BAKING SODA: Ultimate Pest Control For FLEAS, MICE, RATS, COCKROACHES, ANTS, BEDBUGS, CENTIPEDES...

BAKING SODA: Ultimate Pest Control For FLEAS, MICE, RATS, COCKROACHES, ANTS, BEDBUGS, CENTIPEDES...
Whether you use it for baking delicious desserts or making homemade cleaning products, baking soda is a common household staple.
However, Baking Soda has another helpful use, it is a popular DIY solution for pest control.
After all, it’s cheap, it’s readily available, it’s non-toxic, and it’s present in just about every home kitchen.
For some pests, this powder is lethal, while for others, it is merely a deterrent.
If your garden or home is overrun by a specific type of critter, discover if baking soda could be an effective repellent and how to use it to keep them out of your space.
1.
Fleas. In case you're ever wondering whether it is possible to get rid of fleas with baking soda, then the answer is yes!
For this flea home remedy to work, sprinkle baking soda on your carpets and furniture, then take a hard brush and rub it into the fabric.
After that vacuum your home thoroughly and empty the contents of the vacuum into a bag and place in an outside bin .
Baking soda dehydrates and kills flea larvae and eggs, preventing the outbreak from growing out of control.
2.
Mice & Rats. No one wants to have rats and mice in their home, and there are many popular methods of dealing with them.
Many people turn to baking soda as their first option.
Start by mixing a cup of cornmeal with either a cup of powdered chocolate mix or sugar.
Next, Add in one cup of baking soda and blend in well.
To make rodent traps, Fill jars with the bait mixture until they are about half full.
Place the jars in the areas where the rodents frequent.
This homemade rat poison attracts the rats with the chocolate or sugar and kills them with the baking soda.
The baking soda creates carbon dioxide gas when it reacts with the stomach acids of the rodent.
Rats cannot pass gas, so the carbon dioxide has nowhere to go and eventually leads to ruptures or internal blockages.
3. cockroaches. Baking soda has many uses around the home, and it also can be used to kill cockroaches.
However, the insects need to actually ingest the baking soda for it to be effective.
Once consumed, the baking soda mixed with acid and any water in the roaches’ stomachs will react and build up pressure that eventually kills the insects.
It may be effective in killing roaches, but baking soda isn’t naturally attractive to the insects.
If you’re going to use baking soda to solve your roach problem, you’ll need to mix the baking soda with something else to encourage roaches to eat it. Cockroaches are attracted to sugary and starchy foods, not baking soda.
The best thing to mix with baking soda to create a trap is sugar.
Combine equal parts sugar and baking soda in a small bowl and then sprinkle it in corners near your kitchen or other parts of your home where you’ve spotted the roaches.
The sugary smell will attract roaches to the mixture and lead them to eat it. Once they’ve ingested the mixture, all there’s left to do is wait for the baking soda to react inside the roaches.
Unlike chemical insecticides, baking soda is not an immediate solution for roaches.
It should take about 12 to 24 hours for roaches to die after consuming the baking soda mixture.
The timing may vary depending on how much baking soda was ingested and how much water the roaches have consumed.
To ensure you’ve gotten every last roach in your home, continue to sprinkle the mixture around your home for a few days until you don’t see any more live roaches scurrying about.
4.
Ants. You can use baking soda to keep ants out of your home or to kill the ones that have set up on your property.

[jxn]

A metal bowl, hot soapy water (I use dish liquid)..desk lamp near it...leave on in a room with other lights off...all the fleas will jump in 😊

[thelouiebrand]

I got some flea traps off Amazon for dirt cheap. They come with little light bulbs and sticky pads. Work like a charm. I used fly paper when the sticky pads ran out.

[Awengate]

Also tried corn syrup, flour and boric acid mixed into small dough balls, works really great!!

[BerserkersBattle-]

Have a flea problem. Thank you very much for this awesome hack, you definitely earned a like.

[lawrenceporter]

One of the caterpillars shown was that of a Monarch. Their presence is to be encouraged and protected, not destroyed. I’d thought you’d know that.

[andreaelliott]

Borax works great for getting rid of fleas too.

[yellowbird]

Regular salt in carpet works like a charm on fleas. Just give the carpet/rug a solid sprinkle of salt and take a broom and sweep it in. Leave it for a couple of days, to give it a chance to work. Vacuum after a couple of days. A lot of the salt will remain in the carpet. Pets will not be harmed walking on it. Can be used on solid floors too, but is messy. Do not use in the yard, as salt will kill plants. Same with borax. I lost several wonderful plants because I didn't know enough to not use borax. Putting down styrofoam plates under chairs or away from pets that might walk in it or drink it, and fill with water with dish detergent in it. The fleas will land in it and won't be able to get out. If one room is a problem, close it off and put five or six plates in there. Using lemon detergent or lavender may discourage the dog from licking it. But it won't hurt them, and they won't be attracted to it. Check the plates daily. After two or three days empty the plates and refill. When you are catching no more fleas, it's done. May take a couple of weeks, because new eggs are constantly hatching and the pets may be bringing in more too.

[Jaxreg]

There are many uses for baking soda. Mix it with toothpaste to remove stains in your sink. Use it in your bath to soothe dry skin. Use it with peroxide to whiten teeth. Use it in your frig and freezer for odor control. And I do use it to kill spiders and small bugs. Just put down on the outside edges of the wall.

[Castaway.....]

I was shocked to see you show a monarch butterfly caterpillar in hornworm section. It was on milkweed which I personally grow for them. Our gardens need monarch butterflies for a balanced eco system

[SheronBroodie-kp]

Thank you 🙏🏼 for this tip God bless you 👍

[charlesdobbs]

Dawn dish soap can get rid of many pests. I just leave a trail of it around and at some point it gets wiped up.

[ichigen]

Rats can't pass gas. Good to know. My brain is getting bigger.

[burntblonde]

I have Wolf Spiders, so I haven’t seen any pests for a while, but this video is so awesome!!
I’m going to use this for my garden

[ociehand]

Thank you for sharing ocie i love Bakeing sodà ❤

[johnlee]

Thank you for a very helpful and educational video

[fightingtosurvive]

For rats, another thing that works is using cement powder or Plaster of Paris dry powder and mix that in with sugar or peanut butter powder.

[williamburroughs]

You could mix the sugar together with the soda with water if you are worried about the ants separating the two.

[pahalloweenfreak]

DUDE! Please edit this video & remove the Monarch Caterpillar (7:40 mark)from this video. Monarch Butterflies are become endangered! They are GOOD insects and ONLY feed on the Milkweed plants!🦋

[suongphan]

Thank you so much sir, I love this sharing.

[cornelfraser]

Very useful information. What do you have for mosquitoes?