The Best Roach Traps

Combat Max Roach Killing Bait

Super effective

Just place this roach-killing bait underneath small crevices in your home and stop seeing roaches ASAP.

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Seeing a cockroach in your house is a chilling experience. You wonder where it came from and how many more there might be. Then you consider your options on how to get rid of them. Combat Max’s roach-killing bait is an excellent place to start. These small roach killers should be placed under small crevices in your home, such as underneath the stove, underneath the bathroom and kitchen sink, and near any place you frequently see them. Combat Max starts killing roaches within hours. You should start seeing less and less of them as the days go by. Combat Max roach killing bait is one of the best, least invasive ways to ensure that your house becomes roach-free.

Pros:

• Compact roach killing bait that can fit into small crevices
• Can keep roaches away for up to a whole year
• Safe to use around children

Cons:

• The product is less effective on big roaches than it is on small ones

Hoy Hoy Trap-a-Roach Five-Pack

Trap them if you've got them

This roach trap five-pack is an effective, affordable, and safe way to rid your home of these little menaces.

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One of the most effective methods of roach extermination is the roach glue trap. Hoy Hoy’s Trap-a-Roach uses a mixture of food to lure roaches onto the glue pad. Once they’re set onto the glue trap, there’s no getting off. With five of the Hoy Hoy roach traps placed in the proper locations, you could end an infestation without ever having to call the exterminator. These roach traps are wide enough to capture multiple roaches at once, but they’re small enough to not take up too much floor space in your home.

Pros:

• Spacious glue traps that can fit a lot of roaches
• Effectively lures roaches using a mixture of real food

Cons:

• There could be better directions for installation

Harris Roach Tablets

Roach kryptonite

These roach tablets use boric acid to lure roaches in, poison them, and bring the poison back to the entire colony.

Best Tablets

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Harris Roach Tablets are well-known and revered for their remarkable ability to lure, poison, and infiltrate. These roach tablets contain 40% boric acid, which is highly poisonous to cockroaches. To act as a lure, Harris concocted a bait recipe that’s simply irresistible to roaches. Roaches start chewing on these Harris tablets, start to get sick, then go back to their nest and infect the rest of the colony. Many people who have dealt with home infestations before swearing by Harris products as one of the best lines of defense we have against these pesky, dangerous pests.

Pros:

• A highly effective way to infect an entire colony
• Compact and easy to place
• EPA-registered and compliant

Cons:

• If you don’t hide them well enough, pets could eat them and get sick

Greener Mindset Eco-Friendly Roach Trap 12-Pack

Green alternative

These roach traps are an eco-friendly and pet-friendly alternative to traps with harsh chemicals.

Most Pet-Friendly

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If you want to take care of your cockroach infestation in the greenest way possible, Greener Mindset’s eco-friendly roach trap 12-pack is the way to do it. This pack offers 12 large roach glue traps to be placed under any small crevices or anywhere you’ve seen significant roach activity. These are ideal for people with pets and kids because they’re virtually odorless and don’t use harmful chemicals that comparable products use. Greener Mindset’s super-sticky glue traps roaches and other pests on contact. The trap assembly takes only a few seconds, and then you’re one step closer to a roach-free home.

Pros:

• The ideal non-toxic choice for pets and kids
• Easy assembly
• Super-sticky glue

Cons:

• Roaches sometimes avoid traps like these

Bociacelli Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Six-Pack

Anti-roach radio waves

These ultrasonic pest repellers work by emitting a low-frequency ultrasonic wave that effectively repels cockroaches and other pests.

Best Ultrasonic Repeller

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This pick from Bociacelli stands out from the pack in a big way. Instead of using glue or chemicals to trap or poison roaches, Bociacelli’s ultrasonic pest repeller uses ultrasonic waves that roaches and other pests cannot stand. The ultrasonic waves disturb them so much that they tend to leave the building entirely. Bociacelli’s ultrasonic pest repeller comes in a pack of six, making it easy to place one in each room of the house. Each unit can repel pests from a 1600 square foot radius, meaning that if everyone spreads out to their rooms and turns them on, you should be able to achieve full coverage for your house.

Pros:

• Uses ultrasonic waves to repel roaches and other pests
• When all six are on in every room, the combined radius should cover the whole house
• More humane than most options

Cons:

• On the expensive side

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of diseases are cockroaches known to spread?

Cockroaches are known to spread many diseases to humans. They can spread minor diseases like gastroenteritis that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. The more serious end of the spectrum contains diseases such as salmonella and typhoid fever. As a disclaimer, cockroaches usually only spread diseases to humans when there is a large infestation in a home or building. You won’t get typhoid fever from seeing one or two roaches in your home.

What are the most common types of cockroaches I might see in my home?

That depends upon your location, of course, but generally speaking, the most common types of cockroaches found in homes and buildings are the American cockroach and the German cockroach. Both roaches have different characteristics, but they’re both very susceptible to roach trapping methods.