreak is like the last one.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 660494



go to your local farm supply store, they will have what you need. The chemicals will be a concentrate so you will have to water it down.

A landlord I work for bought some chemicals to spray his houses with to get rid of roaches, he bought it at a farm supply store .
He made the mistake of NOT watering it down and yes the roaches died within two days except he became very sick for a week do to the over exposure to the chemicals.

It has been almost a year and have not seen a bug, roach or fly in that house..LOL
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[link to en.wikipedia.org] :5:

Boric acid was first registered in the US as an insecticide in 1948 for control of cockroaches, termites, fire ants, fleas, silverfish, and many other insects.[12] It acts as a stomach poison affecting the insects' metabolism, and the dry powder is abrasive to the insects' exoskeleton.

Boric acid is generally considered to be safe to use in household kitchens to control cockroaches and ants. Homemade ant bait can be made by dissolving 1 teaspoon powdered boric acid and 10 teaspoons sugar into 2 cups (~ 500 mL) of water; this mixture can then be absorbed into cotton balls which are left near ant trails. This reportedly will be carried back into the ants' nest, killing any ants that eat it, potentially destroying the entire colony[citation needed].

Boric acid is also made into a paste or gel form as a powerful and effective insecticide much safer to humans than many other insecticides. The paste or gel has attractants in it to attract insects. The boric acid slowly causes dehydration.

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no natural products that I know of will kill roaches.

after all the nukes have exploded and humans dead the cockroaches will own the earth.
 Quoting: Nailer45


The cockroaches, Keith Richards and Steve Earle.

It's an old Steve Earle quote. Paraphrasing, he said, 'When the end of the world comes, the only thing left will be cockroaches, Keith richards and me.'
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04/23/2010 08:12 AM
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For ants -- I mix borax and something sweet - like honey or jam or syrup. I put this on wax paper or inside bottle caps.


You could use this for roaches too I suppose.



Keep away from animals.
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Roach-Pruf

Basically, it's borax, you puff it in your walls via electrical outlet boxes. Kills them dead. I used this stuff on new apartment construction, and believe me it works. If it gets wet, you have to re-apply it, otherwise, it lasts forever.

It doesn;t poison the roaches it gets caught on their legs, and when they groom themselves it breaks down their shell.


Thanks a million. So if it's basically BORAX I think I've seen that one the shelves so will buy some of that too.


BORAX!

LMAO. I think of this every time OP.

Meet The Feebles - Drug Deal Scene
[link to www.youtube.com]

BORAX!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 950834


LOL
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For ants -- I mix borax and something sweet - like honey or jam or syrup. I put this on wax paper or inside bottle caps.


You could use this for roaches too I suppose.



Keep away from animals.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 515273


Yeah, no worries. No kids and only a cat who is a really fussy eater who wouldn't touch the stuff here.
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no natural products that I know of will kill roaches.

after all the nukes have exploded and humans dead the cockroaches will own the earth.


Oh man that is really bad news. Please don't tell me I can't get rid of them.
I used a professional exterminator last time, a few years ago, when the last extended thingo happened and they were back within a week. He came back again , redid it and refused to come a third time when they came back yet again.

I just know this is outbreak is like the last one.



go to your local farm supply store, they will have what you need. The chemicals will be a concentrate so you will have to water it down.

A landlord I work for bought some chemicals to spray his houses with to get rid of roaches, he bought it at a farm supply store .
He made the mistake of NOT watering it down and yes the roaches died within two days except he became very sick for a week do to the over exposure to the chemicals.

It has been almost a year and have not seen a bug, roach or fly in that house..LOL
 Quoting: Nailer45


If the Boric Acid and Bleach don't work, I'll definately get some of that.
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04/23/2010 08:26 AM
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Sugar water and boric acid mixture. Sugar to lure them and boric acid to dry them out from the inside out.
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Sugar water and boric acid mixture. Sugar to lure them and boric acid to dry them out from the inside out.
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Make sure your food is kept in sealed containers and eliminate every speck of crumb that may be calling them. A 'bug' guy once told me a roach can exist for six months on the oil left behind from a fingerprint!
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all natural will not harm pets or humans BUT will kill all pests

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