Cockroaches are a nuisance at any home. They eat whatsoever they catch when they are hungry, including pastes, glues, soaps, etc. Hence, to keep cockroaches away, you must keep your home completely free from food crumbs and greasy things. You can remove unused furniture, clothes, food and appliances. Always keep all the containers in the kitchen tightly closed. Avoid leaving food outside. You can even repaint the kitchen cabinets and shelves.
Some Helpful Points to Consider:
Store garbage in a tightly closed container and keep it outside. Also make sure that you empty it regularly.
Wash and rinse all the recyclable containers and have them dry outside.
Store the sugar, cereals, flour and crackers in tightly covered containers.
It is advisable to clean the dishes, kitchen tops and tables daily. If possible, you would be good to wash them after every meal.
It is also good to clean the toilets and bathrooms daily. Also try to keep them dry.
You can wash your home with soap and water once a week in order to avoid unwanted creepy crawlies at home. You can also use phenyl in the water used for swabbing.
Dont keep the wet clothes in the bathroom for a long time.
Do not stock the used utensils overnight in the sink. It is a good idea to wash them in the night before going to bed.
Repair the seal openings and cracks in the pipes, walls and cupboards because these are the inlets for cockroaches into the house.
You can also keep a spray bottle with soapy water. You can directly spray this soapy water on roaches as it will kill them.
Roaches tend to stay and hide near water, so ensure that you repair the leakages under the sink and at sink top right away.
Cockroaches also gather under the stove and baseboards usually. Be sure that you keep all these places clean and dry.
Areas beneath the refrigerators, television sets and other electronic appliances are generally warm and insects tend to collect there. It is always good to check and clean these places at regular intervals.
Insects also hide in firewood, so check the firewood thoroughly before bringing it home.
If you have any plants outside your home, keep the vegetation from touching the building.
Get rid of Cockroaches Permanently
An effective home remedy for fighting back cockroaches is to mix equal parts of baking soda and icing sugar. Place this on small squares of foil paper and keep them in the path of roaches.
Non-toxic traps are available in the market for cockroaches. You can also make use of them.
You can also leave cucumber slices, garlic and bay leaves in the affected areas.
Naphthalene balls can help to protect your home from cockroaches.
Traps and glue pads are very useful if you place them below large electronic appliances. These pads will attract roaches and trap them on the adhesive layer.
If your home has large infestations, you can use dusts and powders. This will make the insects to dehydrate and cause them to die.
Cockroaches usually like to stay at high places. Hence you can put boric acid on the top of your kitchen cabinets. If there is some space between the ceiling and the cabinets, you can put this acid to those places also. The cockroaches will take the boric acid to their nests and this will kill them all off. However, you must note an important thing – boric acid is toxic and it must be kept away from children and pets.
Baits are great for dealing with slight infestations. These are also non-toxic and safe for both pets and children. Baits can be placed at any places where cockroaches will go.
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