The drug "Cucaracha" is intended to combat various types of insects that are found in human homes. One treatment is enough for a person to get rid of bedbugs, fleas, cockroaches and other insects. The result can be consolidated by re-processing the living space.
The maximum effect from using the product is manifested when the requirements specified in the instructions are strictly followed. Each drug has its own characteristics, which is associated with the nature of the substance’s effect on harmful insects and parasites. At the same time, one should not forget about personal protective equipment, since “cucaracha” is considered a potent remedy.
Release form and mechanism of action
The chemical insect control agent is produced in Russia in the form of a concentrated liquid. Basically, the liquid is packaged in dark bottles of 50 ml, but there is a release form in large volumes - 1 and 5 liters. As a rule, such volumes are intended for special services. The concentrated liquid is used to prepare the active solution. To cope with bedbugs, it is enough to dilute 2.5 ml of this product in 1 liter of warm water.
The insecticide has a contact-intestinal effect. It contains two components - cypermethrin and malathion. This combination of active ingredients allows you to obtain the maximum effect, characterized by the rapid destruction of bedbugs and other dangerous insects.
Effect of the drug on bedbugs
The product “cucaracha” is characterized by the fact that it negatively affects the vital processes of insects immediately after contact with it. After the bugs have had time to taste the liquid, the components penetrate the digestive tract of the parasites, which leads to their death.
The components of a potent drug have different effects on the life processes of insects.
For example:
- Cypermethrin 20% negatively affects the digestive system of insects. In addition, cypermethrin blocks the functioning of the central nervous system, after which paralysis and death occur.
- Malathion 10% , despite its weak concentration, enhances the effectiveness of cypermethrin. Due to this, the insect cannot exist normally after paralysis of the nervous system. The substance can quickly evaporate from treated surfaces, but during this period of time it causes significant damage to the population of insects such as bedbugs, fleas, cockroaches, ants, etc. This combination of active ingredients practically does not cause an addictive effect.
Another advantage of the product should be noted: its residual effect lasts for one month. After treating the room, the product should not be washed off in hard-to-reach places where bed bugs like to settle. Thanks to this effect, it is possible to get rid of bedbugs for a long time, and maybe forever.
Preparatory activities
The destruction of insects must be effective; after the main treatment, control spraying must be carried out in order to destroy eggs that are not affected by Cucaracha due to the dense shell.
Before treatment, it is necessary to identify all places where bedbugs can live. Insects usually concentrate in one place near the sleeping place - after feeding, it is difficult for them to cover distances.
Their flat body allows them to use the smallest crevices in furniture walls. The places where they settle are behind baseboards, peeling wallpaper, wall hangings, and floor coverings.
It is necessary to take into account the places through which bedbugs can enter the apartment - if it is known for sure that the premises nearby are infested - these are cracks, ventilation risers, cracks in window frames.
Empty apartments should not be ignored - bedbugs left without food will wait for the owner for a long time, and only then will they go in search of food.
Before treating the room you need:
- remove loose pieces of wallpaper from the walls, if possible, remove them completely and paint the walls with interior paints;
- remove carpets and coverings - they must be treated separately;
- remove books from cabinets and check for insects;
- remove the bed, bedspreads, pillows, upholstered furniture and wash them in hot water;
- if possible, replace dried parquet with laminate or tiles;
- remove and wash clothes;
- sort the products and place them in sealed containers;
- hide and take out dishes;
- check household appliances and sockets located near the sleeping areas for insects;
- remove domestic animals and birds from the premises;
- cover the aquarium with glass and turn off the compressor;
- move furniture away from the walls to the center of the room;
- remove mattresses;
- if possible, remove the baseboards to process the space behind them;
- seal ventilation holes and cracks in frames.
The more thoroughly the preparation and processing is carried out, the higher the chances of completely getting rid of bloodsuckers.
Advantages
The drug "Cucaracha" has mostly exclusively positive reviews from owners and special services. If you strictly follow the instructions for use, you can quickly get rid of bedbugs and other insects.
The advantage of the drug is:
- In high efficiency.
- Long-lasting, up to 4 weeks.
- In an effective combination of components.
- In the rapid death of insects after surface treatment.
- At an affordable price for the drug.
- Ease of use.
- Available for independent use.
General information about the drug
Cucaracha has a detrimental effect on insects, thanks to two substances that are present in its composition. These components have proven themselves over a long period of operation.
- Cypermethrin. This component has been isolated by chemists from certain plant species. Bedbugs cannot get used to this substance, but for humans this poison is relatively safe.
- Malathion. Helps enhance the effect of the first component several times. It is converted in the body of the parasite into a toxic substance, which kills the bug.
The combination of components of the drug Cucaracha for bedbugs has a paralyzing effect on parasites. The drug can be used not only in apartments and houses, but also in children's and medical institutions. It is important to understand that eggs and larvae of bedbugs are not destroyed, no matter how much substance is in the solution. Therefore, additional treatment should be carried out after 14 days to kill newly hatched parasites.
Instructions for use
The concentrated liquid is diluted in water and then poured into a spray bottle. All places are treated with the product, especially hard-to-reach places where bedbugs can hide. In any case, you need to carefully study the instructions, since this drug is poisonous.
How to dilute the drug Cucaracha
You need to do this:
- First of all, you need to find a container in which to prepare the product. If the volume of work is large, then you can take a plastic bucket and slightly heat the water.
- A mandatory component is protective clothing, gloves and a respirator.
- The third part of the liquid is poured into the bucket, after which the entire bottle of insecticide is poured into it and stirred with a wooden stick.
- After this, the remaining volume of water is added to the bucket and mixed thoroughly.
- The working composition must be used immediately after preparation.
- You cannot heat the water too much; it should be lukewarm, otherwise the malathion will quickly evaporate.
Need to know! When preparing the amount of solution, it is necessary to take into account the nature of the surfaces being treated. If you have to treat wood, it actively absorbs liquid, which means that the consumption of the drug will increase. To treat a living area of 50-60 square meters, you will have to purchase 50 or even more milliliters of concentrate.
What areas require treatment?
Bedbugs prefer to be in hard-to-reach areas where the sun's rays do not penetrate, where there is a lot of dust and where it is warm. Therefore, such areas require very careful treatment. In such places, bedbugs usually lay eggs.
Therefore you will have to process:
- Back walls of upholstered furniture.
- Wooden headboards.
- Bottom surfaces of mattresses.
- Wooden details of a bedroom set.
- Backs of cabinets and chests of drawers.
- The area under the window sills.
- On the reverse side, decorative elements located on the walls are processed.
- Gaps in window sills, floors, baseboards, as well as holes near pipes and corners.
Disinfestation stages
Surface treatment consists of several stages:
- First of all, it is necessary to determine the areas where the parasites are concentrated.
- Purchase one or more bottles of poison at a retail outlet.
- Prepare the room.
- Evacuate all living creatures, carefully pack food.
- Take personal safety measures.
- Prepare the current solution.
- Treat surfaces with a spray bottle.
- Do not enter the premises for 4 hours.
- After 4 hours, ventilate the apartment or house well and wash off the toxic substance from surfaces that you come into contact with every day. To do this, you can use a soap solution.
- Take preventive measures to prevent parasites from appearing again.
- If necessary, the treatment can be repeated after a week.
Treatment
Cucarachi solution should be sprayed in all places that could become a hiding place for bedbugs. Start processing from the door and move clockwise along the walls of the room.
3-4 hours after treatment, open the windows and ventilate the rooms for at least 4-5 hours. Then you need to thoroughly clean all treated surfaces with a vacuum cleaner; from surfaces with which people will come into contact, wash off the remaining poison with a soda solution (doors, furniture, bedside tables, windows and window sills). You can also use a soap solution.
Precautionary measures
In the case of self-treatment of premises from bedbugs, it should be remembered that the “cucaracha” product is a potent insecticide of prolonged action, and therefore requires the use of personal protective equipment. If this is not done, then negative reactions of the body may occur, in the form of vomiting, nausea, headache, etc.
To protect yourself from these consequences, you must:
- First of all, you will have to carefully study the instructions for using this product.
- If people prone to allergies or expectant mothers live in an apartment or house, then it is better to avoid using this product.
- Prepare old, thick, unnecessary long-sleeved clothing, plastic glasses, medical gloves and a respirator. It is better to wear shoe covers on your shoes.
- During work, you need to ensure that the container with the working solution is not too close.
- Control the spraying process so that drops of the active solution cannot get on human skin.
- If the solution is not completely used, then its remains cannot be poured into the sewer and, especially, into an open reservoir. You can ask special services workers how to properly dispose of a toxic substance.
On a note! If side effects occur, surface treatment should be stopped immediately. If there is an unpleasant taste in the mouth, dizziness, nausea, discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract, headaches, and, moreover, if they do not go away after some time after stopping treatment, then it is better to seek help from a doctor.
Prevention of recurrence
Cleaned premises can be re-infested with bloodsuckers. To prevent this you need to follow simple rules:
- carefully check your luggage after returning home from trips;
- do not buy furniture at sales or secondhand;
- if such furniture is purchased, carefully treat it before bringing it into the house;
- do not bring discarded furniture into the house;
- weekly check possible hiding places for bedbugs - beds, mattresses, bedside areas;
- part with parquet and wallpaper, replacing them with interior wall painting, laminate or tiles.
Any premises can be infected, regardless of the income of its owners. Bedbugs enter the premises in various ways - they are brought in on the soles of shoes, with luggage, purchased furniture, or from neighboring premises. It is necessary to find and reliably block these paths.
When purchasing an apartment on the secondary market, you need to pay attention to signs indicating the presence of bedbugs: a sour “wine” smell in the room, traces of excrement on the wallpaper. Purchasing such an apartment will entail additional costs for processing and cleaning the premises.
Reviews
Most reviews are positive, since bedbugs can be eliminated after the first treatment. Many owners believe that Cucaracha has a number of positive qualities, the main thing is not to overheat the solution.
The appearance of bedbugs in a person’s home is a serious problem that needs to be gotten rid of. The sooner this happens, the better. Some owners turn to special services that deal with pest control, while others decide to do it on their own. In any case, you should strictly adhere to the instructions for use, since Cucaracha has a high degree of toxicity. The slightest mistake can lead to poisoning of the body.
You should also be aware that the use of chemical insect control agents is limited in various situations. This is also written in the instructions, although similar information can be obtained from the seller who sells this type of product.
This product has an affordable price, so it is available to citizens of any category.
Which areas should be treated with Cucaracha?
First of all, places where a large concentration of insects is suspected can be treated.
Should be carefully processed:
- bottom surfaces of mattresses;
- back walls of sofas, armchairs, sideboards;
- cracks in the walls and floors, baseboards, holes;
- carpets, frames, photographs, tapestries that hang on the walls. It is worth treating their back surface.
After carefully treating the room, you should leave it for three to four hours. Then you need to open the windows and doors and ventilate the room well. Surfaces in the apartment should be washed with soap and water so that the poison does not remain on them.
It will not be possible to remove all bedbugs during the first baiting. Therefore, after two weeks the procedure will have to be repeated. If this is not done, new bugs will appear that were originally in the eggs. It’s better not to be lazy and treat all hard-to-reach places, because these are where insects like to accumulate.
How to spray
Ease of use is also what, as already mentioned, has earned the Cucaracha remedy for bedbugs excellent reviews. Depending on the type of insects being destroyed, the drug is diluted with water at room temperature in certain proportions. The solution thus obtained is poured into a spray bottle.
When carrying out the treatment itself, most of the product should be sprayed onto the nesting and habitat areas of insects. Particular attention should be paid to:
- beds and sofas;
- cracks behind baseboards;
- back walls of cabinets;
- niches under window sills;
- ventilation duct outlets.
Very often, insects prefer to accumulate and nest behind loose areas of wall and ceiling decoration.
Safety precautions when using the drug
Cucaracha is a poisonous substance that also causes harm to humans. If you inhale the fumes, you can become poisoned. Especially if protective equipment is not used. Signs of poisoning are the following symptoms: dizziness, nausea, vomiting, weakness, headache, lethargy.
If you suspect poisoning, you should rinse your mouth with a soda solution and drink ten tablets of activated carbon. Drink one or two glasses of water.
The remainder of the unused product is poured away from people and living creatures. You shouldn't put it down the drain. The drug should not be stored in a diluted form, as it loses its properties.
Disinfection service workers use all methods of protection, and you should not neglect this either. You will need gloves, a mask or respirator, goggles and protective clothing. Then all this will need to be eliminated. The gauze mask should be multi-layered.
How effective is the insecticide?
Regarding effectiveness, we can say with confidence that the cucaracha brings results. But there is no point in hoping that you treated the premises today and forgot about the bedbugs tomorrow. If there are a lot of bedbugs, then several treatments will be required. If the quantity is small, it is much easier to deal with them, but repeated treatments will also be required.
It should be remembered that the cucaracha destroys adult individuals and is also effective against larvae, but egg laying remains intact. Therefore, you will still have to fight with young individuals. The main thing is not to miss this moment, so that they do not have time to multiply and again turn into a huge colony. And the process of reproduction in these insects occurs very quickly.
Can the drug harm a person?
After treatment, the drug “Cucaracha” almost instantly destroys insects. The high toxicity of this product allows you to achieve this effect. According to the international scale, which determines the degree of danger of the drug, “Cucaracha” belongs to the second class. That is why its improper use can negatively affect human health. Serious problems can arise not only in children, but also in adults. Exposure to the two active substances in high doses can cause the following symptoms:
- intoxication;
- allergic reactions;
- headache;
- nausea and vomiting;
- dizziness;
- weakness;
- convulsions;
- lethargy;
- deterioration of general condition.
After the treatment process is completed, it is possible that a small amount of the drug will remain in the spray container. It is strictly forbidden to pour it into water bodies. This will have a bad effect on the fish and plants that will be watered with this water. Also, the remains do not need to be poured into the garden or front garden. This may harm the plants.
Preparation of the solution
Only after you have put on protective equipment can you start working with the drug.
Prepare the solution:
- It is necessary to warm up the water a little, it should be slightly warm, nothing more, otherwise the activity of the substances will decrease.
- It is necessary to pour the third part of all the water into any container, then add the product and mix well.
- After this, add the remaining water and mix again.
- Pour into a container with a spray bottle.
Remember that surfaces such as wood absorb liquid, so they will require 2 times more consumption. Approximate consumption for an area of 50 sq.m. 50ml.
additional information
This product is not the main one for insect control, so it is not always possible to buy it. It is better to contact specialized stores where such household preparations are sold. Can be purchased online.
The average price is 170 rubles per 50 ml. The substance consumption is small. This allows us to classify it as the most economical drug. If you need to treat an apartment or a medium-sized house, you can get by with one package. The need to purchase a whole liter occurs in the case of processing large areas, for example, an apartment building, a dormitory, or an industrial building.
“Cucaracha” is a remedy for cockroaches that has received many positive reviews. People say that it is enough to treat the room once, and bedbugs will no longer appear. But you should not neglect the second treatment. New insects may appear.
The product is cheap, economical to use, does not smell, and is easy to apply. If you make the solution correctly, you can destroy insects on several floors at once.
Let's sum it up
As you can see, there are significantly more minuses than pluses. But it is also worth saying that there are disadvantages in any insecticide, so you will not find an ideal product. Take into account safety aspects, because you will be working with a dangerous substance, this is especially important when there are small children. As to whether to use cucaracha or not, each owner decides for himself. But you should always remember that there are specialized services that are professionals in the fight against bedbugs and they can guarantee an effective result. In addition, they will save you from unnecessary hassle and save your energy and time.
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Cleaning the premises
You should finally return to the apartment after treating the rooms with Cucaracha only after 24 hours. 2-3 hours beforehand, you need to open all the windows in the house.
When you return home, the first thing you should do is sweep away the dead insects. Next, the floors need to be thoroughly vacuumed. All fabric items should be washed, and furniture should be wiped with a damp cloth. When cleaning the apartment after using the Cucaracha product, you only need to wear gloves and closed clothing.
