It’s always a stomach-dropping moment when I spot brutes on my floor and roaches bustling across my kitchen and rooms. Cockroaches are flexible, reproduce quickly, and are the most common pest in the household. It can be challenging to get rid of cockroaches, but I have deep experience with them, and I’ll tell you the natural ways to get rid of Roaches, as they are safer, easier, and non-toxic for your family. Although it’s a slow process, it can overcome the recurring problem.
Eliminate Food and Water Sources
- Cleansing is a mandatory step. Make sure your house is clean. Check your food residue, as cockroaches are attracted to food. Clean the corners in your kitchen and cabins.
- Store your food in tight containers. This will help avoid attracting cockroaches.
- Garbage should be disposed of regularly, or use a bin in your kitchen. Clean your kitchen regularly.
Natural Repellents
Sugar and baking soda Bait
Mixture of baking soda and sugar plays important role in killing cockroaches. For this mix soda and sugar in equal amounts and place it near the roaches’ area. Sugar attracts the insects, and they start eating. Soda harms their stomach acid. It reacts and causes them to die.
Borax and Sugar Trap Treatment
Mix borax with sugar in an equal amount and place the mixture in areas frequented by roaches. Borax is toxic to roaches. Be careful while using this, as it is also toxic to pets and children.
Essential Oils usage
Oils (like peppermint, Lavender, and Eucalyptus) mix with water. These oils have scents that repel cockroaches. Cockroaches use their sense of smell to find food particles. These scents create an unfavorable environment for the cockroaches and make it difficult for them to find food
Use Cucumber slices
Cucumber slices provide a safe and natural way to get rid of cockroaches. Simply put cucumber slices in an area with cockroaches. The smell of the slices keeps the cockroaches away.
Catnip Sachets
Use catnip sachets and spread powder in the cockroach area. The presence of Nepetalactone in catnips naturally repels cockroaches.
Homemade Remedy sprays
- One effective spray is mixing some drops of peppermint oil, one tablespoon of vinegar, and three parts of water and mixing well. Place it in a bottle and spray it in the kitchens, corners, cabins, and cockroach-hidden areas.
- Take five drops of liquid dish soap and 50ml of water. Add baking soda to a bottle and shake well. Spray the cockroaches living area.
- Boil 1 liter of water, add eight teaspoons of catnip, and boil it for 15 minutes. Let it cool for 5 minutes, and spray it properly.
Preventive Measures to Avoid Infestations in the Future
There are specific preventive measures to avoid cockroach infestations in the future.
- Limit dining to one room
The smell of food particles attracts cockroaches. Follow dining in one room and clean your dining area after eating.
- Remove hiding places from the floor
Hiding places are the cockroach’s resident area. Remove all the gaps and holes.
- Seal Entry Points
Seal out all the entry points. Use cement or chalks to cover entry points.
- Ventilation
Moisture can be attracted to cockroaches. Proper ventilation is essential in kitchens, bathrooms, rooms, and gallery areas.
- Cleaning
Make sure your house is cleaned daily. Monitor gaps and entry points more keenly. Wear separate shoes for indoors and outdoors. Place rugs for guests. Avoid large amounts of cabinets.
When to Call for Professional Help First: Don’t hesitate to call the professional team for help with your cockroach-killing problem. If you spot more than 2 to 3 cockroaches while using natural methods, it’s time to call the professional team. They are experienced and can kill the cockroaches in a safer and more effective way.
Conclusion
Although finding cockroaches in your home is challenging, don’t worry. Natural methods are less hazardous to health and provide more effectiveness. You can follow natural methods easily; you don’t need professionals to teach you. Also, there are some preventive measures to control cockroaches in the future.
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