Do you find in the morning that your body is covered with itchy bites, and droplets of blood of unknown origin have appeared on your bed linen? Do you think you've been disturbed by the "bubbayka" from children's horror stories? No. Unfortunately, this nightmare is real. His name is bedbugs.
These parasites can become bloodthirsty neighbors of both rural residents and city dwellers. No one is safe from the appearance of bedbugs in their apartment.
When faced with such roommates, there is no need to panic. You won't have to throw away your furniture or move out of your apartment. Your problem can be solved.
Which method of destruction should you choose?
The fight against bedbugs must begin with choosing a method of destruction. You can get rid of bedbugs on your own or by contacting a pest control service for help. At the same time, you can destroy bedbugs yourself using both folk and chemical means.
When deciding which method is most preferable for you, remember:
- You can contact a specialized organization that removes harmful insects. This is the most effective way to combat bedbugs and their larvae. However, it also has disadvantages. Firstly, this pleasure is not cheap. Secondly, this method involves the use of “harsh” chemistry.
- It is possible to get rid of bedbugs using folk remedies if the parasites appeared in the apartment quite recently and did not have time to lay eggs.
- If the degree of infestation of the apartment is high, folk remedies did not help, and there is no desire to contact the pest control service for one reason or another; the bedbugs are destroyed by using chemicals yourself.
When choosing a product for independent “chemical” baiting of bedbugs, all available options are assessed according to several criteria:
- Is this remedy effective?
- Is it safe for residents and pets?
- Is it convenient to use the chosen product?
- Will it damage the furniture?
- Is the remedy financially accessible?
We fight bedbugs ourselves
Folk remedies.
The following folk remedies will help you rid your apartment of bedbugs:
- Vinegar solution is the safest remedy for people and animals. Vinegar should be used to wipe areas where bedbugs accumulate, as well as all surfaces where they may appear. This substance repels parasites with its pungent odor.
- Mix kerosene (100 g), naphthalene (5 g) and cresol (50 g). Treat areas where parasites accumulate with this mixture.
- Add green soap (30 g) to boiling water (100 g), and then kerosene (15 g) and turpentine (10 g). Perhaps this is the oldest remedy for bedbugs.
- Use a mixture of turpentine (100 g), kerosene (100 g) and naphthalene (20 g).
- You can prepare a mixture of turpentine (100 g), ethyl alcohol (100 g) and camphor (5 g).
- To treat furniture, use a mixture of denatured alcohol (150 g) and naphthalene (5 g). This solution is safe for upholstered furniture, including because it leaves no stains or streaks.
- Lubricate the required surface with valerian tincture, and the bugs will begin to crawl out on their own. However, this remedy has no effect on laid eggs.
- Furniture can be treated with salt water with alcohol and peroxide.
The listed compositions should be applied to the appropriate surfaces using a brush or spray. In the area where parasites accumulate, leave a rag soaked in the solution.
All solutions for fighting parasites have a sharp, unpleasant smell. It can negatively affect your health. Therefore, after spreading the mixture over the surfaces, you need to leave the apartment for at least a few hours.
- You can spread wormwood branches around the apartment.
- Bedbugs do not tolerate temperature changes. You should take advantage of this. Wash clothes and bed linen and iron them well. Boil all things that can be subject to such a procedure.
In winter, you can take things out into the cold for several hours.
Chemicals.
Nowadays, the range of various chemicals that help kill bedbugs is quite large. Such chemicals are conventionally divided into several groups:
- Aerosol sprays from bedbugs ("Prima-U", "Raid").
- Liquid products ("GET", "Lacterin").
- Powders ("Riapan", "Neopin"). Other remedies against bedbugs ("Clean House", "Karbofos", "Kukaracha").
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Preparing and treating the premises
So, let's move directly to preparing and treating the premises.
Remove food and dishes. It is advisable to cover them with waterproof film.
- Before using chemicals, carefully read the instructions.
- Take care of your safety and buy rubber gloves, glasses to protect your eyes, a gauze bandage, a spray device and a special vessel in which you will prepare the solution in advance.
- Household members and pets should vacate the apartment for several hours.
- Open the windows slightly.
- Isolate clothes, toys, other things, making sure that there are no bedbugs, their larvae or eggs on them.
- Disassemble and carefully treat sofas and beds.All parasite control solutions have a strong, unpleasant odor. It can negatively affect your health. Therefore, after spreading the mixture over the surfaces, you must leave the apartment for at least a few hours.
- You can place wormwood branches around the apartment.
- Bed bugs cannot tolerate temperature changes. You should take advantage of this. Wash clothes and bedding and iron them thoroughly. Boil all things that may be subject to this procedure.
- In winter, you can take things out into the cold for several hours.
These days, the range of various chemicals that help kill bedbugs is quite large. Such chemicals are conventionally divided into several groups:
Aerosol sprays against bedbugs (“Prima-U”, “Raid”).
Liquid products (“GET”, “Lakterin”).
Powders (“Riapan”, “Neopin”).
Other anti-bedbug remedies (“Clean House”, “Karbofos”, “Cucaracha”).
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- The most effective are those drugs that contain karbofos. Buy them at hardware stores.
- Preparing and processing the room
- So, let’s move on directly to preparing and processing the room.
- Put away food and dishes. It is advisable to cover them with waterproof film.
- Read the instructions carefully before using chemicals.
Household members and pets must vacate the apartment for a few hours.
Open the windows slightly.
Isolate clothing, toys, and other items, making sure they are free of bedbugs, their larvae, or eggs.
Disassemble and thoroughly clean sofas and beds.
