Processing an apartment from fleas: how and what to process, the best means

Fleas - ancient insects that ideally adapted for a long evolution to a way of life and a way of eating, causing great inconvenience to humans and animals. Surviving global cataclysms of bloodsuckers is difficult to destroy. That's why when parasites like fleas start in the house, the processing of the apartment from them should be carried out with great care and knowledge indoor preparationswhich will forever save housing from arthropods.

Rules and algorithm for processing an apartment

How to properly process an apartment from fleas of animals can be found on the sites pest control companies. For professionals, an algorithm has been developed that allows you not to miss a single corner, click or object in which fleas can be.

Processing an apartment from fleas should begin with the destruction of parasites on domestic animals, which are most often the cause of insects in housing.

If the cat has fleas, then the treatment of animals should be carried out until the bloodsuckers are completely exterminated. From cat fleas can get rid of with insecticidal shampoo, drops for catsspray and others effective means. Protect from re-infection can flea cat collarto be worn on the pet. The kitten tolerates drops or spray better.

Fleas are not always on the host’s body. They hide in secluded corners, in upholstery of upholstered furniture and carpets until the time comes to eat and destroy insects on animals, you can leave hidden bloodsuckers in the apartment.

Interesting!

The female flea does not lay eggs in one place, like many insects, but with great force “shoots” them. The eggs are non-sticky and freely show off from the wool, providing infection with a large area of ​​the premises by fleas. The eggs are tiny, so they are easily overlooked in the crevices of the floor, the pile of the carpet, or behind the baseboard. It is impossible to visually assess the degree of infection, therefore, a means for treating an apartment from fleas should effectively combat all forms of parasite development.

Before disinsection, thoroughly mechanical treatment of the apartment from fleas should be carried out using ordinary water, a vacuum cleaner and an insecticide solution. Carpets should be vacuumed, if possible, knocked out on the street and treated with a solution of an insecticide or a ready-made anti-flea remedy before being returned to their place. Fleas are very large temperature Rangein which they can exist. Therefore, it will not be possible to destroy insects by “freezing” or by heating.

All textiles, linens, and possibly clothes, will have to be soaked in a flea solution in a solution, and then washed. Vacuum thoroughly and clean furniture, especially soft furniture.

Old wooden floor - a favorite place basement fleas. They hide in secluded alkalis, under the baseboard in wooden furniture. Before proceeding with chemical treatment, you need to do a wet cleaning, wash all washable surfaces.

Due to the special arrangement of the limbs, fleas can be held on any surface. Insects are not afraid of light and jump highTherefore, it is worth processing all the places of their alleged localization.It is especially necessary to process the apartment from fleas if there is a small child in the house. The baby's crib should be cleaned with soapy water. Stuffed toys, bedding, soak in a bath with disinfectant and then wash.

You can disinfect an apartment against fleas using a steam generator, especially soft furniture upholstery or carpeting that cannot be removed. After pre-processing the apartment, you should proceed to the selection of insecticides.

Requirements for funds from fleas in the apartment

The chemical industry produces a lot of funds from synanthropic insects, but the means for treating an apartment from fleas must meet certain requirements:

• be effective in controlling insects and safe for residents of the apartment and pets;
• not require professional skills and processing equipment;
• Do not leave stains and drips on the furniture;
• act quickly so that you do not need to leave the room for a long time;
• it is better to choose a remedy in which there are several active substances belonging to different groups of insecticides.

Many synanthropic insects develop resistance to the most commonly used group of insecticides. The combined drug will increase the chance that the treatment of fleas in the apartment will completely and permanently relieve bloodsuckers.

An important factor in choosing a product is its cost-effectiveness and cost.

Overview of the best remedies for fleas

The industry produces insecticides in various forms:

• concentrate for solution preparation;
• powder;
• spray can.

Everyone decides how to treat the house from fleas of animals. With severe infection, you will have to use several products in different forms at once, different in composition and duration. It’s cheaper to process an apartment on your own, you just need to know what means are better to use.

Aerosols

Insecticidal agents in the form of an aerosol are most in demand, since they do not require preliminary dilution, have good penetrating power and allow you to process a large area in the room. The most effective are:

• Raptor - a complex aerosol preparation from the Russian manufacturer Raptor (Moscow) contains piperonyl butoxide, cypermethrin, tetramethrin. All components enhance each other's action and prevent the appearance of resistant offspring. One bottle is enough for processing 40 m² texture-diverse surfaces. Flea treatment with Raptor kills adult insects and their larvae. The microencapsulated form of the insecticide persists even after the solution dries, which means that the insects hatched from the eggs will die over time. The tool has a prolonged action (2-3 weeks), which allows you to get rid of the entire flea population in one treatment.
• Dichlorvos - An effective drug, which differs in composition from the previously produced. Now they produce aerosol products with various prefixes - Super, Neo, Eco, etc. Dichlorvos Super and Neo contain two insecticides - cypermethrin and permethrin. Dichlorvos Eco has a pleasant aroma of lavender, and Neo has no smell. Having processed the room from fleas, it is necessary to close it, having stood for several hours. Insects begin to die in 1-2 hours. With severe infection, re-treatment after 7-10 days may be required.
• Raid - the composition of the product includes cypermethrin, which quickly and effectively destroys adult insects and larvae. The drug is released with various fragrances - the aroma of citrus, lavender, spring freshness. Raid's disadvantage is that it leaves traces of furniture after drying. But they are easy to remove with a soap-soda solution. It destroys not only one species of insects, it acts on all flying, creeping synanthropic and alien arthropods.
• Combat cylinder is equipped with a flexible nozzle that allows you to carefully process hard-to-reach spots in the apartment.Two active substances - cifenotrin and imiprotrin belong to the group of pyrethroids and have a prolonged effect.

Solution concentrate

Concentrated preparations are used in professional disinfestation of premises. From a single bottle, you can get a large amount of working solution. It is convenient when processing surfaces with high absorbency.

• Chlorpirimac - a concentrated preparation based on chlorpyrifos. To obtain a solution, 5 g of the concentrate is diluted in 1 liter of water. The resulting solution can process the floor, skirting boards, tile and stone wall coverings, soak the textiles in it.
• Get - contains chlorpyrifos, enclosed in a microcapsule. It has a prolonged action. Does not stain furniture surfaces and fabrics. It is odorless.
• Biorin - an emulsion containing deltamethrin. The tool is professional. Therefore, it is not available for sale. Instantly kills fleas and other synanthropic insects. Very toxic and requires the observance of safety measures and the use of personal protective equipment.

Important!

To protect the skin, mucous membranes and respiratory tract, you need to wear clothes that completely cover the body, goggles and a respirator. Even those products that belong to the 3-4 hazard class can cause poisoning if there is a dosage violation or an individual tendency to allergic reactions.

Powder

In order to treat a room from fleas, insecticides in the form of powders can be used. They scatter in places inaccessible to animals and children, having a lasting effect on insects.

• Peretrum - A powder made from dried flowers of Dalmatian chamomile. It can be used to prevent infection, to avoid re-infection. Powder can sprinkle things in the closet if there are linen fleas. The lack of funds - instability in the world and a short duration.
• Brownie, Fenaxin, Clean house, Fas Double - powders with various pyrethrins, which are similar in effectiveness and mode of action to the previous drug. Treating the house with insecticidal powders allows you to destroy the entire flea population in one application.

After the chemical treatment of the apartment has been carried out, it is necessary to wash with soap and soda solution only those places where the residents will touch them with their hands. Wet cleaning is not recommended for 2-3 days, and in secluded places, let the product last as long as possible.

If the apartment has a small child, then his crib and furniture in his room can be treated with a solution of drops from cat fleas. The tool is not aggressive and effective.

To treat animal litter or children's toys from fleas, you can prepare a decoction of tansy, wormwood, lavender, orange peels, pomegranate, etc. After wet cleaning, rinse all surfaces with water, in which essential oil of geranium, tea tree, cloves, lavender is added . Such a measure will not only eliminate unpleasant odors, but also scare away blood-sucking insects.