The ubiquitous cockroaches are very annoying neighbors. As soon as you have carried out a general cleaning, cleaned all the corners and walked through the cracks with a special gel designed to rid your house of uninvited guests forever, as a curious mustache is already peeking out from behind the baseboard. We want to tell you about how to make do-it-yourself cockroach traps. There are a huge number of options for this today, you can pick them up for every taste.
Pros of home traps
Why is it more convenient to make a trap yourself? As numerous reviews say, this will minimize costs. In addition, homemade cockroach traps can be completely safe for children and pets, which cannot be said for sure with products bought in speci alty stores.
Such traps can be used regularly, which will not be burdensome for the family budget. Reviews of people who constantly use similar methods to maintain cleanliness in their home emphasize the high effectiveness of home remedies. In general, anyone can make do-it-yourself cockroach traps, so let's start making them.
Reusable option
The industrial trap is most often disposable. After the insects have eaten the bait, it can be thrown away. Almost all do-it-yourself traps for cockroaches are deprived of this drawback. So, in order to get rid of a whole colony of insects, it is enough to spend quite a bit of time. To do this, you need to think over a suitable version of the "house". In addition, it is very important to choose the right bait. The easiest option is a trap for cockroaches, made from a jar with your own hands.
Collecting materials
You will need an ordinary glass jar. True, a liter may be too small and give insects a chance to get out quickly, so it is better to choose a two- or three-liter container.
By the way, this do-it-yourself cockroach trap should be wrapped in paper so that the insects can freely climb onto it. And do not forget to grease its edges with sunflower oil. This is an important point so that the insects that got into the jar could not leave it just as easily.
Be sure to put the bait inside. The ideal option would be bread, meat or fish. The pieces should be small so that the unpleasant smell does not bother the owners of the house. Those who have repeated this experience at home many times already are advised to pour a small amount of kefir into the bait so that it spoils a little.
Choose a place
Now you need to choose a place where the trap will be located. The ideal option is a niche under the sink, where there is often a bucket of garbage and attracts insects with its smells. Kitchen cabinets are good, as well as free space under the bathroom. Basically, any dark nook.
A do-it-yourself cockroach trap is also good because you can make several of them and place them in different rooms, experiment with different baits, and also control visits to the "houses".
Basic rules
Those who have tried the traps are advised to follow certain rules:
- It must be remembered that cockroaches are nocturnal insects, and during daylight hours they practically do not get out of their hiding places.
- Don't forget to change the bait every four hours, otherwise it will no longer be attractive to insects.
- The walls of the jar must be lubricated with oil at least once every 3-4 days, otherwise it will dry out and the cockroaches will calmly leave the container.
Adhesive analogue
If you do not have a free glass jar on hand, you can choose another option. A do-it-yourself glue trap for cockroaches is made from a simple, cardboard box. If there is no suitable one, you can glue it yourself from thick paper.
As confirmed by the reviews of those who used this trap, it is not necessary to waste time looking for a box,it is quite possible to do just a sheet of cardboard, the effect will be no worse. True, this is only in case you do not have pets and small children at home.
Let's look at how to make a DIY cockroach trap. In addition to the box, you need double-sided tape or non-drying RaTrap glue. The entire lower box (or the surface of the sheet) is often glued with adhesive tape, and a treat is placed in the center. Leave the trap overnight. This option is easiest to put along the plinth, and in the morning to collect insects that have fallen.
Poison Bait
Until now, we have talked about traps that involve the mechanical destruction of insects. However, another option can also be used. In this case, the cockroach crawls inside, eats the bait and goes to die. Indeed, for squeamish people it can be a real test to see a jar with insects swarming in it, and in this case this problem is completely eliminated.
First of all, prepare the bait. It can be boric acid or any other toxic substance. It is mixed with egg yolk or bread crumb. It turns out the bait, which should be available only to insects. For this, a cockroach trap, made from a bottle with your own hands, is best suited. The bottle is suitable for both plastic and glass. The bait is poured onto the bottom, and then the trap is placed vertically along the plinth. It is here that most often the paths of movement of cockroaches lie. To better secure the trap, you can use double-sided tape.
Perfect Lures
Cockroaches are omnivores. They will even eat paper if there is nothing else, but, of course, they will prefer what is tastier. They are especially attracted to the smells of spoiling food. This is how insects find crumbs that have fallen behind the stove or in other hard-to-reach places. We have already described how to play on this - just leave any leftover food without a refrigerator and pour kefir on them to make them an ideal bait.
However, we must not forget that cockroaches are terrible sweet tooth. They will come in droves if they are promised a sweet feast. Nothing complicated, just leave a juicy pear in the trap or sprinkle some sugar. So the second option is sweets.
There is another way to attract baleen insects. Almost all representatives of this class are attracted by the smell of beer or wine, that is, fermenting spirits. This can be played very well by building another, very effective, judging by the reviews, trap - the Titanic.
Win-win
If you don't like the option of picking up and killing insects stuck to the tape or shaking them out of the jar, but still want to see the result of your trap, then this option is for you.
You will need a jar or bottle with a wide mouth. Wrap it with paper on the outside, and pour beer inside. Cockroaches, attracted by the smell, will descend into the jar and drown, intoxicated by its fumes. Of course, the drink will fizzle out andwill cease to work, but one serving, as they say, who have tried this option, is usually enough for 3-4 days.
Summarize
As you can see, it is not difficult to create a trap for annoying insects with your own hands. Judging by the reviews, the easiest and most effective way proposed is to use cardboard houses with sticky floors. It costs little to nothing and provides a quick cleanup for your kitchen.
Cockroaches live in the world for many millennia and have learned to avoid dangers. Therefore, considering your apartment as potentially dangerous, they are likely to leave it.
