Believe it or not, beer can be very effective natural pest control method for deterring some common pests. Although pleasant to some creatures, beer is highly offensive to cockroaches, snails and slugs.
If homeowners or tenants soak a rag in beer, and place it in the middle of their floor at night, it will be covered in drunken cockroaches the next morning; waiting to be exterminated. As well, if a few pieces of bread are soaked in beer, and placed into empty coffee cans around the home or property; it will also help to deter cockroach invaders.
When the cockroaches come to investigate the beer soaked rag or bread, and consume any of it, they will quickly find themselves disoriented; and unable to escape. Keep in mind that it is entirely possible, that the beer soaked bread could even kill them. As such, homeowners or tenants should avoid this natural pest control strategy, if there are young children or pets in the home.
This is an interesting approach to eliminating cockroaches. However, it is far more likely that professional pest control services could resolve the problem, without introducing the associated dangers of alcohol; especially when there are children and pets present.
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