Roach Coach

Ask Umbra’s video advice on how to kill a cockroach kindly 2


The freaks come out at night, and so do the cockroaches -– and lots of other pests. More than half of U.S. homes use insecticides to get rid of the buggers. But did you know those sprays can harm human health, pet health, and the environment? Umbra shows you how to kill the buzzing — without being a planetary buzzkill.

“Ask Umbra” is the first video series produced by GristTV. Look for new video tips for greening your life from Umbra nearly every week.
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On Grist:

Grist’s guide to non-toxic pest control

Umbra on live trapping (for mice)

Umbra on mosquitoes

Yours is to wonder why, hers is to answer (or try). Send your green-living questions to Umbra.

Umbra Fisk is Grist Research Associate II, Hardcover and Periodicals Unit, floors 2B-4B.

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    Username Posted 6:54 am
    14 Jul 2009

    Nice Video, It kinda helped me learn new ways.

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  2. agnus2 Posted 2:14 pm
    14 Jul 2009

    There are many other options for non-toxic biological control.  Diatomaceous earth discourages ants.   Beauveria bassiana got rid of a house roach infestation for me years ago, no recurrence."Beauveria bassiana is a fungus that grows naturally in soils throughout the world and acts as a parasite on various insect species, causing white muscardine disease; it thus belongs to the entomopathogenic fungi. It is being used as a biological insecticide to control a number of pests such as termites, whitefly, different beetles and its use in the control of the malaria-transmitting mosquitos is under investigation."    Wikipedia  Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management Beauveria bassiana kills the pest by infection as a result of the insect coming ... Beauveria bassiana products have not shown consistently effective pest control ... http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/03beauveria_bassiana.php

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