blatticide

Etymology

From Blatta + -icide.

blatticide means A substance that kills cockroaches. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

A substance that kills cockroaches.“A new group of blatticides are the insect growth regulators (IGR). These chemicals act like the growth hormones of insects or block development of chitin, the major building block of the cockroach's exoskeleton.”