How to Keep Roaches Out of Cat Food

A review of a bag of dry cat food reveals a lot of ingredients, much of which is focused on the nutritional well-being of cats. A number of ingredients is also vegetable and animal-based, such as yellow corn, soybean, bone meal, animal fat and meat by-products, all of which make a tasty meal for your cat -- and cockroaches. An open or unprotected bag of cat food is an invitation to cockroaches and will ensure that you are unable to get rid of them anytime soon. Taking a couple of precautions can keep cockroaches out of your cat's food.

Things You'll Need

  • Large plastic pet food containers
  • Diatomaceous earth
  • Catnip
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Instructions

    • 1

      Store food in resealable plastic containers. Use several if you buy cat food in bulk and properly discard all empty cat food bags,

    • 2

      Sprinkle a light layer of diatomaceous earth, which is non-toxic to both humans and pets, along the edges of your floors and around entrances. Contact with diatomaceous earth will cause the roaches to dehydrate and die.

    • 3

      Sprinkle catnip on the floor near your cat's food bowl; catnip is a natural pest repellent and will make your cats quite happy as well. Use crumbled bay leaves also work.

    • 4

      Store cat food on a high cabinet shelf and lightly sprinkle boric acid on the cabinet. Boric acid will get on the roach's exoskeleton and slowly devour them. Keep away from children and pets as it can be toxic if ingested orally.