Cockroaches - do I have the solution ?

[OneeyedJohn]

Just bought some Boric acid in granular form, am going to make marble sized balls tomorrow with flour sugar and water, and place them around the kitchen and in the big tupperware drawers.

 

I am hopeful of good results after one month.

 

Exploding cockroach stomachs sounds tremendous.

 

 

Edited November 10, 2020 by OneeyedJohn

[from the home of CC]

supposed to work for ants too but never tried..

[Venom]

Keep us posted. 

[ChipButty]

Not sure if you can buy it here, never looked but there is a product called Combat it's a bait they take back to the nest I know you can get one for ants, 

We never have a problem as we have pest control once a month

[phetphet]

You can buy a cockroach killer in the supermarkets. Looks like a  2 inch red disc can't remember the name.

 

Borax powder. Or is it  Boric acid?  works great for ants. I mix it with sugar, honey and a little water and leave it  in bottle caps around the house. The  ants  take it back to their nest and  after  four  days, no more ants.

 

Can order on line from Chemipan.

[bbudd]

Been using borax/sugar mix for years to combat ants and cockroaches

Whenever I see them in the house I just mix with water and bait the little buggers

Works every time and safe to use

[Jeffrey346]

Where are you guys buying boric acid.. Can't seem to locate any

[jaideedave]

I had them coming up a shower drain after heavy rainfalls.I tried using the 'Duck' brand toilet cleaner. (the purple bottle) is the strongest.Poured some of that down the same drain and voila roaches are gone.

Of course I flushed the system with plain water later.

[phetphet]

7 minutes ago, Jeffrey346 said:

Where are you guys buying boric acid.. Can't seem to locate any

Can buy Borax online from Chemipan.  https://www.chemipan.com/a/en-gb/

 

Here you go:  https://www.chemipan.com/a/en-gb/279-product/389-general-chemicals/1051-boric-acid-1kg-m.html

Edited November 11, 2020 by phetphet
Added info.

[ChipButty]

5 minutes ago, Jeffrey346 said:

Where are you guys buying boric acid.. Can't seem to locate any

Have a look on Lazada seem to sell everything else these days

[OneMoreFarang]

In my experience that is the only poison that works.

It's also available in FoodLand

 

[OneeyedJohn]

[ChakaKhan]

15 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

Exploding cockroach stomachs sounds tremendous.

The Giant Cockroach squatting in the White House likes his fast food tremendous..may cause an explosion

[ChakaKhan]

10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

In my experience that is the only poison that works.

It's also available in FoodLand

 

ooops..Ive been using this as lube......well..guess it cant hurt with some of the loy kroh isaan grannies

[Bangyai]

Cockroach hotel. They check in but they don't check out.

 

 

 

[tinca tinca]

15 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

Just bought some Boric acid in granular form, am going to make marble sized balls tomorrow with flour sugar and water, and place them around the kitchen and in the big tupperware drawers.

 

I am hopeful of good results after one month.

 

Exploding cockroach stomachs sounds tremendous.

 

 

how you know the critters will eat whats on the menu ???

[cooked]

You guys are obsessed with Borax, which is highly poisonous and was used to kill somebody's husband a few years ago, which is why it is difficult to find.

GO TO BigC or Makro and BUY Chaindrite in an orange plastic bag, contains permethrin. A little sprinkled about will get rid of ants, cockroaches, scorpions, ticks. No fiddling about with sugar and flour. 

[NCC1701A]

16 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

Exploding cockroach stomachs sounds tremendous.

[ThaiWai]

I only had them come up in the bathroom.  I found that a little talcum powder around the room corners did the trick.They were always tits up in the morning and never made it into the house. Best by far is an elevated home like I have now. Have not seen one since living on stilts. Flies and mozzies are also rare after going 3 meters up.

[Rimmer]

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[yankyoakum]

I get Borax at Lazada, use for dirty clothes, spray in yard as well for aphids, just a couple tablespoons to 12 liters of water. In a pump sprayer.. Borax and sugar water in bottle caps really work well for ants from what we have seen here. tablespoon borax, tablespoon sugar and enough water to make it liquid. The real small crazy ants love the stuff, then day later they gone..

[pennine]

4 hours ago, phetphet said:

You can buy a cockroach killer in the supermarkets. Looks like a  2 inch red disc can't remember the name.

 

Borax powder. Or is it  Boric acid?  works great for ants. I mix it with sugar, honey and a little water and leave it  in bottle caps around the house. The  ants  take it back to their nest and  after  four  days, no more ants.

 

Can order on line from Chemipan.

Can one get Borax in Thailand? Also good herbicide.

[Golden Triangle]

4 hours ago, cooked said:

You guys are obsessed with Borax, which is highly poisonous and was used to kill somebody's husband a few years ago, which is why it is difficult to find.

GO TO BigC or Makro and BUY Chaindrite in an orange plastic bag, contains permethrin. A little sprinkled about will get rid of ants, cockroaches, scorpions, ticks. No fiddling about with sugar and flour. 

The aerosol version is excellent as well, I buy the can with the thin tube for dispensing in  cracks & crevices, usually kills roaches in seconds, highly recommended.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Golden Triangle

[solafr]

4 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

 

 

They both work perfectly and nothing is better and more natural than this.

 

I tried it in a Thai house and the biatches all died then never came back.

 

 

[solafr]

4 hours ago, cooked said:

You guys are obsessed with Borax, which is highly poisonous and was used to kill somebody's husband a few years ago, which is why it is difficult to find.

GO TO BigC or Makro and BUY Chaindrite in an orange plastic bag, contains permethrin. A little sprinkled about will get rid of ants, cockroaches, scorpions, ticks. No fiddling about with sugar and flour. 

 

 

yes for sure this one is not dangerous...

 

 

[OneeyedJohn]

15 hours ago, solafr said:

biatches all died then never came back.

 

 That's good that after they died they didn't come back, how decent of them.

 

Zombie cockroaches wouldn't be good at all.

[millymoopoo]

Baking soda and honey (or gom - sugar water), works a treat and costs next to nothing, same effect, exploding cockroaches.

[brianthainess]

43 minutes ago, millymoopoo said:

Baking soda and honey (or gom - sugar water), works a treat and costs next to nothing, same effect, exploding cockroaches.

Now I want cockroaches just to watch this.

[Eric Loh]

6 hours ago, cooked said:

You guys are obsessed with Borax, which is highly poisonous and was used to kill somebody's husband a few years ago, which is why it is difficult to find.

GO TO BigC or Makro and BUY Chaindrite in an orange plastic bag, contains permethrin. A little sprinkled about will get rid of ants, cockroaches, scorpions, ticks. No fiddling about with sugar and flour. 

Tons of boric and borax are used for treating rubberwood in Thailand each year. Class 4 chemical which is low risk for importation. Young children more risky than adults. I import tons each year. 

[doomslayerxyz]

For Ants, Bayer Quantum (can be found everywhere, Big C, I think Tops too) is great. I apply it every few months when they resurface