Do not use this method if there are pets or small children in the home. In an empty one pound coffee can, place 1 or 2 pieces of bread which have been soaked thoroughly with beer. Place in areas known to have roach infestations. Non-toxic roach traps are commercially available. As a last resort, put boric acid in non-food areas, such as cracks and crevices which are hard to reach with traps.
Boric acid is toxic by mouth - keep away from children and pets.
The fruit of the Osage orange tree, the hedgeapple, is a natural roach repellent. Leave one hedgeapple per room for effective deterrence up to two months. Fleas Fleas usually gain entry to your home through your pet or visitors' pets. For every flea on your pet, there may be as many as 100 more in the pet's environment. Bathe and comb your pet regularly.