The opinion that bedbugs are residents only of disadvantaged apartments, sanatoriums and hotels is erroneous. They can be unexpectedly found in a clean, comfortable apartment. However, there can be many reasons for their appearance. The fight against these pests is not easy. You can contact special services that will carry out a complete treatment of the premises, or you can try to cope with domestic parasites on your own by purchasing a bedbug remedy at a pharmacy.
House bugs
Bedbugs are very small insects, their body size reaches a maximum of 5 mm. They can be dark and light brown in color with small antennae and 6 legs. Wingless pests, thanks to a flat body, can penetrate any crack. Finding a bed bug in an apartment is not easy, mostly unwanted neighbors are noticed when they are already spread throughout the apartment.
Small and,seemingly not so dangerous insects bring a lot of inconvenience to residents. During the day, they hide in dark and, if possible, warm places (bugs are afraid of frost). This can be a gap in a bed, a wall, behind wallpaper, etc. At night, they are in search of warm-blooded animals, bite sleeping people and animals.
The reasons for the appearance of bedbugs in the apartment
It is impossible to say exactly what causes bedbugs. There can be many reasons for their occurrence. Bedbugs can be brought into the apartment with you on clothes from public transport or from the store along with purchased linen. They can be inherited from the former owners, the chances are especially high if their upholstered furniture remains in the house.
In apartment buildings, they can freely move from neighbors, especially if they started processing the premises using bedbug preparations. Bloodsuckers can get into the room through the ventilation shaft, get through the telephone wires, or along the outer walls of the building. Often pets bring insects to the apartment on their fur. Therefore, the appearance of bedbugs in the apartment does not indicate the uncleanliness of the owners.
How to find out about the presence of bedbugs in the apartment?
The first signs of the appearance of bedbugs are bites on the body, in place of which swelling and itching, and even pus, may appear. Bedbugs cannot be called carriers of any dangerous infections, but they can cause a strong allergic reaction. Also, the presence of insects in the apartment can be indicated by a sweetish specific smell, reminiscent of spoiled raspberries. The more bedbugs in the room, thethe unpleasant odor becomes more pronounced.
You can more precisely determine the presence of bedbugs in your apartment by examining the bed, mattress, and upholstered furniture. They settle on the seams of mattresses, between the backs and seats of sofas, armchairs and on their bottom. Feel good in pillows with removable covers. Their presence can be indicated by the husk that remains after the bugs lay their eggs. They are traces of their existence: smeared blood stains on the furniture and bed, as well as a large number of black dots on the wooden parts of the bed, armchair, sofa, etc.
How to get rid of bed bugs?
The process of dealing with these pests is quite long and difficult. First you need to understand what bedbugs appear from, try to eliminate the very cause. In winter, they can be de alt with by freezing. They are afraid of frost, so if you take out all the upholstered furniture, a blanket, pillows in the cold for at least 5 hours, then you can get rid of insects. But in order to eliminate the bedbugs under the wallpaper, baseboards, it is also necessary to ventilate the room well by opening the doors and windows, thereby starting the frost into the house.
A more reliable method of control is the use of insecticides. They are available on the market in a large assortment, in a wide variety of forms: aerosols, powders, gels, crayons. Many of them have a persistent and unpleasant smell, which is quite difficult to erode from the apartment. But, in general, it is odorous preparations that are the best to deal with bedbugs. You can buy a remedy for bedbugs in a pharmacy and hardware stores. Many eliminate hated neighbors in folk ways, using drugs available in every home.
Chemical agents for bed bugs
Bedbugs multiply very quickly in an apartment, they are able to adapt to almost all poisons. The most effective are modern chemical compositions-insecticides. Despite the fact that many representatives call their bedbug preparations safe for people, it is necessary to work with them with gloves, goggles and a respirator. After the treatment, it is desirable to ventilate the premises. And at the end of work with poison, you should thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water to protect your he alth from the occurrence of all kinds of problems in the future. With a strong infection of the apartment, insecticides such as Tetrix and Get will help to get rid of bedbugs most effectively.
"Tetrix" from bedbugs
The Dutch drug "Tetrix" is designed to fight blood-sucking insects. This tool is considered one of the most powerful for the destruction of bedbugs, ticks and fleas. It eliminates insects very quickly by acting on their digestive system. As a result, they cannot eat normally, and then die. "Tetrix" has a long duration, so the larvae, as soon as the eggs hatch, will also be destroyed in the same way.
"Tetrix" - a remedy for bedbugs, which has a light yellow tint, is available in liquid form. Due to the concentrated form of the drug, one package is enoughfor the processing of a large room in which there are about 5 beds. Before use, the composition must be diluted, for this, 1 liter of water must be added to 10-50 milliliters of Tetrix. With a strong infection of the apartment, the concentration can be increased. In a package designed for treating a dwelling, there is 250 ml of poison. There are also large containers on sale from 1 to 20 liters, they should be used for processing entire enterprises.
Get away bedbugs
Let's talk about the next effective drug. Get from bedbugs can be used independently, without the involvement of specialists. This is the most common and popular remedy. Get is a microencapsulated drug that drastically cracks down not only on bedbugs, but also on other types of insects. Inside the capsules is the active substance chlorperifos, which affects the nervous system of the pest, leading to the development of paralysis. Bedbugs die only 5 hours after contact with poison, having managed to infect their relatives during this time.
Drug Benefits Get:
- Safe for people, birds and animals.
- Not allergenic.
- Odorless and non-staining.
- Resistant to UV rays and temperature fluctuations.
- Destroys all varieties of bedbugs, not a specific individual.
- Effective for 16 months, preventing laid bedbug eggs from surviving.
- Economy. One bottle will be enough forprocessing room of about 100 square meters.
This remedy for bedbugs in a pharmacy is characterized by a high cost, which many consider its disadvantage. Although the price of the Get drug is fully consistent with its quality.
How should chemicals be used?
Get and "Tetrix" special insecticides must be distributed in places where bedbugs are most concentrated (walls, upholstered furniture, carpets, baseboards, wallpaper, door slopes, etc.) by spraying them. You need to process the whole apartment at once, otherwise you won’t be able to get rid of them, they will simply move to the safest room. Do not forget about protective equipment, as well as all residents for a while it is better to relocate to relatives or friends.
Bug control at home
If the bugs just appeared in the apartment and did not have time to breed, then you can fight them without the use of hazardous chemicals. Here's how to destroy bedbugs at home without harm to the he alth of residents:
- Chamomile. It is necessary to grind the dry inflorescences of the plant and scatter in places where bugs accumulate. You can also put them in a pillowcase or on a mattress, because they are absolutely harmless to human he alth.
- Acetic acid. Undiluted 70-90% vinegar should be used on areas where there is a high likelihood of bed bugs. Lubricate bed crevices, baseboards, paintings on the wrong side, etc.
- wormwood. Spread the plant around the apartment. You can buy this remedy for bedbugs in a pharmacy in driedsee.
These methods do not kill bed bugs, but scare them away, forcing them to flee from an unpleasant smell. Therefore, they should be used for prevention purposes or to facilitate living with unpleasant blood-sucking neighbors, to improve sleep before the apartment is completely treated with special compounds.
Other bedbug poisons
Bedbugs are able to develop immunity to various poisonous drugs, therefore, after some time after the treatment, it should be repeated, but already using other insecticides. The most accessible poison from bedbugs is dichlorvos, as well as dust. The first one is very convenient to use for processing furniture, which is not desirable to be filled with a poisonous solution or covered with powders. But its disadvantage is a persistent and unpleasant odor that disappears for a long time. Although odorless dichlorvos and even with aromatic additives have now appeared on sale.
Dust is produced in various forms, but powder is recommended for the destruction of insects. This poison should be applied in a thin layer on the possible habitats of bedbugs (near the legs of the bed, along the baseboards). It is necessary to carry out dusting periodically until the complete disappearance of insects, since it is not able to destroy egg laying, and bugs may reappear in the apartment after a while.
A powdered dust is commercially available, which is recommended to be diluted in water and then applied to the surface with a spray gun or brush. For example, the drug brand "Clean House". Toto process a one-room apartment, it will take about 5 packs of such a dust. It is toxic and must be handled with care, and wipe all surfaces thoroughly after a few hours.
Ultrasonic Bedbug Repellers
Many, trying to find the answer to the question of how to quickly get rid of bed bugs, are faced with ultrasonic well-advertised repellers. It is not worth buying them to fight bedbugs, they do not have a negative effect on insects. It’s better to call SES for that money or buy a proven remedy for bedbugs at a pharmacy.
Insects such as cockroaches or ants can live in each apartment, but still the most unpleasant are the bugs. If other insects feed on the remnants of food, then it is they who feed on the blood of people, thereby spoiling their life in their own home. Dealing with them is quite difficult, but still possible, and only good bedbug poison will help with this.
