Wearing a mask, use the electric spray gun (included with the gallon-size jug), slightly dampen a four-inch perimeter around your house and make sure to keep children and animals away from it until it's dry (same goes for indoor application, though you'll want to apply less liberally). In contrast, negative reviews stated that the newer version of this product had a less effective formula. In July 2019, it was announced that three people had died in West Virginia after overdosing on an unidentified wasp spray. Effectiveness: Effectiveness is without a doubt the most important feature of a roach killer or trap.

Sprinkle peppermint oil around entry points or place cucumber slices in areas where roaches might enter. Advion's Cockroach Gel Bait, with Indoxacarb as its active ingredient, mercilessly attacks the pests' nervous systems and spreads throughout the nest. Cypermethrin: A fast-acting neurotoxin in insects, Cypermethrin is generally only a mild irritant to humans and mammals, as it's 1,000 times more potent to insects. Baygon ((previously in Australian however now also sold as Raid in Australia), Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian and Philippine Markets.

A self-contained trap like Black Flag's Roach Motel is often the most practical and comfortable approach. Raid's main competitors in the insecticide market are Black Flag, Hot Shot, Mortein and Baygon (also sister brand). For example, the Raid Concentrated Deep-Reach Fogger keeps killing for up to two months after initial application.

Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some of these roach killers and traps get the job done on contact, while others allow a roach to transport poison back to the nest and spread it to the lot. Possible symptoms of ingesting bug poison include, but are not limited to: erratic behavior, nausea, headache, sore throat, extreme inflammation, redness of the hands and feet, auditory hallucinations, convulsions, coma, and death. If you have small children or pets, take safety precautions, such as applying the killer to inaccessible areas, to prevent accidental ingestion. However, this timeframe is a rough estimate because a roach killer that’s used outside to treat a large infestation won’t last as long as a killer that’s used inside to treat a few stray cockroaches.

Unlike other products we’ve reviewed, we found that this roach trap kills roaches and their eggs to get to the root of the infestation. Cleanup is much less involved: Just pick it up and toss it once it's full or too tattered to perform its job any longer. It also keeps far more than roaches out of your house and creates a buffer against an impressively diverse list of potentially more harmful critters.