I saw a solution that uses baking soda, powdered sugar, and boric acid. I have cats and I want to make sure I don't kill my cats while killing the cockroaches.
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You don't need sugar just the boric acid power that's it. It gets on their legs they drag it back to their nest & it kills them all by dehydrating them. But I agree with the other people who answered your question it's not good to use this around pets. Call an exterminator or drill holes in the wall and pour it behind the wall - the cats can't get there. And oh yes, they travel through the plumbing pipes.
Actually, they don't get dehydrated. They suffocate. The boric acid irritates the insect whether it be an ant, cricket or roach. They clean themselves and each other trying to get rid of the irritation.
Did not work at all!! Tried several times
What if your cat or dog eat a roach that has ate orthobontic. Acid do you think it could harm them
I agree completely with the other posters-boric acid is a great way to kill roaches AND make your cats sick as they've ever been!
I lived in the American South for over thirty years (before moving to the UK to marry again) and the roach problem there is terrible! I always had cats, dogs, and children, so I had to find something effective that didn't hurt my fur and non-fur babies.
I had an exterminator for several years and when he retired he gave me the greatest tip-DIY!
He advised me to buy a sprayer tank (last time I checked, you could buy a high-quality sprayer for under $50USD) and a big bottle of a product called Liquid Sevin concentrate (for more economical use, per ounce it does cost less than the pre-mix; buy either concentrate or pre-mix in any garden centre including WalMart).
READ and FOLLOW the directions CAREFULLY, mix according to directions, and apply liberally using the 'stream' setting on the sprayer nozzele to exterior AND interior perimeter walls, along all baseboards include (maybe especially) inside cabinets and under the sinks, and after adjusting to the 'fan' setting on the nozzle, apply a good coating to carpet and upholstered areas-be sure to stick the sprayer wand down into the crevices of sofa and chairs for best results.
I used to put the dogs in their outside pen, and the cats into their 'Prisoner Transport Device' (lol, the cat carrier, hat tip to Cammie's Kittys blog:) on the front porch. Leave everyone safely contained until the sprayed areas are completely dry, and you'll see a huge improvement in your roach population problem within hours.
Repeat monthly ALL YEAR ROUND for best control. And remember, NEVER apply until the furbabies are safely contained.
Used properly in strict accordance to label directions, LS is the safest and most effective pest control there is. It is expensive, and worth every penny. Growing up in the Desert SouthWest on a cattle ranch we used the dust version in our cattle hoops-load the herd into the chute and run them through the hoops to keep them vermin free.
Great stuff, I highly recommend the liquid version for keeping your home pest free-it even keeps the fleas and ticks out, and is licensed for vegetable garden applications, too.
I cannot believe you would suggest the use of Sevin when it is so harmful to humans and animals. I ended up in the hospital after I accidentally inhaled it. My head felt as though it were going to explode, it was in so much pain. It took, ironically, seven days to recover from it and in some ways I may not have completely done so permanently. No, do not use Sevin in or around your home if you have pets!
We had problems with eeky roaches in our rental house! Of course the landlord did notta, so it was up to us. But we had a kitty & was told to put out boric acid, but it can be harmful if ingested by animals. We used Eucalyptis oil mixed with water or alcohol, or peppermint oil mixed with the same. Can use about equal parts of each. Just spray around to make the roaches run away!
Don't use this! The boric acid will kill your cats!
Boric acid will not kill your cats if you use the medical grade or pharmaceutical grade. It must be 100% boric acid. Some stores sell 99% boric acid with 1% inert ingredients. That will make them sick.
And for the people who tell you to put the stuff where the cats can't get it. There is NO place cats can't get to!
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