Comments on: How to kill a coachroach when you don’t have insect spray

By: dobbs

dobbs — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:45:51 +0000

For an effective spray, try Shieldtox Cockroach Kill — much more powerful than the regular bug sprays, and with residual effect as well. Takes only one spray (usually) to bring down the cockroach!

Ooh such a strong spray. Will it kill people as well? Hehe.

By: chinnee

chinnee — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:29:55 +0000

i’ll normally leave them alone…hehe….unless i see a lizard!

I would leave a lizard alone, hehe, but they’re so annoyingly noisy. My dad used to pour hot boiling water over the lizard. Ewwee.

By: Jacelyn

Jacelyn — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:40:34 +0000

i think this could help as i always meet with cockroaches in my bathroom….scary yer…

Remember to prepare soap water in advance then, otherwise you won’t have time to splash them before they creep up your leg. Lol!

By: Vien

Vien — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:59:26 +0000

*enlightenment* I didn’t know soap water can be used! Most of the time I’ll get Jon to grab all the bugs, be it spider, roaches, etc.

At least you can grab Jon. Mr MG is as squeamish as me so we will both scream, grab onto each other or rather try to hide behind each other and run and the kids will look at us in puzzlement wondering why we are behaving so strangely. Haha!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:04:39 +0000

Not cruel lah. I am all for killing pests!

Wah, I haven’t seen a cockroach for a long time liow!

I frame one up and send to you, you want anot? Hahaha!

By: Wen

Wen — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:33:13 +0000

You mean any bath soap will do? but by the time u prepare the bath soap, the coackcroach fly somewhere else edi.. at least bathroom doesnt smell of the insect spray and not gd for kids. will try ur tip next time but prefer not to, dont want any in my hse..

Oh yes, any bath soap or soapy water will do. Best thing is to keep the bathroom clean and dry so they won’t come.

By: dolphine

dolphine — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:21:18 +0000

My dad’s house bathroom is actually the same type you described.

I would crush the cockroach with my slipper. I know, it’s quite cruel. But these days I hardly see any in my in-laws house. On the hand, occasionally I get centipede. And they get crushed too.

Will try the tips the next time I see a cockroach.

Ooh. I dare not step with slipper. Haha. And yes, we had centipedes too, big huge ones.

By: irene

irene — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:04:04 +0000

Haha, really good tip for me too.. Normally i wont scream when saw them. I will use newpapers to hit them and kill them..haha..

Hitting with newspaper puts me at too close proximity to the cochroach. I dare not. I prefer to pour from a distance. Haha. If its somewhere where I can’t pour, then have to resort to insect spray. Spray then run away screaming. Lol!

By: wendy

wendy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:26:53 +0000

hahaha… funny post. This reminds me of the bathroom back in my hometown too. i would pour lathered up shampoo too sometimes.

I still have a bathroom like that too back in the hometown. Wah, Itelu, after the luxury of hot water from the shower, pouring cold water over oneself is really cooooold! *teeth chattering*

By: mott

mott — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:25:29 +0000

I normally tip them over, grab them, put them in a bag and throw them away. they can’t do much upside down.

You grab them???!! You are so brave! Haha. I won’t go near the pesky things even if they’re dead. I’m extremely squemish.