Flying cockroach: How to get rid of them with homemade tricks

There is nothing more unpleasant and disgusting than cockroaches invading your house, it really scares us just by seeing them. We can imagine the scare that would be caused by those flying cockroaches that could collide with us and touch our body, we would surely run away.

Without a doubt, their antennae and legs are a source of aversion for most people due to their unpleasant appearance and hygiene. The flying cockroach is without a doubt, a repulsive insect.

The truth is that it has been proven that some insecticides have developed resistance. Reason why, we are going to see 3 simple and effective home tricks to exterminate the flying cockroach without using chemicals:

Below we detail each one:

1) Plaster and sugar

For this trick you have to mix 3 tablespoons of plaster with 1 tablespoon of sugar, stir well and form small piles that we will leave in every corner of the house. Or we also place them in places where cockroaches hang out.

By ingesting this mixture of gypsum and sugar, your stomach will harden and you will eventually die.

2) Onion, boric acid and wheat flour

First of all, we choose a jar and mix 3 ingredients:

• onion powder
• Boric acid
• Wheat flour

This trick is very simple to prepare, in a jar we add the onion, boric acid and wheat flour.

Then, we close and shake the bottle so that the ingredients mix, the idea is that it turns into a powdered poison. We are going to make some holes in the lid of the jar so that the cockroach can enter and consume the poison.

The idea is that these holes allow the cockroach to enter as many times as necessary, and we must also leave the jar in a strategic place where they walk. It can be in a corner or near doors and windows.

3) Lavender and bay leaf

To begin, cut the lavender and bay plants into small pieces. The key is to leave these pieces in places such as the corners of the house, doors, windows and even spaces where they can form their nest.

If we try these methods we will see the excellent results to exterminate these flying cockroaches!

Perhaps we would be interested in knowing more about these insects that cause us so much terror, especially when we can observe giant flying cockroaches. For example:

Do all cockroaches fly?

There are several groups of cockroaches with wings, however a few have the ability to fly stably.

Reason why it causes so much aversion, because when flying it has the ease of transmitting serious diseases through food and the direct contact they can have with our body.

Generally, two well-known species with the ability to fly have been found, the American cockroach and the Germanic cockroach. These groups move by land.

• Adult cockroaches can measure up to 2.54 cm long, which rest during the day. They come out of hiding at night to mate and look for food.

Although it is true that large cockroaches have the ability to fly and that is why they are called flying cockroaches, it is common to see them running quickly into or out of houses.

Where do flying cockroaches come from?

These large cockroaches are included in a variety of species, however they are known as American cockroaches, also the Florida cockroaches, we have the Australian ones, the popularly known brown cockroaches and the smoky brown ones.