Grrr...Cockroaches..how do you deal with them

[MichaelM]

Try a borax mixture. Borax can be found at supermarket or Bunnings . Google will provide various formulations.

 

[niftinev]

them fuckers can breed pretty quick, one egg capsule can lead to another 20-50 of the bastards. They love cracks and crevices and any where that is warm, fridges, dishwashers, microwaves, stereos etc.

the little fckers can live for six months in an upturned aquarium on a clean benchtop and the little spots people see from them is not there shit it is regurgitated food, they eat their food twice and always leave some for when there is nothing else

so don't let them feckers breed and the american ones love the sewer so you can imagine the nasties they carry

good luck to anyone that has a problem and is trying to do it themselves

 

[Black Devil Dog]

While you're at it, can you rid the world of these cockheads cockroaches as well?

 

[Batz]

Borax and icing sugar.
They can't get enough of it.

My old Granny used to mix plaster of paris and icing sugar, she said it set hard in thier bellies, if you can't shit ,you die. She believed it anyway.
Funny we use it 'food grade' in our brewing. OK back in a minute. :blink:

 

[S.E]

My old Granny used to mix plaster of paris and icing sugar, she said it set hard in thier bellies, if you can't shit ,you die. She believed it anyway.
Funny we use it 'food grade' in our brewing. OK back in a minute. :blink:

I have never tried that with cockroaches but your Granny was correct. Plaster of Paris mixed with bait is extremely effective rodent control especially for rats. I really don’t like rats but would only use it as a last resort as it’s cruel. Cockroaches probably won’t appreciate it either.

The best most efficient and humane method for rat control I have found is the spring snare but I think that is illegal in all states of Australia, probably to protect native wildlife.

[SIZE=11pt]Edit : Indoor spring snares for cockroaches may well be legal but tricky to set.[/SIZE]

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

have also read that icing sugar and carb soda also works. The carb soda reacts with the acid in the guts and they effectively blow up

 

[manticle]

Leaving you to clean up bits of cockroach shrapnel off your ceiling.

 

[dicko]

Got SFA to do with that.

Then just phone your local licenced pest manager and have the problem fixed before the infestation causes you and your family major health concerns

German cockroaches?

There are many species of cockroach throughout the world....the german cockroach is a prolific breeder and is extremely hard to control.

Check out this attachment with the breeding capabilities of just one female cockroach

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cockroach+identification+chart&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari#imgrc=XgPXtaxoPXIZrM%3A

One of the major problems within the Pest Management industry is pesticide resistance and this is bought about usually by the incorrect application of insecticides whereby an insect does not die but actually breeds while being affected by an insecticide resulting the offspring having resistance to that active ingredient.
Subsequently, then all those insects that are born from that parent have resistance to that chemical.

The products that you buy in the hardware / supermarket have, at times, the same active ingredient that is in the chemical that Licenced Pest Managers have available.
The only concern is that because they are selling this product to Non Licenced People then the amount of the active ingredient is reduced dramatically in the product and therefor goes to cause the insect to gain further resistance to the active ingredient.
The ratio of the active ingredient is reduced so that the general public in most cases will not harm themselves.....unfortunately this practice is non productive to the pest management industry.

As with most industries the pest management industry and chemical companies are constantly developing new products.
Unfortunately, the common belief is that the chemical suppliers just build a bigger " nuke product".
In reality this is not the case as many new products are actually based on insect growth regulators rather than as in days gone by, just killing the insect with a chemical that works directly on their nervous system, respiratory system, or circulatory system.

The action of thes new wave of chemical treatments have been developed to be used with insects that have a social interaction with each other.
Some insects that have a social interaction are cockroaches, ants, termites, etc.
By social interaction I mean that they actually touch each other during there normal day to day existence and this touching is a form of communication between each member of an insect colony.
Chemical manufacturers and industry proffesionals have used this need and method of insect communication to achieve control of these insects.
By touching each other they are actually spreading the active ingredient from insect to insect.
This, over a period of time works on eliminating the entire colony of pests by actually interupting their growth cycle.

Using these newly deveoped chemicals is a sure way to achieve colony elimination as it removes the chemical resistance that exists with the older type of chemicals.
Another advantage of these new wave of growth inhibitor insecticides are that they are generally extremely safe within our home and workplace environment.
I should also add that these new type of IGR products are not available in hardware stores and supermarkets.
A general rule of thumb is that if you can smell it then it is genearally an older type of insecticide.

So Stu, go your hardest mate, with traps, borax, icing sugar and plaster of paris or any other concoction that someone may suggest and if you can get on top of your cockroach infestation with these methods then well done.

Remember that one female german cockroach produces 20,000 offspring per year.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Then just phone your local licenced pest manager and have the problem fixed before the infestation causes you and your family major health concerns

I dont ever recall saying I had a major infestation...


If you want to spray your house with chemicals, then dont let me stop you

I am just after some suggestions for alternataive methods for the few that I get around here

 

[dicko]

I dont ever recall saying I had a major infestation...

Maybe not yet anyway.......

Anyway I am now off to wire up a STC 1000 I should be OK with the chinese instruction sheet that came with the controller and then I might install a 15 amp power point in my shed....that can't be too hard, shit, after all there is only 3 wires going to it and they have different colours....too easy.

By the end of the day I will have saved a shit load of money by DIY rather than getting a licenced tradesperson.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Maybe not yet anyway.......

Anyway I am now off to wire up a STC 1000 I should be OK with the chinese instruction sheet that came with the controller and then I might install a 15 amp power point in my shed....that can't be too hard, shit, after all there is only 3 wires going to it and they have different colours....too easy.

By the end of the day I will have saved a shit load of money by DIY rather than getting a licenced tradesperson.

Whatever Dicko....whatever....

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

By the end of the day I will have saved a shit load of money by DIY rather than getting a licenced tradesperson.

Except for the cockroach eradication...cause after all YOU said that they have to be licences...so no money saving there old boy B)

 

[mstrelan]

You could try an electro magnetic repellant, like https://www.pestfree.com.au ... My parents use something similar but if you're under 60 the noise it emits makes your ears bleed.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

You want the job done properly and safely then HIRE a LICENCED PROFESSIONAL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OojsIuaXk

Don't know whether its licenced.

 

[Exile]

The products that you buy in the hardware / supermarket have, at times, the same active ingredient that is in the chemical that Licenced Pest Managers have available.
The only concern is that because they are selling this product to Non Licenced People then the amount of the active ingredient is reduced dramatically in the product and therefor goes to cause the insect to gain further resistance to the active ingredient.
The ratio of the active ingredient is reduced so that the general public in most cases will not harm themselves.....unfortunately this practice is non productive to the pest management industry.

Thank god they don't sell Dieldrin anymore
But seriously most licensed products nowadays are designed to break down overtime (synthetics) after UV etc gets to it.

Ever thought of getting in a carpet/pest control fella in Stu? after getting your carpets cleaned they will then spray your wet carpets, should be watered down enough by then... :lol:

 

[dicko]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OojsIuaXk

Don't know whether its licenced.

One down, 19,999 to go..

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I have a strange feeling this thread will go nowhere, we won't find out whether the cockroaches were exterminated or not, I don't think I can take the not knowing again.

 

[dicko]

I have a strange feeling this thread will go nowhere, we won't find out whether the cockroaches were exterminated or not, I don't think I can take the not knowing again.

That very thought came to my mind as well.
I often wake up in the middle of the night with my thoughts racing as to the final outcome.

We could start a new topic.....Unfinished and Unresolved Postings.

 

[Camo6]

I hate cockroaches. Luckily, I don't get any inside but there's plenty down near the shed and compost bins. Those big ugly buggers with the yellow stripes. You think you've squashed them and then come back after half and hour and they've nearly climbed out of the fermentor.

Also, while we're talking licensing, to hold a licence you must be licensed. While I'm at it, you can lose a licence by a loose approach to safe practice. To add, there are those that have had their licences revoked due to the fact they're not practising their practice as safe as practically possible. I think there's something in that for all of us.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I have a strange feeling this thread will go nowhere, we won't find out whether the cockroaches were exterminated or not, I don't think I can take the not knowing again.

Oddly enough I put out some carb soda and icing sugar mix....

Havent seen a single roach yet.....