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Killing cockroaches is never easy, and as most commercial pest killers are loaded with toxic and powerful chemicals, it can be quite harmful, too. So, read on to know the Natural Ways to Get Rid of Cockroaches from Home & Garden.
These pesky pests infest your home and even garden in search of shelter, food, and water. Although roaches generally visit filthy places, their breakout doesn’t indicate that your home or garden is dirty. There are a few other reasons that drive them to your territory.
Cut a lemon open in half and squeeze some juice directly onto the surfaces where roaches frequent. They hate the smell of lemon and hence stay away from such places.
In a study conducted at the Research Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Andalas University, lemongrass essential oil is also proven to have 100% repellency against cockroaches.
Put a few slices of cucumber inside a tin jar and leave it around the affected areas. The tin jar and cucumber react in a certain way that emits a kind of irritating smell that repels cockroaches.
Crushed cucumber contains certain compounds that are natural repellents and repel cockroaches by 98%.
Cockroaches are repulsed by the smell of bay leaves. Crush and drop a few leaves on kitchen cabinets and nearly unused places to keep them roach-free.
Researchers have found that bay leaf essential oil is highly effective against cockroaches.
Combine pepper powder and crushed garlic bulbs to kill roaches within 24 hours. Research conducted at the Cebu Doctors University proves that chili fruit and garlic bulb extract contain certain compounds that are highly toxic to cockroaches.
The Limonoids and Azadirachtin present in neem are proven to bar 90% of the common home and garden pests, including cockroaches. The
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