Undesirable neighbors can be not only people, but even worse - blood - sucking insects. One of the parasites is a bug. Bed bugs (photo in the article below) are insects with a flattened body. Their sizes can vary from 3 to 8 mm. Bloodsucker increases several times due to absorbed blood. A “working” proboscis is located on his head, with the help of which he easily pierces the tissue and sucks. The maxillary and lower jaw bristles are made in two channels. Blood is taken through a wide channel. Along narrow bristles, saliva is released at the site of the bite. Bed bugs (photo below) do not have wings, but this does not prevent them from descending on their prey from above. On the wall, they easily climb to the ceiling, from where they plan to descend.
Where bugs can live
You can live a long time without suspecting bed bugs. The thing is that night activity allows them not to give out themselves. A dark and warm place - the main living conditions for the bug, who settled in the living room. The family well-being category is not considered, and the bedbug is “not interested”, cleanly in the house or dirty.
A person’s home is ideal for bugs. Our beds, clothes (seams) are a favorite place for parasites. Do not blame your loved ones for sloppiness, suspecting them of causing bugs. Uninvited guests can be “purchased” by bringing them from another place, for example, from vacation, in a suitcase.
To understand that you do not live alone in the house, look around. You may see insect excrement, they are red-brown in color (like old blood drops). Itchy red dots on the body of family members are bite marks. The presence of bugs in the house "says" a specific smell.
Harm and Danger
The danger of bugs is not only in the consumption of human blood, they are carriers of various infections.
Some people are prone to allergies after being bitten by a bug. Allergy sufferers urgently need to take an antihistamine. The bite site must be treated with a product containing an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory component.
It can be any ointment bought at a pharmacy. So you can remove the itching at the site of the bite.
Bedbug Management
Bedbugs? What to do? Bedbugs must be fought, even if they do not bother you and you have immunity to them. Bedding, furniture, carpets are treated with special solutions, compositions from bugs.
Very high and low temperature conditions - no longer a resort for bed bugs. In "polar" conditions (-18), bed bugs are destroyed. It is enough to leave clothes, mattresses, pillows in the cold. By the way, refresh home textile items at the same time.
High temperature can be set by ironing or washing in the mode of +90 .
Solutions made at home, as well as chemicals from bedbugs ("The Executioner"), will help get rid of bed parasites.
“Hit” “The Executioner”
One of the effective chemicals is the executioner insecticide. It is used to remove bed bugs. Due to its good performance, it has become very popular. Over the course of three decades, the drug has been manufactured according to the same formula. The composition is unique in the preparation from the date of its manufacture for 5 years. Concentrated emulsion is sold in bottles of 10 ml.
Few manufacturers can boast of such advances in the manufacture of deadly bloodsucking insects. The maximum that they can offer is a shelf life of a year or two.
It is known that the original production of the “executioner” bug was ordered for the soldiers of the German army, hence its original name - Scharfrichter - the killer of blood-sucking insects.
A little later, the "Executioner" "stepped" into the civilian population for civilian purposes. Initially, its production was intended only for use by sanitary and epidemiological stations.
The composition and action of the "executioner"
The consistency of the drug is represented by an oily lemon-colored liquid. However, it should be remembered that the initial form is a concentrate, which is necessarily diluted with water. Average proportional dosage per 10 square meters. m is 30 ml of the drug per 1000 ml of water. Processing an apartment from bugs costs 0.5 liters of solution (a standard one and a half liter bottle).
The percentage of solution consumed depends on the area and object of the infected area.
Under the operation "destruction of bed bugs", fleas and xodid ticks fall. Therefore, an insecticidal agent is quite realistic to use against other annoying insects: ants, cockroaches, as well as flies.
From the history of tests it is known that in this way people fought even in the field, where there is a weathering factor for the open disinfected area. That is, processing an apartment from bedbugs is the average level of difficulty for a given tool.
Processing method
Poisoning bugs with a solution is easy. You do not need to buy a professional apparatus specifically for this case, just pour the liquid product into a hand-held flower sprayer and treat the clothes and mattress.
It is very important to know that the drug is not allergenic to humans and animals. But all the blood-sucking species of insects are not resistant to the executioner. However, treatment of the apartment from bedbugs should not exclude elementary methods of protection. The work is carried out in protective clothing - rubber gloves on the hands , a respirator on the face, glasses. From accidental hit of a chemical on the body, it is necessary to put on a bathrobe over the clothes.
We are looking for a bed of bugs
Processing of premises from bugs is carried out after finding its habitat. Pay attention to the places that the bloodsucker could use as a refuge. Various cracks, cracks should be abundantly sprayed. Mattresses, blankets, sofa folds - all these are potential habitats for bloodsucking.
Windows and doors must be closed during operation. Bed bugs can hide in baseboards, ventilation boxes, furniture.
At night, insects, in search of their prey, cover a distance of up to 5 meters. Any rooms in the apartment can become nooks, so it is more advisable to process the entire living area. The surviving larvae can remain unharmed and will not give you rest in the future.
The first signs of the action of the saving “executioner” can be observed in the first hours after the treatment of the apartment from bedbugs.
Insects begin random and uncontrolled movement in the daytime, lose their sense of security. In a couple of days they will disappear.
An important prevention for your apartment will be the identification of the causes of the appearance of bugs. If the starting point is neighboring housing, then re-infection is likely.
If you manage to negotiate processing with your neighbors, that's good. When the residents cannot find a common language about the common good - it is time to call third parties - the sanitary and epidemiological station.
Folk remedies. Cayenne pepper bugs not to taste
Cayenne pepper is seen among remedies that help get rid of annoying insects. You can use it like a pencil. Sprinkle, outline the living area with pepper so that the bugs could not cross the line from their shelters. However, there is a possibility that treatment against bedbugs should be carried out not only along the perimeter - the entire area is affected. An important condition in getting rid of bugs is the treatment of the entire surface.
Lavender - a deadly scent for bedbugs
Many plants carry the joy of not only flowering, but also a wonderful aroma. But bedbugs are not connoisseurs of the beautiful smell of lavender. Therefore, you need to use this factor and apply it in the "struggle for housing" with these insects.
When you enjoy and treat your nerves with this smell, bed bugs will wither away from a stable aroma, because for them it is certain death.
Lavender in the form of an oily liquid is presented in various repellent products. We are accustomed to hearing about lavender oil as a means for bath or cosmetics. Now you know that the persecution of bugs takes place with the participation of lavender.
Its smell will prevent the appearance and relieve bugs, and also accelerate the healing of bites on the body.
To relieve itching from the affected area, mix lavender oil, coconut oil : 50 ml per 20 drops. Rub the mixture into the skin. We do not think that the bloodsucker dares to touch you.
Rosemary oil - a destructive smell
Rosemary is a panacea in the fight against bed bugs. Insects do not want to live in an apartment, a house where the rosemary smell is. Against bed bugs, smear home furnishings, clothes with the oil of this plant. Bed bugs will leave your home, as they do not tolerate a specific aroma.
Pay particular attention to bedding. In hard-to-reach spots, spray the rosemary scent.
Neem Leaves - Against Bedbugs
In a natural medicine cabinet there is such a tool - him. Few people know about it, but this plant is one of the most effective medicines.
In addition to the fact that its leaves have an antibacterial, antimicrobial effect, it is used to eliminate bed bugs. So that the plant can show its wonderful properties, you need to grind the leaves, put them under a pillow, sheet and other parts of your environment.
Tea tree oil - freshness without bugs
A pleasant and delicate aroma of freshness of tea tree is widely used from bed bugs. It is very strange to hear about such use after we are accustomed to the perfume from this product. Nevertheless, real bugs sprays are prepared from a solution of tea tree and water.
All at once in the form of a collection
From all of the above, you can cook a multispray from annoying bugs. For its preparation you will need: a pair of bay leaves, thyme, lavender, eucalyptus, a few drops of rosemary.
Everything that is taken in its entirety must be dried. Herbs are placed in stitched bags or nodules, soaked in drops of concentrated oils (eucalyptus, rosemary). Practically the remedy is ready, it remains to place the rescue kit next to the bed.
From the specified list of herbs, you can prepare a decoction. Each component is taken one teaspoon, in the case of oil options they take 20 drops. Herbs fall asleep in a container with 0.5 l of water. After cooling, the product is poured into the sprayer and the floor covering, walls, joints, baseboards, furniture seams, bed, bed are treated. Perhaps you need to spray and suitcases with bags.