Get rid of red cockroaches in the apartment

The red cockroach in Russia is often called the “prusak” because of the opinion that arose at the time that these insects originated from Prussia (present-day Germany). In turn, the Germans believe that they were brought from Russia, and they call them Russen. In fact, red cockroaches got into the cool European climate from Central Asia, and in Europe, heat-loving insects were able to reproduce so widely in regularly heated rooms that it is often a big problem today to get rid of them.

Prusaks can eat a variety of foods, preferring moist food, while they do not stop to use paper and wallpaper glue. They can dwell not only in apartments, but also on the food processing facilities of enterprises.

Since red cockroaches often come into contact with waste, they can become the cause of various infectious diseases and worm infestations, and covers that are shed during periods of molting can cause serious allergic reactions, including asthmatic attacks.

 

Folk ways to get rid of red cockroaches

Prusaks can live without food for a long time, but with a lack of water, they die within a week. Therefore, among the most popular means of getting rid of red cockroaches among the people, primacy holds boric acid powder, which, if ingested, causes insects to become severely dehydrated.

It is very easy to prepare bait with powder or with a solution of boric acid. To do this, mix a raw egg or boiled mashed potatoes with boric acid powder to a state of gruel, so that you can make balls. Then they should be laid out in places of probable accumulation of Prusaks (under the sinks, near the garbage can).

The downside of this method of getting rid of cockroaches is its extremely slow action. In addition, if there is a small child in the house, crawling around the apartment and pulling everything in his mouth, it must be remembered that the remedy can cause unpleasant consequences.

Of the other popular ways of dealing with the Prussians, homemade traps with a sticky backing are quite popular (on thick paper, double-sided adhesive tape should be glued around the perimeter, the bait should be put in the center).It is also worth mentioning the traps in the form of glass jars with inward lure and smeared with petroleum jelly or vegetable oil edges.

Unfortunately, to get rid of red cockroaches by such methods can be only partially, because on the eggs of insects such traps will have no effect, and after a while unpleasant guests will appear again.

To repel cockroaches, plants and aromatic oils with an intense smell are often used, for example, bay leaves, elderberry branches, eucalyptus, fir, cedar oils.

 

Ultrasonic scarers and electrical traps

Popular enough also cockroach ultrasonic repeller and electrical traps. Ultrasonic devices affect Prusacks by emitting high-frequency sounds that are inaudible to humans (the human ear can perceive sounds with a frequency of no more than 20-22 kHz). These tools are very expensive, and the manufacturers themselves declare that for greater effect it is necessary to include several repellers at the same time.

In general, it can be noted that with a serious invasion of red cockroaches, ultrasound will not be a very effective means of solving the problem.

In electric traps of industrial production, the Prussians are lured inwards and destroyed by high-voltage electrical discharge. The idea of ​​the device is good, but the perimeter of the action is small, and such traps do not work on the already laid eggs of red cockroaches. However, with a small number of insects in the apartment, an electric trap will help to quietly, effectively and quietly and unpleasantly smell get rid of cockroaches.

 

Chemical agents to combat red cockroaches

One of the least toxic to humans chemicals for getting rid of Prusack are insecticide crayons (pencils), which have a paralytic effect on insects, although it is much weaker than gels. Such crayons (for example, chalk “Masha") Are well suited to prevent the migration of insects from neighboring rooms, but in order to get rid of a large number of red cockroaches, they are not suitable.

Fast extermination of cockroaches and ease of use (you only need to spray on the places of possible habitat of insects) guarantee insecticides in the form of sprays, including "Global", "Raid" and others.However, their aftereffect is not as long as that of gels, and toxic fumes are very allergenic and can go through the ventilation system to other apartments.

In the most popular gels ("Global", "Raptor", "Dohloks" and others), in addition to the insecticide, there is also a fatty basis for preventing drying and special attractant substances that serve as bait.

In the Global and Raptor gels, a rather strong chlorpyrifos insecticide is used as a contact-intestinal agent, causing disturbance of the nervous system and death of the insect.

AT means "DohloksThe basis is the insecticide fipronil. When Prusacks come into contact with it, there is also a disturbance in the transmission of nerve impulses, but the mechanism is slightly different.

Compared to aerosols, gels are more economical to use, and, in addition, this form of the drug can retain its properties for 1-2 months. These agents have a less pronounced toxic effect on humans, since they cause a reaction only when they are eaten by insects, and the concentration of insecticide is too low to cause harm to a person or an animal.

However, manufacturers indicate on the packaging that they should not be allowed to get into the hands of a small child or into the mouth of a pet. It is also worth considering that you need to apply gels on a dry surface.

 

Getting rid of red cockroaches with the help of professionals

In search of an answer to the question of how to get rid of red cockroaches for a long time, you should pay attention to the services that are professionally engaged in the disinsection of premises. Today, a large number of private firms for the destruction of cockroaches, ants and other insects, which for a certain fee will be able to clean the home from uninvited guests for a long time, using highly effective chemical means in the complex.

Moreover, for large premises such as a kitchen in an enterprise or office, such a service would simply be a boon in fight against cockroaches.

You need to be prepared for the fact that the disinsectors are likely to insist on the destruction of annoying insects in neighboring rooms, because parasites can quickly move throughout the building, negating the efforts for their local extermination.

 

Ways of penetration Prusakov in the home and the necessary preventive measures

For vital activity the red cockroach needs three necessary conditions of existence:

• heat
• water
• and enough food.

Of course, to deprive these insects of heat is very problematic in modern apartments, but it is quite possible to eliminate water leaks and available food from the surfaces of the tables or the floor. It is enough to dry the sink and other places of high humidity in the evening, take out the garbage regularly and prevent accumulation of food debris on the table, in the kitchen sink and in the cabinets.

Sometimes red-haired cockroaches can penetrate into rooms if they often receive food. In this case, it is necessary to carry out sanitization in the room and not allow further snacks outside the kitchen.

To prevent the movement of Prusaks from their neighbors, it is necessary to thoroughly seal the baseboards, door and window seams, and close the ventilation openings with a dense mesh.

During the day, insects can hide in various crevices, behind wallpaper and tiles that are not tight to the wall, in other nooks in the kitchen and in the bathroom, so be sure to treat these places with a suitable remedy (eg, insecticide fine, or gel from cockroaches).

 

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Example of making a self-made cockroach trap