[Neighbors] Bugs

[Lou Ann Garner]

  :)   You have to make it yourself.  Plain boric acid powder is available at True Value Hardware and various other places, I’m guessing.   

> On Feb 27, 2025, at 8:06 AM, Suzann Owings <sowings06 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> And, where do you purchase Alma’s Roach Bait?
> 🙏
> Suzann Owings
> 505-867-0567
> so at docso.com
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 26, 2025, at 9:56 PM, Lou Ann Garner via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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>>  Cue my yearly sharing of Alma’s Roach Bait.  Environmentally friendly (of note:  onions can be toxic to dogs) and it works pretty well.
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>>> Alma’s Roach Bait
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>>> 16 oz Boric Acid  (powder)
>>> 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Onions
>>> 1/2 cup Sugar
>>> 1 cup Flour
>>> Lard to hold it all together
>>> Add water to the consistency of clay
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>>   Roll in to easy to distribute marble sized balls.  Put them in nooks and crannies outside.
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>>> On Feb 26, 2025, at 2:41 PM, Ciaran Lithgow via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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>>> Cockroaches are very common in Albuquerque and, as you noted, are more likely to come into households as the seasons change. I doubt it is something the City can (or should) handle, but rather it is up to individual homeowners or renters.
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>>> Personally I get a quarterly bug spray on our property (we use Preventive Pest Control) and make sure the bottoms of my doors are sealed well. Leaving doors and windows open are an invitation for bugs.
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>>> Ciaran
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>>> From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> on behalf of JRB via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 1:14:42 PM
>>> To: Nob Hill Neighbors <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
>>> Subject: [Neighbors] Bugs   Hi All:
>>>   Just wondering others in the Nob Hill area are experiencing an influx of cock roaches? I have requested the city to treat the problem. I think it might be related to the warm weather of late.
>>>   Thanks
>>>  JRB
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