Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.pets Subject: Re: How do you kill roaches? Message-ID: <691@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 21:24:48 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.691 Posted: Mon Aug 19 21:24:48 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 07:05:43 EDT References: <307@harvard.ARPA> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Distribution: net Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 29 Xref: linus net.consumers:2267 net.pets:898 Summary: In article <307@harvard.ARPA> sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) writes: >I've just moved into a nice apartment that suits me in every way with >the exception of the roaches. I would like to get rid of them forever. >I know that this is impossible, and would appreciate any hints on how >to come close to this. > >The problem is that I have pets, a cat, and several aquariums with >relatively delicate fish... Go to your local pharmacy and get a bottle of powdered boric acid. Spread the powder any place the roaches are likely to walk through it (under sinks, under appliances, near cracks, along base boards, etc.). Wait a few weeks. The roach problem will slowly fade out to nothing and stay that way as long as the acid is left in place. The stuff won't hurt your cat (it tastes terrible) or your fish (if you keep it out of their tank). It works by damaging the roaches' body surface which causes them to die of dehydration. I'm told that baking soda and household scouring powder will have similar effects, but I've never tried them. Boric acid has always worked for me. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe