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Pest Control Tips: Roaches  
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These are some simple pest control tips to keep your home cockroach-free.

	Keep the house clean and don't keep cardboard boxes lying around (they like to eat the glue).
	Kill any roaches as soon as you see it.
	Naptha (moth) balls also work against cockroaches as well as moths.
	Sprinkle insecticide crystals (used to be Dursban, but that is banned now) all around the foundation of your house every 3 months or so.
	A large jar greased on the inside with Crisco and baited with a small piece of bread smeared with peanut butter will catch them. every time.
	Make sure there's no food sitting out, ever.
	Make sure your trash is taken out every day
	Put a very wet towel across any doorway or window or other location where they might try to get in, then let the towel dry - it sticks into place.
	The safest way to kill roaches is to put small saucers filled with a little bit of boric acid and a little sugar and place them behind cabnets, etc.
	Roaches and other critters that crawl up your water pipes will stay away if you pour just a little bit of bleach down the drains every few weeks.
	Wipe down cabinets, shelves, and counters with peppermint oil
	Put cucumber peels in cabinets and corners to repel cockroaches.
	Put down a mix of baking soda and talcolm powder.
	Take a squirt bottle and fill half and half with HOT sauce and water. Cayenne hot sauce is best. Spray roaches and sources.
	Line all wall-to-floor connecting points with boric acid.

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