5 Natural Effective Ways to Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Home

Getting rid of roaches naturally can be a slow process. With powerful insecticides, you’ll see results right away, but you'll be exposing your family to toxic chemicals in the process. Getting rid of them naturally not only keeps your family from being exposed to harmful chemicals, but it can also prevent the problem from reoccurring. Clean, clean and clean again. As with most household pests, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You’ve got to make sure your house is spic-and-span, because cockroaches are attracted to food residue, particularly grease. That means wiping down the counters each night, never leaving dirty dishes in the sink, making sure the stove top is clean and sweeping the floors before you go to bed. This may seem like a lot to do every day, but if you start doing this stuff on a regular basis, a 15-minute cleanup should be plenty at the end of each night to eliminate most residues (unless you have a party — or kids — and then cleanup will take a little longer).

Seal up cracks and holes. That means inside your pantry, between the counter top and the wall, and in the baseboards. Roaches (and other insects) can crawl through even the smallest of spaces, so it’s important to seal the entries into your home. This may take time, but in the end, it’s worth the effort, especially if you live in an apartment and have neighbors who don’t maintain the same standards of cleanliness as you do. You can use a tube of caulk and a caulking gun to do the job.

3. Fix any water leaks. Roaches are attracted to moisture and water from leaks in pipes. That's why you often find them scurrying under your sink. Some cockroaches can survive for months without food, but only days without water. Close off their water sources by repairing even the tiniest of leaks. Don't let water stand in your sink and don't over water indoor plants.

Make your own, natural cockroach bait. Mix three parts boric acid with one part powdered sugar. The sugar lures the roaches, while the boric acid kills them. Although the boric acid isn't toxic to people or pets, it can be irritating so keep it away from counters and places where little fingers and noses can reach. Sprinkle it under and behind the refrigerator, stove and dishwasher, under the sink, and into cracks along the edges of cabinets and pantries.

6. Keep your space as cool as possible. The American cockroach is one of the most common cockroaches in New York City. And when temperatures heat up there during the summer, many of them spread their wings and fly. (Shudder.) "With more heat they have more use of their muscles," the American Museum of Natural History's resident bug expert, Louis Sorkin, told NYC blog DNAInfo.com. While you cannot control the weather, of course, keeping your apartment or home as cool as possible will at least confine cockroaches to the ground.

7. Just kill it. If you have a cockroach in the house right now and you don’t want to spray harmful insecticides inside your home, try spraying a little solution of soap and water on it. (I keep this stuff around to clean my counter tops, by the way.) Because roaches, like most insects, breathe through their skin, the soap essentially suffocates them. Of course, you could just step on it!

Here is a list of 10 ways to (naturally!) get rid of the unwanted bugs, without any expensive exterminators and their chemicals.
1. Peppermint Essential Oil And Cypress Oil

Mix eight drops of cypress oil and 10 drops of peppermint essential oil, then pour into a spray bottle with warm water. Blast away.
2. Beer And Vegetable Oil

Fill a third of a mason jar with beer. Pour in a tablespoon of vegetable oil, leaving the lid off. Why? The bugs will want some of that, to be sure. Once you catch some, drop the lid on them and out they go.

3. Tea Tree Essential Oil

Diply says this is “perfect for surfaces like bookshelves, cupboards, counters, or any areas cockroaches hang out. Not to mention, it smells awesome!”

4. Bay Leaves

Apparently the scent of these drives ’em bonkers.

5. Lemon Rinds And Water

Leave these in a jar, and the acidic smell acts as a natural deterrent.

6. Onion, Garlic, Cayenne And Dish Soap

You’ll need a chunk of onion, one tablespoon of cayenne pepper, and a clove of garlic. Stir up in a mug of hot water. This aroma alone also supposedly does the trick.

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