Insects in an apartment are a real disaster. Along with the discomfort that such proximity brings, the risk of intestinal poisoning increases. Particularly dangerous is the proximity to cockroaches, crawling in hordes throughout the kitchen, on food, on dishes.
If you don’t want to get infected with an intestinal infection, the time has come for decisive action - fighting insects. Among the most harmless means is baking soda mixed with onions, placed in corners, in places where insects accumulate. Cucaracha is a popular remedy for cockroaches, you should look into it.
How to get rid of insects in an apartment
“Cucaracha” for cockroaches
Before choosing tactics to get rid of an unpleasant neighborhood. You need to find out why the Prussians chose your home or apartment.
In winter, adult individuals are destroyed by freezing. Can be used in rooms where there is no heating pipeline.
Open doors and windows when the temperature drops below 15 degrees. Leave the house with insects in this state for several hours. All that remains is to remove the dead insects. The procedure is repeated several times;
Geranium is a reliable pest repellent. Place the flower on the windowsill and the problem with cockroaches is solved forever;
Wet cleaning with strong smelling products:
- Lavender oil;
- Vinegar;
- Ammonia;
- Lemon juice;
- Kerosene;
- Turpentine.
After wet cleaning, the doors and windows are closed for several hours and the room is ventilated.
Boric acid copes with pests no worse than the above remedies. The product costs a penny. Acid is given to Prussians in pure form or as a “deadly treat.” To prepare the “deadly mixture,” boric acid is mixed with boiled potatoes and egg yolk (vanilla sugar). After mixing all the ingredients, all that remains is to add flour. The dough is divided into balls and placed in secluded places where insects often gather.
Attention! Using a chemical is a quick way to solve the problem. One of the effective means in the fight against insects is cucaracha for cockroaches.
Reviews
The drug is one of the most effective, as evidenced by reviews of Cucarache.
Last year we poisoned cockroaches in the apartment. Initially, they used a concentrate, then laid out traps. Within a month we managed to get rid of the Prussians.
Anna, Moscow
Cucaracha helps well, but the unpleasant smell remains for a long time. Even after ventilation it remains indoors. They poisoned me twice. After 14 days, small cockroaches began to appear again. When I treated the baseboards again, the floor behind the kitchen table, the refrigerator, the Prussians disappeared.
Veronica, St. Petersburg
We used Cucaracha gel. Doesn't smell like anything and leaves no traces. After 2 days, dead cockroaches began to appear. Within a month the insects had disappeared.
Irina, Perm
How to use Cucaracha
Cucaracha for bedbugs
The insecticidal drug “Cucaracha” is a modern and effective remedy that successfully rids a person of the unpleasant proximity to cockroaches.
The room is treated with a working solution.
Preparation
A bottle of concentrated drug is diluted in cool water 3:1. Mix thoroughly and place in a container with a spray bottle (syringe with needle)
Attention! The working solution cannot be stored. The drug is completely consumed after preparation.
The solution does not fill the entire room. Spray the product in places where insects often visit, in secluded corners. The kitchen is completely processed - a source of food for insects. Do not bypass sanitary facilities - insects drink water here.
Attention! Skirting boards, floors, the back side of furniture, and walls behind heating radiators are thoroughly treated with the product.
Preliminary wet cleaning will not be superfluous. This way the insect is deprived of the chance to drink water and have a snack, which significantly increases the chances of destruction.
Types of the drug
- Cucaracha for bedbugs;
- Cucaracha for cockroaches, silverfish, and woodlice.
Instructions for use “Cucarachi”
To get the effect of using “Cucarachi” against cockroaches, the instructions for use must be followed exactly.
It is important to prepare the room before processing:
- remove food, dishes, and other items from the apartment;
- disassemble the furniture to treat possible bedbug habitats with the product;
- carry out thorough cleaning, since if there are dusty surfaces, the effectiveness of the Cucarachi will be reduced.
Preparation of the solution
Cucaracha cockroach repellent is sold as a concentrate, so it must be diluted with water before use. The amount of product per 1 liter of water depends on what kind of uninvited guests you have to deal with:
- 5 ml of product - to combat flies and cockroaches;
- 2.5 ml “Cucarachi” – for bed bugs and mosquitoes.
The approximate consumption of the finished solution is about 50 ml per square meter. But there is one important nuance that should be taken into account when preparing the solution
It is also important to consider the material of the surfaces being treated. For example, when working with wood that actively absorbs moisture, more composition may be needed, which will lead to increased product consumption
Instructions:
- The water is slightly heated, but it should not be too hot, because... Because of this, malathion will begin to evaporate quickly, which will reduce the effectiveness of the composition.
- Pour half of the “Cucaracha” into the liquid, mix, add the rest and mix again.
The solution should be used immediately after preparation.
Distinctive features
It differs in that removing insects (bugs and cockroaches) is a labor-intensive process.
Attention! These insects are tenacious and reproduce quickly. Various techniques are used to remove insects.
Features of the destruction of bedbugs and cockroaches
| Insect | Living conditions | Means for destruction |
| Cockroach, flea | They live in warm places. They die at a temperature of −5 degrees | Freezing is used. Products that smell like food and contain poison. Boric acid and baits with it. Chemicals (multiple means may be used) During disinsection, parasites are deprived of access to moisture and food. |
| Bug | They camouflage and hide perfectly. They feed on the blood of humans and animals. A swollen bug is vulnerable. Favorite places to stay are cracks in the baseboard, in the mattress, in household appliances, books, under the carpet. | Class 4 insecticides are applicable. Safe for humans and animals. Pyrethrum is poison. Dilute the product in places where the insect stays. Karbofos - powder or concentrate. The composition of the products is permethrin, cypermethrin, a substance that enhances the effect. The disinfection attempt is repeated after hatching of the offspring. |
Where can I buy Cucaracha?
The drug appeared on the insecticidal market many years ago. Used successfully by SES workers. However, independent use of a toxic product in residential premises is especially discouraged. For this reason, the remedy is difficult to find. In some cities it is available in specialized stores and hardware stores. Other people get out of the situation by buying cucarach from SES workers. However, with the spread of sales via the Internet, the problem resolved itself. You can quickly purchase Cucaracha without leaving your home in a few minutes. On official websites, the price for 50 ml of Cucarachi is about 170 rubles. A discount is provided when purchasing multiple bottles. If you need a large volume of insecticide, for example, 1 liter, you will have to pay 1,500 rubles.
Safety for people and pets
How does the treatment occur?
The drug contains toxic components for humans and animals. Hazard class - 2 (moderately toxic). Poisoning of the drug is characterized by loss of coordination, dizziness, inhibition of reactions, nausea, convulsions, convulsions.
Important! With frequent contact, malatonin acts as a carcinogen, increasing the chances of developing malignant tumors.
The chemical compound is toxic to fish and water inhabitants. Remains of the working solution are not poured into sewers or open water bodies.
When processing and preparing the working solution, you must use protective equipment - gloves, respirators, goggles and a suit. Upon completion of work, work clothes are hung outside to dry and air.
Before disinsection of the premises, all products and hygiene items are packaged in plastic bags, the aquarium compressor is disconnected from the power supply, and the aquarium itself is closed with a lid. Animals and people are removed from the premises for a while.
After treatment, you need to leave the room for several hours, it is better to come in the morning. The room is thoroughly ventilated; to eliminate the smell of the drug, use a soda solution with laundry soap. The product remains in places inaccessible to animals and children. The carcinogen malathion disappears in the first hours after treatment, and ciremethrin destroys insect colonies a month after treatment.
Attention! It is recommended to avoid insecticides if small children live in the room. It is best to use special traps in this case. It will definitely cost more, but a child who accidentally tastes a poisonous granule or powder will not be harmed.
Subsequent cleaning
Cleaning is carried out no earlier than 24 hours after disinfestation. We ventilate for about 3 hours, open the windows and doors.
- Use a vacuum cleaner to remove dead insects (it is advisable to burn the vacuum cleaner bag).
- Wash floors, walls, furniture with soap or soda solution (work with rubber gloves).
- To achieve 100% effect, it is advisable to repeat the disinfestation procedure after 7 - 10 days.
Review:
We checked into the dorm, and my roommate started complaining that someone was biting her and showed her the bites. On the Internet we found similar photos of bites that turned out to be bedbugs. We complained to the commandant and it turned out that we were not the first victims. We have poisoned the Cucarach floor, for the 3rd month we calmly hope that it will stay that way.
Victoria, Orel.
Good afternoon. I would like to share my impressions of using Cucaracha. A problem called bedbugs have reached my home, I blame the new neighbors for moving in recently. I decided to buy some product and went to the nearest hardware store. The choice fell on Cucarach, who returned home and prepared the apartment for processing. When I had processed everything I left the house to spend the night with friends, the next day upon my return I opened everything for airing and started cleaning. We came across corpses of insects, a week later I noticed small ones and carried out a secondary treatment. So far everything is calm, as far as I don’t know, the remedy is working.
Ivan, Kirov.
The impression from using Cucarach is twofold: it helped and it didn’t. We bought it, processed it and left for 2 days. Upon our return, there were practically no corpses, but the first couple of nights we slept well and were happy. But then the bedbugs returned, perhaps they had already developed immunity to this composition and needed to look for something new. It used to help, now it doesn’t, maybe you’ve gotten used to it.
Anna, St. Petersburg.
An anecdote on the topic: The most useful pets are fish. “They don’t bark, they don’t bite, they don’t bring fleas, they don’t snore in their sleep, and they go to snacks with a smile.”
Compound
The combined insecticidal drug “Cucaracha” for cockroaches has gained popularity among people. The drug contains malathion and cypermethrin.
A proven organophosphorus compound, when ingested by a pest, turns into a toxin that quickly kills the insect. Participates in blocking the transmission of nerve impulses, complements the action of cypermethrin.
The perethroid cypermethrin slows down the opening/closing of sodium channels of the NS, disabling it - paralysis of the pest's limbs and, as a result, death
Important! Cypermethrin is not addictive to insects, which makes its repeated use possible.
Malathion works as a fungicide by disabling the respiratory system of insects.
Effect of insecticide on bedbugs
The dosage of this pesticide is 50 ml and 1 liter bottles (for industrial and public premises). This is a concentrated blue-colored poisonous liquid with a sharp, specific odor. A light yellow form may also be sold; the effect of the drug does not change due to a change in color.
The main active ingredients included in the insecticide are cypermethrin and malathion.
Cypermethrin is a toxic chemical that is synthesized artificially from alkaloids secreted by the leaves of some plants. It has been used for disinfection quite successfully since the mid-seventies. It is not dangerous for humans, as it is quickly eliminated from the body, but for insects this poison is fatal.
Bedbugs have no adaptation to cypermethrin, so new parasites will die in the same way as their parents.
Malathion - having low toxicity, this poison, when mixed with cypermethrin, enhances the effect of the first several times. Separately, malathion is synthesized in the body of the bug into a toxic poison - malaoxin and kills the insect quickly and effectively.
The complex of these toxic substances, which are included in the Cucaracha product, has a paralyzing effect on bedbugs, penetrating through the skin into the insect’s body. Since the drug is not absorbed immediately, the parasite manages to carry the poison into the lair on its paws and poison the entire colony, which usually hides in hard-to-reach places.
Since this drug is of contact action, if possible it should be applied to all surfaces where the movement of parasites is observed.
