Mokritsy

Despite the fact that almost every owner of a private house or apartment has a general idea of ​​woodlice, nevertheless, the most interesting and surprising details of the way of life of these creatures are known mostly only to scientists. And this is quite understandable: wood lice do not often come across the eyes, lead a very secretive way of life, do not parasitize and do not particularly harm a person, and therefore do not attract attention to themselves. Meanwhile, wood lice are creatures in their own unique way, and the interesting features of their biology deserve to be familiarized with them in more detail - let’s take a look at this ...

If it seems to you that it is easy to get rid of wood lice in the apartment by simply dabbing in the room with Dichlorvos or sprinkling salt in the corners (as they also often try to do), then we hurry to upset you - at best, only a few dozen pests will be able to be destroyed, but in general The problem in this way is not solved.Only an integrated approach based on common sense, the use of effective insecticidal agents and an understanding of the biology of woodlice, will get rid of them not only reliably, but also in a fairly short time - let's talk about it in more detail ...

Litter in the apartment - perhaps one of the most unexpected guests. We are accustomed to seeing cockroaches in the bedside, ants on the baseboards, in extreme cases - even bedbugs in the old sofa. But wood lice ... This is a kind of signal that the border between living quarters and the street has become quite thin somewhere. Mokritsy are creatures accustomed to living in such conditions that are uncomfortable for a person, to put it mildly: constant dampness, the presence of decaying organic matter. Where did lice come from in the apartment and what attracts them here? ..

Anyone who met lice in an apartment could notice that sometimes these uninvited guests are different from each other. Some woodlice have high armor and easily and quickly fold into a ball, while others are relatively flat, much more mobile, and practically do not fold into a ball. Obviously, these are different types of woodlice.How many of them are there, and which of them most often penetrate into apartments? ..

We are accustomed to the fact that wood lice are small creatures that look like bugs, the size of which is barely more than half a centimeter. However, sometimes there are reports that someone somewhere caught a huge woodlouse almost half a meter long and weighing more than a kilogram. Do such huge woodlice really exist in the world, or is it fiction - let's understand ...

Surely many of those who found wood lice in the basement, garage, or even the toilet of their own apartment, asked quite a reasonable question - what do they actually eat here? Moreover, it is interesting to learn when a large number of insects: in some cases, wood lice are present in the cellars, basements and attics in hundreds, huddling under the trash and old things. So what is the food for wood lice and what delicious do they find next to a person? Let's understand ...