Essential oils against cockroaches

Production effective drugs against cockroaches engaged in many domestic and foreign companies. Trade offers a large selection of insecticides that successfully cope with the task. Not all owners of apartments and houses in which "uninvited guests" appeared want to use products based on pesticides. This is especially true for those in whom small children, allergies, sick people live in the house. Therefore, they prefer to use folk safe means. Essential oils from cockroaches, which have a rich pungent odor, will help to solve the problem.

Why are cockroaches afraid of acid essential oils

If there are few pests in the premises, it is recommended to use folk remedies, including essential oils against cockroaches, which have a deterrent effect. Their principle of operation is based on the characteristics of the life of the parasites. Scout cockroaches looking for suitable living conditions for their family leave tags (pheromones) with a certain smell. Thus, they show their brothers the way to food and water.

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If you use essential oils at home, they disorient cockroaches, as their aroma clogs the smell of pheromones. Insects are lost in space, pungent aroma repels the Prussians.

The most popular essential oils used to control cockroaches

Not only cockroaches are afraid of harsh saturated aromas, but also other insects penetrating a house or apartment: mole, fleas, ants and other pests. As repellents, various essential oils can be used. Demand from consumers are:

1. Eucalyptus. It is characterized by green or yellow color. The smell is sharp, mint. It is used as part of anti-inflammatory and cold remedies (ointments, sprays). The main component in it is eucalyptol, which irritates the smell of cockroaches. It also contains minerals (potassium, silicon, iron), vitamins aldehydes, acids. It has a lot of useful properties for the human body. It is not recommended to use it if the house has hypertension, people suffering from epilepsy, pregnant. Cockroach eucalyptus oil is most effective due to its strong odor. Sold in bottles with a capacity of 5 to 100 mm. The average price is approximately 100 rubles.
2. Lavender. It is often used in the cosmetics industry, making perfumes, perfumes, and lotions out of it. In medicine, it is added to ointments, it has a calming property, the ability to restore blood circulation, normalizes a person’s mental state. Essential oil has a slight shade of yellow, pronounced floral and woody bitter notes. Its structure is complex, it has about 150 different components. The main active ingredients: coumarin, cineol, geraniol.Lavender from cockroaches is not recommended for use in the presence of pregnant women, allergy sufferers, people suffering from epilepsy, anemia, hypotension. Packaged in bottles, capacity: 5.1.15 mm. The average price is 150 rubles.
3. Tea tree. It is one of the most advertised and popular products. It is used in medicine and cosmetology. The composition contains active components: diterpene, cineole, monoterpene. Terpenes determine its effectiveness. Tea tree essential oil has antiviral, antifungal antibacterial properties. Color - light yellow, aroma - sharp, spicy, intense. It captures notes of needles, camphor and sawdust. Aromatherapy with its use repels cockroaches and at the same time disinfects indoor air. It should not be used in case of individual intolerance, when small children, pregnant and lactating mothers are in the house. It goes on sale in glass bottles with a capacity of 5 to 25 mm, the cost is from 54 to 187 rubles.
4. Lemongrass. It has a rich yellow, reddish, dark orange color. Feature - a rich aroma in which lemon and herbal shades are pronounced. The oil contains many components. The predominant are: limonel, citral, myrcene. It also contains B vitamins, minerals (iron, magnesium, zinc). It is used in medicine, it relieves redness and swelling after insect bites, and has a deterrent effect from cockroaches. It is undesirable to use it for hypertensive patients, people with an excitable nervous system, pregnant and lactating mothers. Products are packaged in glass bottles with a capacity of 5-10 ml. The cost is from 70 to 230 rubles.
5. Clove. It has a specific smell due to the main active ingredient - eugenol. It has antibacterial properties, it is used for infectious diseases, for dental preparations. It is contained in the asterisk - a means of repelling insects. Clove essential oil can cause allergies, do not use it if the house has small children (up to 2 years old), hypertensive patients, pregnant women, people with nervous pathologies. Packaged in glass bottles with a capacity of 5.10.30 ml, the average price is from 80 to 230 rubles.

IN cockroach control use cedar, anise, peppermint and geranium oil. All of them have a deterrent effect.

How to use essential oils against cockroaches

Oil of eucalyptus, lavender, cloves, tea tree and others can be used in its pure form. To do this, use cotton wool or discs, impregnate them with a substance and apply to the surface. You can use them in other ways.

1. Spraying in an aqueous solution. In a cup of warm water add a few drops of oil (10-15), half a cup of vinegar. The resulting mixture is poured into a spray bottle and sprayed around the apartment.
2. Washing furniture and floors. Bred in a bucket of 5-6 drops of essential oil and do wet cleaning at least twice a week.
3. The use of aromatic lamps. These are special devices available commercially. A special candle is placed down. At the top there is a hollow in which water is poured and 3-4 drops of essential oil are added. They light a candle, and under the influence of temperature, the aroma of oil spreads throughout the apartment.
4. Drip application. To do this, it is best to draw the essential oil into a syringe and drip it into difficult to reach and places of the greatest concentration of cockroaches, around drains, sinks.
5. Fragrant bombs. Make them simple. You can use clay, wine corks, beeswax, cotton pad. They need to be soaked with essential oil and put in cabinets, corners of the premises.

There are aroma sticks on sale that you just need to set on fire and the smell, amazing for people and hateful for cockroaches, will spread throughout the apartment.

Important!

Essential oils can trigger allergies.Therefore, they should be used carefully, first it is recommended to make sure that no member of the family suffers from a similar problem.

Where could I buy

You can buy essential oils in pharmacies, where they are offered in assortment. You can make a purchase in perfume stores or departments of large supermarkets.

Efficiency

For the effectiveness of essential oils to be high, certain steps should be taken correctly:

• wipe the surfaces on which the cockroaches move as much as possible:
• pay special attention to the kitchen, bathroom - where there is access to water;
• handle the bin and around it;
• in inaccessible places use the spray method and drip using a syringe.

It is advisable to use aromatic oils in apartments in which the quantity prusakov not so great or for prevention.

Pros and Cons of Essential Oils

The benefits of using essential oils in the fight against cockroaches are as follows:

• safety for living family members;
• low cost;
• convenient use;
• prolonged exposure;
• beneficial effect on human health (with the right choice and use of oil).

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The disadvantages include the fact that essential oils are not able to kill cockroaches, they can only scare them away. With a large population of pests, it is powerless.

Other effective folk remedies

Other folk remedies have a deterrent effect for cockroaches:

1. Vinegar. Mixtures are prepared from it, which wipe the surface.
2. Ammonia. Its smell is very unpleasant to cockroaches. Ammonia can be used in its pure form, it is harmful to insects. But you can only use it if you send family members and animals from home. Therefore, a solution is often used, mixing it with water.
3. Bay leaf. It contains cineol, which has a negative effect on the respiratory organs of cockroaches, so when they smell the bay leaf, they try to leave the room faster.
4. Plants. Wormwood, tansy, elderberry, and mint have repelling properties. Infusions are prepared from them, used in a dry form.

To deter cockroaches, use soda, black pepper, boric acid.

Reviews

I have cockroaches in the house appear periodically. I perceive them as "accidentally lost guests." Therefore, I never use insecticides. Essential oils are constantly in action. I like the smell of tea tree and lavender.

Veronika, Primorsky Territory

My friend advised me to use eucalyptus oil as a prophylaxis against insects, which I safely do. Not only cockroaches scare away, but mosquitoes. Recommend.

Valentine, Eagle

Regardless of which oil or insecticide you choose to combat parasites, it is important to maintain order in your own home, prevent leaking taps, interact with your neighbors and at the same time fight cockroaches.