All about bedbugs
About 50 years ago, bedbugs were considered ordinary indoor insects. They tried to persistently deal with them and most succeeded. However, in terms of their survivability they are in a leading position. The bug migrates quite quickly, its movement speed reaches one and a half meters per minute. This is considering that
A bedbug is a very small blood-sucking ectoparasite.
Therefore, if someone suddenly has these insects, then they may well spread to their neighbors. Bedbugs love wood in the house, all kinds of joints, cracks in furniture, trim, windows, baseboards, and even sockets.
Special services
At the moment, there is no 100% strategy for eliminating bed bugs in apartments, in which you can spend a little time and money, and then immediately remove all the parasites.
If a lot of similar insects appear in one or several rooms, the tenant should immediately contact specialists from a special pest control service (SES).
This way you can save a lot of time and money.
What are the features of the work of disinfection companies? Specialists from the SES destroy insects using cold fog generators - ULV DH 30/C 100. Such devices reduce the volume of insecticide used by releasing a uniform fog.
Thus, apartment disinfestation takes place in a safe manner.
Disinfestation by SES specialists is the fastest, highly effective method of destroying sofa or other parasites and their eggs, which are very difficult to get rid of on your own.
Difficulties in fighting bedbugs
The problem of fighting bedbugs is that they reproduce quickly (a sexually mature female lays 5 eggs per day) and do not have a single nest; they randomly take over the area and begin their rapid spread.
The situation is complicated by the fact that even in the absence of food, the described parasites hibernate (a state of suspended animation) for a very decent period of time from six months to a year. This is important when the apartment is on sale and has been empty for a long time.
Bedbug bites
Blood-sucking parasites primarily hunt at night, responding to the heat generated by the human body. And since, at the same time as taking blood, they inject an anesthetic into the skin, the victims do not wake up during the “feast”. But then the bedbug bites appear in all their glory.
These bites are difficult to distinguish from mosquito bites or damage from linen lice. And only when the bites do not go away for a long time, but only become larger and stronger, do they turn to a dermatologist, who identifies the true cause.
suspect that the bites belong to bedbugs based on chains of bites (4-6 in a row).
the remains of their vital activity - particles of chitinous cover, eggs, minor bloody marks on light-colored linen - can also indicate that there are uninvited guests in the house
How do bedbugs get into the house?
No one is immune from the appearance of unpleasant insects in their home. They can start and live under old wallpaper or in old furniture. Therefore, it is advisable to check this point when purchasing a new home on the secondary market.
Types of bedbugs
- 1. Bedding. A particularly famous species of bedbugs. Lives in furniture and narrow crevices. It feeds on human and animal blood. The domestic bug has a flattened, brown body. Parasites sit in their secluded crevices during the day and come out to hunt at night. Their bites cause itching, irritation or other allergic skin reactions. 2. Triatomine bugs. The second designation is kissing parasites, since they gnaw a person in the lip area or near the eyes. These bugs are carriers of a serious disease - Chagas disease. The head of the individual is famous for its cone-shaped shape. 3. Soldier bug. It feeds on plants, fruits and berries. 4. Harmful turtle. One of the most dangerous agricultural pests. 5. Cruciferous bugs. They are also called cabbage. The main food of these bugs is turnips, radishes, and cabbage. Pests pierce leaves and lay eggs on them. 6. Green arboreal shieldweed. The popular name is “stink bug”.
Bed bugs - why and where they appear most often
Only bed bugs or house bugs live in the premises. Previously, this was only a problem in hostels and cheap hotels. About 5-7 years ago, the issue of bedbugs again became relevant, only they were no longer limited to dormitories, they began to actively settle in private houses and apartments.
The old stock of low-quality housing - Khrushchev and Stalin buildings, communal housing, etc. - very often suffers from bedbug bites. One of the explanations at the official level is that people began to travel more often to different warm countries, from where they brought bedbugs.
In addition, bed bugs become more adapted to control methods. In the 80s, very severe toxins were used, which were subsequently banned. The parasites have only become more resistant to the chemicals used.
Another possible reason for the appearance of dangerous parasites is the active migration of people from countries with worse living standards. People who moved to Russia or even just came to work could bring blood-sucking insects with them in their things.
What other reasons are there for the appearance of bedbugs in apartments and houses?
1. from neighbors. Bedbugs, like cockroaches, sneak into apartments through cracks in walls and ventilation holes. An especially severe invasion occurs if neighbors decide to poison parasites en masse. 2. from guests. Bedbug larvae easily enter a room if they are on the clothes of a person who comes to visit. Also, the room may become infected during renovation. 3. from furniture. Old furniture, even antique ones, is a very common case of bed bugs. Especially if you buy a sofa not from a store, but from your own hands. No one gives a guarantee that there are no unnoticed “tenants” there. 4. from packaging of household appliances. When purchasing any equipment, the set includes a box and, of course, foam. Bedbugs love such places and breed easily there. 5. from wearable items. If you had to live for some time in not very good conditions, then when leaving, it is recommended to carefully check your things. 6. from pets. Such cases are rare, but possible. Bedbugs can cling to animal fur and infest cages of rodents and birds with food and other consumables.
Common habitats for bedbugs in an apartment
When processing, you must first of all pay attention to the following secret places (bedbug infestations) where insects tend to settle...
In general, at the moment, bed bugs can appear in almost any home, even clean ones, regardless of its living conditions. Most often, bedbugs appear in apartments with various items that have already been used - first of all, books, clothes, furniture.
Bed bugs are especially active at night and they find their prey by smell.
Reviews
Victor, 39 years old, Omsk
Pyrethrum has always helped me quite well against various insects, but I noticed that when bedbugs appear, the effect is no longer the same. I added diatomaceous earth to it - it worked great, no one was bitten literally the next day.
Alena, 40 years old, St. Petersburg
When treating bedbugs with insecticides, I tried to avoid sofas and other upholstered furniture. And later I realized that protection was needed there too. I decided to use turpentine and kerosene with naphthalene. I applied it pointwise in different places. It was impossible to sleep for the first few days, but it helped.
Anastasia, 33 years old, Vladivostok
For me, the fastest way is temperature exposure. Before that, I tried poisoning bedbugs with aerosols containing poison, but it was harmful to health. To speed up the process of treatment with a steam generator, I covered some surfaces with boric acid, and some areas with pyrethrum. After that, it didn’t take long to remove the insects. I killed some with hot steam, and those who escaped from me died from dehydration (I later found corpses).
Effective ways to remove bedbugs
Getting rid of bedbugs from your home forever is quite a difficult task. As soon as it is discovered that these insects are present in an apartment or house, you must immediately begin to take action.
It is absolutely possible to get rid of bedbugs at home on your own and forever, without resorting to the help of professionals (exterminators). There are quite a lot of ways offered.
The most effective is considered to be complete simultaneous heating (better produced by a steam generator) of the entire bedbug-infested room with dry heat. The second method, most often used in garden houses, is freezing (about 20 degrees minus). Blood-sucking parasites are vulnerable to cold.
How to effectively fight bedbugs at home?
Bedbugs in an apartment - how to get rid of them
- If there are legs on the sofa or bed, they should be placed in containers filled with oil. In this case, the bedbugs will not be able to escape.
- Everything that was on the bed, all bedding, must be boiled and boiled. This is necessary in order to destroy eggs and larvae that may have already been laid on bedding or pillows.
- Iron your bed linen well (bedbugs will not survive temperatures above 50 degrees).
- There is also a specially formulated chemical. However, it is recommended to use it only for folds of sofas or furniture.
- You can't do without a vacuum cleaner. It thoroughly cleans all furniture from all sides.
Chemicals for removing annoying bugs:
- Executioner . Fenthion is a substance that quickly kills bedbugs. It spreads in the air and penetrates the parasite's body, entering its nervous system.
- Hector . A popular remedy, considered one of the most effective. The product is odorless and completely harmless to others.
- Empire 20 . A very fast-acting substance. However, there is a minus, its smell is too strong.
- Digital . The product is usually used by all kinds of insect control services.
- Ecokiller . The safest remedy of all of the above. Safe for people, pets, even indoor plants.
Listed are the means that can definitely help remove unpleasant parasites from your home.
There are also many traditional methods of fighting bedbugs...
How to get rid of bedbugs using folk remedies
- Tansy. This plant is a poisonous species. During flowering, cut it off entirely and dry it in a cool, dry room. Afterwards, spread the dry leaves of tansy in those places where bedbugs live. The pungent smell of tansy should scare them away. However, when using this product, it is necessary to ventilate the room twice a day.
- Sagebrush. The human body tolerates this plant calmly. And at the same time, wormwood grass makes it possible to get rid of many annoying parasites. It is also effective against fleas, which also often bother residents of the first floors.
- Swamp wild rosemary. Contains essential oil. The wild rosemary plant has a rather pungent odor, which is irritating not only to parasitic insects, but also to humans. After treating with wild rosemary grass, it is necessary to ventilate the apartment for three days.
- You can use vinegar or turpentine to exterminate bedbugs at home, if they are in small quantities. Vinegar is needed at 9% or even vinegar essence will be needed, it should be lubricated with all ventilation holes, baseboards, corners, vents, cracks near the door and windows, as well as places where insects were previously found. Such treatments are necessary for 4-5 days twice a day.
Combine the selected composition, coat problem areas, close the room for 24 hours, then ventilate thoroughly.
Instead of turpentine, you can use kerosene or ammonia.
As when processing other chemicals, personal protective equipment - gloves, goggles, a respirator, boots, a protective suit or thick clothing that protects the skin as much as possible.
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Of course, it is impossible to quickly get rid of bedbugs and their infestations in large quantities. You will have to invest a lot of effort and time. In order to quickly, completely and permanently get rid of bedbugs, it is best to call a special insect control service.
However, you need to choose a good company, pay attention to the reputation of the service, and choose more well-known companies. Naturally, the price will be a little higher, however, in this case, saving money should come almost in last place.
Heat treatment
For normal life, bedbugs need an environment with a temperature of +20°С… +30°С.
A decrease or increase in temperature to them . You can take advantage of this fact to destroy insects that live in the mattress, old furniture and all those things that we carefully packed in sealed bags. If the bedbug infestation occurred in the summer, take everything possible outside into the full sun. It is not a fact that all individuals will die immediately; repeat the procedure for several days in a row. If it's winter outside , you can take items out into the cold and expose the parasites to cold treatment.
