Boric acid used on insulation is deadly for roaches and other self grooming insects.
Dead roaches in attic.
These are sweet and have strong scents that will help attract the roaches.
Carpets collect crumbs that are usually too small for you or i to notice and furniture can hide lots of specks of food that are perfectly accessible for cockroaches.
The treatment gets on the roach as it crawls around the insulation.
Liquid or glue traps.
Again mix with the fork working the mixture well.
Poison comes in the form of bait dusts and sprays.
If the mixture is too thin add another tablespoon of boric acid and a teaspoon of peanut butter the final mixture should be the consistency of a thick cookie dough.
Poison the cockroaches in your attic.
Once a cockroach comes in contact with the dust or spray such as crawling over it the cockroaches begin a slow death.
It can attract and feed hungry roaches.
Of course the downfall is it won t get spiders scorpions or other insect eating pests but hey.
Storing paper in your attic or closet.
The residual is pretty fair and no worries about the next guy in breathing unwanted pesticides.
The traps can also give you more proof of how severe the roach infestation is.
Floors and counter tops offer roaches more food sources along with more opportunities to attract them.
When the treated roach gets back to its nest and grooms itself it ingests the material and dies.
Of syrup honey or molasses.
These are a good option in case the infestation was in its initial stages.