Have you seen a roach recently? If you have, I guarantee there are many more that you haven't seen, running around your home.
They have free range inside the walls, floors, and ceilings, and they come out at night to play while you sleep.
The more roaches you have inside your home, the more your family's health is at risk.
Many people are unaware that roaches are one of the leading causes of asthma.
The roaches are known to have around fifty types of bacteria on their shells, and as they run around and bump into things the bacteria gets all over your home leaving behind a strong odor.
This odor is unique to roaches and it is often made up of bacteria and virii that live symbiotically (they live equally dependent on each other) on the roach's shell.
The bacteria and virii overtime makes the roach immune to such disease, however humans that come in contact with it can become very ill.
Roaches are very often related to being very dirty, having a damp home, and having a lot of clutter.
While that is not always true, there is some truth to it.
Roaches love to be confined and therefore love cluttered areas.
The more clutter the better.
Unfortunately for humans, the odor gets all over this clutter, causing a stronger odor in the home causing more breathing difficulty.
Roaches can also spread the Salmonella virus.
Salmonella is often attributed to food poisoning in humans.
There are other bacterias and virii that travel on roaches, which can cause the following issues: abscesses, boils, Bubonic plague, diarrhea, dysentery, gastroenteritis, intestinal infections, leprosy, lesions, Typhoid fever, and urinary tract infections.
Cockroaches have even been linked in being able to spread hepatitis! With all of these issues caused by roaches, I don't understand how people can sit back and let the roaches take over their home.
One of the easiest and most affordable ways to kill roaches is boric acid.
This is a powdery substance that I put in every crack and seam in my kitchen and closets.
After the boric acid, I caulked those seams so the roaches cannot get through it.
Sure, over time the roaches can eat their way through it, but I am all about preventative maintenance.
I have also used boric acid poison balls.
I mix the boric acid with white flour, confectioners or brown sugar and water.
After everything is mixed, I add the water and start forming the dough into small marble sized balls.
(Key point - do not make it runny, it needs to be more like a doughy consistency).
Place the balls in corners, cupboards, behind appliances, along floor board, in and around garbage cans etc.
Right away you should see more activity then normal, however overtime they will be less roaches running around overall.
This is due to the fact that roaches love sugary foods, so they are attracted to these boric acid poison balls.
After they eat it, they go back to their main hive and defecate, and eventually die.
The roaches eat everything, so they poison spreads to other roaches - this is why boric acid is so effective.