Exterminators use a variety of chemicals and methods to kill roaches. Here are some of the most common ones:
Chemicals:
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Boric acid: This is a cheap and effective chemical that exterminators commonly use. It can be purchased at most convenience stores, hardware stores, and supermarkets for less than a dollar. Sprinkle it where you’ve seen evidence of roaches.
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Hydramethylnon: This chemical only works once it is digested. It interrupts the process of metabolism and cuts down the production of energy. When this happens, the roaches will be lying all over dead. It is more effective on German cockroaches.
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Pyrethrin and pyrethroids: These are active chemicals used by licensed pest exterminators for cockroach treatments. This chemical insecticide is effective in killing roaches.
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Indoxacarb: This chemical kills cockroaches. It is used in gel baits and by pest control experts to kill roaches. It also poisons living roaches when they touch poisoned bug dung and corpses, just like baits. Thus, this pesticide kills three generations of cockroaches.
Methods:
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Gel bait insecticides: Gel baits are supplied in a convenient syringe and utilize several pesticides. Small quantities of the gel may be applied with this syringe any place roaches hide throughout your houses, such as in cracks and crevices. The cockroaches will consume the gel bait and quickly perish. Since roaches feed on their dead colleagues, the killing chain continues for several generations.
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Fumigation: For worse infestations, exterminators may use tents to fumigate the house. In this method, all entry points are sealed, and any cracks are filled so that no air can escape out of it. Chemicals will then be pumped into the house, and as they fill up, roaches will start dying.
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Spray pesticides: Exterminators apply pesticides in spray form inside and outside the home. Within your walls, exterminators pay special attention to common entry points for roaches, including baseboards, kitchen cabinets, and dark, humid areas.
Its important to note that some exterminators offer eco-friendly and non-toxic cockroach control options, which typically involve using natural substances or methods like diatomaceous earth.
