Cockroaches can be trapped, for example, by the use of adhesive tape. Just keep the sticky side up. You can also catch them with the glue plates used to trap mice.
Here are some techniques to create a homemade trap to eliminate cockroaches.
How to make traps to eliminate cockroaches
Traps with packaging tapes
What we need:
- Packing tapes.
- Glue board for mice control.
Process:
Take the tapes and place them along the baseboards, countertops, behind the refrigerator and the kitchen. Do not forget to keep the sticky side up.
Place it during the night before going to bed because it is the time when cockroaches are most active.
Do it daily until you see them for a couple of days.
If it is a lot of work, put the glue plates that are used to control mice where you see cockroaches.
Soft drink bottle traps
If you have time and will you can use empty soda bottles to make roach traps. Here’s how to use them.
How to make a bottle trap for cockroaches
What we need:
- A plastic bottle.
- A sharp knife or anything else you can cut.
- A lid.
- Soap.
- Water.
Do the following:
- Cut the top of the bottle from the place where it curves.
- Take that piece from the bottle and place it inverted in the body of the bottle.
- It must be seen and act as a funnel inside the bottle.
- Use tape around the edge to hold it in place. Mix some soapy water and pour it into the bottle.
- It will be enough to use very little water and soap.
- Place the homemade cockroach trap where you see the cockroaches.
- Cockroaches will get into the bottle and drown.
Borax traps
To make this trap you will need simple ingredients:
- Powdered milk – 2 tablespoons
- Borax – 4 tablespoons
- Flour – 3 tablespoons
- White sugar – 1 tablespoon.
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and add a tablespoon of white sugar. You will get a solution that any cockroach will be able to resist!
To complete the trap, we will use a common plastic bottle. Cut the top, and put several tablespoons of the previous mixture in the bottom of the bottle. You can also add some pieces of bread or other food that attracts these animals, in this way, it becomes more desirable for them.
This procedure is similar to the previous one (soda bottle trap), we only change the soap and water for the borax solution.
Make a cucumber trap to eliminate cockroaches
Although few found this remedy effective, some say it works. Anyway, nothing is lost with experimenting with a peeled cucumber to find out how the cockroaches react. It is said that cucumber shells, when placed on top of aluminum foil, react with the metal and produce an odor that cockroaches cannot tolerate.
How to make a cockroach trap with cucumber
What we need:
- Fresh cucumber shells.
- Foil.
Do this:
- Place the cucumber shells on top of the foil.
- Place it near a place where you think there are cockroaches.
- You just have to wait for them to die.
Important note:
- To make these cockroach traps, use only utensils purchased exclusively for this purpose, especially if you use borax to kill insects.
- Foods that are good for attracting cockroaches are: milk, sugar, beer, dog croquettes, bread, flour, peanut butter.
- If you have unused or unused bait, keep it in a special place, use a labeled bag out of reach of your pets and, of course, out of reach of children.