Thursday, April 06, 2006
Roach buster
Infestation of cockroaches in your premises? Bed bugs not letting you sleep? Don’t bother calling a pest terminator or using chemicals or sprays—these can be dangerous to your children. Try out fragrant incense sticks called Bellona from India.
Our kitchen and storeroom are invariably crawling with roaches throughout the summer and monsoon seasons. Previously we would have to empty out all the cabinets and thoroughly clean the rooms before applying all manner of sprays and chemicals to kill the bugs and roaches. But this has changed ever since we heard of the magical Bellona from a friend and ordered several packets directly from the manufacturer.
Now all we do is light one incense stick and shut all windows and doors of the infested room—then we got to bed. The next day all the bugs and roaches are littered on the floor, some dead and others passed out, with their legs twitching in the air! Sweep them out and that’s about it—the room stays clear of infestations for several months.
It seems that some ayurvedic or traditional herbs are used in the incense, which draws out the roaches from dark cabinet corners and knocks them senseless. It’s a pity that the ingredients are not mentioned on the packaging, which is a common failing of our traditional herbs and medicine manufacturers. This is the reason they are not able to market their products overseas. Each incense packet has three sticks and costs a ridiculous Rs. 9.5—in other words for $100 you can buy a lifetime’s supply of Bellona!
The manufacturers are:
Rohini Agarbatti Works,
Mysore 21,
Karnataka,
India.
One can write to them at this address or, even better, travel to the city of Mysore and pick up packets of incense sticks. Foreigners, in particular, should consider buying direct instead of depending on mail orders.
Our kitchen and storeroom are invariably crawling with roaches throughout the summer and monsoon seasons. Previously we would have to empty out all the cabinets and thoroughly clean the rooms before applying all manner of sprays and chemicals to kill the bugs and roaches. But this has changed ever since we heard of the magical Bellona from a friend and ordered several packets directly from the manufacturer.
Now all we do is light one incense stick and shut all windows and doors of the infested room—then we got to bed. The next day all the bugs and roaches are littered on the floor, some dead and others passed out, with their legs twitching in the air! Sweep them out and that’s about it—the room stays clear of infestations for several months.
It seems that some ayurvedic or traditional herbs are used in the incense, which draws out the roaches from dark cabinet corners and knocks them senseless. It’s a pity that the ingredients are not mentioned on the packaging, which is a common failing of our traditional herbs and medicine manufacturers. This is the reason they are not able to market their products overseas. Each incense packet has three sticks and costs a ridiculous Rs. 9.5—in other words for $100 you can buy a lifetime’s supply of Bellona!
The manufacturers are:
Rohini Agarbatti Works,
Mysore 21,
Karnataka,
India.
One can write to them at this address or, even better, travel to the city of Mysore and pick up packets of incense sticks. Foreigners, in particular, should consider buying direct instead of depending on mail orders.
