A hundred years ago, bed bugs were commonplace in most apartments and houses. The residents fought with the help of kerosene, destroyed it manually and still continued to endure this unpleasant neighborhood.
It was not kerosene and "trapping"that helped to cope with parasites, but an ever higher level of sanitary and hygienic conditions. Today, these insects have become a relatively rare occurrence, but sometimes you still have to look for ways to deal with the bugs that have occupied your home.
- How to understand that there are bed bugs in the house
- How to deal with bedbugs: Tips for evicting unwanted "tenants"
How to understand that there are bed bugs in the house
Bugs prefer dark places, protected from light and air currents, so it is very difficult to detect them in daytime or in open spaces. But at during the darkness when you turn off the lights and go to bed the parasites come from their hiding places in searching for food — blood.
Pain when bitten by bedbugs is practically not felt, because, biting through the skin, they simultaneously inject saliva into it, which contains an anesthetic substance. But if you felt a tickling or itching feeling on any part of your body at night, turn on the light — the bugs don have no time to escape and this reveals themselves.
But the these insects have a highly developed sensory sensitivity and they can feel your muscle tension even before you make any movement, therefore indirect signs often indicate the presence of bedbugs:
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In the morning, bites are found on the body. Bedbug bites are characterized by their location along 5-6 in a row, in the form of a "path".
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Itchingappears at the site of bites, as well as irritation and burning, which is extremely rare for mosquito bites.
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Bite occurs in any season, unlike bites of other insects, in which there is a clear seasonality.
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"Inexplicable" allergies. People who are bitten by bed bugs often suffer from allergic skin reactions. They are caused by special proteins in the saliva of parasites, and allergies manifest themselves in the form of a rash, scaly and itchy areas, swelling on the skin.
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Rust spots on bed. Traces from accidentally crushed insects are found only on areas that come into contact with the body. So, if you sleep on one side of a wide bed, these rust stains will only be observed on your side.
It is worth noting separately that not & nbsp; every person is "handsome" bedbugs. It is not uncommon for a married couple who sleeps in the same bed to be attacked by insects only by one — the bugs bypass the second partner. what does it have to do — with blood type, chemical composition of sweat or any other reasons — not yet known for sure.
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How to deal with bedbugs: tips for evicting unwanted "residents"
You shouldn't be misled by the name "bed bug". These insects attack a sleeping person in a bed, but their nests can be located on the area of the entire apartment. Most often, these are areas under skirting boards, linoleum, wallpaper, cracks in wall or floor tiles, folds of upholstered furniture and other secluded places.
In the fight against bugs, the greatest difficulty is not destruction of insects (today there are many insecticidal agents that effectively eliminate bedbugs), but preparation for disinfestation. It depends on how well you treat the dwelling and whether can destroy all the nests.
To do this, the exterminator recommends using the instruction, which already contains a clear sequence of actions.
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Place clothes, curtains, rugs, stuffed toys, shoes, and textiles in sealable bags.Pre-inspect each item or item, paying particular attention to seams, pockets, gathers, and t .d. If no bugs and their egg — pack things in airtight bags and stand them on previously cleaned and washed balcony, pantry or in other technical» indoors.
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Move all furniture away from walls.Remove paintings, photographs, and other wall furnishings from walls.
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Carefully inspect the apartment to identify nests. Special attention should be paid to the bedroom — skirting boards, platbands, wallpaper, flooring in areas where they are weakly held or have moved away from the floor, wall or ceiling. The bed needs to be examined from below — bottom and legs, and if there are sockets and switches — they need to be removed as well. Observe the safety precautions for working with electrical appliances!
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Mattress and pillows, if expiration expiration date (for a mattress it 5-7 years, for pillows duvets — 2-3 years) better dispose of. If they were bought relatively recently — inspect carefully. If there are any signs of the presence of nests — excrement, small "balls" (bug eggs), traces of blood — it is better to throw these things away, since the thickness and density of the bedding does not allow to process them so high quality as to guarantee the destruction of insects.
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Pack each inspected piece of furniture, on which no bedbugs were found, carefully pack. bed bugs you"scare away" during the inspection of other furniture, they will not be able to take cover in already inspected tables, chairs and etc.
- Use a regular wall plastering trowel for this.
- It is important that the dust bag is disposable. Once processing is complete, the bag must be incinerated.
Only after carrying out the above preparatory measures, you can start treating the apartment with the selected insecticidal agent. The choice of one or another drug should be based on the degree of toxicity of the agent. So, if there are animals in the house, someone from the family members suffers from allergies or diseases of the upper respiratory tract, and you you do not have the opportunity to live in another place during disinsect — give preference to the least toxic drugs.
And don't rush to unpack your things and furniture after pest control. After 7-10 days, you need to re-treat the apartment in order to get rid of bloodsucking "neighbors".
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