The ubiquitous cockroaches are very annoying neighbors. As soon as you carried out a general cleaning, cleaned all the corners and walked along the cracks with a special gel designed to rid your house of uninvited guests forever, as curious mustaches peek out from behind the baseboard. We want to tell you about how to make traps for cockroaches with your own hands. 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 many reviews say, this will minimize costs. In addition, do-it-yourself traps for cockroaches can be completely safe for children and pets, which cannot be said for sure about the products bought in specialized 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, everyone can make traps for cockroaches with their own hands, so let's get down to 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 traps for cockroaches do it yourself. So, in order to get rid of a whole colony of insects, it is enough to spend very little time. To do this, you need to consider the appropriate option "house". In addition, it is very important to choose the right bait. The easiest option is a cockroach trap made from a can with your own hands.
We collect materials
You will need an ordinary glass jar. True, a liter can turn out to be too small and will give insects a chance to quickly get out, so it is better to choose a two- or three-liter capacity.
By the way, this self-made cockroach trap should be wrapped with paper so that the insects can freely climb on it. And do not forget to grease its edges with sunflower oil. This is an important point, so that insects that have fallen into the jar cannot leave it just as easily.
Inside, you must definitely put the bait. An 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 already many times are advised to fill the bait with a small amount of kefir so that it spoils a little.
Choose a place
Now you need to find the place where the trap will be located. The ideal option is a niche under the sink, where a bucket of garbage often stands and attracts insects with its smells. Kitchen cabinets are good, as well as free space under the bathroom. In general, any dark nook.
A self-made cockroach trap is also good because it can be made several and placed in different rooms, experimented with different lures, as well as control visits to the "houses".
Basic Rules
Those who have tried traps are advised to adhere to certain rules:
- It must be remembered that cockroaches are nocturnal insects, and in the daytime they practically do not get out of their shelters.
- Do not forget to change the bait every four hours, otherwise it will cease to 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.
Glue analog
If you do not have a free glass jar on hand, then you can choose another option. Do-it-yourself glue trap for cockroaches is made from a simple, cardboard box. If not suitable, you can glue it yourself from thick paper.
As the reviews of those who used this trap confirm, it’s not necessary to spend time looking for the box, it’s quite possible to get by with 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 trap for cockroaches with your own hands. In addition to the box, you need double-sided tape or RaTrap non-drying adhesive. Often, lower the boxes (or the surface of the sheet) with tape, and put a treat in the center. Leave the trap for the night. This option is easiest to expose along the baseboard, and in the morning to collect caught insects.
Poison bait
So far, we have talked about traps that suggested the mechanical destruction of insects. However, you can use another option. In this case, the cockroach creeps inside, eats the bait and goes to die. Indeed, for fastidious 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, we 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 accessible only to insects. For this, a cockroach trap made by hand with a bottle is best suited. The bottle is suitable for both plastic and glass. The bait falls asleep on the bottom, and then the trap is located vertically along the baseboard. It is here that the paths of movement of cockroaches most often lie. For better fixing the trap, you can use double-sided tape.
Perfect lures
Cockroaches are omnivores. They will even eat paper, if there is nothing more, but, of course, they will prefer something that is tastier. Especially they are attracted by smells from spoiled food. This is how insects find crumbs falling over the stove or other inaccessible places. How to play on this, we have already described - it is enough to leave any leftover food without a refrigerator and pour them with kefir to make them an ideal bait.
However, one must not forget that cockroaches are terrible sweeties. They will come in hordes if they are promised a sweet feast. There is nothing complicated, just trap a juicy pear or sprinkle some sugar. Thus, 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. You can play this very well by building another, very effective, judging by the reviews, trap - the Titanic.
A win-win
If you are not attracted to the option of the cathedral and the destruction of insects adhering to the sticky tape or shaking them out of the can, but still want to see the result of the work of your trap, then this option is especially for you.
You will need a jar or a wide-necked bottle. Wrap it with paper outside and pour beer inside. Cockroaches, attracted by the smell, will go down into the jar and drown, intoxicated by its vapors. Of course, the drink will run out of steam and will cease to function, but one serving, as they say, have tried this option, usually lasts for 3-4 days.
To summarize
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in creating a trap for annoying insects with your own hands. Judging by the reviews, the simplest and most effective way of the proposed is the use of cardboard houses with a sticky floor. It requires virtually no cost and provides quick cleaning of your kitchen.
Cockroaches live in the world for many millennia and have learned to avoid dangers. Therefore, considering your apartment is potentially dangerous, they are likely to leave it.