How to Make a Cheap Insect Ant and Roach Trap Step 1: Gather supplies- Sugar, water, boric acid, gloves, containers to place mixture in, and something to mix it in and with. Step 2: Mix the sugar, boric acid (it doesn’t take much about 3 parts sugar to 1 part boric acid), and water into a paste. … Continue reading How to Make a Cheap Insect Ant and Roach Trap