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How to Get Rid of Cockroaches in My Compost
How to Get Rid of Cockroaches in My Compost. Compost heaps are very useful for both recycling food and garden waste from your home while also providing a valuable source of nutrients and mulch for your yard. While compost heaps are usually considered healthy for yards and the surrounding area, they can become infested with pests. Insects can help...
Compost heaps are very useful for both recycling food and garden waste from your home while also providing a valuable source of nutrients and mulch for your yard. While compost heaps are usually considered healthy for yards and the surrounding area, they can become infested with pests. Insects can help break down the compost contents but you can also end up with unwelcome varieties such as cockroaches. Roaches are generally known for being extremely hardy and for reproducing rapidly. Getting rid of cockroaches from a compost heap needs to be done as quickly as possible.
Things You'll Need
Shovel
Garden hose
Cold water
Boric acid
Move the compost pile away from the home to help ensure the roaches won't infiltrate the home. Roaches are actually useful to compost piles since they act as recyclers and assist in the breakdown of compost material. Many roaches will vacate during the moving process.
Rotate the compost frequently with a shovel to consistently disrupt the roaches' living conditions.
Spray down the compost pile with water to soak the environment. Cockroaches prefer dryer locations and will seek shelter elsewhere if the compost is wet. Once they are gone, you can let it dry out.
Treat the heap with boric acid if you are still having roach problems. Follow all instructions on the package for safety. This may disrupt the breakdown of your compost, but boric acid is lethal to cockroaches.
