How Soviet Housewives Fought Cockroaches: A Forgotten and Effective Remedy

03.06.2024 19:02

Cockroaches are not welcome guests in any home: living next to these insects is extremely unpleasant.

Sometimes we ourselves are to blame for their appearance.

You shouldn't be lazy about taking out the trash on a regular basis, and you should also maintain cleanliness and order. But sometimes even the cleanest people's apartments can be in trouble: sometimes the sources of cockroaches are an unkempt entrance or neighbors.

In this case, you should not immediately buy powerful chemical compounds with a huge number of side effects. You need to turn to the secrets of the past.

How Soviet housewives dealt with the problem

Soviet housewives always had a great way to fight insects, which for some reason was forgotten. You will need to boil potatoes and eggs. One piece will be enough.

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Afterwards, you need to separate the yolk, chop it and combine it with the potatoes.

Next, add boric acid and mix the ingredients. Form small "treats" for the cockroaches. The volume of such balls should not exceed half a centimeter.

In just 24 hours you can forget about cockroaches forever.

Previously we talked about how to properly wash laminate flooring .

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor