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Daily Discussion Thread: 🙂 Fri 16 Feb 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The kids have messaged me, "Mum there's a cockroach in Nan's!" What are your tried and true cockroach problem solvers?

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 points 9 months ago

Chemical Warfare

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

cats are pretty good cockroach catchers but they will kiss you with that mouth an hour later

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

Smeg once posted about baits of mixed Borax and icing sugar. I put it in small tinfoil bowls where the cat can't get to them and it seems to be working quite well

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 9 months ago

Sticky traps.

Chemicals just get you roaches with extra and curly wings

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 points 9 months ago

Shriek and get someone else to deal with it

If that fails, I’ve heard that borax and sugar traps work well