The ubiquitous cockroaches are very annoyingneighbors. Only you spent the general cleaning, cleaned all the corners and walked through the cracks with a special gel, designed to save your house from uninvited guests forever, as a curious mustache is already peeking from behind the plinth. We want to tell you about how to make a cockroach trap with your own hands. Variants of this today a huge amount, you can pick them up for every taste.
Pluses home traps
Why is it more convenient to make a trap by yourself?As they say numerous reviews, this will minimize costs. In addition, cockroach traps, made with their own hands, can be perfectly safe for children and pets, which cannot be said for sure about the products bought in specialized stores.
These traps can be used regularly,which will not be burdensome for the family budget. Reviews of people who constantly use similar methods to maintain cleanliness in their home, highlight the high efficiency of household products. In general, anyone can make traps for cockroaches with their own hands, so let's start making them.
Reusable option
Industrial trap most often isdisposable. After the insects have eaten the bait, it can be thrown away. Practically all cockroach traps are deprived of this lack. So, in order to get rid of a whole colony of insects, it is enough to spend quite a bit of time. To do this, you need to think of a suitable option "house". In addition, it is very important to find the right bait. The simplest option is a cockroach trap, made from a can.
We collect materials
You will need an ordinary glass jar. True, a liter may be too small and give insects a chance to quickly get out, so it’s best to choose a two or three liter capacity.
Кстати, эта ловушка для тараканов, своими руками created, should be wrapped in paper, so that insects can freely climb on it. And do not forget to lubricate its edges with sunflower oil. This is an important point so that insects caught in the jar cannot just as easily leave it.
Inside you need to put the bait.The ideal option would be bread, meat or fish. The pieces should be small, so that the unpleasant smell does not bother the owners of the house. Those who repeated this experience at home many times, advised to pour the bait with a small amount of yogurt, so that it spoiled a bit.
Choose a place
Now you need to find a place wherebe a trap. The ideal option is a niche under the sink, where a bucket of rubbish often stands and attracts insects with its smells. Well fit kitchen cabinets, as well as free space under the bathroom. In general, any dark nook.
A cockroach trap, created by hand,It’s also good that you can do several of them and place them in different rooms, experiment with different baits, and also check your visit to the "houses".
Fundamental rules
Those who have tried the actions of traps are advised to adhere to certain rules:
- It must be remembered that cockroaches are night insects, and in the daytime they practically do not get out of their shelters.
- Do not forget to change the bait every four hours, otherwise it will cease to be attractive to insects.
- The walls of the jar must be oiled at least once every 3-4 days, otherwise it will dry out and the cockroaches will quietly leave the container.
Glue analog
If you have no free glass at handbanks, then you can choose another option. The glue trap for cockroaches is done from a simple, cardboard box. If not suitable, you can glue it yourself out of thick paper.
As confirmed by the reviews have applied thisa trap, it is not necessary to spend time searching for the box, it is quite possible to get along just a sheet of cardboard, the effect will be just as good. True, this is only in case you do not have pets and small children at home.
Let's take a look at how to make a trap forcockroaches do it yourself. In addition to the box, you need double-sided tape or non-drying RaTrap glue. Often all the bottom boxes (or the surface of the sheet) are pasted over with scotch tape, and in the center you put a treat. Leave a trap for the night. This option is the easiest to put along the baseboard, and in the morning to collect any insects.
Poison bait
До сих пор мы говорили о ловушках, которые suggested the mechanical destruction of insects. However, you can use another option. In this case, the cockroach crawls inside, eats the bait and goes to die. After all, for fastidious people it can be a real challenge to see a jar of insects swarming in it, but in this case this problem is completely eliminated.
First of all, prepare the bait.This may be boric acid or any other toxic substance. It is mixed with egg yolk or bread crumb. It turns out the bait, which should be available only to insects. For this, a cockroach trap is best suited, made by hand from a bottle. The bottle will fit both plastic and glass. At the bottom the bait is poured, and then the trap is positioned vertically along the plinth. It is here that most often lie the paths of movement of cockroaches. To better secure the trap, you can use double-sided tape.
Perfect bait
Тараканы – создания всеядные.They will even eat paper, if there is nothing more, however, of course, they prefer something that is more tasty. Especially they are attracted by smells from spoiled food. This is how insects find crumbs that fall behind a stove or other hard-to-reach places. How to play on this, we have already described - it is enough to leave any leftover food without a refrigerator and pour kefir over them to make them the perfect bait.
However, we must not forget that cockroaches are terriblesweeteners. They will come with hordes if they are promised a sweet feast. There is nothing difficult, just leave a juicy pear in a trap or sprinkle some sugar. Thus, the second option is sweets.
There is another way to attract baleen insects.Almost all representatives of this class are attracted by the smell of beer or wine, that is, fermenting spirits. You can play very well on this by building another, very effective, judging by the reviews, the trap - “Titanic”.
A win-win
If you are not attracted to the version of the cathedral andDestroying insects stuck to the sticky tape or shaking them out of the can, but still I want to see the result of the work of my trap, then this is an option especially for you.
You will need a jar or bottle with a wideby the neck. Outside, wrap it with paper, and pour beer inside. Cockroaches, attracted by the smell, will descend into the jar and sink, intoxicated by its vapors. Of course, the drink will expire and cease to act, but one portion, as they say, who have tried this option, usually lasts 3-4 days.
Let's sum up the results
Как видите, нет ничего сложного в том, чтобы create a trap for annoying insects with your own hands. Judging by the reviews, the easiest and most effective way of the proposed is the use of cardboard houses with sticky floors. It requires virtually no cost and provides a quick cleaning of your kitchen.
Cockroaches live in the world for many millennia and learned to avoid dangers. Therefore, considering your apartment potentially dangerous, they will most likely leave it.
