Clean house - fight against cockroaches. Mechanism of action and active substances. What forms of release of a clean house are the most effective. Danger to humans and domestic animals. Safety precautions for use in residential premises. Tips and tricks.
The appearance of cockroaches in residential premises is a problem for every owner that needs to be solved as quickly as possible. It is necessary to resort to the help of insecticidal agents, but the purchased pesticide does not always provide the expected result. There can be many reasons, and in order not to waste time, effort and financial resources, it is necessary to study the information regarding a particular drug in advance. When choosing a Clean House remedy for cockroaches, you need to know how the insecticide works, how to use it correctly at home and how effective it is.
Mechanism of action of Clean House products
Clean House preparations can be purchased in different release forms, each with its own characteristics and features. Thanks to the active substances that make up the dust, the substance acts on the insect through the chitinous shell. Upon contact, the powder remains on the cockroach’s body and affects the nervous system, causing paralysis and then death. In addition, the cockroach carries the poison on itself to the nests, where it comes into contact with other individuals and infects them.
The advantage of the dust is its prolonged action. After the treatment is carried out, the product will be active on surfaces for a long time. Its activity is not affected by external factors such as temperature and light. To neutralize the toxic chemical, you need to remove the surface and wash it with soapy water.
Simple and easy-to-use traps act through the digestive tract. This is a design that contains an insecticide with various additives. Cockroaches are attracted by the smell of the additives, they enter the trap through the hole and eat the poison with appetite. The active substance retains its effect for 2 months and is not afraid of sunlight and temperatures.
The insecticide does not have an immediate effect; results are noticeable on the 3rd day. This also has its advantages, since cockroaches carry the poison into their nests and infect each other, which leads to the death of large colonies.
Features of the drug
The specificity of chalk is that it does not instantly kill bedbugs. After its use in the apartment, it is in the path of movement of insects. When the bloodsucker comes into contact with the substance of the chalk, it begins to eat into its integument, gradually poisoning the individual. The essence of the action of the chalk is the viral spread of the chemical among the bedbugs in contact with each other.
One chalk is enough to process 20-30 square meters of space. Lines should be drawn up to 4 cm wide.
Do crayons help against bedbugs? Judge for yourself - in the first week after treating a house with an insecticide, most of the bloodsuckers die. Then, thanks to a chain reaction of infecting each other, the remaining population of insects, along with their larvae, die in about 2 weeks.
Aerosol
A popular form of release for home use is an aerosol. The places where the largest concentration of individuals was noticed and the places where they are most likely to appear are processed. After the aerosol is applied to the surface, it is most effective for two hours, but the effect lasts up to two weeks.
The aerosol contains 2 active substances - cypermethrin and tetramethrin. This combination of insecticides provides high efficiency. In addition, the possibility of addiction to the insecticide is excluded. Available in a convenient spray bottle. Before applying the substance, the bottle must be shaken.
Treat baseboards, drainpipes, ventilation holes, back walls of furniture, under furniture. After the procedure, you must leave the room for about 2 hours, the windows must be closed. After returning, the apartment is well ventilated and wet cleaning is carried out in those places with which the person comes into contact.
The benefits include:
- Convenient and easy to use;
- Quite fast result;
- Does not have an unpleasant odor;
- Low price.
The aerosol has its own disadvantages, which include:
- Toxicity, danger to people and animals;
- The larvae remain untouched;
- Has a short period of action.
If we talk about clean home aerosols, they are considered to be the fastest and most effective insecticides. By the way, aerosols from other manufacturers are also considered the most effective compared to other forms of release. Simple use also adds to its popularity, because immediately after purchase it is ready for use, and there is no need to prepare solutions and mixtures.
The procedure for treating a living space with an aerosol consists of several stages.
At the first stage, be sure to prepare the room; for this you need:
- Sweep the apartment, remove all dust and cobwebs;
- Move furniture away from the walls, remove all surfaces behind cabinets and the back walls of furniture;
- Hide all dishes and kitchen utensils, close household appliances;
- Hide food in the refrigerator, containers and bags that are hermetically sealed;
- Wet cleaning of the entire apartment is carried out.
The aerosol must be applied to clean surfaces to prevent the substances from mixing with dust, which will significantly reduce effectiveness.
Once the room has been cleaned, you can begin applying. Remember that the product is toxic and therefore dangerous to the health of humans and pets.
Be sure to follow safety precautions:
- You can work with the drug only when using protective equipment.
- It is necessary to wear a respirator, gloves and safety glasses, the body should be covered as much as possible with clothing.
- Only the person performing the procedure should be in the room.
- There should be no residents or pets in the apartment.
- The drug is applied at a distance of 20 centimeters from the surface.
- You are not allowed to smoke, eat or drink indoors during the procedure.
When processing, pay attention to the baseboards, since most often they make nests there. Pests choose hard-to-reach places to live; carefully inspect the furniture for cracks. Don't forget to check the wallpaper for voids; if there are any, be sure to treat them. Also apply the aerosol on the walls behind the radiators, under the window sill, on the back walls of furniture, on ventilation grilles, pipes, corners in the bathroom and toilet, surfaces under washbasins and sinks. The aerosol can be applied to upholstered furniture, as the substance leaves no traces.
As soon as the procedure is completed, it is necessary to remove protective equipment, wash your hands with soap, wash, change clothes and leave the room for 2 hours. Upon returning to the apartment, you need to ventilate it well and create a draft. Wet cleaning is also carried out using a soap solution. Cleaning must be done with gloves. Surfaces with which people and pets come into contact are cleaned.
Since the drug has no effect on the larvae, they remain untouched and after a while young individuals appear. It is recommended to re-treat after two weeks. Be sure to follow preventative measures.
Reviews
If there are animals in the house, you should keep them away from surfaces treated with powder.
The experience of many people confirms the effectiveness of “Clean House” products, and positive reviews are proof of this. Here are collected reviews of a clean house from cockroaches:
Olga, Vladivostok: “I moved to a rented apartment. It turned out that it was swarming with cockroaches. I tried many remedies, including folk remedies - bay leaves, for example. Nothing helped. At the store, the salesman recommended Clean House. I bought two cans at once to treat the living room, bedroom, kitchen and toilet with bathtub. I sprayed it in every corner, behind the furniture, under the bathroom, on the hoods - in general, I didn’t leave a single centimeter of the apartment unattended. A day later, there were much fewer cockroaches; I found their corpses behind the furniture and stove. A week later I re-treated the apartment. Cockroaches have not completely disappeared, but there are very few of them left."
Svetlana, Ryazan: “I live in my house and periodically suffer from an invasion of black cockroaches. Either they are attracted by the dampness, or by the sweets that are always in the house... I decided to try powder, or dust, for cockroaches. The price is ridiculous, but I've heard a lot of positive reviews. I scattered the product packaging behind the stove and in the pantry. The next morning I checked, and there were dozens of dead cockroaches lying with their paws up. The product definitely helps. I didn’t have many cockroaches, so one package was enough.”
Elina, Sterlitamak: “We suffered with cockroaches because we live above a store. These parasites constantly sneak into us. What are you going to do here? I even talked to the owner of the store and demanded that he carry out pest control. But I could no longer wait for a stranger to realize it. I tried many different remedies. Some helped only partially. Aerosols, for example, are not suitable for me. Cockroaches become lethargic, but do not die. And once you catch your breath, everyone is crawling around the apartment again, alive and vigorous. Therefore, I decided to try the “Clean House” gel - absolute quality. I must admit, I have never encountered anything like this before. Aerosol, chalk, powder - everything is familiar, but gel is something new. I treated baseboards, back surfaces of stoves and cabinets with Chinese gel. I used a spatula to spread the gel because it comes out of the syringe in quite a large volume. From the very first day of treatment I began to find dead cockroaches. I can’t yet say that the gel helped completely get rid of parasites, because little time has passed, but there are fewer cockroaches. I want to re-process"
Comprehensive cockroach control measures and review, including the use of Clean Home products, will eliminate all pests in the home.
Traps
This form of release as a trap is quite popular among consumers due to its effectiveness and ease of use. They act comprehensively, through contact and the digestive tract. Firstly, the cockroach eats this insecticide, and once it enters the intestines it begins to have a detrimental effect on the body. Secondly, having been in a trap, the insect carries the poison on itself, and when it comes into contact with other individuals, it passes it on to them.
Available in the form of a plastic box with holes. There is an adhesive tape on the bottom side, which allows you to place the traps on both horizontal and vertical surfaces. The poison is placed in the middle of the box, but it differs in the additives in the composition that attract pests with the smell. The results become noticeable on the third day, and the insecticide remains effective for two months. The following advantages can be highlighted:
- Easy to use;
- Long period of action;
- Without smell;
- Quite fast result.
- Not dangerous for people.
Regarding toxicity and danger to people and animals, they are the safest. Since all the toxic substances are in the middle of the box and a person does not come into contact with them. If we talk about animals, then you should place traps in places where pets simply cannot reach them.
Terms of use
Upholstered parts of furniture also need treatment. Here the drug does not leave any stains. However, streaks may appear on polished and glass surfaces. After airing the room, they can be removed with a damp sponge.
If you decide to use dust, it can be used in its pure form. In places where parasites are most concentrated, powder is scattered and left for at least 4 hours. After this, the powder is collected, and the surface is thoroughly washed with a solution of soap and salt. The final stage of processing using dust is diluting it in water. 10 grams of the drug are used per 1 liter. Using a sprayer, the solution is applied throughout the room.
Not everyone knows that bedbugs have a fairly high resistance to insecticidal substances. That is why you should not spare any expense when processing. To kill bedbugs, any drug requires several times more than when fighting other insects.
After treatment, it is recommended to leave the room closed for a couple of hours. After this, you can begin to ventilate it. Arrange a good draft in the apartment so that any remaining drug in the air quickly disappears. Before returning things, pets and plants to your home, it is recommended to wash it with soapy water and baking soda. Hard-to-reach places need not be wiped so that they repel parasites for a long time with a residual effect.
Chalk
This form of insecticide has been very popular for a long time. The easy-to-use clean house chalk does not have any sharp or unpleasant odors, does not require any preparatory procedures, you just need to apply it on the surface in the form of lines. The composition contains components such as gypsum and chalk, thanks to which the poison is fixed and adheres to any surface.
The action of the pesticide is similar to the previous ones, the result is noticeable already on the 3rd day. The mechanism is as follows: a cockroach, running along a drawn line, gets dirty in a pesticide. In addition to the fact that the poison begins to affect the cockroach itself, it, carrying it on itself, infects other individuals.
It is better to draw thick lines, which will provide greater efficiency. The active substance alpha-cypermethrin is most effective within 2 days, so the lines need to be updated. The following advantages are highlighted:
- Easy application;
- Minimal toxicity;
- Low price.
The disadvantages of this form of release are also noted. Since chalk is white, it is very noticeable on the surface. The disadvantages include a short-lived effect after application, so the procedure will need to be repeated regularly. If you study consumer reviews, you should note the low efficiency in case of severe contamination of the premises.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Advantages of crayons against bedbugs:
- low cost along with a visible effect,
- no pungent odor,
- ease of use,
- long-term effect on bedbugs,
- harmless to people and pets.
Flaws:
- suitable for treatment in case of minor infestation of the premises with bedbugs,
- prolonged onset of a positive result,
- the ability of insects to adapt to the action of an insecticide.
If bloodsuckers have largely attacked your home, then crayons are powerless here. You will have to resort to more powerful means of disinsection of the premises.
Dust
It is the strongest form of release and is considered the most effective. But it should be noted that dust is one of the most toxic substances and can cause harm to health. The composition contains the same components as the spray, but in addition the dust contains piperonyl butoxide, which is dangerous for people and animals.
It is necessary to work with this product with the utmost caution and be sure to use protective equipment. The treatment procedure itself is similar to the steps when using a spray. It is necessary to prepare the room, apply an insecticide, in this case powder.
At the end of the procedure, open all windows and leave the apartment for several hours. Upon return, also carry out wet cleaning of those surfaces with which residents and animals come into contact. A soap solution is used to neutralize the poison.
Dust can be used in two ways: in the form of a powder, which is simply poured onto the surface, and in the form of a solution. The solution must be prepared immediately before use; for this, the powder is diluted in water.
Preparatory stage of processing
Before treating your apartment with chalk against bedbugs, you need to perform several mandatory measures:
- do wet cleaning, thoroughly vacuuming all rooms to get rid of bedbug eggs as much as possible;
- free walls and baseboards from furniture and equipment;
- empty the house of all its inhabitants for a few days;
- isolate food and utensils;
- wash clothes, bedding, all household textiles in hot water and take them outside to air;
- treat mattresses with hot steam.
Gel
A universal product that has a number of advantages:
- Easy to use;
- High efficiency;
- Prolonged action;
- Has no smell.
This release form is a syringe filled with a pesticide. Applies very conveniently in the form of a dotted line. The amount of gel applied depends on the cockroach infestation of the room. The composition contains additives that attract insects, and they eat them with great pleasure. In addition, Prussians get dirty in the gel and transfer it to their nests, passing it on to other individuals.
Unlike spray and dust, gel does not have a quick effect. Also, according to reviews, there is poor effectiveness for large colonies. But as a preventive measure, this form is simply irreplaceable. After all, the effect lasts for 2 months after application.
Apply to clean surfaces after general cleaning. You need to pay attention to the places where the Prussians have been spotted and where they may appear. The more surfaces that are treated, the higher the chances that pests will get into the poison.
How to choose correctly?
Before you buy bed bug chalk, read what is written on the package. They must have a contact action. This is what is written on it. If it states that the insecticide has “intestinal” properties, then do not count on the desired effect from the drug. Bedbugs do not eat the contents of the chalk - they feed exclusively on blood.
The market today is overflowing with a wide range of crayons made in Russia and abroad. Before buying any chalk, be sure to read everything that is written on its packaging: who the manufacturer is, whether there is a certificate for the sale of chemicals, expiration date, precautions, composition. It is not recommended to buy crayons with a label in a foreign language. They are presented as analogues of domestic manufacturers.
Let's sum it up
Of course, the product has earned its popularity due to its effectiveness and good results when used at home. But you always need to take into account two accompanying factors: effectiveness and safety. After all, products that are capable of fighting a large number of cockroaches are dangerous for humans and animals. And those that are minimally hazardous to health are ineffective against severe infections.
If you do use strong pesticides, be sure to follow safety precautions and strictly follow the instructions. Remember that you can always contact specialized services, which will allow you to avoid contact with poisons and get a positive result.
Impact on human health
The most likely routes of possible toxic exposure to humans are inhalation of tetramethrin vapor and dermal contact with it or with a surface that has been treated. However, many official research organizations have determined that tetramethrin does not pose any significant risks to human health through dermal absorption. If vapors enter the respiratory system, or the native substance enters the stomach, more serious symptoms of poisoning may occur. Tetramethrin is classified as a Group C carcinogen, which includes substances that are potentially carcinogenic to humans.
Symptoms associated with exposure to pyrethroid compounds include skin and eye irritation, irritability of hearing or strong reaction to touch, abnormal sensation on the skin of the face, tingling sensation, the appearance of something crawling on the skin, numbness, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting , diarrhea, drooling and fatigue. At very high levels of exposure, muscle twitching and fluid accumulation in the lungs develop.
Adviсe
- You can get rid of newly hatched nymphs by boiling bed linen, ironing it and treating it with a steam generator.
- After the baiting of bedbugs is completed, the consequences in the form of nests remain in many places. Many try to remove them physically - by trampling them. The technique is certainly effective, but the best way to get rid of residual effects is to wash floors and other surfaces with a soap-salt solution.
- The incubation period for bedbug eggs is 2 weeks; after this period, re-treatment of the premises must be mandatory. Otherwise, a horde of bedbugs will attack the apartment again.
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