What are the traps for cockroaches and how effective they are

Trying to get rid of uninvited guests in the house, the owners take various steps: from making balls with boric acid to calling a special brigade of exterminators. Among other industrial means traps from cockroaches are considered among the most popular, combining relatively low cost and acceptable efficiency.

 

Types of traps

Today the market has many traps for cockroaches, which are not difficult to buy. However, each of them has its own mechanism of operation and a method of influence on insects.

To make the right choice, let's first get acquainted with the main types of traps and features of their work.

 

Glue traps (traps-houses and sticky traps)

All of these names refer to the same type of device, the principle of which is to keep insects on a sticky surface. They are small cardboard boxes with slots on the sides. Inside such a sticky trap is a lure with an attractive smell for cockroaches. The bottom is covered with a special adhesive substance that can not dry out for a long time.

Externally, the trap is like a house for cockroaches, where, sensing the smell of delicacy, an insect goes and sticks to the bottom. Having bought a sticky trap for cockroaches, you need to separate the paper covering the bottom, and lay down a kind of house. After a significant filling of the box with insects, it must be thrown away.

Of course, being filled with dead insects, the glue trap does not look too aesthetically pleasing, but it is completely safe for humans or animals, as it does not contain any toxic substances.

It is best to place the tool in the place of active movement of cockroaches, for example, under the sink, near refrigerators, air vents. Buy glue traps for cockroaches can be both on the market and in the supermarket.Such devices are easy to use, can be used in areas where there are children or animals, but I must say that they are ineffective in the fight against a large number of cockroaches, and do not have any effect on eggs laid in secluded places.

Feedback:

Somehow cockroaches from our neighbors came to our apartment. Apparently, they liked us, because in the cat's bowl often remained food. On aerosols and gels to combat parasites, it was not originally discussed, because I did not want to poison the cat and the child with poisonous vapors. For uninvited guests decided to buy houses on the basis of glue. As a result, although the insects did not disappear completely, their number became noticeably decreasing every day. Generally, such traps are a good and safe thing for children and animals, but still, for complete destruction, you will probably have to buy a stronger tool when you send the child to grandmother for the summer.

Svetlana, Astrakhan

 

Electric traps

Externally, these devices look like a metal box with a bait that needs to be changed periodically. Following on the smell of bait, the cockroach falls into the box, where it is destroyed by high-voltage electrical discharge. Cockroach remains must be removed from time to time with a special brush.

Electric cockroach traps (sometimes called electronic traps, translating the name Electronic Cockroach Trap) do not have a toxic effect on humans or domestic animals for the simple reason that there is no insecticide inside. Another undoubted advantage of the device is its durability.

However, in dealing with such a trap, you still need to exercise some caution. Since the device operates on the network, the manufacturer recommends installing it in places inaccessible to children, and not placing it in wet areas. You can buy an electric cockroach trap in special stores or order it online, but you should immediately say that its cost cannot be called low.

Feedback:

I suffered in due time with these parasites. And sprayed grass, and glue traps set. At first it helped, but after a while they started crawling again from their neighbors. I bought an electric cockroach trap in the store, I liked that it could be used for a long time. It is also good that cockroaches are immediately destroyed, and live, like in glue traps, are not swarming. What can I say, an effective way! True, not the cheapest, but most importantly - it is harmless to humans and animals. Little by little the cockroaches were getting smaller, and now they are not at all.

Natalia Ivanovna, Saratov

 

Ultrasound devices

Such a device is not a trap per se, it represents cockroach repelleremitting ultrasonic waves and causing insects anxiety and a desire to leave the place dangerous for them.

Sometimes these devices are also called “electronic cockroach traps”, because, in addition to high-frequency sound waves, some models emit specific clicks and light signals that negatively affect the central nervous system of insects.

Although they do not have a toxic effect, work from the electrical network does not allow them to be placed in places with increased dampness. Some manufacturers also indicate that ultrasound may have some impact not only on cockroaches, but also on pets, and therefore it is best to put repellents in a dwelling (for example, at a dacha) some time before moving there.

The store advised to get rid of cockroaches purchase ultrasonic repeller. We took two at once. These devices have been working with us for a couple of months, and it seems that the uninvited guests are gone for good.

Lyudmila, Nizhny Novgorod

We took in the store an ultrasonic repeller. So cockroaches not only did not disappear, one can say that they lived directly on it. At least, I saw once one of them, running out from under the repeller. I believe that this device is complete nonsense, because our cockroaches are not afraid of anything!

Peter M., Yekaterinburg

 

Poisonous (insecticidal) traps

Inside the round boxes there is a poisonous insect bait with a pleasant smell, and the box itself has several openings so that cockroaches can easily penetrate inside and get out. This was done so that, having tasted an insecticide, the insects could, on their paws or through their excretions, smash it in places where other individuals accumulate and infect them.

Insecticidal traps for cockroaches have a velcro on the back, so they can be mounted even on vertical surfaces away from pets and children. Such devices do not spoil the look of the interior, and some manufacturers even make them in the colors "under the laminate." In addition, the price of such cockroach traps is quite democratic.

Unlike electrical traps, insecticides do not need to be plugged in,that allows you to place them near the kitchen sink, bathroom and other places with high humidity.

 

Popular poison traps

In this category, the most popular are Raptor, Raid, Combat, Domovoi, Dokhloks, Taiga and Clean House. Due to their popularity, it is possible to buy all the listed cockroach traps even on the market or in one of the supermarkets. The greatest effect from disks with baits, placed in places of accumulation of parasites, will manifest itself in 1-2 weeks.

 

Cockroach Trap Raptor

As part of the bait, a sufficiently strong insecticide, chlorpyrifos (organophosphorus compound), which has a paralytic effect on the central nervous system of insects, was used. By eating the bait or simply contacting it with covers, the cockroach becomes a carrier of poison, which infects others upon returning to the nest.

The package contains 6 traps. For the price will be about 150 rubles. per pack.

 

Trap raid

Inside each disk there is an insecticide lambda cyhalothrin (from the group of pyrethroids) of enteric-contact action. This tool acts in a manner similar to the previous principle of "chain reaction", actively striking even individuals,not having direct contact with the bait.

The package contains from 4 to 12 traps. Cost per 4 pcs. in the package will be about 180 rubles.

I bought “Raid” traps at a nearby supermarket 4 months ago. I’ll say right away that I have never seen any kind of cockroach running around it. And recently they changed the furniture in the kitchen and moved the refrigerator. So under it turned out many dead cockroaches! So it’s true that a parasite eats a bait in a trap and infects its relatives. But still, these insects completely did not disappear, even though they were traps for several months.

Andrey, Kazan

 

Kombat Superbyte Pitfalls

Devices of this brand are considered to be very effective because of the new generation hydramethylnon present in the composition of the insecticide. According to the manufacturer, this insecticide allows to increase the insect susceptibility so much that only a few traps can destroy a whole colony of cockroaches in a dwelling.

The price for a package with 4 traps will be about 180 rubles.

 

Traps for cockroaches Brownie and Dohloks

The active ingredient here is fipronil, which is considered to be of low toxicity to humans.However, this insecticide may exhibit resistance (resistance) in insects, therefore, it is best to use such cockroach traps in combination with gels, possibly from other manufacturers. In this case, according to reviews, these cockroach traps will be quite effective.

For the price of 6 packs of traps will be released about 110 rubles.

About a year ago, she began to notice this living creature in the apartment. I ran to the store and was ready to buy the gel to destroy these insects, but was afraid to use it, because besides us there are two more cats living in the apartment. Somehow we have already applied it along the baseboards, so the cats ate this gel with a pleasant smell, barely pumped it out! I decided, as a last resort, to buy traps for cockroaches. I fastened them with a sticky square on all the walls outside the access of cats and under the sink a few pieces hitched. It helped, but for a long time, migratory individuals were noticeable. I concluded that traps are not as effective as gel, but safe for cats.

Alla, Perm

 

Taiga traps

According to the manufacturer, a proven formula will help to successfully expel parasites from home.At the same time, the use of a long-developed insecticide in the composition may indicate the possible emergence of resistance in several generations of insects.

Different stores sell this tool at a price of 35 rubles. up to 80 rubles. for 6 pieces per pack.

 

Pure House Traps

The basis is chlorpyrifos, penetrating into the body of an insect by eating bait or by simple contact with it. Although this insecticide has a pronounced toxic effect on cockroaches, they can be addicted to it. In this case, you will have to use funds from another manufacturer.

Price for 6 pieces per pack will be about 50 rubles.

 

DIY cockroach traps

If for some reason it is impossible to acquire traps for cockroaches of industrial production, then with the help of some simple improvised means a trap can always be made independently.

 

Sticky traps (made with scotch tape)

To create such a trap with your own hands will need any box (for pencils, from tea). You can even just take a piece of cardboard (but it is more convenient to hold the box with your hands and then throw it away).

Double-sided tape should be attached to the bottom of the box or carton or special RaTrap glue (non-drying glue with good fixing action) should be applied. You also need some kind of food product with a pronounced smell, preferably moist, for example, a little salad after a feast.

This product should be laid out on top of the glue or at the inner corners of the box, and then attach such a "house" near the habitat of cockroaches. As the boxes are filled with insects, they must be disposed of. Of course, this method is not for squeamish.

I don’t know, maybe I have a real phobia on these parasites or it’s just disgusting, but I somehow made a sticky cockroach trap with my own hands, put it under a sink for the night. So in the morning she could not even take her in her arms! My husband had to throw this stirring mass.

Anya, Omsk

 

Trap cans (also do it yourself)

For another easy-to-make trap, you need a glass jar, at the bottom of which you need to put a piece of bread soaked in kefir, or a little beer, which attracts insects with a pronounced smell. Then the edges of the jar (to a depth of 5 cm) should be smeared with any vegetable oil or petroleum jelly, and the outside of the jar should be wrapped in paper so that the cockroaches can climb into it.

 

A cockroach trap made from a can

This device, absolutely harmless to children and pets, should be placed under the kitchen sink or other places where cockroaches were seen. In the morning, pour boiling water and flush insects into the toilet.

On the Internet I read the instructions on how to make a self-made trap for cockroaches. For these purposes, required beer. I bought a beer in a kiosk, poured it on the bottom of a glass jar, and smeared vaseline abundantly along the edges. For the night I put this jar near the garbage can. In the morning I looked, and there a whole bunch of parasites gathered. I filled the jar with water and poured them into the toilet. So he threw them away every morning. At first many insects gathered, but after 5 days they became less and less. A week later, the cockroaches stopped gathering there altogether, but in the kitchen they continued to appear at night, but now small cockroaches began to appear. Spat, bought in the store cockroach gel and put it on all skirting and cracks. Only then the uninvited guests really disappeared.

Victor, Barnaul

If a large number of cockroaches regularly appear in self-made devices, then to reduce their population it makes sense to resort to industrial means.It is worth noting that even branded cockroach traps are not as effective as gels and aerosols, but they have several advantages over them, among which the main ones are low toxic effect on humans and animals.

 

Making a cockroach trap for yourself