How and how to kill bed bugs

Bed bugs are one of the oldest insects on the planet. They pester their bites primitive people hiding in caves. Bed bugs survived all the disasters and now comfortably side by side with people in city apartments. Despite the fact that fighting methods over the millennia have changed, insects are still found next to humans. Chemists and biologists think how to kill bugs, but there is no magic drug that can solve the problem once and for all.

Why are they coming back

Effectively poisoning bugs, at one time saving the house from parasites, is almost impossible. Existing preparations for self-disinfestation act only on adult insects and their larvae (nymphs). Egg layinghidden in secluded places, in crevices and behind furniture, in the wrong side of carpets and under wallpaper, they calmly wait for their turn. The young generation that appeared after the treatment attacks the man with renewed vigor. They are attracted to the smell, the warmth of the human body, and only a new “chemical attack” is able to temporarily stop the attack.

Interesting!

Once in the apartment, the bug seeks a lot and regularly eat. In order to give birth to offspring, the female needs to drink up to 10 ml of blood per meal. Once every 5-6 days they go “to the table”, and after receiving their portion of blood, they are removed to a secluded place to digest it. With abundant nutrition, the female can lay 5-8 eggs daily. Nymphs drink less blood, but eat daily, because they need food to go to the next stage of development.

Another reason why killing bugs has become more difficult than 20-30 years ago is their ability to become insensitive to the drugs used. They pass on resistance by inheritance. With each generation, the number of bugs safely surviving the use of proven and effective poisons is increasing.

It is becoming more and more difficult to poison and kill bugs that are “nourished” by chemicals. According to statistics, the population of domestic bugs over the past 4-5 years has grown several dozen times. In Philadelphia, New York, Detroit, more than 50% of housing is infected with bedbugs. Rich Switzerland, prim England, prosperous Germany suffer from an insect invasion.

Chemicals

The use of chemicals is the surest way to kill bedbugs in an apartment so that you and your loved ones get rid of the dangerswhich represent bloodsuckers. Pyrethroids, which manufacturers use in all means of bugs, were synthesized in the late 40s of the XX century. The efforts of chemists, toxicologists, biochemists and biologists have synthesized the third generation of pyrethroids, which are 2.5 times superior in insecticidal properties to second-generation pyrethroids.

To pyrethroids of the 1st and 2nd generation, the bugs developed "immunity". Studies by scientists have shown that the level of resistance can reach 10 thousand.This means that in order to kill resistant bugs, it is necessary to use a 10,000 times larger dose of the drug. To enhance the effect of pyrethroids, without increasing their concentration in the remedy for bugs, various additives are introduced into it. It can be insecticides of another group or synergists that inhibit the action of enzymes that deactivate poisonous substances that enter the body of bugs.

Interesting!

The study of the properties of pyrethrum, a natural insecticide obtained from ash leaf or Dalmatian chamomile powder, began in the 17th century. In the 40s of the XX century, about 20 thousand tons of dried flowers per year were produced in the world, and about 70% of raw materials were supplied to the world market by Japan. In the 30s, the industrial production of pyrethrins, extracted with the help of organic solvents from chamomile flowers, was begun. To study the properties and synthesis of chemical analogues - pyrethroids, scientists took more than 300 years.

In many of the most effective means of killing bugs, organophosphorus compounds are used as the second active substance. They quickly kill bugs ("knockdown effect") and for a long time retain a residual effect. The disadvantage of organophosphorus components is their toxicity against not only insects, but also warm-blooded animals. The risk of poisoning, in case of non-compliance with safety measures, is also exposed to the person handling the product.

Effective Chemicals

What kills bugs most effectively - consider the time-tested chemicals and how to use them to fight blood-sucking insects.

Klopoveron

Klopoveron - the effectiveness of this drug is recognized not only in its homeland in Russia, but also in Europe, where it is sold under the name Bed Bugs Killer pro. The composition of the tool is still unknown, although it began to be released back in the late 80s of the last century. It is known that it contains:

• biological reagents;
• animal cells;
• formula C insecticide₅₁N₃₂N₂₀₈.

Bedbugs smell of animal cells and biological reagents crawl out of their shelters and fall under the nerve-paralytic effect of chemicals. It takes a few minutes to kill the parasite.

The tool is released in the form of a powder, granules or concentrated emulsion. An aqueous solution is prepared from them in the concentration necessary to quickly kill the maximum number of "bloodsuckers". Powder can be dissolved or used dry by sprinkling places of the highest concentration of bugs. 250 g of Klopoveron in powder is enough to process a one-room apartment.

On a note!

The drug is expensive - for 250 g will have to give more than 1800 p. Cheaper analogues of Klopoveron are insecticidal-acaricidal agents Sinusan, Foresight, Xulate-C25.

Executioner

Executioner - less exotic and no less effective "fighter" of bugs. The concentrate contains 25% cypermethrinrelated to hazard class 3 (low toxicity). One bottle (10 ml) is enough to process 5 m2. On a two-room apartment, it is necessary to spend 10-25 bottles, depending on the degree of infection and the number of items requiring processing.

The original German product is protected from falsification by a hologram sticker. After processing, the chemical smell remains in the apartment, which quickly disappears. To guarantee the destruction of the entire population of blood-sucking "neighbors", it is required to process the housing several times.

Insecticide

Insecticide - the effectiveness of the constituent permethrin and cypermethrin enhances the synergist. The product is released in a plastic container equipped with a trigger spray. One bottle (300 ml) is enough to kill bugs in a three-room apartment. In half an hour, it destroys adult insects and larvae. The residual period is 1 month. When processing, you must strictly follow the instructions - the drug can cause poisoning if the safety measures are not followed.

Medilis

Medilis - a Russian company has developed a whole range of remedies for bedbugs:

• Ziper;
• Antiklop;
• Super.

Peritroids of 2 generations are used in the preparations. Medilis Super includes fenthion. The properties Medilis 1-2 months are saved. Ready-made solutions (Antiklop) and concentrates requiring dilution are available. The disadvantage is an unpleasant odor that lasts for a long time on the upholstery of upholstered furniture, wallpaper on the wall, in carpets.

How to kill bedbugs in the apartment, they can tell in the pest control service. They will orient which of the drugs is the safest for self-destruction of parasites and effective. But listed insecticides and popular aerosols Raid, Raptor, Kombat, Dichlorvos can kill all forms of insects except eggs.

Means of extermination of bedbug eggs

Hidden in the crevices of wooden structures, in electrical appliances, under the mountings of the bed, egg laying is almost inaccessible to insecticides. As long as the masonry is preserved, the home bug will quickly regain its strength. Therefore, the second stage of the fight against bloodsucking parasites is the choice of means that can kill them. Pest control specialists advise you to use the following drugs:

• Diazinon - one of the widely used organophosphorus insecticides. Due to its high lipophilicity, it is able to penetrate the shell of eggs and the chitin cover of pests. Keeps efficiency at a low temperature. Equally dangerous for a wide range of parasite insects and warm-blooded animals. Not available for sale, as it requires the use of personal protective equipment and safety precautions.
• Karbofos - destroys bedbugs at all stages of transformation. The active substance is malathion. Due to its low toxicity to warm-blooded animals, it is approved for use in everyday life. Karbofos remains one of the most effective means of combating bed bugs, especially with resistance to peritroids and peretrin. It has a persistent unpleasant odor that persists in the room for a long time even when aired.
  

  

• Chlorophos - is produced in powder, which must be diluted with water in order to treat the room from bugs. Today, ready-made solutions and pastes based on chlorophos with the addition of insecticides of other groups are produced. After 5-10 minutes of applying the solution, half of the insects in the apartment die. High efficiency in the destruction of bugs is achieved due to the volatility of the substance. In a vaporous state, chlorophos penetrates the shelters of bugs and through the spiracles gets inside, causing the death of parasites. As barrier means use pencils from a mixture of chlorophos and paraffin. To prevent infection, the substance is added to the wallpaper glue.
• Also, agents with a prolonged action are used, so that newly appeared individuals die quickly. These include microcapsule preparations, one of the most popular representatives is Geth remedy. In order not to level the effectiveness of funds, it is important to correctly cleaning after disinfestation. In the first day after treatment, only surfaces with which daily contact occurs are washed.

All listed organophosphate insecticides, even if it is odorless products, can cause poisoning in a person if you do not use personal protective equipment in working with them - a suit, respirator, goggles and rubber gloves.

The chemical method of killing bugs is not always applicable. An allergy sufferer may live in the apartment, a person weakened by the disease, a pregnant woman or a small child who is dangerous to inhale insecticides. Then it is worth considering other methods of killing parasites.

Folk parasite control

Centuries of empirical pest management experience can suggest safe and effective folk remedy. An example is the same Persian daisy.Not knowing the chemical composition and mechanism of its action, they used more than four centuries as a safe and effective tool.

The people use such household substances that in a complex destroy bed bugs:

• a mixture of boiling water, kerosene and turpentine, one more component can be introduced into this old recipe - green soap, the prepared solution is used to smear places where bugs can hide;
• saline is mixed with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide - kills only adults and larvae;
• tincture of valerian root - a natural and safe tool that “kicks out” bugs from shelters, evaporates quickly, losing effectiveness, has the same effect vinegar;
• for a short time you can scare away bugs by bleach, tansy, wormwood or essential oils.

Interesting!

An important point in the fight against bed bugs is their timely detection. With low infection, it is much easier to kill and completely exterminate the parasite population. Therefore, people come up with various means for detecting insects - sticky false corners on the bed, special stands for furniture legs, ultraviolet lights. In America, one of the residents of Denver opened her own company for the early detection of bugs. Specially trained dogs could even find several individuals in the apartment, which helped to start the destruction of bloodsuckers in time.

How to kill bed bugs, thought at all times. One of the methods was temperature effect. Bedbugs feel comfortable in a fairly narrow temperature range. Freezing or heating destroys adult bugs, larvae and eggs.

In the XVII century, people came up with many devices that helped defeat this scourge of the Middle Ages. In use were devices for burning bed bugs. To kill insects hiding in the cracks with boiling water, they invented a cooker - a metal vessel with a thin long nose. Hot coals were poured into the lower part of the cooker, water was poured into the upper part and steam from the spout of the “apparatus” destroyed bloodsuckers. This method is now used to kill parasites. However, the range of modern devices has expanded significantly. One of the innovative devices is ultrasonic bug repeller.

What and how to kill bedbugs is decided by the owner of the house, but the main thing is that it is safe for people and deadly for bedbugs.