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Roach Control Products and Information
Does your kitchen floor seem to come alive at night? Do you see roaches out in the open during the day?

You may have a roach infestation. Welcome to our website. Roach control or killing cockroaches can be quite a chore, especially when dealing with a large infestation. There are numerous products available in today's market that aim to make roach control easier. Listed on this page and throughout this website are some consumer reviews of products, tips and information that you may find useful in your roach control efforts.

Dead-Fast Insecticide Chalk

Last year I was browsing through Longs Drugs and at the end of one of the aisles was a Dead-Fast kiosk with a video presentation. The person in the video was using a stick of chalk to draw lines in various areas of the home to control roaches and ants. After a few minutes of watching the video, I was sold. I bought 2 sticks. That same evening, I applied the chalk as instructed to key areas in the kitchen. Underneath the sink area, along the cabinet base boards, etc. The following morning, the results were immediate. There were at least a dozen dead roaches scattered across the kitchen floor. The Dead-Fast chalk also worked well with ant control.

Combat Roach Killing Gel

I recently went to Wal-Mart looking to pick up some roach control products and came accross the Combat Roach Killing Gel. In the past I had mostly used the Combat bait stations for roach control. First of all the Combat bait stations smell, sometimes my toddler aged kids would find them and for the most part I could never tell if it was really working. The Combat Roach Killing Gel looked promising. I bought both the Roach and Ant gels. No smell and the syringe style applicator was easy to use. I pushed out a few lines underneath the oven and fridge and along the cabinet base boards. Keep a paper towel handy cause the gel flow takes awhile to stop after dispensing. In the late evening I would usually see roaches darting back and forth from underneath the oven and fridge. After applying the gel, nothing. So far so good.

Hoy Hoy Trap-A-Roach sticky pads

Sticky pads are a classic roach and pest control solution. They are non toxic and can be placed almost anywhere. Although the home is usually the focus when it comes to roach control, the family car is not immune especially with young kids and their crumb trail eating habits. I actually have a small roach infestation in the family minivan and sticky pads have been working great. Most sticky pads come with bait, but I find goldfish crackers seem to work better. I placed a couple of these sticky traps in the front and a pair in the rear of my minivan and the next morning every trap had roaches. I definately dont see as many roaches as before, but I still keep a few sticky traps in the minivan as a preventive measure.

Boric Acid Powder

Derived from naturally occurring borax and first registered as an insecticide in the early 1940's, boric acid in powder form has been a popular roach control remedy for decades. The reason for its popularity is that it works. Boric powder is best applied to areas of high roach traffic like underneath or behind refrigerators, ovens and sinks. Make sure to sprinkle boric acid only in areas that are not easily accessible to young children or pets. Boric acid is abrasive to the exoskeleton of a cockroach and is also a stomach poison that not only affects roaches but ants, termites and silverfish.