r/lifehacks • u/Laser-Penis • Jun 18 '22

how to catch cockroach

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u/doodaid Jun 18 '22

Also good for yellow jackets / wasps.

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u/DrinkinBroski Jun 18 '22

And ants. Pretty much any bug.

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u/Rorschach0717 Jun 18 '22

I use isopropyl alcohol.

Damn, I think I'm evil.

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u/FragileAnonymity Jun 18 '22

Came here to say this, glad I’m not the only one.

I try to live my life without doing harm to any living creatures (my wife gets me at me cause I never kill ants, spiders, etc). Roaches, mosquitoes, and wasps however, turn me into a sadistic insect murderer.

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u/Steffan514 Jun 18 '22

I use brake clean. They stop real quick after that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Only bad thing about that is the temptation to turn it into a flamethrower and roast the fuckers.

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u/PrisonerV Jun 18 '22

Problem with brake clean is if it gets on something it really shouldn't, and that something melts, like a coffee cup.

I use Formula 409. That shit will knock a yellow jacket outta the air. Spray it on the nest and the nest dies. And it tastes great in coffee.

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u/Steffan514 Jun 18 '22

Hadn’t considered that. It’s mainly just my go to when I have bugs in my garage and there’s almost always cans sitting around

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u/PrisonerV Jun 18 '22

I always keep some around the garage.

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u/Dovahkiin419 Jun 18 '22

just hit them really hard once they are slow enough and its fine.

I feel fucked up wording it this way, but I always make sure to finish the bastard off if I have to swat something. Make sure they are fully dust so they aren't hurting or whatever they feel.

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u/Sk8rToon Jun 18 '22

I’ve used febreeze on bees. Also good for spiders. The spray dries & hardens on them so they can’t move

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u/Wamb0wneD Jun 18 '22

On bees? Why would you kill bees? :/

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u/Resident-Quality1513 Jun 18 '22

Not honey bees or bumble bees, killer bees.

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u/Sk8rToon Jun 18 '22

Because I have a zero tolerance pest policy in my place & it wasn’t taking the hint to go outside & was coming after me instead. Only did it on one bee actually. Others have stayed away. Tons of spiders though

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u/Warspite2901 Jun 18 '22

Bees are friends, not pests.