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Help - Cockroaches have invaded my house
mukiha
#1 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:25:00 AM
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Good people; I need help in getting rid of cockroaches from my house. I have tried all the sprays in the market (Doom,Raid,etc) and none work. I have called in a fumigator and had to remove all utensils fro the house before he started work on the roaches to re-appear the following day!

There used to be a very effective spray called 'Empire' a few years ago,but it disappeared...I was told that it was removed for safety reasons.

Does anyone have a solution?
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McReggae
#2 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:28:00 AM
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Tumia chalk........every month,it is both cheap and effective!!!

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Mpenzi
#3 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:29:00 AM
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mix soda bicarbonate,wheat flour and a bit of sugar and paka the mix on the nooks and corners where they are likely to pass - you can also place the stuff on flat containers in areas the creatures are likely to pass. within a few days they will be all over the place - dead!
Wendz
#4 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:33:00 AM
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I found out (well,my bro observed it) that when you spray the roaches,they just get drank for sometime and then they stagger to their hide-out. They also tend to grow fatter.

Try diazinon (sp). its a small bottle you can get from any agrovet. you will sweep them off the next morning and they wont be back in a long long long time!!! since it has a strong smell,do it when you are going somewhere for long hours like 4-5 hrs. Keep all foods and utensils away and follow instructions. they kill even the ones int he eggs when they are hatched.... you will almost miss their mischief.

Move away from your neighbour if you dont get him a bottle too.

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simonkabz
#5 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:37:00 AM
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Try dudu dust,any chemist. U cnt b sirius using sprays,thoz thngs r the least effective bana.

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mlefu
#6 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:41:00 AM
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after spraying..wait few hours for them do die then super clean the house.. last time..kindu 6 months ago..i let the chickens in and they did an amazing job...so no eggs were left behind..worked for me.

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Impunity
#7 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:50:00 AM
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In this hard economic tyms,my friend just heat up your frying pan and on your knees there you go....gather as many as you can and get 'monosaccharide-protein' for free.Croaches are a delicacy in Madascar by the way.All the best in your munching...!


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#8 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 9:51:00 AM
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if you live in an apartment.....

you may need to fumigate your neighbour's houses as well.....

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skjay
#9 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 10:23:00 AM
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Roaches are probably the most unrelenting pests you can ever fight! I had a similar prob a while back and I can assure you sprays cannot completely get rid of them. What of the hidden unhatched eggs?

You need to get some roach powder of some sort,like the ones you sometimes see being hawked like 'Dawa ya mede!!!' on street corners,Hehe. I used the doom powder. Leave the powder in nooks,cracks and corners and try not to wash it off for a couple of days. Those buggers will be complete history
petro
#10 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 10:52:00 AM
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This should not bother you a minute. Just walk to tusker supermarket and ask for a certain cockroach paste - I have forgotten the name. Apply the paste as per instructions. You will not see any change until the fifth or sixth day. All roaches will die and you will not need to bother for at least the next 2 years (guaranteed)

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