I use niban granule baits myself.
Roach bait in attic.
Now gel baits won t work very well for obvious reasons of melting but certain scatter baits are perfect for just such a treatment.
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.
Another option that s growing in popularity is roach bait.
Large roaches about 1 in length show up in my home s attic and sometimes on the second floor in various rooms.
Now apply maxforce granules around 5 10 feet of the home.
Poison comes in the form of bait dusts and sprays.
Roach bait combines a food based lure with insecticide.
Now apply roach granular bait around the home.
Once a cockroach comes in contact with the dust or spray such as crawling over it the cockroaches begin a slow death.
My home is located in los angeles ca where summers result in very hot attic temperatures.
Repurpose used coffee grinds and turn them into cockroach bait.
Go up into the attic and toss some of the roach baits into the wall openings that are open to the attic.
The smell of the coffee is supposed to attract cockroaches while the jar is meant to trap them.
Dusts such as drione and sprays such as raid can cover large areas and do not need to be ingested to take effect.
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.
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.
Why it s not effective.
Roach infestations are hard to control.
Place the still moist grounds into a roach accessible jar.
This insect bait would also be excellent choices for crawl spaces and or.
This is because a roach can live for up to a month without food but can only survive seven days without water.
Roaches enter the home in search of water and are most often found near water sources i e.
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.
Poison the cockroaches in your attic.
Some roach colonies can be driven out of their hiding places with electronic ultrasonic repellents but results vary.
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.
This method only addresses roaches that can be seen.
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