Poison from bedbugs: how to choose and buy a really effective remedy?

The term "poison" in the majority of cases in the old manner is understood to mean powdered products such as dust or special crayons with which the corners and baseboards of the rooms are treated in order to destroy parasitic insects or pests. However, the poison from bedbugs is almost never either powder or fine - preparations in this form are usually harmless to bedbugs, who cannot physically eat them and poison themselves.

The fact is that bed bugs are obligate bloodsuckers, unable to eat anything other than the blood of mammals. So, an effective poison from them is a remedy that either enters the lungs of the parasite with inhaled air, or is able to penetrate the hard chitinous integument of its body. It is these drugs that are used today for the destruction of bedbugs, and of them should be chosen, what poison from bedbugs to buy in a particular situation.

On a note

Poisons for the destruction of bedbugs are mostly deadly to insects, but do not have a poisonous effect on humans (or this effect is minimal). As a rule, these are drugs based on insecticides of neuroparalytic action: mammals usually have protective systems in the body that can neutralize the active components of such agents.

There are also remedies for bedbugs, which cannot be called typical poisons - they mainly cause chemical damage to the insect, and in large quantities (relative to the size of the bug itself, of course) cause its death. Such agents are dangerous for humans - they can burn the respiratory tract, eye mucosa or skin of the hands. When choosing a poison from bedbugs, one should take into account the type of a particular remedy.

 

All types of bedbugs

A huge variety of funds from bedbugs can be divided into several groups:

1. Spray concentrates from bedbugs, which are concentrated solutions of insecticidal preparations with the addition of auxiliary substances (that is, they must be diluted with water before use).They are implemented in different volumes, depending on the destination. Concentrates for sprays, aimed at the domestic user, are usually sold in bottles of 50 or 100 ml, and with proper dilution of this amount should be enough to handle one apartment. Most often such concentrates are used by professional exterminators and are sold in plastic canisters for this audience. When using them you should observe heightened precautions.
   
   
2. Aerosols are ready-made and diluted in the right concentration, sold in cylinders and ready to use. Aerosol preparations are most convenient for home use, but in practice they are slightly less effective in spraying.
   

   On a note

   When using aerosol cans, it is necessary to take into account that the particle size of an aerosol cloud is usually much smaller than when using a household spray bottle. Therefore, the higher the risk to inhale the poison itself, as a result, it is imperative to use a respirator when working.

3. And, finally, folk remedies for bedbugs - kerosene, vinegar, denatured alcohol, turpentine.These substances are capable of destroying bugs only if they are directly hit, which is why they generally have a very low effectiveness in controlling parasites in an apartment. These folk remedies have a strong smell, are quite dangerous to use, but very inexpensive and widely available.

Not every drug from these groups will be effective in a particular case. Among the populations of bedbugs, there are those who manage to develop resistance to a particular insecticide, and therefore it is not always possible to buy poison from bedbugs, which will absolutely surely destroy them. However, choosing the most reliable and proven tools, you can reduce the probability of failure in the fight against bedbugs to a minimum.

 

Bed bugs aerosols: simplicity, accessibility, safety

It is easiest to buy a remedy for bugs from this group: aerosols are sold in hardware stores, pharmacies and in the markets. The following drugs have recommended themselves best:

• Raptor from crawling insects (Turkey) with the smell of mint - contains three powerful insecticides (cypermethrin, tetramethrin, piperonyl butoxide), which virtually eliminates the likelihood of the development of resistance in parasites to it.The price of a 350 ml bottle is about 100 rubles, the cylinder volume is sufficient for processing an area of ​​50-60 m².
• Combat (Korea), also available with flavors. This poison from bugs is more than Raptor - about 200 rubles per bottle, and its efficiency is about the same.
• Pure House - an aerosol from bugs on the basis of cypermethrin and tetramethrin. In general, we can say that it is a universal preparation that allows the destruction of bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas and other insects in the house.
• Dichlorvos-Neo, which has nothing in common with the old Dichlorvos and is based on permethrin. Effective and inexpensive - buy this remedy for bedbugs can be about 60 rubles.

It is reasonable to apply aerosols at independent processing of premises. To this end, all surfaces in the room are sprayed with a means, the most abundantly - plinths, floors under furniture and beds, all upholstered furniture, wardrobes.

Before processing, all people and animals must be removed from the premises. After spraying the poison, close the windows and doors for several hours, and then ventilate the room and do a wet cleaning in it.

Important!

For the most part, aerosol preparations are not destroy eggs of bedbugs. This means that after a month or two, adult bugs will begin to appear again in the room - a new generation will emerge from the eggs that survived the processing. Therefore, when using aerosols, you need to be ready for double treatment of the room.

 

Concentrates for sprays: we work professionally

Concentrated insecticidal preparations for dilution and subsequent spraying in the form of a spray are often used by professional desinsectors (this is effective and economical).

As a rule, their use is accompanied by a bad smell in the room and requires the mandatory use of personal protective equipment.

Many of these bugs from the bugs are used exclusively by employees of special services to combat insects, and buying such drugs free sale is very problematic.

So, for the destruction of bedbugs most often used the following means:

• Klopoveron is a Soviet development considered one of the most effective. It is extremely difficult to buy it, for a person it is practically harmless, but it reliably destroys bedbugs. It is realized in the form of a powder that must be dissolved in water.250 grams of it cost about 1,800 rubles.
• Tetrix is ​​another drug that is used almost exclusively by professional disinsectors. It has a strong unpleasant smell, is available in cans and bottles, requires dilution with water. Effective, but difficult to work.
• Sinuzan - has the original composition, but in the application and in its properties is similar to Tetrix. It smells, perhaps, even stronger.
• Executioner - a remedy for bedbugs for domestic use. Designed in Germany, it is relatively inexpensive (70 rubles - 1 small bottle, about 20 bottles are required for a standard apartment). It is safe to use, does not have a strong suffocating odor (the average level of smell) and is really effective.
• Getet remedy (Get) is a preparation containing a microencapsulated insecticide suspension, which retains its effectiveness until the product is washed away from the surface. It has a contact action, destroys bugs, just running over the treated surface. Virtually odorless.
• Delta-Zone (about 500 rubles per 50 ml) and Lambda-Zone (600 rubles per 50 ml) are analogs of Geth, also produced using microencapsulation technology.One bottle of each preparation is enough for processing a room of 100 m².
• Karbofos is a well-known drug that has conflicting feedback and can cause side effects on handlers. Inexpensive and is known to destroy both adult bugs and their eggs. It is produced both in powder form and in the form of a concentrated solution, it has an unpleasant odor.

Before using these drugs should be diluted in the concentration specified in the instructions and spray with a household spray.

 

Folk poison from bedbugs

Of the folk remedies for bedbugs, kerosene, turpentine, vinegar, and denatured alcohol can be effective. They poison insects with direct hit on them (rather, they don’t even poison them, but burn and choke them).

However, in practice, these remedies for bedbugs are ineffective - it is physically impossible to treat all insects with them, and therefore part of the parasites will surely survive. At the same time, such agents have an unpleasant smell, and in the apartment itself after their use increases the risk of fire (kerosene, turpentine and alcohol - these are highly flammable liquids and give explosive vapors).

Means such as decoctions of wormwood and tansy are also poisonous for bedbugs, but in real conditions can only be used to scare them away and protect the premises from the penetration of parasites.

 

How to choose a poison for a specific situation?

Choosing a poison for bedbugs, should be guided by several main considerations.

If there are few bugs in the room, and you know about the places of their possible dislocation, it is advisable to try to limit the use of an aerosol preparation. However, you need to be prepared at the same time for the two stages of the removal of parasites, making repeated processing in about 2-4 weeks (to destroy young larvae that will hatch from surviving eggs).

With a large number of bedbugs in the room it is advisable to use sprays. Of these, one should prefer effective products without a strong odor, oriented for domestic use (Get drugs, Dobrokhim Micro, etc.)

And only where it is absolutely impossible to buy special sprays and aerosols (for example, districts distant from large cities), can one deal with bedbugs with the help of folk remedies. But here you need to be ready for multiple treatments, bad smell in the room and possible failures.

On a note

Together with the poison from bedbugs, you can use special traps and stickies (there is also the so-called glue from bedbugs). They work especially well when the paths for moving bugs in a room are known and parasites do not live in a bed. It will not be possible to completely remove the bugs in this way, but they will give a certain result.

And finally, if you don’t feel like messing with the bugs from the bugs, you can always call a pest control service. In large cities, there are quite a few such companies, and in small cities, the SES does a good job with this task.

Calling professionals will cost from 1200 rubles for a one-room apartment, which is comparable to the cost of funds for self-processing of the same room. In most cases, you will also receive a guarantee for the absence of insects in the apartment for a certain time.

 

Useful video on how to choose the right remedy for bedbugs

 

Executioner does destroy insects