It would seem, what bugs in the XXI century! Unfortunately, these bloodsuckers have safely crossed the century and today still annoy people. How do they penetrate our comfortable homes? How to get bedbugs out of the couch and other habitats once and for all?
What kind of bugs are they?
Having discovered small blood-sucking insects in their apartment, people are in a hurry to get one or another insecticide or try to fight with folk methods. And sometimes they wonder why nothing helps.
In order to know exactly how to get rid of bed bugs on the couch, you need to have a good idea of who you have to deal with. A bug is an insect whose diet consists only of human blood, and in rare cases, animals. For lack of food, the insect falls into suspended animation. That is, no bait in the case of this parasite does not work. Adult bloodsuckers eat every 5-7 or even 10 days. The younger generation (they are called nymphs), to turn into a sexually mature insect, must eat much more often. Adult bugs inject a special enzyme at the bite site that blocks pain. The body begins to itch only after a couple of hours. Nymphs do not have this enzyme. It is their bites that are especially painful. Both young and mature individuals drink blood, biting their bodies in several places. After their meal, a kind of chain of red dots remains on the skin. This is one of the signs of bugs in the house.
Where do they come from
No one is safe from the appearance of these parasites in the house, even the most fanatical neat ones. Bed bugs can get into any dwelling with new furniture, “arrive” on clothes or shoes, move from neighbors, crawl out the window from the nests of swallows or simply along the wall.
Adults overcome this obstacle at a speed of 1 meter per hour. Once in a new territory, insects settle in any crevices, behind skirting boards, under carpets, in books, behind paintings, in sockets. Their body is so arranged that it can squeeze into an incredibly narrow place, and it is there that the parasites are most comfortable. But most of all they love to live bed bugs on the couch. How to get rid of them forever? The difficulty is that these parasites breed at a catastrophic rate. An adult female lays up to a dozen eggs daily, and in only 12 months of her life she is able to lay about 500 eggs. The larva hatches after only 4 days, and to turn into an adult bug it needs a little more than a month. The only fertilization in her life is enough for the female. The male sperm remains in the body and is used gradually. This is very important to know, because you can get rid of bugs in the couch and in the house only by destroying all to a single individual, including eggs.
What bloodsuckers like and dislike
This insect does not matter if the house is clean or not. Both there and there they feel comfortable. They like sofas and beds, which have a lot of designer creases, crevices, and accessories. They prefer air temperature 20-30 degrees.
At a temperature of +15, the larvae stop growing, and at +50 all the bugs die almost instantly. Insects can withstand negative temperatures up to -20 degrees. In such conditions, they fall into suspended animation until the onset of more favorable conditions. The same thing happens in the absence of food. In a sleeping state, bedbugs are able to starve for about a year. Answering the question of how to get rid of bugs in the couch, it must be said that these insects love crowding, that is, in one place you can find adults, and nymphs, and eggs, and skins that regularly dump nymphs when molting. But this is not a nest. Individual individuals can hide somewhere away from the bulk of relatives. An important indicator of their presence is excrement - small dark lumps.
Folk methods of struggle
Primitive man was just beginning to develop intelligent life, and his bugs already drank bugs. How to get rid? Folk remedies for this misfortune are very different. Over the long years of such an unpleasant neighborhood, people have tried various herbs, ointments, mechanical and thermal methods for treating infected areas. From herbs it was proposed to lay out tansy, wormwood, and elderberry in the habitats of bugs. However, these methods do not eliminate insects, but only temporarily scare them away.
Previously, it was believed that parasites can not stand pungent odors, and therefore, it was proposed to apply perfumes or cologne to exposed areas of the body at night. Indeed, for a short time the bugs leave their prey alone, and then overpower the aversion to smell and start a meal. Another folk remedy is dust. It really helps, but its use has many negative aesthetic aspects. A good folk method is the fight against bugs with cold. If the air temperature in the room is below 20 degrees, uninvited guests will not stand for a long time. Also, if the furniture is not a pity, it is treated with steam or boiling water.
How to get rid of bedbugs in the sofa using modern methods
To date, insecticides are considered the most effective means of combating bloodsuckers. They are offered in various price ranges and are represented by domestic and foreign manufacturers. The most popular are the Russian Klopomor, the German Executioner, the Dutch Tetrix and the Korean Combat.
The executioner is an effective, but expensive drug that requires two-time processing. The Tetrix product has an incredibly pungent odor, it is also very expensive, but you only need to process the room once. "Combat" has a pleasant aroma of lemon. Domestic drug “Klopomor” is more affordable at a price, and its quality is not inferior to foreign counterparts. In addition to the above insecticides, Karbofos is used. It is inexpensive, but not as productive. When processing all the mentioned means from the premises, you need to remove people and animals. You can use the pencil "Mashenka". In this case, leaving the home is not required. In the chemical fight against bedbugs, one must take into account that insects develop addiction, so it is recommended to change the means.