Often, not only the residents themselves live in the apartment, but also mustachioed pests - cockroaches. Few people like these "neighbors", so you need to fight with them. Today, there are many methods that will help get rid of this trouble.
Cockroach habitats
Cockroaches settle closer to the sources of food and water, and the best place for this is the kitchen. However, during the day they may not even be noticed, but it is worth turning on the light at night - and the pests flee to hide in a panic. Why? Everything is extremely simple: cockroaches are afraid of the light.
Causes of cockroaches
1. Unsanitary conditions
Surely everyone will catch himself thinking that the meal takes place not only in the kitchen, but also on the couch. Passion for watching a movie or TV show inevitably leads to the appearance of crumbs on the floor and furniture. In this case, you must carefully clean the room after eating. It is also necessary to clean the food place for pets - dogs and cats, because accuracy is not in their style.
2. Places of high humidity
Cockroaches can live without water for no more than a week, so they often take a fancy to places closer to life-giving moisture. Leaking tap or plumbing? Troubleshoot immediately, as they create a comfortable environment for parasites such as cockroaches. What these creatures fear is the lack of water.
3. Cracks
Perhaps the main place where cockroaches can hide. It is necessary to inspect all rooms and eliminate the "corridors" with putty.
Harm from cockroaches
Many underestimate the harm that mustachioed neighbors can do, therefore they are skeptical about fighting them and put up with the presence of insects. But the destruction of cockroaches - we can say a holy cause!
These parasites are carriers of all kinds of microbes, which is especially dangerous if there are small children in the house. Insects during molting release chitinous covers along with secretions, as a result of which the child may develop allergies and even asthma.
In addition, cockroaches run everywhere, climbing into the most inaccessible places, for example, in electrical appliances. This is fraught with a short circuit.
How to get rid of pests?
You can get rid of uninvited guests with the help of both folk remedies and industrial ones. Of course, the most proven method is slippers, but it is unlikely that they will be able to exterminate all individuals in this way, because the eggs of cockroaches also need to be discovered and destroyed. Cockroaches are quite capable of doing without food for about a month, so it’s not enough just to hide food. Folk remedies are an effective way to control pests.
What smell are cockroaches afraid of?
The mustachioed guests cannot stand pungent smells, the aromas of essential oils and herbs are also disgusting to them. Next, consider the most effective means.
Boric acid
The most popular way to kill uninvited guests. It is necessary to add the solution to food products, for example, dough, mashed potatoes, make bait balls and leave in the kitchen.
Boric acid is absolutely harmless to humans and pets, but harmful to insects.
But! If the bait is not to the taste of cockroaches, and they do not begin to feast on it, then all efforts are in vain. Only with close contact of insects with boric acid can we talk about the complete destruction of pests.
Flour and Alabaster
Another proven tool is a bait made from flour and alabaster, mixed in equal proportions. When it is eaten by cockroaches, the mixture hardens in the intestines and kills the insect.
Ammonia
Are cockroaches bothering you? What these creatures are still afraid of is the smell of ammonia. It is necessary to add it to the water when washing floors. However, the specific smell is not entirely pleasant for a person, therefore it is advisable to leave the apartment for a while.
Heat and cold
Cockroaches do not like temperature extremes. In past times, to control insects in the cold, the windows were left open and slept elsewhere.
Essential oils
When using this method, you need to be careful if there are pets in the apartment, since many essential oils are toxic to our smaller brothers. In this case, it is most reasonable to protect the room where the oil will be used from visiting four-legged friends.
Oils can be purchased at any pharmacy. It is necessary to drip the composition onto the floor, and cockroaches, having made another outing from the shelter, will fall into your trap. The most useful pest control plants:
- eucalyptus;
- anise;
- mint;
- cedar;
- tansy;
- honeysuckle;
- red elderberry;
- tea tree.
Ultrasound from cockroaches
Cockroaches can not tolerate ultrasonic waves, however, such devices are not able to exterminate insects, but only scare them away. With the emission of strong waves, cockroaches will be forced to leave the room and find a more comfortable housing for them.
Today, there are two types of devices that provide ultrasound. From cockroaches will help:
- ultrasound devices;
- electromagnetic devices.
Both species are not much different in appearance, and the principle of operation is almost identical. It is enough to plug the device into a power outlet, and ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves will deter cockroaches. The products of specific firms differ in range: the larger it is, the more expensive the device.
However, such devices cannot destroy eggs of cockroaches. This means that young adults will come to replace runaway adults.
Industrial facilities
What else can cockroaches not tolerate? What are they afraid of? The chemical industry does not stand still, and today the market can offer us a lot of effective pest control products.
Aerosol insecticides
Aerosols help to quickly get rid of annoying insects, but strict safety precautions are required. Poisonous fumes can enter the respiratory tract and lead to poisoning. Therefore, the treated room is best left in general for a couple of hours.
Insecticidal crayons
Unlike aerosol, crayons have a longer effect and produce a nerve-paralytic effect.
Gels
Gels are the safest for humans and the most effective in pest control. They also have a prolonged effect and are complemented by various flavors.
Poison traps
A similar method will help get rid of the entire population of pests. Eating the bait, individuals carry particles in the nest, infecting the rest. As a result, the whole family is dying.
How to protect yourself from the appearance of cockroaches
Using all kinds of ways to fight cockroaches, you can get rid of them, but there is no guarantee that they will not come from neighbors. It is not enough to have knowledge about how cockroaches die, what these insects are afraid of. Some rules must be followed to help reduce the likelihood of an invasion
- Regular cleaning. Maintaining cleanliness in the house, and most importantly, in the kitchen, in the bathroom and toilet is a very important condition.
- Timely removal of garbage. Do not leave waste for a long time, throw away unnecessary products immediately.
- Store food in containers and jars so that the smell does not spread throughout the apartment.
- Promptly remove crumbs and wipe the sink from drops of water, because cockroaches are not as important food as liquid.
- The absence of gaps. Cockroaches penetrate the house through the cracks, so be sure to block their path of entry into the apartment. Close up all the holes and crevices.
- Check the bags when you return home, there is a chance to get hold of "residents" in this way.
- As a preventive measure, sometimes you can wash the floor with an admixture of ammonia, wipe the baseboard with boric acid.
Subject to these rules, the likelihood that uninvited guests will enter your home is reduced to zero.