There are probably no people who would be glad to see uninvited guests in their house in the form of parasitic insects, which include various ticks (ixodidae, scabies, rats), fleas, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, wasps and ants, mosquitoes and flies . And if cockroaches, ants and flies, except for a feeling of disgust, do no more visible harm to a person, then ticks, bugs, mosquitoes, lice can seriously and permanently ruin the life of the owner of the house.
Today, the market offers consumers a whole gamut of drugs that can save a person from more than an unpleasant neighborhood. One of these is the remedy for Tsifoks bugs.
What is Tsifoks?
This is the name of an insectoacaricidal agent used to combat insect parasites that live next to humans (synanthropic insects), various types of ticks, etc. The active component of Tsifoks is cypermethrin. In addition to it, the composition of the drug has auxiliary components in the form of emulsifiers, solvent, stabilizer and perfume. "Tsifoks" (instructions for use are on the package) belong to the group of pyrethroids. The drug has a neuroparalytic effect on insects. On the individuals of the warm-blooded group, the effect of the insecticide is minimal (a necessary condition is the observance of all safety measures when working with the drug).
In appearance, “Tsifoks” from bugs, cockroaches and other parasitic insects is a transparent, slightly yellowish liquid with a sharp, very specific smell. Manufacturers offer their products to customers in dark polymer bottles of 50, 500 and 1000 ml.
Scope of Insecticide
Means "Tsifoks" is characterized by a fairly wide area of impact. In addition to the destruction of synanthropic parasitic insects, the drug is very effective in combating ixodid ticks. It is successfully used for the treatment of focal lesions with scabies and pediculosis. Under natural conditions and the buildings adjacent to the dwelling, Tsifoks is used to combat adult individuals (adults) and midge larvae. Pest control in medical institutions, in public, railway transport is also the area of application of Tsifoks. Reviews of experts characterize the insecticide as a fairly effective remedy.
Pros and Cons of Tsifoks
Like any insecticide drug, Tsifoks has both a number of advantages and a number of disadvantages. The undoubted positive qualities of the drug include the following characteristics, which users noted in their reviews:
- The effect of the application will be visible after 30 minutes.
- The preparation is characterized by the presence of a residual effect, that is, within 3-4 months after treatment, the dwelling will be unsuitable for bugs and cockroaches - Tsifoks will repel insects.
- If the house (or apartment) is moderately affected by insects, then 1 bottle with a capacity of 50 ml will be quite enough for processing.
- The almost transparent preparation “Tsifoks” (how to dilute it is described in the instructions, the concentration depends on the type of parasites to be controlled) practically leaves no traces and does not harm furniture.
- Reasonable price, which makes the drug affordable to a wide range of consumers.
However, in a large barrel of honey there are several spoons of tar:
- The drug is effective only for adults - adults, does no harm to the larvae.
- The Tsifoks divorced in water application instruction recommends use in the next 8 hours.
- In bugs and cockroaches, there is an effect of getting used to the main substance of Tsifoks - cypermethrin: the more times the drug has been used, the less noticeable the result.
- "Tsifoks" from cockroaches reviews of some consumers characterize as a toxic drug.
Solution preparation
Since manufacturers produce the drug in the form of a concentrate, it is necessary to prepare an aqueous solution before use, i.e., it is necessary to dilute the insecticide in water in the required proportions, continuously stirring for at least 5 minutes. The concentration of the solution completely depends on the degree of damage by insect parasites, the type of pests and other sanitary and epidemiological indications.
Instruction manual| Parasite insect | The consumption rate of the solution per 1 m² |
| Cockroaches | Non-absorbable surface - 50 ml of 0.1% aqueous solution. Absorbed surface - 100 ml of 0.1% aqueous solution. |
| Bed bugs | 50 ml of a 0.05% aqueous solution. |
| Fleas | 50 ml of a 0.05% aqueous solution. |
| Ants | 50 ml of a 0.05% aqueous solution. |
| Rat mites | 50 ml of a working aqueous emulsion. |
| Flies | 100 ml of a working aqueous emulsion. |
| Scabies mites | 50 ml of a working aqueous emulsion. |
As can be seen from the table, “Tsifoks” from cockroaches is bred in the highest concentration. As for bugs, here the degree of damage to the premises by parasites can affect the concentration of the drug. Tsifoks - how to breed from bedbugs? If there are a lot of insects, a 0.05% water emulsion is required (2 ml of the drug per 1 liter of water). If the degree of damage is still small, then a 0.01% solution (0.4 ml of the drug per 1 liter of water) will be sufficient.
Preliminary Activities
Before proceeding with the treatment of the room with Tsifoks at home, some preliminary measures must be taken. It is advisable to free bedside tables and shelves, cabinets. If possible, move the furniture away from the walls in order to process them efficiently: bed bugs and cockroaches love living under wallpaper and baseboards. If there is such an opportunity, things are best brought to the balcony. Even if the kitchen is not supposed to be processed, it is necessary to remove food: in the winter on the balcony, in the summer in the refrigerator. It is necessary to remove or something to cover the dishes, remove children and pets from the premises.
Precautions for working with the drug
The use of professional drugs for the control of bedbugs and cockroaches implies the mandatory presence of personal protective equipment and the fulfillment of all the requirements and safety measures specified in the instructions. “Tsifoks” (from bedbugs) belongs to such preparations. Customer reviews characterize it as a fairly toxic means, so the exact following of the recommendations of the instructions is necessary.
Dilution of the drug to the required concentration and pouring the solution into special equipment is preferably carried out in specially equipped points. For the direct application of the emulsion to the treated surfaces, large-sized and small-droplet backpack- type sprayers or some other apparatus intended for spraying insecticides are usually used. It is forbidden to work with “Tsifoks” to people hypersensitive to the active component - cypermethrin. Also, contact with the drug is prohibited for children and minor teens, pregnant women and nursing mothers. In the premises where disinfestation is carried out, you can not drink or eat anything.
People who directly treat the drug “Tsifoks” against cockroaches (reviews characterize it as an effective means of combating this type of insect, as well as bed bugs), must use personal protective equipment: overalls from water-repellent types of fabrics, respirators , sealed glasses, rubber gloves.
It is important to know that the drug can not be used for the treatment of sleeping and playing rooms in child care facilities.
After the disinfector finishes work, he needs to take a shower. If this is impossible for some reason, he should at least rinse open areas of the body with plenty of water. After processing (carried out with the windows open), the room needs long-term ventilation (from half an hour or more). Wet cleaning can be done no earlier than after 9-12 hours.
Room processing
Disinfestation works are carried out without the presence of other people and animals.
It all depends on the degree of parasite damage. If there are still few bugs and cockroaches, it will be enough to process the upholstered furniture frames with Tsifoks, the back of all the objects hanging on the walls in the immediate vicinity of the berth (carpets, paintings, etc.). The rear walls of cabinet furniture located close to the bedroom place (cabinets, chests of drawers, cabinets, etc.) also need to be processed. In addition, it is necessary to spray the preparation of the wall and baseboard in those places where the wallpaper has moved away from the base.
If the premises are infected quite severely, then, in addition to all of the above, “Tsifoks” from bugs and cockroaches should be applied to the back walls of all furniture and the lower parts of all upholstered furniture. The thresholds at the entrances to the room and the lower surfaces of the window sills need to be processed. Further, the electrical appliances available in the house and the cavities of the electrical outlets (must first be de-energized) are necessarily processed.
To achieve the maximum effect, it is best to carry out pest control at the same time in all rooms affected by parasites. A vivid example is an apartment building. If there is a need for insecticidal treatment of any apartment, this should be done as much as possible in coordination with neighbors from the nearest apartments. Otherwise, insects will migrate from the treated room to the uninfected one, and it will be quite difficult to get rid of them: you will have to perform disinsection several times. And bugs and cockroaches have the ability to adapt to poisons, which will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the drug with each subsequent use. When getting rid of cockroaches, it is necessary to spray not only the places of their accumulation and habitat, but also the ways of their penetration into the home.
After processing, wet cleaning can be done after 8-12 hours. Surfaces on which the preparation has got must be washed with a soap-soda solution. Carefully enough it is necessary to clean the kitchen, floors in the room, dishes. Upholstered furniture is quite enough just to vacuum, somehow and somehow wash it is not necessary. The drug does not cause any visible harm to the appearance of furniture and interior items. The smell will disappear completely in 1-3 days. For warm-blooded "Tsifoks" is not dangerous.
The duration of the drug
“Tsifoks” consumer reviews characterize as a drug of sufficiently long duration. The period of insecticaricidal effect of the drug depends on the concentration of the solution, the types of surfaces subjected to processing, and can last from 7 days to 3 months. When processing rooms, residual effects can be observed for another 1-3 months. The residual effect after getting rid of ixodid ticks will be noticeable 1-2 months. In natural conditions, the drug will be effective for 1-3 weeks. Clothing treated with the product (acaricidal effect will be observed up to 14 days) does not in itself repel ticks, but after contact with it, insects disappear and die.
However, it must be borne in mind that the effectiveness and severity of the influence of Tsifoks can be reduced if this particular population of parasite insects has a low susceptibility to the active component - cypermethrin.
Consumer opinion
“Tsifoks”, the instruction for use of which gives a complete picture of the degree of influence of the drug on a wide range of parasitic insects, is characterized by consumers as a rather effective means.
Very often, people find bedbugs at home after their housemates begin repairs. Seeing a bug on the wall, at first they do not attach any significance to this. But when they wake up at night from an intolerable itch, and later they see bite marks on the skin located on the same line, it becomes clear that the guests are bugs in the house. I have to run to the store for some kind of insecticide. Consultants, most likely, will advise you to buy a professional remedy "Tsifoks" from bugs. Reviews about him are the most flattering, so you should make a choice in favor of this drug. Carefully read the instructions, prepare the solution using a garden sprayer (or another) and process the room. The effect will manifest itself quickly: very soon the insects will begin to creep out, paralysis will occur in 25-30 minutes. For a few more days you will see bugs, but they will be drugged, their movements will become difficult and slow.
Alternatives
Is there an alternative to the Cyphox insecticide? The instructions for use regulate it as a modern insecticaricidal drug used to kill a wide range of parasite insects in various areas of human life. The fact that the drug is recommended for professional use indicates its high effectiveness, which, combined with an affordable price, enables consumers not to seek whiter than any alternative means and methods of controlling bugs, fleas, cockroaches and other arthropods and blood-sucking insects.