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Try these home remedies for killing roaches. Mix Sugar and Baking Soda. This method is cheap, simple, and cost effective. Stir together Â½ cup of sugar and Â½ cup baking soda. Place dabs of the mixture in strategic spots like behind or beneath appliances, in closets, or near wastebaskets. Roaches are attracted to the sugar, and ingest the mixture. The baking soda gives them gas and ultimately kills them.
Using Boric Acid to Kill Roaches: 1  Put boric acid on top of the kitchen cabinets or bathroom cabinets wherever they are. 2  Donât put boric acid inside cabinets. 3  Recollect that, they are toxic. 4  You may truly put it some place amidst rooftop and cabinets if it is conceivable. Get small sachets of catnip and leave them in places where you see the cockroaches. 2  Stew 1 tsp of catnip in 2 cups of water and make a catnip tea. 3  Take a spray bottle and fill this solution in it. 4  Now, you can spray it to the baseboards, behind counters, roaches nest and any place to get rid of roaches.