Cockroaches are also known as "small strong", reproductive capacity is super, is one of the pests that everyone cries out for. So you know what the evil cockroaches are afraid of?
Cockroaches are afraid of light
Cockroaches like to hide in dark and light places, such as under the furniture, the foot of the bed, kitchen wall cracks, sewers and so on, so we usually do not see cockroaches during the day, and at night, after the night is quiet cockroaches will start to come out to feed.
Cockroaches are afraid of the cold
The cockroaches will die at minus 4 degrees because the toxins accumulated in their bodies cannot be discharged. That's why there are fewer cockroaches during the winter months. But at night in summer, when the weather is warm, you can always see cockroaches scurrying around.
Cockroaches are afraid of heat
Summer if the indoor temperature is very high, you will find that cockroaches always like to hide in the refrigerator, under the air conditioner, mainly because the cockroaches are afraid of high temperatures, if the temperature continues to reach more than 40 degrees for more than 4 hours, the cockroaches will be too fast metabolism, increased oxygen demand and water loss and dry death.
Cockroaches are afraid of cleanliness
Cockroaches especially like the kitchen garbage can, if the home is clean, no standing water, conducive to the survival of cockroaches will be reduced. No food scraps cockroaches will have no food source, the reproduction rate will drop, and gradually the cockroaches in the house will disappear.
Cockroaches are afraid of the smell of onions
The unique smell of onions can help repel cockroaches, but it does not exterminate them. Put a few slices of onion in your home where you store food to keep those pesky cockroaches away, onions can kill bacteria and help slow down food spoilage.
Cockroaches are afraid of soap and water
To deal with cockroaches you can use the method of splashing soapy water or draw a line with soapy water along the areas it frequents. The cockroach is afraid of soap and water is said to be because the grease in the abdomen of the cockroach will dissolve when it touches the soap and water, so the cockroach will not move for about ten seconds after it touches the soap and water, which is much more effective than insecticides.
The cockroaches are afraid of plants that contain toxic substances
Like the fresh peach leaves, lily of the valley, lamb's quarters, willow, marigold, bellflower and other plants are containing toxic cardiac glycosides, cockroaches are more afraid of these plants, as long as the smell of these plants, cockroaches will flee.
Are cockroaches afraid of flower dew?
Many people find that cockroaches do not move after being sprayed with flower essences, thinking that flower essences can kill cockroaches. In fact, it's just because there is alcohol inside the flower lotion and the cockroaches are drunk. If you don't continue to kill it and let it go, it will wake up after a while.
Are cockroaches afraid of mothballs?
Mothballs can remove odors, but not kill cockroaches. Some people found that after putting mothballs, the cabinet cockroaches run around as usual, the main reason is that although the cockroaches do not like the smell of mothballs, but mothballs will not cause any substantial damage to it, so the cockroaches are not afraid of mothballs.
How to exterminate cockroaches
If you find cockroaches at home, you can use boiling water to scald them to death, usually for ten seconds, the cockroaches will be dead. Using fire can also make the cockroaches return to the sky, for safety, this method is not recommended. But you can first find a long iron bar, burn the red end, and then scald the cockroaches to death.
In addition, a slap on the wrist, a stomp on the foot, a board to die, a butt to die can quickly send the cockroaches to their death. If you don't want to do it yourself, you can also go buy some cockroach medicine, mixed with food, put in the place where cockroaches are often found, but be careful to remind your family, especially children, to avoid accidental poisoning.
