How to get rid of roaches?

I lived in a mobile home for 8 years and at one point we had the same problem. I used Roach Proof. It works! You have to put it where the children can't get in it though. I put it under the fridge and under cabinets where they couldn't reach.

Borax. It's a laundry detergent enhancer...costs no more than $3. It works! I had a problem when I lived in an apartment...the people who lived next door were infested...they moved...the apt. owner bombed and they found a new home in my apt. I lined the windows, doors, cabinets, drawers...any path they would cross. My friends said it looked like a crazy voodoo lady was living there, but I didn't care...the little so-and-so's were gone!

Burn it down and move. J/K I would say move. No sure way of getting ridden of roaches. They do have these roach motels they call them. Not sure if they make them anymore but they check in and dont ever check out. Get some roach spray, have someone come in professionally and have it done.

or check out this link

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/cockroaches

I grew up in New Orleans and we fought roaches my whole life there (20 years). They will never go completely away. Try bombing the house and if that doesn't work then call in a professional. They breed so dadgum fast and are very durable creatures. I know God had a reason to create them, but for the life of me I don't understand what that reason was...that may be a question I ask when I get to heaven. Good luck sweety.

if it were me, I would be stymied out of concerns for exposing my children to any chemicals used to eradicate. (that's why we still ahve an ant issue in the spring...I won't allow chemicals though that will address it very quickly)

having said that I suggest you find a pest control company and ask for their advice. they may even be willing to do a free bid first ..basically coming to the mobile home free for a quote.

Powdered Boric acid. Just make sure it is away from your children and animals! Works VERY well.

Boric Acid!!!! Get some and blow/shoot/spray--it's a powder--into every crevice you have. Roaches hate this stuff. When my mom once suggested it I thought, sarcastically, "Yeah, right, I've seen commercials for that." But I used it. And once, I had the misfortune of seeing a roach and spraying the acid near it, and that thing ran away from that stuff!

It's cheap, too.

Boric Acid. But you have to be VERY CAREFUL around the kiddos. Also, an old country trick- BAY LEAF. Put it where ever you've seen/suspect traffic. It poisons them and isn't as toxic to children or pets.

Try powdered Boric Acid. You can get it in most drug stores. Just sprinle it on areas where you have seen them, they walk through it and carry it back to the nests and die. Use it several days after you no longer see them to be sure you have gotten all bugs.

the same thing happen to me also and i tried to get rid of them on my own it did not work so i called the pro's and had them spray and also use the chocolate stuff plus killed ever one i said and they finial where gone it took a couple of weeks to get rid of them but now no roaches , i hate those nasty things , i say call the pro's good luck, E.

I had roaches in all my college houses. We fumigated several times, but roaches just don't die. We used to joke about roaches being the only lifeform that can survive a nuclear war, so they'll someday inherit the earth & evolve. Yikes! Hopefully not!!!

We did finally get rid of most of them in one house, but when you move, they get between the flaps of the boxes & come with you to your next house.

GOOD LUCK, and I feel for you, is all I can really say. Just try every different method there is - you'll eventually get them but it will probably take several sweeps.

S.

We had a problem with this when we lived in Westport. But we've never had them North of the River in KCMO.

But during the years we had them I was concerned too about chemicals. So I had Ragen's Pest Control come in. I paid 35 dollars a month back in the 90's. They used a paste that would not hurt the kids if they found it. But they put it in far out of the reach places like the back of the cupboards and under the sink in places the kids wouldn't think to look. The paste would dry hard and stay where put. They made sure that it was something the kids or pets would throw up if they got to it, but it couldn't hurt them beyond that. We never had any kids that found any of it and we never had roaches just so long as I stayed on the monthly schedule. But if I skipped even a week or two it would get bad again immediately.

Roaches can live in the cleanest house if there are other neighbors nearby that don't care. We lived accross from apartments and I'm sure that's where they came from.

I really don't think you could clean enough to get rid of them that way. I also don't think the average consumer has access to the best and safest chemicals to use. So personally, I'd hire a professional to take care of it if I had this problem again.

Suzi

Go to the hardware store and pick you up some boreck acid and sprinkel it be hind your ice box and stove, under you sink, tolit see if that dont help, or call orkan they are the best

Borrack Acid. I think you can get some from the dollar stores like Dollar General or Family Dollar. Make sure that any possible entrances from the outside of the trailer are closed, such as a whole in the wall and/or put some borrik acid along the window seals. The acid maybe spelled different, but it is a white powder. Also I hear that roaches can live on water, so stear clear of leaving puddles of water around and or fix any water leaks.

Hi - Borax is something that is not harmful to humans or animals - you sprinkle it around your house, in the cracks and corners.

It dehydrates the roaches and they MOVE OUT!

I have used it in Florida where roaches are abundant. There are "do-it-yourself" type pest control stores that sell it, also Home Depot should sell such a thing. It is WAY better than the sprays and pesticides for your family.

IT WORKS.

Best,
K.
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We got roaches from our duplex neighbor, or from boxes of food someone brought us, I am not sure. But, they moved with us to our new house in our microwave. We tried EVERY single remedy, bombed, had an exterminator that bombed several times, traps, you name it, we did it. Then, we found out from my friend that ORKIN is really the only safe and effective way to get rid of them. It takes months to actually get them all out, but once they are, they are gone. You do have to contract with them for one year, but they come out as often as you need them to. It comes down to $40 a month, because they take payment every 2 months. After our contract was over, they even lessened our payment for a treatment every 3mos instead of 2mos. At first, they were out often, and then it became more normal. They are worth every penny. I don't have to worry about the children being in contact with dangerous chemicals, or clean every single dish after treatments, etc.

Also, if you DIY, you have to change tactics, because they can become immune to pesticides, and are no longer effective. I would never waste my time on the home remedies again. They breed so fast, and ruin our home remodeling, etc. They even eat wallpaper and glue, so even if you have a spotless crumbless home, they find something to eat. You are suppose to make sure they get dehydrated, but the toilet is always available. So, call ORKIN! No, I don't work for them. Just a very happy roach free person. I never ever had them when I lived in FL even, so it was a surprise when we got them in MO.

They sell a white powder at most hardware stores. You can also get sticky sheets and roach houses. I may take a long time for all the eggs to hatch. Keep all your food stuffs in glass jars/tupperware or in the freezer/frig. until they are gone.
Also, I keep a Sunbeam (there are other brands)plugged in the electric my basement which seems to keep the crickets from mateing in my basement. The slight beep they hear must confuse them. Any good hardware store can help you. What you select will depend on kids/pets.
Good Luck H.

Hello,
I know how you feel. I lived in a house that they were so bad they was eating our skin. I know sounds bad it was I did find out that Avon sells a product they dont loke at all it is called skin so soft there is something in the product they hate. I would vacate the house and bomb it very well get a couple of bottles of skin so soft and spray it around you base boards see if that will help. L.

I feel you there. (Family member brought them to my house once) They are hard to get rid of once they make a home, but not impossible. (I hated it when they would make a "surprise" appearance) Keep everything closed up. Wash all dishes immediately. Change all trash at least twice a day. (I'm not saying your house is dirty, but you have to be obsessive compulsively clean while trying to get rid of them) Wipe everything down with bleach water at least once a day. If you have pets try to feed them at a certain time and then pick up the bowl.
Now, set out roach traps in areas where your children won't pick them up. I also sprayed daily with Spectracide Dursban. It's fairly safe, but I still made sure I kept it to cracks & crevices where the kids things weren't. I sprayed outside and in. They should disappear within a month. Something safer you can try is Mycodex spray. It is sold at vets and works wonders on spiders and fleas.(I haven't tried it for roaches) One can will do the upstairs and downstairs of a 1,000 sq ft house twice. This can be used on curtains, bedspreads, in closets, etc. Good luck!

Pick up a pack of Sulpur Bombs. (At most hardware srores) I know that Raid makes a good brand.(About $12 for 3) Space the bombs througout the house. If you place one in the kitchen, do not put directly by the stove. Once you set the bombs off, you must leave your home, and have all windows and doors closed for 3-4 hours while it fumigates the place. They really work. You can also follow up with a gel made by Combat. Just a drop in all four corners of each room. Follow this up a least once a year, or every 6 months if you have neighbors with bugs.

If the other suggestions don't work, hire an exterminator like Terminex and make sure they come every month or even twice a month if you have them real bad. Roaches will eat their dead to stay alive so make sure you sweep the dead ones away after they exterminate everytime. We have been lucky out of 15 moves and only had them in one place in Georgia military housing, they were so bad that we never did totally get rid of them and lived in a duplex and my neighbor and I had them sprayed at the same time every month. We had holes that you could see daylight through from plumbing and the hoses for the air-conditioner that went to the attic. The bugman said as long as all those holes were there we would probably never get rid of them. I also wondered if that company had their stuff watered down or something because we still had them. My neighbor across the street hired Terminex and they used this sticky substance stuff and got rid of all of theirs. Needless to say the last year we were there we moved into an apartment that only sprayed every 3 months and was in a worse neighborhood but got rid of the roaches. I was determined that if we still had roaches that we weren't bringing any of our furniture when we moved to Missouri and was going to give everything away and start over. Luckily we didn't have to do that and was rid of them in the first 4 months after moving and had a better exterminator company.
Those roaches were a different kind than the average ones around here. They were very small like a seed tick so you didn't see them much until after the bugman came and we saw all the dead ones and knew we still had them.

Good luck with it all. Hopefully the borax will do the job. I had never heard of that or I would have tried it myself.

Yuck, I can relate. I had the same issue when I moved into an apartment. What I did was to get a container of boric acid. I believe it is sold everywhere. It is in a powder form, and you mix it with powder sugar. You can mix about 1 tablespoon into one cup of the boric acid. Wherever you see them, put the mixture in corners, back of cabinets, along walls and windows. Use it liberally. They will soon flee, and never come back. I have known of this solution for about 25 years, and it works like a charm.

Don't forget to put some under the refridgerator, and by the stove.

Here is what worked for me when we were moving often because of the military. Get a container of Boric Acid powder - punch small holes in the protective top to make a 'shaker' out of it - shake a small amount on the floors behind furniture, along the wall line in your kitchen and bathroom cabinets, behind washer & dryer, etc. Since you have small children don't sprinkle it where they are likely to crawl through it. There are warnings on the container but no one I have ever known has had a problem with this. It is the same stuff people use for foot soaks, etc. I was assured by the person that told me about it almost 30 years ago that it would not harm pets or children but was still careful because I normally take warning labels to heart. We have not had a problem with any kind of creepy crawly thing since I started doing this. An occasional water bug or cricket will make it into the house but a sprinkle in the area will take care of that.