Cold fog from cockroaches will help where everyone has given up

Among the means used by sanitary services to combat insects, there are leaders. Moreover, in addition to brands, there is much to roam in the ways of using these funds.

So, for example, cold fog is used for cockroaches, and reviews on the work done indicate that this is really a salvation for many clients. After all, there is not always time for an independent struggle, and actions without certain knowledge can lead to poisoning or at least to the fact that you have to carry out repeated procedures.

Yulia:

“I fought cockroaches long and hard. I bought traps, crayons and sprayed with aerosols, but they reappeared from somewhere. Frankly, I was skeptical about any companies that help fight insects. But for us it was already a forced measure, since an addition was expected in the family. The whole procedure was carried out in a day, then during the week during the cleaning I found dead cockroaches. A month has already passed, we live quietly and in the morning under the sponge or on the table I do not meet these vile Prussians. "

Ivan:

“We rented an apartment, at first did not pay attention, and later they began to catch cockroaches. Now in the sink, then in the bread bin. My wife is terrified of how afraid of all kinds of insects, so reluctantly they called the special service. The guys came by agreement, processed the apartment and advised me to fix the plumbing. For more than three weeks I have not seen more than one reptile. "

Andrew:

“I used to live in a hostel and finally rented an apartment with my friends. The cockroaches simply tortured us, since there was a chebokombinat nearby and apparently from there they fled to us. In general, we decided with the guys to chip in and call the exterminator. I will not say that it is cheap, but effective. Now you can at least invite guests. "

Treatment with cold fog from cockroaches, as the reviews show, still has a significant result. In addition, if the problem has acquired an uncontrolled scope or the room is large enough, then you cannot cope alone without outside help.

Cold fog from cockroaches

In cold fogs, water-based mixtures are used, which compare favorably with oil-based mixtures. In the fog of aqueous mixtures, a wet fog occurs, the droplets of which exceed 10 micrometers (average volumetric diameter). That is, there are more drops than in oil mixtures. This fog is less visible. These types of thermal sprayers are successfully used to combat cockroaches and other parasites not only in apartments, but also in trains, buses, airplanes, holds, cold rooms, storage rooms for goods, and even for disinsection in sewer networks. The water-driven thermistor can use all the classic insecticides and fungicides on the market that dissolve in water.

Reasons for the appearance and methods of struggle

Cockroaches can enter the apartment through the water supply

The reasons for the appearance of cockroaches can be:

• An excess of individuals in the colony, due to which they do not have enough food, or their destruction in the previous place. For example, if insects are poisoned in a neighboring apartment, they can actively move to other apartments on the floor;
• Available food and water: crumbs, leftovers left on the table, rare garbage disposal;
• Comfortable temperature for living or breeding;
• The presence of cracks through which you can get inside.

Important! Cockroaches can enter the apartment through a garbage chute, sockets, water pipes, they can be brought from the street in a package or brought in a suitcase from a trip.

Insects can be destroyed in different ways:

• Folk remedies: this includes scaring away with pungent odors (lemon balm, geranium, mint, eucalyptus, lemon, you can also use gasoline and turpentine), the use of cold (at -10 degrees, pests die), making homemade traps (for example, from a bottle with bait, from which it is impossible to get out), poisonous mixtures (for example, boric acid and raw yolk).
• Chemical poisons: they are more dangerous for humans and animals, but also much more effective. In addition, with an insufficient amount of poison, cockroaches adapt and do not react to it. Produced in the form of aerosols, gels, crayons.
• Traps are cardboard houses with glue or poison inside. The pest either sticks and dies inside, or eats the bait and poison itself.
• Ultrasounds are small devices that emit high-frequency sound. He annoys the cockroaches and forces them to flee.
• Pest Control: Professionals use highly toxic compounds that are guaranteed to kill insects.

Cold Mist Composition

And since we know from the school curriculum that fog is formed from water, it is easy to guess that the main component is water, and the required amount of various insecticides is added to it.

Regardless of whether you are doing cold fog treatment yourself or have invited a professional service, the choice of insecticides remains the widest: the main condition is for the poison to dissolve in the water. However, before you go to the store and purchase an insecticide, you should understand how a particular toxic substance works. Apparently, it is still better to give preference to those poisons that kill not only adult insects, but their larvae and eggs.

For home use of the cold fog method, drugs Get, Delta - Zone, Lambda - Zone are usually used. The professionals have their own preferences: Minap-22, Sinuzan, Tetrix.

Cold exposure is one of the methods currently used to kill insects. Cockroaches have survival mechanisms that allow them to survive the cold. Nevertheless, for more than a century, low-temperature treatment has been successfully used to bait them. Lowering the room temperature below 15 ° C is often very effective in slowing or stopping the growth, feeding and reproduction of insects. Additional treatment with insecticides increases the impact of this adverse factor.

What is cold cockroach fog

Cold fog generators are typically electrical devices that generate cold fog in small droplets ranging in size from 5 to 50 microns. Foggers are mainly used to spray disinfectants or insecticides, which, thanks to their optimal droplet size, are guaranteed to kill insects. Dry fog includes disinfection and biological pest control.

This technology is believed to be better for the environment than traditional thermal fogging. This is because thermal spray guns usually use a diesel / chemical blend to achieve the ideal flash point. In addition to this, thermal sprayers use gasoline engines that produce exhaust fumes that are not ideal when fogging up.

Indoor electric fogging technology is preferred because it uses electric motors, chemicals do not burn, and large areas can be quickly covered with a minimal amount of chemical.

Insecticidal smoke is used in homes, offices, hospitals, warehouses, poultry farms.

What is a steam generator?

A steam generator, or mist generator, is a heat exchanger that sprays an insecticidal liquid at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure. In this case, there are two types of these devices: cold and hot. The first type of generators can be lighter and lighter. not equipped with a solution heating system. Hot fog steam generators are more bulky. They are appropriate when the degree of infection began to “roll over”. This technology is more often used by special disinsection services, if only because it is somewhat problematic to store such a device in an ordinary city apartment.

Of course, manufacturers produce hot steam generators for private use, but their model range and functionality are somewhat limited. The price of such “pleasure” starts at 80-85 thousand rubles. Agree, it's cheaper to call professionals than to spend money on a device that may be useful only once in a lifetime.

What is the difference between cold mists from cockroaches and hot ones?

Hot mists use heat to quickly and efficiently dissipate large amounts of a chemical in a room or structure. The mist maker heats up the chemical, creating a large amount of mist without diluting the active ingredient in the chemical. The hot fog can be used in a variety of places, both indoors and outdoors.

Hot fog is a technology that uses heated air to quickly and efficiently disperse large amounts of a chemical in a room or building. The mist machine heats the chemical, creating a large amount of mist without diluting the active ingredient in the chemical.

Heat sprays of pesticides or disinfectants mixed with oil produce a very dense and visible mist, formed by droplets about 10 microns in size. Heat misting is ideal for outdoor use to control disease and vectors, but this method of misting is not suitable for indoor use because of the exhaust fumes they produce and the oil residues they can leave behind.

Cold fog machines produce droplets ranging in size from 5 to 50 microns. Research shows that 20 micron droplets are the ideal size and weight to effectively adhere to insect bodies. Drops of this size also float in the air for about 10 minutes after application, reaching the most inaccessible places where cockroaches can live and thrive.

Practical application of hot fog

The use of a generator of hot fog from bedbugs and other insects is recommended by experts for many reasons. Here are just a few of them:

• a significant increase in the effectiveness of the action - due to the temperature difference, most parasites die instantly;
• no need for additional disinfection of the space - all the factors accompanying the appearance of pests that worsen the sanitary situation will be eliminated in just one treatment session;
• increasing the speed of work - the destruction of cockroaches by steam occurs much faster due to the deposition of the drug on the surfaces.

It is important to consider that fog generators are exclusively professional equipment for treating bedbugs, available only to specialists with the necessary training. It is simply impossible to repeat the effect of its use on your own.Moreover, the compositions used by special services for disinsection have a much more powerful effect and are always selected individually, taking into account the area, layout features, the presence of children and animals in the house. It is the combination of these factors that determines the effectiveness of the method and allows you to apply fog from bedbugs and other pests, always achieving impressive results.

What is the difference between cold mists from cockroaches and manual fumigation?

Hand sprayers or knapsack sprayers reach insects less efficiently than electric sprayers because they have much larger droplet sizes. In addition, it will take you a lot of time and the whole process is more time consuming. It is also unpleasant that after manual processing the surfaces remain very wet. Hand sprayers are ideal when you need to spray nearby, in places such as yards and gardens.

Cold fog treatment from cockroaches

Cold fog treatment is one of the types of fumigation. Previously, the term “fumigation” was used to refer to all activities in the pest control sector, but in reality, fumigation is pest control or disinfection methods performed using pesticide gas, smoke or steam. A fumigant is a chemical used in fumigation techniques to control and eradicate pests. The fumigant penetrates into hard-to-reach places and leaves almost no residue.

When liquids are used, this method is called spraying.

Fumigation with fogging allows it to be used in any conditions, both indoors and outdoors. One of the key features of the nebulizer is that the outlet nozzle is adjustable. The droplet size can be selected according to the processing needs. The generator starts a continuous dispersion process that converts the liquid chemical into a fine mist. This type of fumigation is used when the areas to be treated are hard to reach, irregular and have inaccessible points.

A modern thermal spray can include a smoke generator that can generate large volumes of ultra-fine droplet mist because it uses thermo-pneumatic energy.

Post-processing actions

As a result of disinfection, the entire apartment will be in an insecticidal solution. People performing such processing should know when to return to live in their home, what actions need to be performed first.

1. You can return to the apartment within 5 hours after processing, but it is recommended to move in no earlier than one day later.
2. After entering the apartment, you should open wide windows, doors and ventilate the dwelling for at least 2-3 hours.
3. Throw away food products that have remained in sight and have been processed.
4. Wash door, window handles, tables, chairs, faucets, kitchen stove using soap or chlorine solution.

You can wash the floors only after 10 days, and the walls and baseboards - after 20-30 days (the solution must be well absorbed in order to continue to expel parasites from the home).

How to prepare an apartment?

Preparation of an apartment, according to the recommendations of specialists, consists in carrying out measures to reduce humidity in the premises. Cold fog treatment does not threaten floor flooding or damage to upholstered furniture. The settled drops dry out over time, leaving no marks, stains or streaks. The ingress of poisonous drops on a cockroach leads to its instant death. The defeat of a colony of baleen pests is similar to the spread of a viral infection. Kindred become infected from a cockroach upon contact with a liquid composition.

How is the room processed?

The use of the generator is not limited to the use of any particular fluid. The consumer has the opportunity to use any suitable drug, following the manufacturer's recommendations.A stream of fog rises upward, covering the ceiling. That is, the insecticide will overtake the insect anywhere, which is impossible with any other method of applying a toxic composition.

The insecticidal composition is consumed sparingly. The etching efficiency occurs with increased efficiency. Insects are quickly destroyed, which means that humans and animals will have to come into contact with the poison for a very short time.

How to prepare an apartment before cold fog treatment

• Clean your home before a professional visit and maintain and maintain perfect cleanliness thereafter for long-term results. Eliminate competing insect food sources. When the house is clean, cockroaches are easier to attract to bait than other food sources.
• Cover and hide any exposed food. Remove all food, small appliances and other small items from the countertops.
• Put away baby toys, supplies, crib mattress, changing table, etc.
• Clean floors and woodwork with detergent. You need to thoroughly vacuum the carpet. Take the vacuum cleaner outside, remove the vacuum bag, seal it and discard it in the trash. Take a damp cloth and wipe down the entire vacuum cleaner. If any cockroaches or eggs are visible after this is finished, re-vacuum or otherwise kill them.
• Always store trash in closed containers and take out trash every night.
• Remove items from the top of the refrigerator, stove, and other large household appliances.
• All people and pets must be out of the service area for the time period specified by the sanitizer.

Precautions

• When you decide to apply the cold fog baiting method, you need to understand that it is poisonous not only for cockroaches, but also for people. This is a method with a toxicity of 2-3 degrees of danger. There is a risk of poisoning from inhalation of air and from contact with treated surfaces.
• If you decide to carry out the entire procedure yourself, then you absolutely need to properly equip yourself. You must wear a special face shield, and you must also protect your eyes with glasses. Clothing should consist of long trousers, long-sleeved jacket. Hair must be covered with a scarf or hat, or a hooded jacket is required. Boots should be worn on your feet, not house slippers. Gloves should be on the hands. Almost no part of your body can be exposed.

• After you have processed the room, you need to leave it closed for at least four hours, and preferably longer.
• Then you need to return to the room for a few minutes and ventilate it for about 2 hours.
• But it is advisable not to enter the apartment for about a day, but it is better if you find an opportunity to leave the apartment for a whole week.
• When you return to the apartment, you must do a full spring cleaning before you bring your children, elderly relatives and pets. If you do not have the time and energy for this, then it makes sense to call a cleaning company, but carefully observe that the entire apartment is cleaned in the most thorough way, all surfaces must be wiped, washed with detergents.
• The process of processing cold is quite laborious and it is worth getting involved in it only because it guarantees getting rid of cockroaches.

Choosing a room treatment method

The destruction of cockroaches in an apartment, as a rule, requires an integrated approach. The choice of processing method will depend directly on existing factors, such as:

• The presence of children;
• The presence of pets;
• What methods of independent struggle were used;
• The area of ​​the room that needs processing;
• The number of insects and their duration of residence in the apartment.

To find out the number of cockroaches in an apartment, you need to choose the most appropriate answer:

Habitat of cockroaches

On-site specialists will assess the situation and offer you the most optimal method for solving it. If children, pets or allergy sufferers live in the apartment, then the choice of the sprayed product will fall on a safer (premium drug). If insects have been living with you for a long time, and the methods of dealing with them that you used on your own did not give any results, then most likely the disinfection of the apartment from cockroaches will be carried out by a whole range of procedures. Since many "household" drugs from the store not only do not have certification, but are also dangerous for people:

The list of insecticidal and insectoacaricidal preparations for combating arthropods not registered in the Russian Federation in accordance with the established procedure.

Is the use of cold fog harmful to humans?

Any procedure for pickling cockroaches is not safe for people, especially for children. In order not to write the manufacturer about low toxicity, you must understand that you are dealing with poisons. In some cases, these poisons are less toxic, in some more dangerous. All people have different adaptability to the perception of this poison. There are allergy sufferers who can suffer very seriously after any treatment of the apartment, including cold fog.

If you decide to use the cold fog method, then it is better for you to organize everything in such a way that no one is in the apartment for several days, or better for a whole week.

At the first symptoms of poisoning, you must first rinse the stomach with a solution of water and soda, then take a sorbent, wash with cool water and soap. If dizziness, nausea, confusion persist, an urgent need to call a doctor is necessary.

Can you do it yourself?

Expensive equipment and materials will be required:

• protective suit;
• spray generator;
• insecticides.

Usually, after baiting, insects no longer appear, so it is unprofitable to acquire all this for a one-time processing. In addition, it is better to contact specialists who will take a little for the processing of the premises, and the owners of the apartment will not have to put their health at risk. As a result, the risk of poisoning by toxic substances is reduced, and the family budget is preserved.

Reviews of cold fog from cockroaches

Yaroslav (Volsk)

“I live in an old house, which is almost 200 years old. The first floor is made of stone, and there is a shop, and the second floor is wooden, where my apartment is. At different times, there were different organizations on the ground floor. And we have experienced invasions of various pests, including rats. But the fight against cockroaches was the most painful. I started with simple folk methods. I hoped that if I put flavors everywhere, then the cockroaches simply would not come to me from the store. When I found the first cockroaches, I started setting traps. Then I bought Dichlorvos and started spraying the house and cockroaches with it, but in a global sense, nothing helped, because the population kept growing and growing. And then we joined forces: in the store and in the apartment, we carried out processing with cold fog. After completing the activities of the special sanitation service, I left for 10 days to rest, and only after returning I aired the premises and carried out a second general cleaning.And ... victory! So far, neither in the store, nor I have cockroaches. "

Independent struggle or help from the SES service?

Cockroach treatment is a procedure that requires certain knowledge and skills. But, despite the fact that many understand this, trying to get rid of harmful insects on their own is the first step that most people take. In 90% of cases, all methods are ineffective or give an effect for several days, after which the insects successfully return to the space they have already lived in. Before proceeding with the destruction of cockroaches, it is also recommended to carry out a general cleaning of the apartment and to protect food products, as well as elements of textiles from the ingress of chemicals. The most common methods for dealing with intruders on your own are the following drugs:

Aerosols

Various dichlorvos and sprays with a pungent, unpleasant odor, unpleasant not only for people, but also for cockroaches. It is this pungent smell that repels insects. Unfortunately, this method works only on adults and does not give a long-term effect, and in just a couple of days the unpleasant roommates will return again.

Crayons

This processing method is more suitable for inner peace. Crayons will not help in the fight against pests that have already settled, they will only slightly scare them away. It is not uncommon for cockroaches to eat crayons.

Lures and traps

They have a low percentage of efficiency. They act on the principle of the transfer of poison from one adult insect to another. If the pest gets to the bait and tastes it, then his fate is a foregone conclusion. Otherwise, he will just run on. Will only help against adults.

Self-treatment of the premises from cockroaches does not lead to the desired effect in 99.9% of cases. Of course, you can scare them away for a while, but you still won't be able to cope with them. Among other things, the use of spray, crayons and other drugs is not safe, especially if children or pets live in the apartment, who may also decide to taste this device. Insect repellents sold in stores, in most cases, only increase their protective properties, thereby complicating the subsequent work of specialists.

Pros and cons of the technique

Reasons to use cold fog to clean cockroaches:

• Instant penetration throughout the room and harmful effects on cockroaches
• Leaving no stains on the surface
• Effectively tested against cockroaches
• Environmentally friendly if all the rules are followed, as the method allows the use of fewer chemicals with the same effectiveness
• Ease of use of the tool itself
• Reliable

Minuses:

• The method is laborious for preliminary preparation and subsequent tidying
• Quite dangerous in terms of toxicity
• Expensive