{"id":20063,"date":"2025-11-25T01:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=20063"},"modified":"2025-11-25T01:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:16:14","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-rats-and-cockroaches-with-rice-an-effective-and-natural-home-remedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=20063","title":{"rendered":"How to get rid of rats and cockroaches with rice, An effective and natural home remedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most people think you need expensive exterminators or harsh chemicals to get rid of rats and cockroaches, but a simple natural solution may already be in your kitchen \u2014 rice. When combined with common household ingredients, rice becomes an effective, low-cost, and family-safe method to fight pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For cockroaches, mix cooked rice with sugar and boric acid to form a paste. Place small portions behind appliances or under sinks; the sugar attracts roaches while the boric acid eliminates them. For rats, blend uncooked rice with plaster of Paris and a bit of sugar or cocoa, then leave it along rat pathways \u2014 it hardens inside their stomachs. A gentler option is mixing rice, sugar, and baking soda, which naturally affects rodents without harsh chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can boost results with natural deterrents like peppermint oil, bay leaves, garlic paste, or cucumber peels, while keeping the home clean to prevent infestations. These rice-based methods are non-toxic, affordable, and surprisingly effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just a few pantry staples, you can protect your home safely and naturally \u2014 no expensive sprays or exterminators required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people think you need expensive exterminators or harsh chemicals to get rid of rats and cockroaches, but a simple natural solution may already be in your&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":529,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20065,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20063\/revisions\/20065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}