Household Insects-Cockroaches
Cockroaches: Prevention: Store food in refrigerator or sealed containers. Keep counters and food storage areas clean. Keep areas dry. Seal crack and crevices. Caulk cracks and weather strip doors and windows
Physical controls: Caulk, Teflon barriers, Sticky traps, Pheromone traps, Glue board traps and Vacuums.
Least Toxic Chemical Controls:
- Bait Stations: with Abamectin, Borate-based, Hydramethylnon, Fipronil, Sulfluramid.
- Botanical Sprays:: orange, mint or herbal oils.
- Borate-Based Insecticides: Borate liquid ant bait, Borate gel bait, Borate granular ant bait.
- Diatomaceous Earth (DE): Baited DE or DE with pyrethrin.
- Hydroprene Insect Growth Regulator
- Pyrethrin
- Silica Aerogel
