{"id":7351,"date":"2026-06-02T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=7351"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:17:02","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-rats-and-cockroaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=7351","title":{"rendered":"How to get rid of rats and cockroaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people assume that only harsh poisons can truly handle an infestation,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">but rice-based remedies prove otherwise when used carefully and consistently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For cockroaches, combining cooked rice with sugar and a small amount of boric acid creates an irresistible bait that quietly destroys them over time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Placing these discreetly in dark corners, under appliances, and near cracks can dramatically reduce roach populations without fogging your entire home or contaminating every surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rats, far more cautious and destructive, respond to uncooked rice mixtures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blending rice with plaster of Paris or baking soda and a sweet scent like sugar or cocoa turns their own habits<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">against them. Once eaten and followed by water, these baits work from within. The key is persistence, strict safety around children and pets,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and pairing these methods with natural deterrents like mint oil, bay leaves, and garlic to keep new invaders from ever claiming your kitchen again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people assume that only harsh poisons can truly handle an infestation, but rice-based remedies prove otherwise when used carefully and consistently. For cockroaches, combining cooked rice with sugar and a small amount of boric acid creates an irresistible bait that quietly destroys them over time. Placing these discreetly in dark corners, under appliances, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7353,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351\/revisions\/7353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}