LisaC Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 AS much as I hate to admit it, we have a cockroach problem. I know I can't let off an insecticide bomb, but does anyone know what I can do? My son (9) has taken to singing silly songs about cockroaches :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I just googled "kill cockroaches naturally". There seemed to be some interesting ideas worth checking out such as using sugar & baking soda http://www.ehow.com/how_4453803_kill-ro ... aking.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 firstly, your son should be easy enough to dispatch, it is just dealing with the body afterward that gets tricky. I know others here have done it, usually involves taping down plastic over top of the tanks, turning off external air pumps and airing out the house extremely well before taking the plastic off. Have a hunt through the archives. Alternatively, sounds like you have a good live-food culture going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 We get them too I believe you can set off a bomb if you are careful. I have not tried this myself so can't vouch for it working. Cover the top of the tank thoroughly to seal it (perhaps Gladwrap or similar) then cover with a heavy quilt or something. If you have external filters or pumps that suck in air from the room, can you lengthen their tubes so they are running from outside? If not, turn them off, it will only be for 24 hrs (make sure the tank has been cleaned and had a water change first then stop feeding the fish for a couple of days beforehand to lessen the bio load). If you only have one tank, have you considered moving it out of the house while you bomb? 24 hrs in the shed or at the neighbours and it should be fine. Not sure if the bombs do actually kill cockroaches though. I understood they are very hard to kill. :evil: You ought to see my pond filter outside. Lift up the lid and it is crawling with cockroaches! :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 My son had a cockroach problem and you can get sticky cockroach traps from the warehouse, they are attracted to it and once in they are stuck, so you sit them where they are most seen, there is also a bait for above door frames, it all works well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 The female cockroaches carry the eggs in a container with them and when you kill the female the eggs will still hatch. You therefore need to use the poison about every 6 weeks in order to kill the next generetion before they have a chance to mature and breed. I have seen people spend years trying to irradicate them and would strongly advice you get professional pest control people in. They are immune to many insecticides and I know of no natural method that works. I am assuming you have the German variety. There is an insecticide that works by physically getting between the body segments rather than by poisoning them chemically but I can't remember the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 My son had a cockroach problem and you can get sticky cockroach traps from the warehouse, they are attracted to it and once in they are stuck, so you sit them where they are most seen, there is also a bait for above door frames, it all works well... but with the traps they are stuck on the sticky and even if the eggs were to hatch they cant get off the sticky trap, they had none in under 2 weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Thanks so much guys Hopefully we will be able to get on top of the problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverwolf Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 had this problem with fleas I sealed tanks with gladwrap turned off air and put towels over the top as well. I had to do this twice in a short space of time to fix the problem but every one survived without any dramas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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