Using natural remedies to control pests in the home is by far the safest and best way to prevent insects from infesting the home. Cockroaches have the ability to survive the most adverse environments, making them extremely difficult to prevent, control, or exterminate.

Natural methods for Cockroach Pest Control offer the best opportunities to get rid of cockroaches for long periods of time. Seeing just one cockroach leaves the homeowner worrying about a possible nest, eggs, and infestation that has infected his/her home with an enormous number of diseases and germs.

Since the life cycle of a cockroach is about one year, with the time from egg to adulthood being around 3 to 4 months, the cockroach problem in a home could last for a long time. These pests like living in areas where there is human and pet food, so using natural products to get rid of the problem makes perfect sense.

By using natural pest control methods, home owners can use these “green” extermination techniques constantly, to effectively keep cockroaches out of their home for good.

Pest control from your kitchen

Although many people believe that getting rid of cockroaches is an impossibility, some of the best natural remedies to get rid of these pests are found in your kitchen, where cockroaches love to live. Some of the natural methods for cockroach pest control include the following products that you probably have in your kitchen:

• Baking soda and sugar — mix baking soda with sugar in a small container place it on the floor. The sweet smell will attract cockroaches. Cockroaches have a high stomach acid content and the mixture will have an adverse effect on them after they eat it, which will eventually lead to their death

• Bacon grease, onions, sugar, flour and baking soda — cockroaches are highly attracted to this mixture, which gives off an aroma that these pests cannot resist. As with the above remedy, cockroaches also die after eating this mixture

• Coffee grounds, water and a slippery container — by coating the inside of a container with something slippery, like Vaseline for instance, or using a jar with smooth sides, you can create an effective trap for cockroaches. Put about one inch of water in the bottom of the container. Add the coffee grounds which will attract the cockroach, causing it to climb inside the container. Once inside, the slippery sides will prevent the cockroach from climbing out again, and it will drown in the water at the bottom of the container

Any of these methods is effective in getting rid of cockroaches, but it is important to remove the dead ones as soon as possible, to prevent other pests from arriving to feed on these dead, germ-laden roaches. Thoroughly scrub and sanitize any areas in the home where cockroaches are present to prevent any further infestation.