Anyone who has had to deal with cockroaches in the home knows how annoying the problem is, especially with summer and warmer temperatures.
The main reason why it is difficult to keep cockroaches away from the house is the attraction that these insects have for dark, warm places full of food, such as certain corners of our kitchen.
It also happens that cockroaches literally colonize our homes, reproduce and become practically a permanent presence. But they do it in a hidden way, they find ways to be inside the drains, corners and gaps, and they come out at night, in addition to causing repulsion, they also do it causing serious balance problems when you have to dodge them.
Common hiding places for cockroaches
Cockroaches prefer to live in kitchens and other food preparation areas, so they can feed on food spills and have access to water. Hideouts for the domestic cockroach include:
- Cracks in the walls;
- Confined spaces, such as behind the refrigerator, in a pantry, or under a stack of magazines, newspapers, or cardboard boxes;
- Any piece of furniture that is usually left intact;
- Kitchen cabinets;
- Under sinks;
- Around the water heaters;
- In drains;
- In gardens.
Cockroaches can spread a variety of diseases
It is believed that the cockroach may be a reservoir for a variety of bacteria, including salmonella, staph and strep. The cockroach can also harbor viruses such as the polio virus.
Like the housefly, the cockroach will eat just about anything, from spilled food on the kitchen floor to fecal matter.
Ingested bacteria can survive in the cockroach’s digestive system, sometimes for months or even years, and are shed in their droppings. Cockroaches will vomit and defecate on food and it is believed that the disease can be transmitted to humans when humans eat food contaminated by cockroaches.
Natural way to kill cockroaches
On the other hand, there are ways to get rid of them, in this article we will focus on a dentritic-based solution, with which you can get rid of these cockroaches very effectively.
To kill roaches with toothpaste, start by getting these ingredients:
- 3 spoonfuls of sugar.
- 4 tablespoons of flour.
- 3 tablespoons of toothpaste.
- 3 tablespoons of water.
Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients until you get a very homogeneous mixture, then take small amounts and form a ball.
Place the balls in the corners of the house most frequented by cockroaches, which, attracted to the sugar, will ingest parts of the balls. Toothpaste has a function similar to poison.
Repeat this process two to three times a week until the roaches are gone.