I got a little fed up with paying the bug guy X amount of dollars to come spray for these pesky critters, because they kept coming back. Maybe he wasn't spraying enough poison; maybe my place is beyond infestation; but, whatever the case, I found this homemade remedy that seems to work well!

Equal parts of: Baking soda, sugar, and water. Mix; spread in areas where you have seen the roaches; watch them suffer.

I used 1/4 cup of the baking soda, sugar and water, but felt it was a little thin. So, I added an additional tablespoon of the sugar and baking soda - perfect. You want the thickness to be a little thinner than lotion.