Homemade boric acid bait helps you kill a roach colony.
No one wants to see cockroaches in the house. Whether you've spotted one cockroach or a few, there's an infestation somewhere. Cockroaches live in colonies and seek out nesting areas near easy-to-find food and water sources. While maintaining a clean house is vital to getting rid of and preventing cockroach infestations, you must also use an insecticide to kill the colony. Commercial cockroach killers are readily available, but contain chemicals you may wish to avoid. You can make a boric acid powder-based roach bait to kill cockroaches in your home. While boric acid is mildly toxic, the natural substance is effective and free of chemicals. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. The sweetness of sugar is attractive to cockroaches.
Place 1/4 cup of shortening in a bowl. Add 1/8 cup of brown or white sugar to the shortening. Stir the two ingredients together to form a creamy mixture.
2. Pour 1 cup of boric acid powder and 1/2 cup of white flour into the creamed shortening and sugar. Stir the dry ingredients until mixed well.
3. Drizzle milk over the other ingredients while stirring. Add enough milk to make a thick, peanut butter-like paste.
4. Scoop spoonfuls of the boric acid powder roach bait into clean yogurt containers or on top of the container lids. Set the yogurt containers on top of cabinets. Slide the lids with the roach bait underneath appliances, underneath the sink or enclosed in cabinets that don't contain food.
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