How to get bed bugs out of the house permanently? We use chemicals and folk methods. When should you contact special services? Insect photos

Those who consider bedbugs to be archaic, left in the distant past, are greatly mistaken. Insects that have survived millions of years of the most unfavorable conditions are able to do this even with a developed human civilization.

Bedbugs do not care where to breed, in a primitive peasant hut or in a modern apartment, decorated according to all the rules of modern design. There would be a victim nearby, from whom you can suck blood, and a crack in the couch or bed, where you can hide after a successful hunt. Knowing what the bugs are and how to deal with them is necessary for both a villager living in relatively modest housing and the owner of luxurious apartments.

After reading this article, you will learn:

• What methods of dealing with bedbugs are there, and which ones are the most effective?
• Where to start fighting parasites?
• What features does the fight against bedbugs have in apartment buildings and detached buildings?
• What services are responsible for the destruction of insects, and what do you need to know about them in order not to become a victim of scammers?
• What insecticidal products for the destruction of insects are, and which one should I give preference to?
• How can you destroy or scare off parasites without the use of potent "chemistry"?

If your night was hectic, and in the morning you found bite marks on your body and, most importantly, if traces of blood were found on the sheet, then there is a very high probability that bed bugs have appeared in your house. But do not panic at the thought that now every night will be accompanied by torment from parasite bites. With some diligence, bedbugs were dealt with at any time. And even more so this can be done in our time, rich in effective chemical agents. True, for this you will have to incur some financial costs, and spend some time.

If, along with the above signs, insect skins, egg shells and small black crumbs - bug excrement - are also found, then the situation is neglected. And this means that simply spraying individual places with dichlorvos may not be enough.

House bugs

It is not always possible to immediately understand that a person was bitten by bed bugs. Mosquito-like bites. Only the skin after them itches longer and stronger. More often, domestic parasites attack children, they have a thinner skin, blood vessels are located superficially. But it is possible and necessary to distinguish, since bedbugs are more dangerous.

There are many effective methods for getting rid of blood-sucking parasites. It is easier to observe preventive measures to prevent the manifestation of these unpleasant creatures in the house.

Output

Any suspicion of a bed bug assumes a thorough check. To carry it out, you need to know what the parasite looks like and how it differs from other insects. When confirming the fact that bedbugs live in an apartment or house, you must immediately contact a specialist for insecticidal treatment or take similar protective measures yourself.

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Danger of bedbugs

After being bitten by bed bugs, there are negative consequences for human health.For small children with fragile immunity, complications can be more serious. When bitten, the bug secretes saliva into the blood of a person so that he does not feel the soreness of the puncture, does not brush off the parasite. All people have a different reaction to this saliva. According to medical statistics, 80% have allergic manifestations. Redness at the bite sites, tissue edema, itching and burning are observed. In severe forms of the disease, Quincke's edema develops.

Another complication after a bite is iron deficiency anemia. It develops more often in childhood with numerous parasite bites. Injection of bug saliva leads to a change in blood composition and deterioration of immunity. Also, when combing bites, scratches, wounds, and other injuries appear on the skin. Pathogens enter them, provoking inflammation.

Small children have a hard time getting bugs in bed. Sleep becomes restless, babies are afraid to fall asleep, begin to toss and turn, there is a risk of enuresis.

Prevention

To prevent bed bugs from annoying anymore, you should regularly resort to preventive measures:

1. It is necessary to close up the gaps around the pipeline, communication channels.

   
   Sealing the cracks partially ensures that the path to bedbugs is closed

2. Additionally insulate the rosettes with silicone.
3. Check purchased furniture for uninvited tenants.
4. Periodically inspect furniture, books for black spots.
5. Frequently wash curtains, clean carpets, and mop floors. Do not forget about thorough cleaning of the room with a vacuum cleaner.
6. It is necessary to systematically wash not only bed linen and clothes, but also furniture covers.
7. Try not to allow the wallpaper to peel off (by the way, this is one of the most favorite places for insects to lay eggs).
8. Carefully inspect the hotel room, keep the suitcase closed, and after returning home, wash all things.

   
   Rant of the travel bag is a favorite hideout for bedbugs

9. Use mosquito nets in summer.
10. You can put bunches of lavender in the ventilation and change them every 14 days.

The most effective preventive measure is getting rid of old furniture.

How to understand if bed bugs have started?

Domestic bloodsuckers go hunting only at night, so their presence in an apartment can only be detected when there is a large concentration. But there are signs that are characteristic only of bed bugs. They will allow you to determine the colonization of parasites at the initial stage.

Traces will appear on the human body, lined up with a "path". An adult bug goes out to drink blood once every few days, then hides in a secluded place, digesting food. The parasite bites into the blood vessel several times. He drinks blood, crawls away along the course of the vessel, bites again, and so on. In such a "track" there can be up to seven punctures. This feeding method distinguishes the bug from mosquitoes and ticks that bite once.

If there are bedbugs in the room, animal feces will appear on the bed linen in the form of small black particles similar to poppy seeds. It is better to touch them with gloves. In the folds of upholstered furniture, upholstery, you will see the remnants of the shells of the larvae that remain after molting, eggs, similar to small grains of rice.

Brown blood stains on the bed linen will also be noticeable - these are crushed bugs. The body of this parasite is flat, which allows it to crawl through narrow crevices. It is open with a strong shell, which does not allow it to be quickly crushed. But when an insect drinks blood, it easily bursts under the weight of a human body.

What does a hungry and well-fed bug look like?

First of all, it is necessary to note the effect of food intake on the appearance of the bug. Perhaps no other insect living next to a person changes its appearance so noticeably in the process of feeding.An important feature of the parasite is fast saturation, for which 8-10 minutes is enough for the bug.

The changes occurring in the appearance of the bug are obvious and are as follows:

• the body is rapidly stretching and becomes oblong from almost round;
• the size of the insect increases significantly, it becomes more noticeable and inactive;
• the color of the body changes from translucent and yellowish or light brown to dark red and even burgundy. A few minutes later - after blood clotting - the color of the parasite may turn dark brown or almost black.

In the process of digesting food, the body of the parasite gradually "deflates", decreases in size and takes on the usual shape. Therefore, it seems quite logical that it is much easier to detect and destroy a well-fed bug, large, bright and inactive. Moreover, after eating, the insect is able to spend several days in a shelter, where it is very problematic to find it.

The difference between bed bugs

Household bugs can have other names - sofa, furniture, linen, bed bugs. This is one and the same type of parasite, but they receive their designations according to their habitat. Insects settle near the sleeping place of a person - their prey. This can be bed linen, bedside tables, wardrobes, sofas.

Bedbugs move slowly. At night, they need to get to the person, get enough blood, return and hide in a secluded place. That is why they do not creep far away, but hide nearby.

Appearance, lifespan, methods of reproduction

Bed bugs have an oval, flat body, up to 8 mm long. The coloration in the hungry state will be a dirty brown color. After the parasite has drunk blood, the color will change to red or black. The body will be rounded. The bug's body enlarges after feeding due to the fact that it consists of segments.

Bed bug larvae differ little from adults, only in size and transparent body. After saturation with blood, they can see the intestines with bloody contents. The larvae feed daily, their bite is painful, because saliva does not yet have an anesthetic substance in its composition. When a bug is crushed, special glands release a certain substance into the air. Because of this, there is a characteristic smell in a room where there are bedbugs. It resembles cognac, almonds or stale raspberries.

A bed bug lives on average about 12 months. At low indoor temperatures, life expectancy increases by another 2 months. If the ambient temperature is about 30 ° C, then the bugs can live for 10 months, but the number of eggs in the clutches will increase.

Under unfavorable conditions, domestic parasites can remain viable for a very long time, waiting for a suitable temperature or source of food. If a person left the apartment or put the furniture out in the cold, the bugs will go into hibernation. The hunger state can last for more than a year, after which, in good conditions, the insects wake up and continue to exist safely.

Throughout their lives, males are engaged in insemination of females, which also constantly lay eggs. Only the larvae cannot participate in the reproduction process, but this is a short period in the life of a domestic bloodsucker - only 1 month. The female lays up to 5 eggs per day. On the fifth day, the larva hatches, after a month it becomes an adult parasite.

Shields

These insects are a large species of the bedbug family. Shield beetles are found literally everywhere - in garden plots, in forests, in fields, in squares, in flower beds, etc. They got their name because of the peculiarities of the body shape, which looks like an irregular pentagon when viewed from above.Almost all representatives of this species of bedbugs emit a specific aroma that can attract males and females, as well as scare off natural enemies. Because of this, they are also called "stink bugs."

Bug bugs, as a rule, do not attack humans. Their diet consists of plant juices, but sometimes they eat dead insects.

On the territory of the European part of the continent, there are up to 70 species of stink bugs.

Nooks for bed bugs

Nocturnal parasites wait out the daytime in peculiar nests. These are numerous clusters of insects. They stick together to keep warm. Adults, larvae, eggs, discarded chitinous membranes, excrement accumulate in one place. From above, it looks like a huge, unkempt wiggling mass.

Parasite nests can be located:

• at the bottom of the mattress or bed;
• in the folds of upholstered furniture;
• under the upholstery of sofas, armchairs;
• in cracks, between the joints of shelves, partitions of cabinets, nightstands;
• in sockets, household appliances;
• in the elements of the folding structure of sofas, armchairs;
• in soft toys;
• in the bindings of books, old newspapers, magazines;
• at the joints of wallpaper, baseboards, linoleum;
• under the windowsill, behind the heating radiators.

Bed bugs do not like light, so it is almost impossible to see them during the day. At night, more precisely from 3 o'clock to about 6 o'clock in the morning, parasites are active. Turning on the light, you can find them on the bed.

Bedbug nests in the photo

Actually, organized nests like wasps and especially ant bugs do not form. They simply hide during the day in the most suitable places, and since there are much fewer such places in the room than the bugs themselves, these parasites can accumulate in huge quantities in the most comfortable shelters. In these places there are bedbugs themselves, both adults and nymphs of all ages, eggs, remnants of the chitinous covers of larvae, excrement, and in general they look very unpleasant.

For example, here's a typical bedbug nest on the upholstery of a sofa:

And here the video shows the same cluster, only on a blanket, which is generally atypical for bedbugs - they prefer to settle on fixed surfaces that are not disturbed by people:

Here's another place to hide, rest, and breed bed bugs that completely covered one side of the mattress on the bed:

The largest such "nest" that we have seen caught the eye of the exterminator Kostya in one apartment near Moscow - it was about 80 cm in diameter and was located in the sofa. It is difficult to say how many parasites were in it, but the sight was, to put it mildly, repulsive.

By the way, this is how a cluster of small larvae looks right on the mattress:

It was these young individuals that the students already mentioned by us took for some incomprehensible spiders. But they were sure they weren't bedbugs.

Such places of shelter cannot be called nests, because they lack any organization and order. For example, a strict order reigns in the nests of wasps, termites or ants: the uterus lays eggs, workers take care of her, the brood, the nest itself, get food, and protect the nest from enemies. In bug clusters, all this is not:

• There is no single uterus laying eggs - all adult females lay them;
• There are no individuals who would maintain order here - everything in such a shelter accumulates spontaneously, complete disorder reigns here;
• The nest is in no way protected by anyone, and when it is opened, some of the bugs try to scatter, the other part hides, hoping that they will not be noticed;
• There is no hierarchy in such a cluster. Bedbugs simply accumulate here, spend daylight hours here, multiply and die here.

By the way, you probably already noticed that almost everywhere in such places of clusters you can see black dots that look like balls. You probably already guessed what it is ...

Vulnerable sides of bedbugs

It is difficult to remove bedbugs, because they can adapt even to very strong toxic substances. The next generation will not be susceptible to such poison. You need to know the weaknesses of the parasite in order to cope with it.

Bed bugs cannot stand temperature extremes. At low thermometer readings, insects fall asleep, but then come to life and show activity. But high temperatures are destructive for them. At + 50 ° C, domestic bloodsuckers die. It is used to kill bed bugs with steam and high temperatures. They use this insect weakness as a preventive measure.

House bugs do not tolerate pungent odors. This does not kill insects, but only scares away. They will look for another, more comfortable home. In combination with other methods, drugs with a pungent odor can be used. For this, herbal products are used, for example, wormwood or tansy. You can also use aromatic oils. This method is good because it can help to instantly get rid of the insect attack. When applying aromatic oil to the body, you can be sure that the bugs will not come close that night.

What are the ways to deal with bedbugs?

• The simplest and most effective is to call the disinfection service. It is available to everyone who lives in cities and suburbs that have SES or other sanitary services. Pest control specialists will treat an apartment of any size and quickly get rid of any synanthropic insects. True, in most cases it will not be done for free.
• Self-destruction of bedbugs using store-bought insecticides. With the right choice of anti-flak remedy and the fulfillment of certain rules, this method is also quite effective. In addition, it is less costly than calling professional exterminators.
• Destruction of bedbugs using heat treatment. Absolutely safe method, based on the fact that bedbugs are sensitive to extreme temperatures, and die at certain values. But this method is more complicated than others in execution, so before choosing it, you need to weigh all the negative aspects of using hot water and steam in an apartment.
• Mechanical destruction of parasites - with hands, feet (simple crushing) or with a vacuum cleaner. A reliable and safe method, but ineffective. It can only help if the number of bugs is in units.
• The use of folk remedies is cheap and, as a rule, safe, but with reduced effectiveness. In fact, the effectiveness of folk methods depends on the specific method. But most of them are still significantly inferior in effectiveness to modern chemical agents, and are suitable only as temporary or additional measures. Although, under certain conditions, some folk recipes are able to get rid of parasites completely.

Insecticides

The modern chemical industry offers many remedies for bedbugs. Here is some of them.

Tetrix

Made in Holland. Low toxicity to humans. Acts on bedbugs and other insects. One treatment is enough. Destroys adults, larvae and egg clutches. It is consumed sparingly.

Negative qualities:

1. high price, up to 1,500 rubles for a small bottle;
2. a large number of fakes, even served on tap, the original is sold only in specialized stores, always already packed;
3. processing must be carried out in a protective suit, you can get poisoned by inhaling vapors;
4. you need to prepare the solution according to the instructions for spraying.

If processed correctly, according to the instructions, re-processing is not required.

Foresight

A modern remedy for the latest generation of domestic parasites. It is produced in the form of a suspension and a gel. The suspension has an unpleasant odor. It must be diluted with cold water to the desired consistency.It will not lose its properties, but the pungent smell will disappear. The gel does not require any additional steps, it is ready to use.

The death of bed parasites occurs over time, the agent retains its activity for about 5 months. Acts only on adult bugs and larvae, without poisoning eggs. After hatching, the larvae come into contact with the poisonous substance and die.

The product does not emit toxic substances into the air, therefore, pregnant women, children and people with allergies can be in the room. To consolidate the effect, it is advisable to repeat the treatment of the room in a month.

The use of toxic substances against bedbugs gives a quick result. But a lot of preparation of the premises is required. Thorough cleaning after treatment. This method is used with a large number of bedbugs. If the parasites have not yet had time to multiply, then there is a chance to get rid of them using folk methods.

Fighting bedbugs with your own hands using insecticides

When self-fighting bed bugs, it is advisable to use not outdated, bad-smelling chlorophos and karbofos, but modern microencapsulated products intended for domestic use. Many of them are spared from the pungent, specific smell that is characteristic of their predecessors. These are such drugs as "Lambda zone", "Xulat micro", Get, "Delta zone".

Reference.

Even modern antiparasitic "chemistry" can not always completely deal with bedbugs. This is most often due to the resistance of parasite eggs to chemicals. Adults and larvae die, but the eggs remain intact, and after a while the larvae hatch from them.

If, a few days after treatment, bugs begin to bite you again, then the reason is most likely not that the insecticide did not work, but because of the appearance of a new generation of parasites from the eggs. This can happen within two to three weeks. And it is very important to deal with them before the time when they turn into adults capable of laying eggs.

That is why, with a break of one to two weeks, repeated processing is carried out. Without it, coping with bedbugs will be completely problematic, especially in advanced cases. Actually, this is the purpose of the guarantee included in the contract.

Anticlopine drugs are produced in different forms - aerosols, crayons, concentrated suspensions, gels, smoke bombs, powders. The form defines the way it is used. An effective (although not very popular) remedy is an insecticide in the form of smoke bombs. One permethrin checker "City" and "Quiet Evening" costs about 500 ... 600 rubles. It is enough to handle any one-room apartment of any size. This achieves an efficiency comparable to cold mist treatment.

Folk remedies

A reliable way is to get rid of pests with high temperatures. It is necessary to process bedbug nests with a steam generator. A regular household hair dryer will not work - it will not be able to maintain a high temperature for a long time. Insect nests and possible places of their stay are processed.

Folk recipes suggest using products with a pungent odor, for example, kerosene, vinegar, turpentine. In a diluted form, skirting boards, bed legs, furniture parts are lubricated with these substances. But the pungent smell will be unpleasant for a person and pets, you will have to leave the apartment for a while.

You can use aromatic oils and herbs with a more pleasant aroma for humans. Essential oils of tea tree, eucalyptus, orange do not like bugs. From plants, they do not like tansy and wormwood. But it should be remembered that parasites do not die from smells, but only leave the room. There is a risk that they will return after a while.

How to destroy bedbugs in an apartment, private house

If you find bedbugs in your home, then you need to immediately start fighting them.You have two options: either call a pest control officer, or arm yourself with bed bug chemistry and try to remove the parasites yourself. Self-killing seems like a cheaper and more natural solution, while you don't know how difficult it is to eradicate these pests. Store products like dichlorvos do not take these creatures, so if you decide to withdraw them yourself, then at least get professional remedies against bedbugs.

Cypermethrin is one of the professional remedies for bedbugs that have proven to be effective.

If you decide to call a pest control officer, then after 1-2 treatments you will be guaranteed to forget about these blood-sucking animals. Bedbug eggs are completely immune to chemistry and temperature changes, so only hatched individuals can be destroyed. This dictates in some cases the need for reprocessing. But the residual effect of modern bed bug repellents is often large enough to exceed the maximum incubation period and destroy all hatched individuals in one treatment.

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How to destroy bedbugs yourself

If you want to personally take revenge on the bugs for all the inconveniences caused, or just a gambling person with a lot of free time, then you can remove the bugs yourself. This will require high-quality means to destroy them, plus the knowledge that we will give you.

There are many professional remedies for bedbug killing. They have different active ingredients, additives for their effectiveness and ways of affecting pests. Which one is best for you depends on the situation: how large is the population of bedbugs, whether you tried to get rid of them yourself, whether there are animals or people in the house that cannot move. Consult our consultant by phone or mail indicated at the top of the page. We will advise a remedy that will be effective in your case.

Preparation of the apartment and preparation for treatment

• You now have a bed bug remedy. Before starting processing, you need to prepare the room for processing. The standard procedure includes:
• Damp cleaning of the room so that no dust remains. In the future, the dust can weigh into the air the chemicals with which you will process the room.
• Moving furniture away from the walls. Beds need to be turned or turned over so that it is convenient for you to handle the habitats and movement of bloodsuckers. Remember that bedbugs hide exactly where you are too lazy to get.
• Remove all linen, clothes. They cannot be processed, but they can and should be washed in hot water. For now, you can simply pack in large sealed bags.

After preparing the apartment, you can start preparing the drug for processing. As a rule, all professional bed bug killers require mixing with water. The proportions are indicated separately in the instructions for each specific product. This must be done in personal protective equipment:

• chemical resistant gloves;
• respirator;
• special protective overalls.

It is also desirable to have a professional sprayer, it is much more convenient, more efficient and safer for them to carry out the treatment. But a household spray will do as well.

Remember that chemistry against bedbugs is toxic to humans, and can cause serious harm to health if precautions are not taken! The working solution for processing must be fresh, mixing in advance is not allowed.

Special services against parasites

If there is no desire or time to get rid of domestic bloodsuckers on your own, then you can call special services to combat insects.In some cases, this will be the most appropriate solution.

You need to contact pest controllers in such situations:

1. housing has a large area - more than 50 square meters;
2. the number of insects has increased to an enormous number;
3. bugs bite even during the day;
4. parasite bites cause severe allergic reactions that are hazardous to health. You need to get rid of bedbugs immediately;
5. all ongoing efforts to combat bed bugs have not yielded positive results.

Contacting specialized services has many advantages - professionals work with special substances. After the treatment of the room, barriers are installed that prevent re-infestation of parasites. This is a guarantee of the quality of the work performed. The downside is the high price of pest control services.

Rates

The price for pest control services starts from 2 thousand rubles. for a one-room apartment, and varies depending on the quadrature of the room, processing method, region. Usually pest controllers provide a guarantee that insects will not appear for some time.

Here are the approximate prices set by Moscow exterminators for antiparasitic treatment with "cold fog".