Over the years, people have been trying to get rid of unusually tenacious insects that can survive in the most adverse conditions. Cockroaches have become an unusually serious problem faced by modern mankind.
At the same time, many people are not even aware of the danger posed by such unwanted "tenants" that can withstand even the most severe frosts and heat. That is why you should know what these insects are dangerous for humans, as well as what are the main methods of dealing with them and what kind of poison is for a cockroach.
Harm of cockroaches
Although many believe that the main danger is spoilage of food and decoration materials by cockroaches, the harm they can cause to humans is more serious. Scientists have proven that these insects can be carriers of over fifty different microbes that pose a danger to human health. Such infections include not only intestinal, but also tuberculosis, hepatitis and many others.
Speaking about the dangers of cockroaches, we can also mention that these insects can bite a person and also crawl into ears, which is especially dangerous if small children live in the house.
What is the danger
Cockroaches are constantly looking for food. At the same time, they climb kitchen tables, microwave ovens, refrigerators, as well as garbage containers, porches. In addition, worm eggs can be carried on the paws of these insects, which, when ingested, are freely transferred to the human body.
Among other things, particles of chitin are constantly separated from insect bodies, remaining almost everywhere where cockroaches run. When mixed with dust, such particles often cause various allergic reactions and other undesirable diseases. That is why, when the first detection of such insects at home, one should immediately proceed with active methods of dealing with them, which will be discussed in this article.
Cockroach Recipes
There are several proven cockroach remedies that can be prepared at home.
The most popular of the substances to combat them is boric acid. Even if a small amount of this agent enters the body of the insect, severe intoxication occurs. If the cockroach absorbs a large dose of boric acid, it will develop muscle paralysis and inevitable death. Nevertheless, cockroaches do not eat boric acid in its pure form, so it should be added to the foods most attractive to them.
An excellent tool is an egg with boric acid from cockroaches, reviews confirm the effectiveness of this mixture. To prepare the poison based on boric acid, you need to add approximately thirty-five grams of this substance to one boiled egg yolk. After mixing these ingredients, you will get a slurry of a dough-like structure, from which small balls should be rolled up and placed in places of accumulation of insects.
You can also mix boric acid with flour and sugar in equal proportions. Water is added to this mixture to make a pasty slurry. Small balls should also be made from it and laid out in places where cockroaches are most often collected.
You can also make homemade traps for cockroaches. To do this, glue several strips of adhesive tape with the adhesive side up on a cardboard sheet. A few drops of honey are applied to the center of the cardboard. Insects, which will certainly want to enjoy such a sweetness, will stick to the adhesive tape, which will slightly reduce their number.
The tool "Global"
Sometimes home-made products do not provide the expected effect, and cockroaches still do not leave the house or apartment. In this case, you can try to use ready-made poison, which produces many different manufacturers.
One of the popular methods of combating harmful insects is the gel of German production "Global" from cockroaches. You can buy it at any specialized outlet. It is characterized by great efficiency, ease of use, as well as safety for pets and humans. The active substance of this gel is chlorpyrifos, which is one of the modern contact insecticides with a wide spectrum of action. The main objective of the Global gel is the complete destruction of pests.
After contact with the gel, the cockroach is poisoned with chlorpyrifos, but does not die, but transfers it to places where there is a large accumulation of insects. Thus, the infection of the entire population occurs. It is enough that the active substance brought several individuals of cockroaches, and the house or apartment will be completely cleared of these insects.
Crayon "Mashenka"
You can use the long-known chalk. "Mashenka" - poison for a cockroach, which for many years has been used in the process of combating these insects. Insecticidal effect is provided by two components - deltamethrin and zeta-cypermethrin. Both substances are included in the pyrethroid group of poisons of the contact type of action. They are toxic to humans and all warm-blooded animals, therefore, special care should be taken when using this tool.
The poisonous effect of the chalk appears upon first contact with an insect. When the cockroach crosses the strip drawn with chalk, the active substances fall on the outer shell and penetrate into the deep layers of the tissues of the cockroaches. This leads to the destruction of impulses going to the muscles from the nerve nodes, which causes paralysis and death of insects.
It should be remembered that, unlike aerosols, "Mashenka" acts from cockroaches after some time. Therefore, insects manage to bring particles of poison on their paws to the places of their accumulation and infect a large number of brothers. As a rule, the visible effect after the application of the Mashenka crayon occurs 4-5 days after use, when the number of insects decreases significantly, and the bodies of dead individuals are increasingly found on surfaces.
"Combat" from cockroaches
Another well-known effective poison for a cockroach and other insects, such as moths, ants and others, is the Combat series.
An extensive line of Henkel insecticides manufactured under this brand includes gels, aerosols and cockroach traps. The choice of product largely depends on the number of insects, as well as the area that needs to be cleaned from them. At the same time, you can buy such funds not only in specialized stores, but also in supermarkets or in ordinary markets.
Glue traps
A separate type of struggle are traps from cockroaches. They differ not only by manufacturing companies, but also by the principle of action.
The simplest of them are glue traps, which are a kind of cardboard insect houses, the bottom of which is covered with a sticky substance that does not dry for a long time. In the center of these houses is a special aromatic substance that attracts cockroaches. When an insect enters such a box, it sticks its paws to the sticky bottom and cannot move further. After these traps are completely filled with insects, they must be discarded and replaced with new ones.
Electrical and insecticidal traps
There are also more practical electrical cockpit traps. They resemble metal boxes, inside of which is a fragrant, periodically replaced bait. When an insect enters the box, it is hit by a high voltage electric discharge. As the box fills with insects, it needs to be cleaned with a special brush.
One of the most effective are considered poisonous or insecticidal traps, which are boxes filled with fragrant poison. When an insect enters through one of the holes, it absorbs poison and freely leaves the trap to bring particles of poison to the places where insects accumulate. Thus, such traps make it possible to infect a large number of insects, keeping the insecticide in a container safe for humans and exerting no less effective effect than poison for a cockroach.
Safety precautions
Cockroaches breed very quickly: in eight months (the life of the insect), the female is able to lay up to 360,000 eggs. And since it is not easy to remove cockroaches, you need to try so that they do not start. To do this, you can follow several rules.
First of all, you should not allow accumulation of food waste and garbage, you need to get rid of them in time. It is also necessary to wash dishes and a sink, the latter also needs to be wiped dry, since water is a source of life for cockroaches. Also, in order to combat cockroaches, it is necessary to repair pipes and plumbing in time, preventing water leakage.
When the first signs of the presence of insects (traces of excrement) appear, it is necessary to begin the fight against them with the help of drugs, such as, for example, Global from cockroaches, which you can buy without problems.
In the cold season, you can well ventilate the room for fifteen minutes - at temperatures below zero, insects die.
The implementation of these simple rules will help not only to protect the home from the appearance of cockroaches, but also to conduct an effective fight against insects that have already appeared.