Roach Extermination Guide

This article is all about answering one simple question: can you really ever control roaches? Many people who live in roach infested areas would probably say that you can’t. For these people, there is a familiar cycle where roaches are seen, a roach war begins, roaches die, and then roaches come back again a few months later. In this seemingly futile battle, it would appear that winning is impossible. Let’s see what awesome roach extermination tactics we can pull this time.

However, it may not have to be this way. Roaches, despite appearances, do not have magical powers that allow them to appear inside your house. Rather, they must either crawl in through some sort of opening, or hatch from eggs inside the house. If you kill all the egg laying roaches while making sure your house is roach tight, you stand a chance of never seeing one of the filthy creatures again.

Of course, this is all easier said than done. The first challenge is killing all the roaches. Be sure to read around the site and learn how to kill roaches. To briefly summarize, though, you’ll basically be soaking your house in boric acid, which is toxic to roaches. If you need an all out roach extinction (which you do), those less diligent with the borax might do well to find a roach exterminator, who will be able to lay down some series smack on those roaches. This is more expensive, sure, but it can be very thorough.

Once you’ve killed the roaches (or more like during the killing process), you need to get every single little hole in your house patched up. Many exterminators will offer this service, which can be great as it is super tedious. However, if you want to do it yourself, simply look over every square inch of your exterior and be sure that nothing, not even the smallest thing, can get inside. Thoroughly seal all the cracks with an appropriate material. If this is done properly, no roaches should be able to get inside.

In reality, achieving all this is quite difficult. Killing every single roach in the entire house might not be possible, and finding all the little small cracks in your house might be even harder. Still, if you take solid action in both these areas, you should at least reduce your problem down to at least a somewhat manageable level.

Many who look into roach exterminators fear that the extermination process will have negative healthy consequences for them. This is a fair point, since it is indeed true that exterminators do use many different types of chemicals to kill the roaches in your house.

Be comforted, though, that most exterminators won’t start out by simply gassing your whole house. To begin the process, most roach exterminators will simply start with all the common sense measures you could do your self (in theory). They will block of entrances, and place boric acid in strategic locations, all safe and proven methods. Because of their expertise and skill, they can often to all this much more efficiently that the average person, which can make them worth it. Plus, who wants to go crawling around the dark corners in the basement doing this stuff?

If the above techniques prove ineffective, then they have to bring out the big guns. These chemicals are often proprietary, so there’s no way anyone can say exactly what level of harm they might cause. To make matters worse, many exterminators have contracts that remove them from the legal consequences of their spraying system. Fortunately, many thousands of people a year get these sprayings done without any serious ill consequences. There are exceptions, but keep in mind that these roach exterminators do want you to be pleased with their service, so they make great efforts to reduce toxicity.

However, if you’re unusually sensitive to chemicals, you may want to consider more natural roach extermination methods. If you just want them dead, and feel like you’ll be OK with a little bit of residual chemicals, go ahead and call up that local roach exterminator.

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Killing roaches ain’t easy. Cleverly designed to survive the toughest conditions, your average cockroach can go months without food or water, survive with its head gone, eat toxic chemicals, and thrive in radioactive environments. Somehow, it seems, this isn’t going to be easy at all. Roach Extermination is not for the faint of heart.

However, there is some small glimmer of hope. You see, roaches do have several vulnerabilities that we can use to kill them. The first, and most obvious way to kill roaches to to trap them live, and simply “throw them away.” This can be accomplished by means of a live trap, which can be as simple as a container covered on the inside with petroleum jelly. The cockroaches will climb inside the container, and stick the the side. Later on, you can simple dispose of them. Kind of gross, but it works.

Another trap like option is the good old poisoned bait style trap. These “roach motels” combine bait with a kind of poison that will actually kill the roaches. The idea behind these is sound, and can work well for many. However, they aren’t always effective, because not all your roaches will find the bait/die from the poison. Still, its something to try before you call up your local roach exterminator and get him to just blast the darn things with noxious chemicals.

Boric acid is another option that is considered to be quite effective by many. Boric acid abrades the shell of the roach, making it dehydrate and die. This process can take a while, but it is always deadly. Place the boric acid powder in dark edges in corners, all over your house. The more of it there is, the greater chance of the roaches finding it. This isn’t the time to be conservative. If all goes well, a roach apocalypse will occur, and the roaches should start dieing all over your house (fun!). You may need a broom.

Another, popular option is roach spray. These can work, but it takes a heck of a lot of spraying to kill some roaches, and doing this isn’t as easy as it sound when you’re dealing with quick little creatures like cockroaches. Plus, are you really going to hunt down every single roach and kill it off, Rambo style? Didn’t think so. Still, having a can of roach spray around can help you feel a little more in control of the situation, but remember, its a false sense of security. They’ll come back, never doubt that.

So, I hope I haven’t discouraged you too much in your quest to rid your self of cockroaches. Hopefully, these techniques will work for you, but if you need, and can always call up your local exterminator, who’s info should be easy to find if you know where to look. However, if you’re feeling more “do it yourself,” then feel free to give these methods a try.

So, you’re sick of trying to figure out new and creative ways to exterminate roaches, and wish you could have someone else worry about all the work and disgustingness involved? What if you had a machine perfectly adapted for hunting down and killing cockroaches? What if this machine was also cute, cuddly, and relaxing to have around the house?

Yes, it turns out that cats make great cockroach exterminators. With their naturally honed hunting instincts, cats will naturally prowl around the house and eat many of your roaches. Yes, I said eat. Though it sounds quite gross, cats will naturally most bugs they find, without any ill effects. It also keeps them highly amused in the process, so everyone wins, except for the blasted roaches!

What kind of cats make the best roach killing machines? Well, it doesn’t really matter too much. Some cats are more inclined than others to go prowl around and become your own personal roach exterminator, but its really hard to say before hand. However, all house cats have the hunting instinct, so any young and energetic cat you can find should do the job quite handily.

Of course, getting a cat isn’t the fastest way to kill all your roaches, nor is it for everyone. You must be willing to be patient, since your cat won’t just go on an all out mission to rid your house of roach like lifeforms the instant you let it in the door. Rather, it will be a gradual process, but a surprisingly thorough one given enough time. Also, you need to make sure you actually want to own a cat. More than just being a living roach exterminator, it is also a pet that needs love, care, and attention. Never forget this in making your decision. However, if you do decide to go with a cat, you will certainly be rewarded in more ways than one.