{"id":6728,"date":"2025-09-20T21:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T21:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2025-09-20T21:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T21:47:47","slug":"a-cheap-and-simple-method-to-keep-these-pests-away-from-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=6728","title":{"rendered":"A cheap and simple method to keep these pests away from your home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cockroaches are dreaded household pests that often hide in damp, dark areas like under sinks and behind appliances. Spotting even one can signal a larger infestation, prompting many to seek quick, affordable solutions. A simple DIY method using boric acid and an egg yolk creates an effective homemade bait that lures and kills roaches without the need for professional pest control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the bait, mix 3 tablespoons of boric acid with one egg yolk to form a dough, then shape it into small balls and let them dry. Place these hardened baits in roach-prone areas\u2014under sinks, behind stoves, or in closets\u2014while keeping them out of reach of pets and children. This method targets entire nests, offering a budget-friendly and powerful way to reduce roach populations at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cockroaches are dreaded household pests that often hide in damp, dark areas like under sinks and behind appliances. Spotting even one can signal a larger infestation, prompting&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":447,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6730,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728\/revisions\/6730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}