Cockroaches are arthropods that hide in dark corners, especially during daylight. Finding a cockroach can be tricky, because they’re fast, small and tend to avoid light. Fortunately, there are a variety of methods to catch a cockroach and remove them from your home. Catching a cockroach is easier than you think! With the right supplies and preparation, you can trap them without fail. Here’s how to catch a cockroach – and get rid of them for good!
Using Cockroach Bait
Cockroach bait is food that’s made to attract cockroaches. When they consume it, they’ll die within a few days. The food will be eaten and digested by the cockroach, which will then die because of the poison inside of it. Bait comes in the form of pellets, granules or cookies, and is usually made from cockroach-specific food mixed with a toxic substance. In order to use bait to catch a cockroach, you’ll need to follow a few steps. First, you’ll need to place it in high-traffic areas where cockroaches travel often. Next, you’ll need to seal off escape routes with sticky traps like tape or glue boards. And lastly, you’ll need to check your traps frequently.
Cockroach Traps
Cockroach traps are special containers that attract cockroaches by mimicking the scent of an injured insect. You can buy these traps at any hardware store or online. There are a few different types of cockroach traps. The first is a sticky trap, which uses a glue to trap the roach. The second type is a bait trap that uses food to entice the roaches. The last is a trap-and-kill trap that uses a toxic substance to kill the cockroach, but leaves behind a trap for you to dispose of the insect. These traps are often more effective than roach baits, since you can place them anywhere in your home. They’re also the cheapest, most non-toxic way to catch cockroaches.
Natural Repellents
Some plants emit a scent that repels insects. Using these plants in your home gardens may help reduce the amount of cockroaches in your house. There are a few common plants that have insect-repellent properties. These include lavender, rosemary and sage. You can add these plants to your garden or house plants to reduce the number of cockroaches in your home. It’s recommended that you grow these in pots or planters, since they’re prone to pests themselves. You can also use the leaves of these plants to make a fragrant natural spray that repels insects. Simply crush the leaves, add water and let the solution sit overnight. You can then spray the solution in your home to repel cockroaches.
Live Catch and Release
Some species of cockroaches are capable of being “humanely trapped” and then released outside. This is usually done with species like the American or German cockroach. You can catch these roaches with a container or a paper bag. You can then release them outside in a wooded area or garden to let them go on their way. You’ll want to be sure to use a bag or container with a small opening so the roach can climb inside, but not be able to climb back out again.
Spray and Dust Roach Killers
Many insecticides and dusts are designed to kill cockroaches. These come in the form of sprays, aerosol sprays, dusts or sticky boards. Sprays are liquid substances sprayed on surfaces and objects to kill insects. Aerosol sprays are similar, but come in a can and can be sprayed in hard to reach places. You can also buy a sticky board that you place in your home to trap and kill cockroaches. This may be the easiest way to kill the roaches without harming your family. Cockroach kill boards and sprays are usually non-toxic, especially if you keep them in places that children and pets can’t reach.
Conclusion
Catching a cockroach can be tricky. Fortunately, there are a variety of methods to find and trap them. You can use bait to attract them to traps or use repellents to keep them away. Sprays, dusts and sticky boards are also helpful for killing cockroaches. You can use any of these methods to find and trap the roaches in your home. Once you’ve found the roaches, you can release them outside or kill them with a spray or sticky board.