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Roach bait in attic.
Roach infestations are hard to control.
Roach bait comes in two main types and can include fipronil hydramethylnon indoxacarb or boric acid.
I use niban granule baits myself.
If you have these larger cockroaches entering inside your home from the attic area due to trees that overhang the attic or gutters that are not clean using baits like invict express insect baits or intice perimeter baits would give you very good results.
Thеse bait granules will be found and fed upon by roaches as well as ants and crickets too and will kill any insect that feeds on them within 3 days.
Once a cockroach comes in contact with the dust or spray such as crawling over it the cockroaches begin a slow death.
This insect bait would also be excellent choices for crawl spaces and or.
Repurpose used coffee grinds and turn them into cockroach bait.
Now apply maxforce granules around 5 10 feet of the home.
Another option that s growing in popularity is roach bait.
Poison comes in the form of bait dusts and sprays.
I can put the niban fg in my puff duster for the attic entry and or storage areas and get those pesky silverfish or roaches that are living in the christmas boxes.
Roaches enter the home in search of water and are most often found near water sources i e.
I have recently minimized any water from the attic air conditioning unit s condensation by wrapping pipes with insulation.
This is because a roach can live for up to a month without food but can only survive seven days without water.
This bait is extremely attractive to roaches because it combines an attractive food source with the water source they need delivering a lethal dose quickly.
This method only addresses roaches that can be seen.
Now apply roach granular bait around the home.
Dusts such as drione and sprays such as raid can cover large areas and do not need to be ingested to take effect.
My home is located in los angeles ca where summers result in very hot attic temperatures.
The smell of the coffee is supposed to attract cockroaches while the jar is meant to trap them.
Do this every 60 days using 1 2 oz per side.
Go up into the attic and toss some of the roach baits into the wall openings that are open to the attic.
Why it s not effective.
The first uses a mixture of sugar to attract the roaches and poison which kills the.
Roach sprays use insecticides to kill roaches on contact but the effects are limited to those that leave the nest.
Place the still moist grounds into a roach accessible jar.
Some roach colonies can be driven out of their hiding places with electronic ultrasonic repellents but results vary.
Now gel baits won t work very well for obvious reasons of melting but certain scatter baits are perfect for just such a treatment.
