How to get rid of bedbugs once and for all?

Infection of the apartment with bloodsucking insects occurs at lightning speed. It is enough to bring one female into the house, and in a month the house will be inhabited by dozens of bugs. It is enough for female individuals to mate once with the male in order to lay eggs throughout the entire life cycle. People often do not suspect that housing is infected with parasites, confusing bites with an allergic reaction or eczema. In the summer, red spots on the body are mistaken for mosquito bites.If insects are found in the apartment, immediate measures must be taken to destroy the pests. How to get rid of bedbugs quickly and efficiently, without resorting to the help of professional deservices, we will consider in more detail.

How to detect bed bugs in an apartment

There are several methods to recognize that parasites are wound up in your home. Simple methods are to set traps, audit the space under the furniture and inspect the bedding.

Bedbugs attack the victim at night, running from secluded places to bed. At once, the insect inflicts several attacks on humans. This is due to the presence of bites on the body, resembling paths. To find out whether there are parasites in the house, you need to move the sleeping furniture from the wall and wrap the bottom or legs with tape, adhesive side out. Of several individuals, one bug will fall into the trap, tightly glued to the tape. Found one parasite? The apartment is infected, immediately take measures to destroy the bugs with special services or on your own.

An equally effective method for detecting parasites is to cover the bed with white bedding. Set an alarm at 3 a.m. This is the time when parasites become active and go in search of food. Get out of bed, turn on the light and examine the white sheet. If you have bugs, then on the sheet you will find bloody spots, black dots (excrement), the remains of the chitinous cover of bloodsuckers.

Important! The presence of bugs in the house is evidenced by a specific smell in the room, reminiscent of the sour raspberries.

It is impossible to detect bed bugs during the day. Bloodsuckers are hiding in the secluded corners of the apartment, far from human eyes.

Where do the bugs live

A favorite habitat for bloodsuckers is furniture upholstery. It is always dry and warm. No need to travel long distances in search of food.

Attention! Bedbugs go hunting once every 7 days! The daily appearance of new bites on the body indicates a strong infection of the apartment!

A cluster of bugs can be detected:

• Behind the wall paintings;
• Under the windowsill;
• Under the baseboard;
• On the back walls of cabinets and bedside tables;
• In the drawers of the wardrobe;
• At the seams of the wallpaper departed from the wall;
• In the folds of the sofa;
• In boxes for storage of linen;
• Hardcover books;
• In the stacks of newspapers;
• In wooden constructions of beds and sofas.

Once and for all, special insecticides with neuro-paralytic, contact, asphyxiation or intestinal action will independently etch the blood-sucking parasites on their own. Folk methods of destroying bedbugs are effective for minor infection of housing or for the prevention of relapse.

How to prepare for self-processing

Before getting rid of bed bugs, it is necessary to carry out cleaning, which includes:

• Analysis of cabinets with bed linen and clothes;
• Dust removal under furniture;
• Recycling old newspapers and books;
• Restoring order in the pantry room and niches;
• Washing bedding at the highest temperatures, followed by ironing;
• Packaging food in plastic bags, a container with tight lids;
• Analysis of the design of berths;
• Removing paintings and watches from the walls.

Attention! Before removing bugs, infected furniture is dismantled. Be careful! It is important not to frighten off individuals! The skin is removed, the rear walls are unscrewed.

Below is an overview of the best remedies for bedbugs intended for the treatment of residential premises.

Ways to deal with bedbugs

There are several methods for destroying bedbugs at home:

• Chemical. The use of insecticides: powders, crayons, aerosols, gels;
• Mechanical. Crushing bugs and burning larvae in nests;
• Physical. Destruction of bloodsuckers by freezing, boiling water and steam.

Important! Not all chemical compounds have a detrimental effect on the larvae. Most insecticides can etch adults. That is why it is necessary to carry out several treatments, with an interval of 3 to 5 days.

There is an opinion that removing bugs in a physical way is most effective. Armed with a steam generator, you can quickly destroy adult insects.

Freezing is not the best way to deal with bedbugs. At low air temperatures, insects fall into suspended animation (hibernation). The life process resumes when furniture is brought into the house and the temperature regime is stabilized.

The mechanical method works when all measures for the persecution of bedbugs were taken and only single drugged individuals remained in the apartment.

Powder Insecticides

Powders are intended for self-destruction of domestic bugs. Bulk insecticide can be used in dry form or serve as the basis for the preparation of a working solution.

The use of powders for direct processing of furniture is not very convenient. Removing chemical residues from the upholstery is problematic. Powder residues on furniture can cause an allergic reaction. Regular contact with the skin of households and prolonged inhalation of particles of a poisonous substance leads to irritation of the skin and respiratory organs.

The powder is treated with wooden components of furniture, boxes for storing linen. The use of bulk chemicals provides reliable protection against bugs for preventive purposes.

Important! Bed bugs do not eat powder, the chemical enters the body of the insect when cleaning the chitinous cover and paws.

Popular drugs differ:

1. Neopin;
2. Karbofos;
3. Super Fas.

Low toxicity is considered the drug Neopin. The active substance is feverfew. The insecticide is recommended for use in rooms where young children and pregnant women live.

Before treatment, Neopin is dissolved in a ratio of 2 teaspoons per liter of water. The instructions indicate that for cooking it is better to use boiled or distilled water, devoid of impurities.

The finished solution is irrigated with furniture, paying particular attention to the bottom and upholstery. The poisonous substance is left for 2 hours, after which the chemical is washed off. The treatment is repeated daily for 14 days. Suitable for prophylactic and focal disinfestation with minor infection.

The water-soluble insecticide Karbofos is effective and fast-acting. Melatoin, which is part of the product, has a detrimental effect on bed bugs. A solution is prepared in the ratio of 30 g of powder to 5 liters of water and the possible habitats of the parasites are treated. The chemical is toxic; processing with open windows is necessary. A respirator and rubber gloves are used to protect the skin and respiratory organs.

Super Fas is a water-soluble insecticide that is highly effective in controlling bugs. For self-disinfestation, it is necessary to dissolve 10 g of powder in 1 liter of water and process the living room. Particular attention is paid to the space under the baseboard, the back walls of upholstered and cabinet furniture. Zeta-Cypermethrin is the basis of the drug, which has a nerve-paralytic effect.

Bedbug aerosols

The most effective way to poison parasites is to use aerosol insecticides. Speed ​​of action and ease of use - the main advantages poisonous agents.

Special demand and popularity among consumers are:

1. Combat
2. Raptor
3. Executioner;
4. Geth.

Aerosol treatment is carried out in a respirator. After disinfection, the room leaves. The death of insects occurs instantly. Small particles of a poisonous compound penetrate into inaccessible slots and folds of furniture upholstery.

The German drug Get is capable of etching bugs in an apartment forever (at home they use gel and aerosol).

The executioner has a high toxicity against bloodsucking. The tool belongs to insecticides of nerve and choking effects. It is released in the form of a concentrate and aerosol.

Important! Aerosols do not affect eggs. Re-treatment is carried out after 10 to 14 days.

Crayons and gels are effective only for the prevention of bugs. After successful self-disinsection, it is necessary to apply gel or chalk insecticides around the perimeter of the apartment, on the rear walls of the furniture.

Folk ways to destroy bugs

Bloodsuckers do not tolerate pungent odors. Everything that smells strongly can be used to protect against bedbugs.

Folk methods of fighting bugs boil down to smelling herbs in the apartment, washing floors with vinegar or essential oils, rubbing baseboards with ammonia.

The disadvantage of alternative methods of killing parasites is a pungent odor that irritates the human respiratory tract. After processing, the persistent aroma does not weather for a long time. Herbs and solutions based on vinegar and ammonia do not give a 100% guarantee that the bugs will die out. Such methods are not aimed at exterminating, but at repelling insects.

An alcoholic solution with the addition of naphthalene and vinegar essence has a deterrent effect. The armrests of upholstered furniture are subject to processing. The disadvantage is a suffocating odor that does not allow you to sleep normally on the couch.

When deciding to deal with bedbugs using folk methods, be prepared for repeated re-treatments. Efficiency will be higher if, in combination, physical methods of pest control are used.

Physical methods of killing blood-sucking parasites

The method of freezing bugs is applicable in rural areas. Contaminated furniture is taken out in the cold and left on the street for several days. During this time, the house is audited, carefully inspecting the space under the windowsills, behind the cabinets and under the baseboard.

All bedding, blankets and bedspreads must be washed and ironed with steam.

Before you bring furniture into the house, carry out the treatment using a cypermethrin-based insecticide. The chemical method in combination with the physical one brings a more effective result.

A steam generator will help to quickly kill bugs. In its absence, you can use a steam iron. All components are dismantled and steamed.

Before fighting bugs on your own, weigh the pros and cons. It is important to assess the extent of the infection. With a strong population, it is impossible to cope with the bloodsuckers on their own. The use of folk remedies for bedbugs not only does not bring results, but can also harm the health of households.

How to protect yourself from parasite bites

The best way to avoid contact with bedbugs is to carry out pest control. It happens that one treatment does not bring results and bloodsuckers continue to bite households. In this case, simple methods of protection against insects are used.

Bed bugs do not tolerate strong odors.Spirits will help scare away pests from themselves. Perfume is applied to the body before bedtime. The method is not recommended for allergy sufferers and young children.

Advice! Bites on the body swell and itch heavily. Well removes the itch ointment "Hydrocortisone." Often, the drug is not recommended because of the hormone content.

An effective way to scare away parasites from yourself is to smear your wrists with an “Asterisk”. Citrus-based essential oils provide protection from bedbug attacks all night.

How to prevent re-infection by bedbugs

Prevention at home is vigilance. Do not bring upholstered furniture thrown away by past owners into the house. Most likely it was disposed of due to infection with parasites. Furniture purchased from a hand or in a store must be carefully inspected before being brought into the apartment.

Business travelers are advised to inspect personal belongings upon arrival home. The clothes need to be rubbed and ironed.

All sorts of ways for parasites to enter the apartment should be eliminated. Seal the gaps in the floor and door frame. The ventilation mesh must be changed to a smaller one.

Never sell contaminated furniture. Part of the bugs will still remain in the apartment, and innocent people will suffer from a rash act!

Shushunova Elena Valerievna Epidemiologist, Client Relations Manager, 3Dez Altai LLC

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