How a Common Lemon Can Help Get Rid of a Horde of Cockroaches

30.01.2025 07:26

Cockroaches are a problem that, unfortunately, many home and apartment owners are familiar with firsthand.

In cold times, hordes of vile mustachioed creatures storm human dwellings in the hope of finding a warm and nutritious place.

They make their way through cracks and voids in the floor and walls, through basements, drains and sewers.

Many people rely on the heat emitted by electrical appliances, which is why owners often encounter cockroaches in the kitchen.

To get rid of these small whiskered enemies, you can use an ordinary lemon.

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Photo: © Belnovosti

This method is good for those who do not want to resort to aerosols, gels, powders, liquids and other chemicals intended to combat insects.

Lemon is absolutely harmless to the environment and safe for human health.

This, perhaps, distinguishes it favorably from the above-mentioned means.

But at the same time, citrus acts no less effectively than chemicals.

You need to cut the lemon into pieces and string them on threads (4-5 slices).

Next, we hang or lay out the “secret weapon” in places where cockroaches appear.

Since these whiskered ones cannot stand the smell of lemon, they will never come into the house with such an aroma again.

Pavel Gospodarik Author: Pavel Gospodarik Internet resource editor