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Do you have a home remedy for killing cockroaches at home?
Don't want to use harmful chemicals as there are kids at home.
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A little boric acid should do the trick. My grandad used to use it under the sink when I was a boy and I never saw roaches in the house! Chek out Wiki...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid :
Insecticidal
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.[6] 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 (5 mL) powdered boric acid and 10 teaspoons (50 mL) 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid :
Insecticidal
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.[6] 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 (5 mL) powdered boric acid and 10 teaspoons (50 mL) 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.
According to this any many articles, boric acid is best. But if there's any reason you don't want to use it, here's a comprehensive listing of other natural remedies to get rid of cockroaches including the use of bay laurel leaves, diatomaceous earth, a baking soda/sugar cocktail and more!
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/05/05jun06a.cfm
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/05/05jun06a.cfm
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