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post #1 of 10
4/18/08 at 10:23am
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I am trying to get rid of cockroaches naturally to avoid exposing my LO to the harsh bug spray toxins. I've tried using sugar w/baking soda, its been 2 wks and I still see them, any other suggestions?
post #2 of 10
4/18/08 at 10:59am
I've seen borax power used for the palmetto bugs in SC.

And a link I haven't completely read through yet:
http://www.getipm.com/thebestcontrol...ockroaches.htm
post #3 of 10
4/28/08 at 3:09pm
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They are making me crazy please help!
post #4 of 10
4/28/08 at 3:53pm
diamataceous earth

You can buy it at hardware stores.
post #5 of 10
4/28/08 at 3:58pm
borax will work but unfortunately nothing works as well as poison. Also those old sticky traps work really well and there is no poison in those just a bait and sticky glue stuff to trap them.
post #6 of 10
4/28/08 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by prancie View Post
diamataceous earth

You can buy it at hardware stores.
Can you get it at Lowe's?
post #7 of 10
4/28/08 at 4:17pm
When we lived in Hawaii it was a large glass jar with a few blobs of peanut butter and some water in the bottom. Roaches crawl in, but they can't crawl out.

PS. If you do this, do not empty the jar near a mealtime as it is NASTY.
post #8 of 10
4/28/08 at 4:26pm
If you use diatomaceous earth, you need to find food grade DE--not the stuff that is used for pool filters. That form is very irritating to the lungs, etc., and can be dangerous.

There is a natural product called Orange Guard that is supposed to be good for killing roaches. It's made from orange peel oil...supposedly dissolves the exoskeletons of insects, but is pretty harmless to people and pets. I've used it for ants with pretty good luck, but (luckily) haven't had experience with it and roaches!

Good luck!
post #9 of 10
4/28/08 at 11:14pm
Moving to natural home care
post #10 of 10
4/29/08 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by Crunchie View Post
If you use diatomaceous earth, you need to find food grade DE--not the stuff that is used for pool filters. That form is very irritating to the lungs, etc., and can be dangerous.

There is a natural product called Orange Guard that is supposed to be good for killing roaches. It's made from orange peel oil...supposedly dissolves the exoskeletons of insects, but is pretty harmless to people and pets. I've used it for ants with pretty good luck, but (luckily) haven't had experience with it and roaches!

Good luck!
I got the Orange Guard last night, the smell is pretty heavy!
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