[Noisebridge-discuss] kitchen preparations

[Casey Callendrello]

I've defeated similar insects with a borax + water paste. Borax isn't 
exactly the nicest chemical but it's far better than commercial 
insecticides. It's also super cheap.


On 3/27/13 10:53 AM, James Sundquist wrote:
> If your homemade recipe works, please tell everyone exactly how to 
> make it, and consider adding a relevant page to wiki for anyone to find.
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Garrett Smith 
> <dhtmlkitchen at gmail.com <mailto:dhtmlkitchen at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 3/26/13, Mike Higashi <mhigashi at gmail.com
>     <mailto:mhigashi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Stan Osborne <stan at ana.com
>     <mailto:stan at ana.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> There are lots of products that contain the usefull ingredient
>     >> in UltraDawn.  Not all soaps work as well.
>     [...]
>     > Alas, while immersion proved to be very effective, "Spraying did not
>     > knockdown or kill American cockroaches at any dishwashing liquid
>     > concentration."
>     >
>     Human health concerns means cockroaches have to go. But a solutions
>     that causes additional harm should be eschewed. Chlorine and Lysol are
>     toxic, so not a good solution. P&G and other multinational chem co's
>     suck. The homemade I brought in cleaner works, smells good, is
>     healthy, and costs next to nothing to make.
>
>     Gotta get all the food bits off and remove all traces of roaches;
>     poop, trails, dead ones, etc. Elbow-grease and regular cleaning works.
>     Cooks who clean concomitantly help avoid filth accumulation.
>
>     Regards,
>     --
>     Garrett
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