Evgeniy Sedov
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Sometimes insects appear in the house, which are almost invisible to the human eye, but bite very painfully. These are fleas, for which there are many effective means to combat them. As a rule, their action is aimed at destroying both adults and all larvae in the room.
The range of drugs against these insects is not as wide as against others: cockroaches, ticks, mosquitoes. This is due to the fact that they have a narrow food specialization. They are not able to eat a substance that is toxic to their body, so there are three types of flea products in the apartment to combat them:
Almost all flea insecticides act on fleas. nervous system, causing paralysis. There are two types of drugs based on the main active ingredient:
Fleas can also be fought with folk remedies. As a rule, they do not kill insects, but repel them with a specific smell. Apply folk remedies It is advisable if insects have just appeared in the apartment. It is worth noting that it would be safer to trust synthetic drugs rather than those prepared according to “grandmother’s recipes.”
The range of drugs is not very wide, many of them are suitable only for professional use. The most popular means:
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Raptor, Spray against crawling insects |
Contains tetramethrin, cypermethrin, piperonyl butoxide. Prolonged action up to three weeks. |
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Professional insecticide against fleas, Colorado potato beetles, leaf beetles, codling moths. The active component is the organophosphorus compound chlorpyrifos. The total validity period is one and a half months. |
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A product used by professional pest control services. |
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Highly toxic flea treatment in the apartment for professional use. Valid for 2 months. Active substance– deltamethrin. Concentrate, diluted according to instructions. |
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A preparation for all types of insects that can appear in the apartment. |
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Pyrethrum |
Powder from ground medicinal chamomile inflorescences. It is often used by professional exterminators to sprinkle certain corners of a room after global treatment with other preparations. |
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Plants with a specific smell help against fleas. If you have these parasites, try to get rid of them with this remedy.
Kirill Sysoev
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Before getting rid of fleas yourself, you need to make sure that your home is inhabited by these blood-sucking insects and not by bedbugs or other insects. Remember: in relation to various insects Various fighting methods are used to get them out of the apartment. Distinctive features these insects are as follows:
One of the important strategic weapons when fighting fleas in an apartment is a vacuum cleaner, since it is indispensable when processing thready, fleecy surfaces containing insect eggs. Don't forget to treat it after disinsection so that it doesn't turn into an incubator for the next generation of pests. You will need a standard set for cleaning an apartment yourself: mop, rags, bucket, water, rubber gloves, disinfectant. Prepare personal protective equipment - a respiratory mask. The highlight of the program is the disinfestation agent.
To get rid of bloodsuckers yourself using aerosols, you need to remove animals and people, a child from the room for half a day, spray all baseboards, furniture, internal surfaces wardrobes, bedside tables, bedding, clothes. After this, you need to close the windows and doors and wait a few hours. Good action The following aerosols have:
Such products are completely safe for humans, unlike chemical compositions. To combat fleas in your apartment, use the following recipes yourself:
When the room is properly prepared, working in it is much easier. Knowing the algorithm of your actions, treating surfaces against fleas yourself will be easy and quick:
The best way to protect yourself from household fleas is prevention. It is necessary to seal cracks in windows, doorways, floors, and wall seams in a timely manner, then it will be difficult for insects to enter the apartment. Keep an eye on other people's pets, as it is not advisable for them to be with you even a short time. Do not let your dog or cat have contact with stray animals; wear flea collars on your pets.
Many people mistakenly believe that fleas that live on animals are harmless to humans, but this is not entirely true. In search of fresh blood, a flea can often change victims. Fleas cannot live on the skin, but they can exist and reproduce in the fur of pets for a long time. A female flea can lay more than 400 eggs, the radius of distribution of insects is chaotic, so in an apartment, clutches of whitish eggs can be found anywhere. Flea larvae are born blind and at first feed on the feces of adult fleas, and after 2-3 weeks they turn into a full-fledged flea that feeds on blood.
The first signal of the appearance of fleas in an apartment is painful bite marks, accompanied by severe itching. They look like red blisters with a hard seal, located in 2-3 places at the same time.
You can also determine the presence of domestic fleas in the house in a simple and proven way. Spread clean sheets of paper or white cloth on the floor. If you wait a few minutes, you may notice black dots moving around.
Fleas can enter the home in many ways, here are the most common:
Often cause the strongest allergic reaction , up to shock and swelling. And if 1-2 bites are not yet so dangerous, systematic flea attacks lead to the following consequences for the body:
For example, when cities began to close basements to prevent street cats from having access there, due to a lack of food, fleas began to crawl out into the street and move into the apartments of residents of the first floors.
Fleas cannot live on human skin or hair; they live in animal hair, carpets and furniture, and sometimes even in beds.
The best remedy from the appearance of fleas is prevention and keeping the house clean. Regular washing of surfaces, vacuuming, ventilation and treatment with disinfectants greatly reduces the risk of an unpleasant neighborhood. But if you still have household fleas, chemical agents will help get rid of them; let’s look at the main ones.
The insecticidal substances contained in aerosols affect the insect's nervous system, leading to paralysis and death. At the moment, this is one of the most quick ways cope with household fleas, however, you should be careful when using the aerosol, since most of them are toxic to humans and pets. Such products must be used strictly according to the instructions; processing must take place in stages.
Concentrates are diluted with water in accordance with the instructions, application occurs using a spray bottle (it is also convenient for them to treat surfaces with solutions and emulsions).
When applied, a film is formed, in contact with which insects die. The distinctive advantage of such products is that they do not require reapplication, as they have a long-lasting residual effect. Good feedback got: Tsifox, Get, Butox, Cucaracha, Tetrix.
Due to the nature of their application, powders and dusts are more effective in non-residential premises– warehouses, basements, attics. Such products have shown themselves especially well in places with a high degree of infestation due to the destruction of not only adult fleas, but also their larvae.
For those who are forced to systematically deal with household fleas, proven folk remedies are perfect, which are especially relevant when children live in the apartment, which makes constant use chemicals impossible.
To protect all family members from exposure to chemicals, you can take advantage of the universal properties of essential oils. However, not everyone can help get rid of this problem.
First of all, you need to spend in the house general cleaning, especially in permanent places habitats of domestic animals. Next, add 25 drops of any essential oil to 5 liters of water and wipe absolutely all surfaces, from the floor to the furniture. You can also use a spray bottle and treat even the most hard to reach places. Oils fight fleas until their aroma is felt, then the treatment should be repeated.
You can also use aroma lamp. Evaporation from a few drops of essential oil can put your nervous system in order and have a repulsive effect on bloodsuckers.
In order to repel domestic fleas from their homes for a long time, use fresh plants (calamus, garlic). They are laid out in the floor area, paying attention Special attention space under wardrobes and beds. This measure works most effectively in combination with the use of other methods of getting rid of insects. House fleas cannot tolerate the smell of citrus fruits, eucalyptus and peppermint, so these plants can be used to combat them. The same effect can be achieved by placing freshly cut fir branches throughout the house.
Although traps are not effective way killing fleas, they will help reduce their numbers if other options are not yet available. No company produces flea traps, but you can make them yourself. Domestic fleas react actively to light and heat, so you can use small wax candles in an aluminum shell. Several candles are placed in a dish with soapy water. Attracted by the light blood-sucking insects fall into the water, which prevents them from getting back out.
A mixture of salt and soda in equal proportions shows effective results when applying such powder to the habitats of domestic fleas. You can also make a water solution of salt and soda in the same proportion and treat the surfaces with it using a sprayer. After a day, you need to vacuum the surfaces and do a wet cleaning.
Temperatures less than -15 °C destroy fleas, so regular cooling of non-residential or utility rooms – effective way get rid of them. In a residential building, such a measure is unlikely to help, and freezing can lead to heating problems.
If the room is heavily infected or the use of products does not give a lasting result, it is better to contact a professional pest control service. The advantages are obvious:
Calling exterminators is the most easy way get rid of household fleas quickly and forever, so you should resort to such a service at the first sign of the appearance of insects.
It is necessary to study the enemy in order to be able to cope with the invasion. Let's start with the most pressing point: who and how insects hunt. The truth is that individuals can feed on the blood of any warm-blooded creature. Thus, not only pets, but also owners fall under this category.
Most species leave the prey after they are satisfied. But some pests constantly live on the bodies of victims. Moreover, some stay on the covers, and sandy individuals, for example, climb into upper layer skin. This behavior leads to terrible skin ulcers.
The life cycle consists of 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult. The larval stage is of interest. The larva emerging from the egg is a full-fledged creature capable of feeding itself. The food becomes the excrement of adults and other larvae.
However, this is only obvious harm. Much more dangerous consequences are hidden. Pests can infect the victim with various diseases, as they carry pathogens of typhoid, dysentery and other infections. The presence of pests at home does not always result in a terrible disease, but it should be understood that the risk is present wherever there are pests.
Before you move on to flea treatments, you need to understand where they are hiding in order to carry out the most effective disinfestation.
As already mentioned, after committing a bite, individuals usually leave their victim. Feeding occurs, as a rule, once a day, and the rest of the time the pests spend in quiet places where no one will disturb them or interfere with digesting the food they receive.
Hiding from apartment residents, pests live in places such as:
Companies produce various pest control chemicals. However, among them there are quite strong chemistry, which requires extremely careful handling. Negligent handling may result in harm to health. It is recommended to use chemicals only in critical situations. Of course, the safest option would be to entrust chemical treatment SES specialists. But for now let’s dwell in more detail on folk recipes.
A large number of substances have disinfestation properties, many of which are constantly at hand. Most often, a whole complex of different actions is used, since such methods alone do not give a significant result. Let's start with the classification of techniques:
The main advantage of using such methods is that they are harmless to human body. The formulations should be used immediately after preparation, as the constituent parts lose their active properties. When choosing a flea treatment in an apartment or private house, it is worth understanding which ones have a destructive effect and which ones only have a repellent effect.
Let's take a closer look various methods extermination of pests.
This substance is crushed Persian chamomile flowers. It is rightfully considered a universal drug. In addition to plant components, the product includes insecticidal substances. Pyrethrum is completely safe for humans and pets.
The drug is sold in powder form, which is obtained from ground dried flowers. You will need 500 grams of the drug, which must be filled with boiling water. The solution should be placed in the dark and left until it cools. Then you need to wipe the floors and baseboards with the product.
When individuals run over the treated area, the drug remains on their paws. After some time, death occurs. The substance kills insects, but is not dangerous for people and animals.
Soap will have an effect against pests, but not ordinary soap, but tar soap. Tar soap destroys adults and larvae on domestic animals. To clean your beloved pet's fur, simply wet it and then lather it thickly with soap.
Every housewife has regular table salt on hand. And it is suitable not only for cooking, but also for eliminating infection in the apartment. This is a good analogue of boric acid.
Needless to say, it is impossible to come up with a safer substance. For this reason, the method is often used where children and pets live. Salt is simply scattered around the apartment. Running insects are damaged by scattered crystals and die.
In addition to tar, regular baby soap can also be effective. But it should be used a little differently. To begin, grate one bar of soap. Then mix the shavings with water and heat on the stove.
You need to add a grated small onion to the mixture. The finished mixture is suitable for treating floors and surfaces, as well as for treating pet fur.
A simple combination of regular baking soda and table salt can assist in the fight against the colony. It is best to use the mixture immediately after preparing it. Sprinkle the product on the floor.
Running individuals will damage their skin and die. It is enough to leave the drug for 12 hours, after which you can remove it with a vacuum cleaner or broom.
This is perhaps the oldest method of insect control. Moreover, it is used not only against fleas, but also against many other insects.
The essence of the technique is to freeze the infected room in order to exterminate the existing colony. This is done in deep winter, when the air temperature outside drops far below zero. You should open all the windows, first turn off the heating, and keep the apartment in this condition. Gradually the temperature will drop and reach a minimum. Usually it takes at least 3 hours, since the temperature in confined spaces drops much more slowly and the insects will simply wait out the cold in furniture and folds of linen.
However, the method is quite aggressive to household appliances, so it is best to take it out during the procedure. The difficulty also lies in the fact that there is not always a function to turn off the batteries. If this is your case, try insulating the batteries with some kind of insulation.
Another time-tested remedy for fleas in an apartment is the use of herbs with a pungent odor. These include tansy, wormwood, indoor geranium and others. Wild herbs are collected, dried and scattered throughout the house.
Geraniums just need to be placed in pots in different parts of the apartment. The technique has exclusively the function of scaring away. Therefore, it is only suitable as an additional measure for disinsection or as prevention of infection.
Pharmacies offer a wide selection of various essential oils. It may come as a surprise to some that these oils are widely used as a flea remedy. Mint, clove and eucalyptus oils are particularly suitable for this purpose.
No oil preparation required. It is simply applied to the surface. Of course, we are also talking only about the deterrent effect. Also suitable for prevention.
Advice from a specialist at Eco-Processing:
Certain types of prevention are often used essential oils. In our practice, we often encounter thoughtless use of this method by clients. Therefore, we recommend not to forget about safety precautions and ask before buying oil whether family members have allergies. Some oils have a very pungent odor, which can trigger an allergic attack.
Wood chips are another great repellent. Only fresh sawdust is suitable, since old sawdust does not retain the necessary smell. Sawdust is scattered around the apartment. Creates a pine scent unbearable conditions life for the colony.
There is another great way to use pine sawdust: They can be placed in your pet's bed. Individuals will be driven away by the smell without any discomfort to the animal.
This list would not be complete without a universal remedy. We're talking about brewer's yeast. They are the main component of the recipe. The second component is garlic. Grated garlic should be mixed with brewer's yeast. This preparation must be applied to the surface. It is even suitable for treating carpets. The house should be left in this condition for 24 hours and then removed.
Be careful: Garlic can be harmful to pets, so use it wisely.
Pay special attention to the most difficult to reach areas.
Strong smell ammonia is able to drive pests away from their favorite place. To activate the substance, add alcohol to 500 ml of water and stir.
Wipe all surfaces with the prepared mixture. You can also soak your pet’s bed in the solution and then wash it in hot water.
A day after the procedure, you can do a wet cleaning to remove the pungent odor. Kerosene is completely unsuitable for treating pets.
The last recipe for today will be a nuclear mixture of vinegar and camphor alcohol. Take three percent vinegar. The third component of the solution is cologne. The solution should be sprayed on surfaces and used while washing the pet.
No one will argue that preventing a problem from occurring is much smarter and easier than solving it. The sanitary situation of the apartment is no exception. To protect your home, it is enough to follow a number of recommendations. This will significantly reduce the risk of infection.
Despite the abundance household products from fleas in the house and apartment, independent work extermination rarely gives long-term results. But they always take a lot of time and nerves. Sometimes a person is simply powerless in the current situation. If the outbreak is located in basement, and utility services are not conscientious, household recipes powerless.
For severe cases, there are sanitary services. When turning to competent professionals, the client immediately knows how much it will cost and how long it will take to see the results. Among the advantages of cooperation with Eco-Processing:
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Their lifespan is approximately 2 years. During this time, the female can lay up to two thousand eggs. After a few weeks, mobile larvae appear, after 14 days they turn into adult insects. Household fleas most commonly found within human habitation include:
In one way or another, they cause a lot of trouble to all the inhabitants of the premises. Favorite habitats for insects are carpet, crevices, beds, soft fleecy toys, baseboards, kitchen sink, furniture, pet habitats and others. Knowing all the nooks and crannies of their placement, you can start effective fight at home.
Interesting! Blank sheet white paper can become an indicator when identifying fleas. It should be placed on the floor and observed carefully. If after some time black moving dots appear on it, you must urgently purchase a flea control product in your apartment.
Before you begin the process of exterminating fleas, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work:
These measures will allow you to disinfect your living space without any problems. To achieve maximum positive results, you must perform the following actions:
Important!
Fleas and bedbugs are similar in their feeding methods. Therefore everything insecticides against bed bugs can be successfully used in the fight against other bloodsuckers.
Flea remedies Insecticides based on organophosphates have an ovicidal effect, which is very important if fleas have settled in for a long time and have begun to reproduce. Based on these substances, such long-known products as Karbofos for fleas and. Despite a large number of shortcomings, they are sometimes simply irreplaceable.
Judging by numerous reviews, stronger drugs are considered the most popular among the population, which include:
Flea remedies "Since there are houses Small child and two cats, they decided to get rid of fleas using the least toxic product. We chose it based on reviews. We were satisfied with the result: the fleas disappeared quickly and did not appear again.”
Irina, Smolensk
Before purchasing this or that drug, you must consult with specialists and carefully read the instructions. After all, if there are children in the apartment, then you should buy and use products that are safe for children. This will allow the premises to be disinfested without harming the health of the little family member. But even if the insecticide is safe, experts recommend removing children from the apartment for a while.
There are many names of drugs for killing bloodsuckers. Today you can easily buy flea control in your home at affordable price in Moscow or elsewhere locality. All of them are quite effective and will allow you to get rid of insects in the apartment within a short period of time.
