Thai student discovers a clever solution for killing cockroaches

[lostinisaan]

OK, next - what to do with those hundreds of dogs in our soi roaming nightly battles over all those garbage cans.

Ah ....... nothing, they could be relatives who sinned in previous lifes (dogs, that is)!

Yes. I want to get rid of the barking bas**** all night long too

Six of them in one household opposite and 2 next door.

Don't even think about poisoning them. Got your GPS location saved and will visit you, if you do.

Sent by Smith & Wesson

[Gulfsailor]

Ah, the joy of using the mobile version of ThaiVisa...

[mrblue]

Thais are so clever. If they ever start to read books, they will be inventing all kinds of things.

FYI

Hours reading per week per person

1. India 10 hours, 42 minutes

2. Thailand 9:24

3. China 8:00

4. Philippines 7:36

5. Egypt 7:30

6. Czech Republic 7:24

7. Russia 7:06

8. Sweden 6:54

8. France 6:54

10. Hungary 6:48

10. Saudi Arabia 6:48

12. Hong Kong 6:42

13. Poland 6:30

14. Venezuela 6:24

15. South Africa 6:18

15. Australia 6:18

17. Indonesia 6:00

18. Argentina 5:54

18. Turkey 5:54

20. Spain 5:48

20. Canada 5:48

22. Germany 5:42

22. USA 5:42

24. Italy 5:36

25. Mexico 5:30

26. U.K. 5:18

27. Brazil 5:12

28. Taiwan 5:00

29. Japan 4:06

30. Korea 3:06

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too bad it is not specified what kind of books they read...

read comics/cartoons or gossip news doesn't help your brain that much, but for sure increase the time spent on reading them...

[marquis22]

OK, next - what to do with those hundreds of dogs in our soi roaming nightly battles over all those garbage cans.

Ah ....... nothing, they could be relatives who sinned in previous lifes (dogs, that is)!

Yes. I want to get rid of the barking bas**** all night long too

Six of them in one household opposite and 2 next door.

Don't even think about poisoning them. Got your GPS location saved and will visit you, if you do.

Sent by Smith & Wesson

Long way from Isaan though, I'v got time to hide.

[JoeLing]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

At least some encouraging words for a kid....very mean.

Hmmm, maybe you're right, so sorry.

So a few encouraging words from me to this bright kid and of course to you too.

"Well done kid for your discovery and off course "Veeraparp" for reminding

me how cruel I was, I don't know how to describe your intelligence but if you go

over to the cooker and put your ear on the hotplate. If you listen carefully, you

might be able to hear, how intelligent you are"

Edited October 7, 2014 by JoeLing

[The Deerhunter]

for ants mix caster sugar and baking soda in equal proportions. (MUST be caster sugar). Give it time to work - they carry it back to the nest.

Having worked through the chemistry of mixing formic acid and sodium bicarbonate, I have to ask................ants can't fart?

The ant is full of formic acid. That's why the ant is never placid. - Ogden Nash.

[Acharn]

for ants mix caster sugar and baking soda in equal proportions. (MUST be caster sugar). Give it time to work - they carry it back to the nest.

What is caster sugar and where do you get it?

[farangbanok]

for ants mix caster sugar and baking soda in equal proportions. (MUST be caster sugar). Give it time to work - they carry it back to the nest.

What is caster sugar and where do you get it?

Very fine "powdered" sugar - not big grains like you put in tea or coffee.

Try putting normal sugar in a food processor and whizzing up for several minutes, it may do the job. Get it to the same consistency as flour

[Edited geriatric's typos]

Edited October 7, 2014 by farangbanok

[Jeffreyake]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

you're pathetic

[sirocco]

as much buy sugar "ice"

[Songlaw]

Metamucil containing psyllium a powder made from a natural grain husk - could be substituted for the cement powder. Mixed with water is sets up like a sticky gel concrete... Pure psyllium would be better - but I have not see any in Thailand.

I used psyllium on fire ant beds in Texas... worked pretty good and non toxic... I poured a cup full on the ant mound... watched them drag it down the holes in the mound - clearing the top of the mound. Then using a 'wand' on the end of a water hose to put water deep into the mound ... The 'wand' is a rod type device - hollow with a hole in the tip... designed for pushing in the soil for deep root watering. Not sure what happened down there after watering but all activity ceased on the mound. I imagine though that in the any colony with many interconnected tunnels - the psyllium absorbed the water and swelled up into a semi-solid gelatinous mass - totally clogging the tunnels...

I have actually made stepping stones with psyllium - mixed with sand and gravel - watered and left to harden... it worked... quite amazing for a 'medicine'.... Psyllium's actions in absorbing water and swelling up into a sticky mass is why the directions on Metamucil say DRINK LOTS OF WATER .... which will wash it out of your system --- otherwise !!!

If you want to see this in action ... buy a can of Metamucil or a knockoff -- check the label for Psyllium -- put two tablespoons into a clear glass ... then put in about twice as much water as Metamucil --- let set overnight ... you'll be impressed.

The most common Thai brand is Mucillin. Same as Metamucil but I'm sure a lot cheaper and available at most of the local pharmacies. Cheers.

[thailiketoo]

Thais are so clever. If they ever start to read books, they will be inventing all kinds of things.

Hours reading per week per person

1. India — 10 hours, 42 minutes

2. Thailand — 9:24

3. China — 8:00

4. Philippines — 7:36

5. Egypt — 7:30

6. Czech Republic — 7:24

7. Russia — 7:06

8. Sweden — 6:54

8. France — 6:54

10. Hungary — 6:48

10. Saudi Arabia — 6:48

12. Hong Kong — 6:42

13. Poland — 6:30

14. Venezuela — 6:24

15. South Africa — 6:18

15. Australia — 6:18

17. Indonesia — 6:00

18. Argentina — 5:54

18. Turkey — 5:54

20. Spain — 5:48

20. Canada — 5:48

22. Germany — 5:42

22. USA — 5:42

24. Italy — 5:36

25. Mexico — 5:30

26. U.K. — 5:18

27. Brazil — 5:12

28. Taiwan — 5:00

29. Japan — 4:06

30. Korea — 3:06

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55344/which-country-reads-most

[jacky54]

Can't recall the last time I saw a Thai reading a book, comics yes.

[thailiketoo]

Can't recall the last time I saw a Thai reading a book, comics yes.

Might be a first for you but try stopping a bookstore in Thailand. Who do you think buys the books at the thousands of book stores in Thailand?

[JoeLing]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

you're pathetic

Did you discover that all by yourself?

Now do you need padding, cuddling or even a diploma

for your discovery?

Edited October 7, 2014 by JoeLing

[bongoz]

Just eat em...

[Jeffreyake]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

you're pathetic

Did you discover that all by yourself?

no. you did. we both know that

Edited October 7, 2014 by Jeffreyake

[Jeffreyake]

PS absit iniuria verbis

sic!

Edited October 7, 2014 by Jeffreyake

[EASYDOGG]

''3. Once the cement powder mixed with water it will become hardened and caused death to cockroaches.

Comparing to general pesticide, her solution does not use any chemical which will contaminate the environment or affect people.

A big thumbs up for the student for creating kryptonite for cockroaches!

Source: Sing-Ar-Sa news outlet

This story was translated help from:

-- Translated by Siam Translations 2014-10-07''

Not a good advert for Siam Translation. Shame on you!

Also, I hope this kid isn't Buddhist.

[EASYDOGG]

Thais are so clever. If they ever start to read books, they will be inventing all kinds of things.

FYI

Hours reading per week per person

1. India — 10 hours, 42 minutes

2. Thailand — 9:24

3. China — 8:00

4. Philippines — 7:36

5. Egypt — 7:30

6. Czech Republic — 7:24

7. Russia — 7:06

8. Sweden — 6:54

8. France — 6:54

10. Hungary — 6:48

10. Saudi Arabia — 6:48

12. Hong Kong — 6:42

13. Poland — 6:30

14. Venezuela — 6:24

15. South Africa — 6:18

15. Australia — 6:18

17. Indonesia — 6:00

18. Argentina — 5:54

18. Turkey — 5:54

20. Spain — 5:48

20. Canada — 5:48

22. Germany — 5:42

22. USA — 5:42

24. Italy — 5:36

25. Mexico — 5:30

26. U.K. — 5:18

27. Brazil — 5:12

28. Taiwan — 5:00

29. Japan — 4:06

30. Korea — 3:06

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nop-world-culture-scoretm-index-examines-global-media-habits-uncovers-whos-tuning-in-logging-on-and-hitting-the-books-54693752.html

Cartoon books?

[Ragzilb]

Sounds like the torture of Pol Pot all over again...just with roaches.

[BKKdreaming]

I think we are all too smart here , so we think every school kid is a "know it all" like most TV members.....

even with google it is hard to find things like this , and since I do not have cockroaches I never would have looked !

Give the kid some credit for trying , Hopefully the Thai language forums are kinder than here and she continues to "think" and not just go with the flow and repeat , repeat , repeat

[DrKSS]

Self stick floor tile is good sticky side up is good for roaches,ants,fleas,and the like! Put some in the corners of a room.

[Thai at Heart]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

A lot of Americans don't know where Thailand is. Many can't even locate UK on the map.

Waoo, did you discover that all by yourself?

Well know they can look for the country that invented the cement treatment for cockroaches.

[sustento]

Jenjira is a girl's name.

Sometimes it is hard to tell the real sex here.

I've never had a problem.

Is there some incident you wish to share?

[Strangebrew]

My way is even better use high freq. sound waves drives the buggers crazy so much so that they stay away from my condo. Also gets rid of Soi dogs. Besidses cockroach paving stones some how seems wrong.

[veeraparp]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

At least some encouraging words for a kid....very mean.

Hmmm, maybe you're right, so sorry.

So a few encouraging words from me to this bright kid and of course to you too.

"Well done kid for your discovery and off course "Veeraparp" for reminding

me how cruel I was, I don't know how to describe your intelligence but if you go

over to the cooker and put your ear on the hotplate. If you listen carefully, you

might be able to hear, how intelligent you are"

Why not you try that for yourself.

[jossthaifarang]

That's terrific! Now, what's the kids solution for dealing with white ants?

Here this one works for me:

- Icing suger

- Baking soda

- Water

Mix equal parts baking soda and icing suger with a little water into a paste, use a small paint brush and cover all the areas where they walk. They will come in numbers, eat till full then take some back for their nest. They cant seperate the baking soda from the icing suger so they eat both, the baking soda gives them gas which they have no way of expelling then they die.

FACT! Give it a try..

[superal]

Anybody got any suggestions for jin-jok´s? (inside the home of-course).

Yes, live and let live. They eat bugs only, what reason to get rid of them? Ok, they drop a tiny turd occasionally, big deal.

Sure they eat some insects but not enough to make any difference to the insect population .

I have a small restaurant and I am forever cleaning the tables and floor of their faeces . Hygiene is important to me for the sake of my customers .

The jin-joks are impossible to catch by hand but can be trapped by using the sticky pads that can also trap mice etc . When caught they can be released to another

location and freed from the pads using a small amount of cooking oil .

[poweratradio]

Discovered?

This solution is at least as old as my grandmother.

Flour, gipsum and water keeps mice at bay.

Tomorrow, some clever Thai kid will discover America.

Since when is a cement not a chemical. I may never eat another cockroach now. Fry them live is the only way I guess. Just murder em just like lobster and crabs and shellfish