Domestic bugs are blood-sucking parasites that live on the premises. This is not only unpleasant, but also dangerous. Insects can cause serious damage to health. Many mistakenly think that they start only in neglected rooms. Bedbugs can penetrate even the most well-kept apartment. It is important to know the causes of the appearance of insects, signs of their habitat, as well as means of their destruction.
Penetration paths
Bedbugs can get into your home:
• From an adjacent room. Insects penetrate through ventilation shafts, windows, cracks.
• Together with the person. Owners or other people visiting the apartment may bring insects or their larvae in their hand luggage or on their clothes.
• With things. Parasites can be brought from travel, as they can live in hotels or trains.
• With furniture. Bed bugs can hide in the crevices of furniture or upholstery. The risk is especially high if you purchase used furniture.
• With household appliances. Parasites can often be in the packaging or on the devices themselves.
Especially often this problem is encountered by people who have moved to an apartment previously owned by other owners. Without food, insects can fall into a state of suspended animation and is in it from six months to a year, becoming more active at the entrance of new residents.
Signs of the presence of insects and their habitat
The most active insects at night. They are attracted to the smell and warmth of the human body. Insects pierce the skin, inject anesthetic and begin to suck out the blood.
Possible habitats of parasites:
• in folds and upholstery of upholstered furniture;
• ventilation shafts;
• housing of household appliances;
• under carpets;
• behind skirting boards;
• shoes and clothes in storage;
• under the wallpaper;
• behind skirting boards.
The main signs of the presence of insects:
• several itchy bites on the skin in the form of a chain;
• with a large accumulation of parasites, an acidic smell is felt;
• traces of life - blood on clothes and underwear, excrement, eggs.
If there is a suspicion of the presence of parasites, it is necessary to find their nests and urgently take measures to destroy them.
As a rule, the following tools are used for destruction:
• insecticidal;
• folk;
• heat treatment.
How to get rid of bedbugs at home with insecticides
To destroy bugs, insecticides are used in the form of a solution, powder or aerosol. By acting on the nervous system of parasites, they effectively destroy them.
Most popular remedies:
1. Riapan. The product is in the form of a powder, which is scattered in the places of the alleged accumulation and movement of insects. It is left for some time, after which a wet cleaning is carried out.
2. "Cet" (chlorpyrifos). A solution with capsules, which are diluted one to five with water. They process the places of accumulation and the paths of movement of parasites. Capsules stick to insects and they transfer them to nests. The activity of the drug persists throughout the year. The substance is odorless and does not constitute a danger to animals and humans.
3. "Ryde." Pungent aerosol. Spray on the surface. The effect lasts up to two weeks after application.
4. The Executioner. Liquid packaged in small bottles. The concentrate is diluted in water and sprayed onto the surface. Suitable for processing clothes, books, textiles and bedding. Safe for humans.
When using modern insecticides, it is worth remembering that having high efficiency, they can have one or another negative effect on humans.
How to get rid of bedbugs at home using folk remedies
Folk remedies are used in the presence of a small number of insects, or as a prophylaxis if parasites can penetrate from a neighboring house.
Method 1. Vinegar
Use essence or 9% vinegar. It scares off insects, but does not destroy them. Processing is carried out three times a day for four days.
With a solution of vinegar or vinegar essence, plinths, furniture and other hard-to-reach spots where parasites were found are wiped.
Method 2. Herbs with a pronounced smell
The safest remedy. However, as in the case of vinegar, herbs do not destroy, but only frighten off insects. To prevent them from entering the housing, they use: tincture or the grass of valerian, tea tree oil, wormwood or tansy.
Branches of plants are laid out throughout the house. Dried raw materials are ground into powder, which is poured into hard-to-reach places. Tea tree oil or valerian tincture is diluted with water and sprayed on the surface.
Method 3. The use of turpentine and other means
Turpentine is a toxic liquid that has a pungent odor. She perfectly fights with bedbugs.
For the fight, turpentine is used in its pure form or as part of the following mixtures:
1. grated household. soap - 50 g;
20 ml of kerosene;
turpentine - 15 ml;
hot water - 150 ml.
2. 30 g pasta PS;
pure water - 70 ml
turpentine and kerosene - 20 ml each.
1. naphthalene - 60 g;
kerosene and turpentine - 300 ml each.
2. salicylic acid - 2.5 ml;
60 ml of carbolic acid and turpentine.
Processing Method:
• All components connect.
• The resulting mixture is sprayed onto the surface or lubricated with a sponge.
• The room is left closed for the required time.
• Ventilate well.
• Carry out a general cleaning.
Processing Sequence and Safety Rules
When using aggressive folk remedies or isecticides, safety measures must be strictly observed.
1. Even using safe means, people and pets must leave the room during processing.
2. The instruction should be studied. The method of preparation and use of the product pay special attention.
3. Handle the room in overalls, glasses, rubber gloves and a respirator.
4. Rinse the clothes in which they were processed, rinse your mouth and nose with plenty of clean water, take a shower.
The sequence of cleaning the room from parasites:
1. Personal use items are sealed and taken out of the room, examining them carefully for the presence of adult individuals and eggs.
2. Textiles are removed and washed in hot water. Things that can not be wetted, wrapped in a bag and carried out in a hot place for several days, or two hours in the cold.
3. Carpets are lifted, furniture is pushed back, pictures are removed. Skirting boards are unfastened from the walls. Books sorted out.
4. Surfaces are treated with the selected tool, removing special attention to batteries, rear walls of cabinets, doors, ventilation grilles and other hard-to-reach places.
5. Windows and doors close and withstand the time specified in the instructions. Then the room is aired. The surfaces are washed with soda solution at the rate of: 300 g of soda per liter of water.
If you adhere to all the rules and recommendations for processing the premises, you can easily get rid of parasites forever. As a prophylaxis, periodically use folk remedies for repelling insects.
