Markit
Ok living in the tropics is fraught with all kinds of interesting changes from what most of us westerners are used to and thanks be to Odin for this!!But what do you all do about cockroaches in the kitchen? I have a kitchen that is almost fully given over to local staff to use and I have been trying, with some success, to instill my western standards of cleanliness into them for several years now. The kitchen, fridge, stove, cupboards, sink (not below - that is forever damp, dark and "there be dragons", but largely empty because of that) are cleaned regularly (daily to twice weekly) but still whenever you open anything, day or night, there is a lot going on inside that should not be - all of it with many legs.What do you do to stop it? Or do you put up with the scampering in the night of 6+ legs?I've gotten to the stage where I make as much noise as possible to scare em away before I open anything but I feel that this may be the cowards way out. Your help and advise, as always, greatly appreciated. Roachy Markit
mat
I use the spray Baygon. Anti Kecoa. Spray drains and dark places. It's pretty effective.
ferdie
Used to have the same problem in Jakarta and found this on the yahoo answers, tried it and it work, just be careful with kids or pets that might eat themThe best killer i know of and the most successful is the formula which was handed down from a friend and it has worked for years and its very cheap to make.Take 1 tablespoon of Borax and mix this with 2 cups of flour.Add water and make it into a paste, not runny, just a paste.with this paste you make little balls of any size and place these all over the home, under things where they can't be seen, anywhere where you know the roaches hide in, keep these balls hidden and in dark places. then leave it there for as long as you wish and replace them say every 2 months or once they go very hard. this should eliminate lots of roaches in about 3 months.how it works : Borax is a poison, it is colorless and odorless. the roaches eat these and take them to the nests for the young to eat and eventually they die from it.if is very effective over the long run with the roaches eliminated if you leave the poison food for them over a period of time, in a year you will not have one roach.[/QUOTE]
Markit
Ta Mat - tried that and it nearly killed the dog. Ferdie - sounds great except for the sick dog from the last attempt. Thought about building a roach hotel kind of thing for the borax balls but there's no guarantee that the cats (Cheech and Chong) would survive it being carried off by the cucarachas to happy the kids. Please keep the suggestions coming.
matsaleh
I've been using "Hit" anti-mosquito diffusers for the past few months and - touch wood - haven't seen one cockroach. Still too many mosquitoes, but no cockroaches. The diffusers are electric, don't use much power and the replacement bottles last for about one week. Also safe for animals (I have 5 cats).
Markit
Matsaleh do you mean those things the you put a simcard like tablet into and plug in?
matsaleh
Markit, I tried those before and they're not very effective. It's a plastic receptacle with a bottle (with a wick) that screws in underneath. The first one you buy will come with the bottle (it's called [B]Non-Stop SET[/B]). I've attached a photo.[ATTACH]1592.vB[/ATTACH]And the refills look like this (3 flavours):[ATTACH]1593.vB[/ATTACH]
Rangi
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matsaleh
Forgot to add, Baygon make a similar product. The ones I have don't have the "extra power" buttons on them.
joji gulapetis
Ok living in the tropics is fraught with all kinds of interesting changes from what most of us westerners are used to and thanks be to Odin for this!!But what do you all do about cockroaches in the kitchen? I have a kitchen that is almost fully given over to local staff to use and I have been trying, with some success, to instill my western standards of cleanliness into them for several years now. The kitchen, fridge, stove, cupboards, sink (not below - that is forever damp, dark and "there be dragons", but largely empty because of that) are cleaned regularly (daily to twice weekly) but still whenever you open anything, day or night, there is a lot going on inside that should not be - all of it with many legs.What do you do to stop it? Or do you put up with the scampering in the night of 6+ legs?I've gotten to the stage where I make as much noise as possible to scare em away before I open anything but I feel that this may be the cowards way out. Your help and advise, as always, greatly appreciated. Roachy Markit[/QUOTE]Same as I recommended to Hinakos for his aphids. Neem oil is safe and effective, but not and instantaneous killer (as most of us want.... the faster the kill the stronger the poison).[url=http://www.discoverneem.com/neem-oil-pesticide.html]Neem Oil Pesticide - Which Bugs Do Neem Pesticides Control?[/url][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem_oil]Neem oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]The trees are called INTARAN in Bali, and I think there is an Intaran foundation in Bali. (The leaves are used in Balinese funeral ceremonies, so you can use them in Balinese roach funerals)I suggest you grow a few of the trees in the yard and use them as suggested.
