Phenaxin from cockroaches, produced by Agrovit, is a universal agent used to combat various pests (bugs, flies, fleas and cockroaches). The principle of its action is due to the presence of such active ingredients as fenvalerate and boric acid, which effectively destroy these annoying insects.
Reviews of people using Phenaxin from cockroaches indicate that it perfectly helps to cope with the problem, simultaneously destroying other insects in the house. Unlike drugs with a narrowly targeted effect, Phenaxin using 1-2 packages will help get rid of various parasites without using additional insecticides.
There are 2 types of this product on sale (powder and granules), each of which can help in the fight against cockroaches. But for the destruction of bedbugs, granules are not suitable, since these blood-sucking insects will not eat them, so it is best to use the powder form of Phenaxin to combat domestic pests.
Release form and composition
Phenaxin is available in powder form. The active ingredient is fenvalerate, and boric acid acts as an auxiliary agent. Fenvalerate is a pyrethroid insecticide. In addition to poisonous components, a special oil is included in the composition, which contributes to the adhesion of the powder to the paws of insects. Talc, clay and soda are used as fillers.
When using the "Fenaxin" product, the instructions for use are obligatory for familiarization, especially if you decide to process the apartment. No product can guarantee 100% results, but correct application will ensure maximum effectiveness. What matters is what kind of insects you want to get rid of and what kind of room you will handle. Powder is effective to combat domestic parasites, and granules will help to help in the garden.
Description of the tool
The manufacturer is Russian. The drug for cockroaches is available in the form of dust (powder).
Many sources mistakenly point to another form of Phenaxine - granules. Agrovit does produce them, but they are designed to fight the bear.
Powder from cockroaches is white with small inclusions, without a pronounced odor. The tool is implemented:
- for home use in polyethylene packages of 100-200 g;
- for sanitary services in kraft bags of 10-15-20 kg.
Fighting bedbugs
Bed bugs are a real attack for humans. Their bites can cause an allergic reaction. Bloodsuckers hunt at night to stay undetected. "Phenaxin" for bedbugs is effective in dry form. It does not need to be diluted with water in order not to reduce the concentration of the active insecticide.
Find out where the bugs have settled. They love places inaccessible to the human eye and settle under baseboards, in upholstered furniture, in closets, behind paintings, in cracks in the floor or walls, behind wallpaper. The powder is scattered near the baseboards and bed legs to block the bed bugs from reaching the food source (sleeping person). The puncture site is marked on the package. It is convenient to sprinkle the contents of the bag through the small hole.
Advice
Wear a cotton gauze bandage and rubber gloves.
Fenvalerate is hazardous to human and animal health only if ingested. If a dog steps on a powder trail and then licks a soiled paw, the consequences can be dire. Therefore, keep children and pets away from the room. On eggs of bedbugs means "Fenaxin" does not have a destructive effect. It is advised to use it in combination with highly targeted drugs designed to combat only bedbugs.
Composition, principle of action
The active ingredient of Phenaxin is fenvalerate. The composition is complemented by:
- boric acid;
- household lubricating oil;
- fillers.
Cockroaches soiled in Phenaxin bring poison to the nest, which contributes to the rapid infection of the colony. The active ingredient acts in a contact-intestinal way. After contact of the insect with the powder, the substance penetrates through the chitinous cover into the body, inhibits the work of the nervous system, which leads to paralysis and subsequent death of the individual. The first dead insects will be visible within 24 hours after treatment. Total death is noted after 10-15 days after disinsection.
The dust acts on cockroaches in the stage of adults, larvae, but is not able to destroy the eggs in the ooteca.
Phenaxin is used to kill different types of synanthropic insects:
- black and red cockroaches;
- fleas;
- bed bugs;
- adults and larvae of flies.
In dry rooms, the effect of the drug lasts up to 6 weeks.
Ant fighting
"Phenaxin" from ants is used not only by apartment residents, but also by gardeners to save plantings. Before spraying the powder in the apartment, you need to determine the "path" along which the insects walk. To do this, you need to watch the ants. The powder is applied in a thin layer along the ant trail. The most common areas are cracks in doors, windows or floors.
To drive ants out of the garden, process the places where they accumulate: anthills, rotten stumps. Ants love to feast on ripe berries, promote the spread of aphids and carry weed seeds. Termites can destroy a fruit tree or damage a wooden structure. Powder the soil around the plants where ants are most likely to be found. Do not sprinkle the product in a heap, a layer of 0.5 mm is sufficient. The procedure is carried out daily until the insects disappear completely.
What to do in case of poisoning
The remedy for cockroaches Phenaxin is classified as a class 4 of low-hazard substances and, if used correctly, is safe, but if you ignore the instructions, poisoning is possible.
- if the powder enters the respiratory tract, the victim needs to provide access to oxygen, give water or a soda solution to rinse the mouth;
- if the product gets on the skin, rinse it off with running water;
- if the powder gets into the mucous membranes of the eyes, rinse them with water, drip Albucid or Novocaine.
Fighting two-tails
The two-tailed (aka earwig and "pincher") is an unpleasant insect that can hurt a person and an animal with a sharp bite. In addition, the two-tailed beast is dangerous for many garden and indoor plants. At the end of the calf there are cerci resembling small claws. Dvuhvostki start in damp rooms (perhaps you live on the ground floor, and there is a flooded basement below you).
Insects enter the house through all possible loopholes. To make "Fenaxin" from dvuhvostok work, spray the powder near the baseboards, treat thresholds, lines of doorways, window sills. Plug any existing gaps. The first result will be noticeable after a couple of hours. The procedure can be repeated after a week. Keep animals out of the treated area.
Preparation for processing
As with any pest control, treatment should be carried out in the absence of people and pets. It is forbidden to process minors, pregnant and lactating women.People with skin sensitive to chemicals, allergy sufferers and asthmatics. Before starting treatment, carry out wet cleaning using a vacuum cleaner and a damp cloth. With a vacuum cleaner, collect the bugs that you meet, during the cleaning process, you will find nests and you will be able to determine the overall infection of the apartment. And processing on a clean surface will remain effective for a longer time than on dust.
- Remove bedding, curtains, and curtains and wash.
- Remove carpets, paintings, and other decorative items from the walls.
- Move all the furniture from the walls to the center of the room, we will need the entire perimeter of the room.
- Cover your aquarium and houseplants.
- Pack dishes and food in plastic bags or plastic wrap.
- Cosmetics, personal hygiene products are also hermetically packaged.
- Clothes are tucked away in the closet, if the closet does not need to be processed.
- We disassemble the bed: remove the mattress and turn the frame over.
- We lay out the sofa.
Cockroach control
One of the reasons for the appearance of "Prusaks" in the apartment is the lack of hygiene. However, these unclean insects often grow in panel and multi-storey buildings. They travel to neighboring apartments through holes in the walls for water pipes. Houses with garbage chutes are especially at risk. The cockroach can often be found in the kitchen.
Powder "Fenaxin" should be sprayed behind the baseboards, near the trash can, in the sink, near the holes for pipes and ventilation grills. To treat horizontal surfaces, you need to prepare a solution: dissolve 5 g of insecticide in 100 g of water. In addition to using poison, try to keep the kitchen clean, and do not leave food and crumbs on the table.
Pros and cons of the remedy
Thanks to the benefits of Phenaxin, it has earned positive customer reviews. Basically, people note the following advantages of the drug:
- The insecticide is sold ready for treatment, so even an inexperienced exterminator can do it.
- Low price - even taking into account repeated harassment, the procedure will cost no more than 150-200 rubles.
- The drug is not difficult to find, as it is always available in stores, markets and even pharmacies.
- This is a universal insecticide that allows you to remove flies, cockroaches and other animals at the same time.
- After treatment, Phenaxin acts for a long time - up to three to four weeks.
- The smell of the poison is rather weak, and the toxicity can be called moderate.
There are also disadvantages. Phenaxin is a broad-spectrum drug. That is, the chemical can be used both from domestic bugs and from cockroaches, ticks, bears, ants. Accordingly, it is not as effective as means acting only on bloodsuckers.
The downside is the lack of impact on eggs, so bedbugs always have to be killed twice or three times. And since preparing an apartment and subsequent cleaning takes a lot of time, the idea of self-baiting of bloodsuckers no longer seems so successful.
If there are a lot of insects in the apartment, pest control is unlikely to be successful. Cunning bloodsuckers hide in places where they are difficult to find, and processing can take a long time. If the bugs survive, they become resistant to the drug and in the future they will have to look for new ways to fight.
Also, many owners are faced with the fact that the powder is difficult to apply on uneven surfaces. It is easily blown away by a draft or crumbles, and clothes or upholstered furniture cannot be treated with Phenaxin.
Granules
If you decide to use "Phenaxin" from a bear in the garden, look for a remedy called "Phenaxin plus". The drugs are not analogues. The form of release, composition and method of application differ. The pellets have a very attractive odor and taste for garden pests.2 weeks before planting, you need to dig holes at a distance of 1 m from each other and pour 10 granules into them. In just 3 hours after eating the drug, the insect dies. The product provides protection from the bear for 14 days.
A generic remedy is always less effective than a highly targeted drug. For guaranteed success in pest control, you need to use complex methods. Phenaxin shows good results in removing insects from the home and garden.
How to use Phenaxin powder correctly
The powder is available in sachets of 100 and 200 g, usually 1 sachet is enough to process a medium-sized room. Following the instructions, the packet is pierced in several places, and the poison is scattered in paths along the routes of the cockroaches. Treat the room along baseboards, behind radiators, in kitchen cabinets and in places near water, as cockroaches often drink. It is also worth scattering the powder along the front door so that insects do not crawl from neighbors. It is imperative to treat the floor under the carpets and mattresses, as well as the surface of the furniture, with the product.
The activity of the drug remains for 3-4 weeks, after which a comprehensive cleaning of the entire room should be carried out using a solution of laundry soap and soda. It is compulsory to wash bed linen in hot water. It is better to remove small children and four-legged pets from the house during processing.
If the drug is not effective enough, it should be combined with various gels and crayons from cockroaches, but if there are a lot of pests, aerosols will be more useful, the chemical composition of which allows you to quickly get rid of insects. True, in this case, a more thorough processing of the room is required and the subsequent mandatory ventilation for 7-8 hours.
After a few months, the room should be re-treated with Phenaxin, since the powder acts only on adults, without destroying their eggs and larvae.
The effectiveness of "Phenaxin" against bedbugs
The drug is characterized by moderate stability and sufficient efficacy. Nevertheless, it is necessary to use it as an independent remedy for bedbugs only when their number is low. This is due to the fact that bedbugs move slowly, unlike cockroaches, and poorly spread the drug throughout their colony. At the end of the period of action of the agent, part of the newly born larvae can survive and give rise to a new population. The manufacturer claims a residual effect of "Phenaxin" lasting up to a month.
How does Phenaxin work against bedbugs? Its action is manifested in relation to the nervous system of insects. Upon contact with the active ingredient or when it enters the gastrointestinal tract of the bug, paralysis and death of the pest occurs. It is best to use the drug in conjunction with an aerosol insecticide that will penetrate into the most inaccessible places. Also, in order to avoid the survival of some of the bugs, the treatment should be repeated after 7-12 days.
Reference: Usually a large sachet of the drug costing 30-40 rubles is enough to treat an apartment of 30 square meters. There are also large packages (20 kg), but they are usually sold only in specialized stores and are suitable for use in industries and other similar facilities.
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Dust efficiency
According to the author of this article, most of the dusts on the market are very effective and quite suitable for mass use, however, the effectiveness drops greatly if the banal hygienic standards are not observed in the room, that is, it is banal and damp and dirty there. If, after treatment, conditions favorable for the life of insects remain in the room, then soon another one comes to the place of the extinct population; but it can be even worse, since the few surviving insects can breed, spreading their set of genes to the entire population, which can make it more resistant to the remedy that was used earlier. It is corny, but important.
Thus, while maintaining cleanliness in the room, you can achieve high efficiency from almost any agent, however, each of them has its own mechanism of action, which should be understood while processing. Below, using examples of several means, this issue will be considered.
"Pros and cons"
You can hear different reviews about the drug Phenaxin, among which there are both bad and good ones.
"Per"
First of all, the product has a low price. Where bugs have appeared recently and have not yet managed to leave their clutches, it should do just fine.
The smell of the powder is not troublesome, even if left in the house for an extended period. By the way, its prolonged action also belongs to the advantages: the treatment can be carried out once, but the bugs will be poisoned as much as the agent is on the objects.
Another advantage is the relative safety of the product. Subject to basic safety rules, it is not harmful to humans. And everyone can use it, it is not necessary to be a professional for this.
