Cockroaches: the most effective natural tricks in the spring to eliminate them

There primavera is here and with it the greatest breeding season for all sorts of animals, including the cockroacheswhich find the heat and humidity of this time of year an ideal time to spread.

The presence of these elusive insects in the home is an undesirable scenario for anyone, not only because of the repulsion that their mere presence represents for many people, but also because it can be the focus of various diseases.

Indeed, cockroaches are naturally contaminated with around 40 species of pathogenic bacteria, which can cause diseases such as dysentery, diarrhea, anger, typhoid, intestinal infections and until enteric fevers.

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Even if a person with an incurable respiratory disease lives at home, as Asmathe presence of cockroaches can worsen the condition.

Eliminate the presence of cockroaches It is not an easy thing, that’s why we leave you a series of tips for its elimination, without the need to use insecticides, a product that can be harmful not only for people, but also for plants and pets.

The government of New York City, USA, where they know how to deal with pests of all kinds, has a list of “targeted treatmentagainst cockroaches.

His list highlights two ways to eliminate these unwanted insects using only dust there freeze. But not just any, but boric acid or diatomite powders and silicone gel, materials that can be found at any hardware store or home goods store.

In the case of powderit is recommended to put them in cracks there Holesas well as below and behind furniture there devicesas well as in places where cockroaches have been seen or are known to be present.

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It is important to apply a thin dusting layer, as cockroaches avoid approaching large accumulations. It should be mentioned that the effectiveness of this method of eliminating cockroaches can take several days.

In the case of the gel, its use is similar to that of the powder: place a little, barely the size of a pea, either in slits, shelves, cracks there Holes.

The idea is that cockroaches eat frost and diebut not immediately, but after returning to their nest, where the other cockroaches will die eating the droppings of the insects that have ingested the bait.

For greater efficiency of the gel, the ideal is to put it back when you realize that it has already been ingested by cockroaches.

When it comes to fighting cockroaches, there are countless home remedieshowever, very few are effective, such is the case of Sodium bicarbonate It is regularly used in the kitchen as a baking powder, in medicine it is used as an antacid and burns, even in the cosmetic field it is used as a deodorant, shampoo substitute and even for the feet.

Sodium bicarbonate is a water-soluble white crystalline compound with a slight alkaline taste, whose effectiveness against insects is such as appears in the document “Agriculture without synthetic pesticides” of the National Institute of agricultural technology from Argentina as a natural pesticides.

For this baking powder to take effect, insects must eat it, because it is not effective to the touch. At first, cockroaches will not feel any effect after eating baking soda, the effect will occur when they drink water, because the reaction that will occur in the stomach will lead to death.

To improve this trap, the ideal is to add an ingredient that can attract cockroaches, because baking soda alone is not quite appetizing for these insects.

The easiest way to do this is mix baking soda with sugar although you can also use any other food that attracts cockroaches and it will work.

They are different plants which can repel cockroaches, not only ending an infestation, but also preventing a new one. The best thing is that you are herbs they’re so common that you probably already have them around the house, either adorning your home or tucked away in the kitchen.

One of these plants is eucalyptus, which contains a series of resins that insects recognize as highly toxic for their metabolism. This aromatic herb is listed as a natural insecticide by the Peruvian Ministry of Health.

For the eucalyptus to take effect, it is enough to have it at home so that the cockroaches keep their distance or make an essential oil with its leaves.

Another plant is laurelwhich repels cockroaches, as well as other pests such as aphids, ants, flies, mosquitoes and moths.

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Although its effect is not deadly, the laurel will serve to keep insects away from your home, since the aroma of this plant irritates them, which prevents its spread.

It is enough to have fresh leaves to scare away cockroaches or make a repellent by crushing bay leaves to reduce them to powder and spread them at strategic points.

Another plant to eliminate cockroaches is the lavender. Just place it in pots and flowers, use a floor cleaner with that aroma, or get some essence and spray it all over the house or at strategic points.

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A fourth option is basil, also known as royal grass, alhábega or basilico. This aromatic plant can be placed throughout the house, especially where there are windows or doors.