Instructions on how to choose a smoke bomb against cockroaches and fight insects: the best brands, instructions for use, advantages and disadvantages, safety measures, tips

To combat cockroaches, you can use various products containing insecticides - aerosol cans, food and electric traps, gels, crayons, boric acid. But there is another effective remedy against insects - smoke bombs. It so happens that for some reason few people know about them, mainly those who use them to fight mosquitoes. For example, fishermen and hunters use smoke bombs to protect themselves from mosquitoes that annoy them while practicing their favorite hobby. Let's fill this gap in information and tell you:

• what are they - smoke bombs;
• how they work and how effective they are;
• how they should be used to achieve maximum effect;
• on safety requirements when working with them in enclosed spaces;
• where and at what price can you buy them.

Practice shows that smoke bombs are very effective against insects that live with a person and cause him a lot of trouble. With their help, you can fight not only cockroaches, but also other parasitic and non-parasitic arthropods - ants, bedbugs, etc. If used correctly, then one checker can destroy all insects in an apartment with a total area of ​​250-300 m². And it will do it very quickly, within one day.

What explains such high efficiency?

First of all, the large amount of insecticidal smoke that one bomb generates. The volume of the toxic environment in the form of smoke when it burns is several times greater than the total cloud of insecticide produced by a can of Raptor or dichlorvos.

The smoke particle sizes are only a few tens of microns. Due to their microscopic size, they can penetrate into the thinnest cracks and recesses - under baseboards, into sockets, furniture and kitchen equipment. Smoke penetrates even frames covered with upholstery. And this is the favorite hiding place of all parasitic insects.

The finely dispersed composition of the smoke allows it to spread evenly throughout all the nooks and crannies of the apartment, so there is no need to look for the localization of cockroaches. The poison penetrates into the most hidden places, due to which all insects find themselves in the affected area.

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The results of treating an apartment with smoke bombs are close to those achieved by using equipment that produces hot and cold fog. In both cases, the sizes of aerosol (smoke) particles are so small that, thanks to Brownian motion, they remain in the air for a long time and manage to penetrate into all the secluded places where insects hide. With the same result, using smoke bombs yourself is much simpler and cheaper (about 10 times) than inviting professional exterminators with expensive equipment.

Alexander, Moscow

Cockroaches are a real disaster for residents of apartment buildings. Once they get established, they are incredibly difficult to get rid of completely. No matter how we tried to kill and poison them, we never succeeded in completely destroying the harmful insects. They made our lives miserable for years. But one day my patience ran out, and I decided to use a mosquito smoke bomb, which I sometimes use when going fishing. They lit it and went to the neighbors. I had to sit with them around noon.

When we returned, we looked around - like a battlefield. There are dead cockroaches lying around everywhere, you can even pick them up with a shovel. We didn’t even think that it would be so effective. Two months have passed since the saber was used, and the cockroaches still have not appeared.

The principle of operation of house bombs is the nerve-paralytic effect that the insecticidal substance contained in the smoke has on cockroaches. It penetrates the respiratory system of insects, and from it into the hemolymph, from which it reaches the nerve cells (ganglia). As a result, the insect becomes paralyzed.

Aerosols against parasites

The composition of "Raptor" includes various insecticidal substances, including propellant, alphacypermetry. These are the most effective substances against bedbugs.

In reviews of drugs, the leader is “Raptor” for bedbugs in the form of a spray - it is easy to use.

Instructions for use:

1. Treat places where bedbugs accumulate (joints of elements in beds, sofas) at a distance of 15 cm.
2. Bedding does not need to be treated.
3. Spray Raptor at temperatures above 10°C.
4. After at least 10 minutes, ventilate the room for 30 minutes.
5. After spraying, wipe the surfaces of objects on which Raptor substances could remain, using thick gloves.

“Raptor” for bedbugs should be sprayed in this way:

1. Shake the can well, holding it vertically.
2. For better distribution of the poison, you need to raise the can on the floor at an angle upward to the center of the room.

Important! In advance, before using the aerosol against bedbugs, you need to clean the affected areas with a vacuum cleaner.

Benefits of smoke bombs against insects

Quick extermination of insects throughout the entire apartment. It takes weeks to wait for the effect of glue and electric traps, food baits and gels. And here is the minimum expectation. He lit the saber, left it in the apartment and left for several hours. Smoke will overtake its victim wherever it hides.

Complexity of action. In addition to the fact that the insecticide penetrates the respiratory tract of cockroaches, it also has a contact effect, settling on the chitinous cover of the insect and penetrating its body. In addition to this, the poison also has an intestinal effect. Particles of insecticide deposited on indoor surfaces transfer to the legs and antennae of insects. And when a cockroach cleans them with its jaws, they end up in its intestines.

The contact method of action, by the way, provides another advantage of smoke bombs - a prolonged effect. Those insects that did not immediately die from the smoke die after some time from the settled particles. For permethrin bombs, for example, the duration of the insecticidal effect is about a month.

Reviews

Konstantin:

I decided not to use sprays and gels and immediately laid a smoke bomb. The smoke came out so strong that I almost suffocated, the smell was disgusting, it was ventilated for about a week. We haven't seen cockroaches for a month now, and I'm thinking about another treatment just in case.

Natalia:

I didn’t read the instructions - I placed the file box on 13 squares in room 20. There was smoke, but even visually it was clear that it was not enough. I bought a second one for 25 squares, put on a respirator and lit it. I was able to enter the room after 6 hours, the smell is terrible , my eyes burn. I haven’t had cockroaches for a week; before that they literally crawled into my eyes.

Tatiana:

After the first treatment, we had to carry out a second treatment, because not all the insects died. For effectiveness, we took a smoke bomb with a different active substance. After the second procedure, there was peace and quiet.

Which checkers are the most effective?

Checkers containing pyrethroids are considered more effective and best suited for use in residential apartments due to their proximity to natural insecticides, in particular:

• "Tsifum";
• "City";
• "Quiet evening".

All of them are made on the basis of permethrin.

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Initially, the “Quiet Evening” product was intended to repel mosquitoes when relaxing outdoors. The checker has a pronounced repellent effect, forcing blood-sucking insects to leave the smoke-filled area. Those who do not manage to do this quickly die.

Designed to repel mosquitoes, but also works against cockroaches.

You need to know that checkers not only destroy insects, but also force them to leave the treated premises and take refuge in neighboring apartments. To block their “escape routes,” you need to cover the ventilation ducts with adhesive tape or masking tape for the duration of treatment. This measure, by the way, is also useful in that it does not allow the concentration of the insecticide to decrease due to the escape of part of the smoke through the ventilation.

Precautionary measures

The procedure should be carried out in long sleeves, glasses and a protective mask. It would also be useful to use a gas mask. Having completed all the work, it makes sense to take a hot shower. You should not light the wick alone, because if you do not leave the space in a timely manner, you can lose consciousness and remain in a smoke-filled room for a long time. After the action of the checker has ended, you will have to open the windows in the apartment

It is important to do this by holding your breath and leaving the apartment again as quickly as possible.

Another important rule is to use a wide and high container for the checker, from which it cannot fall out. The stand for the container must be stable. Of course, you should not leave the washer directly on the floor or on the surface of furniture, which will result in obvious damage to them.

What explains the obscurity of smoke bombs?

If smoke bombs are so effective, why are they less popular than aerosols and other insecticidal products? There are several explanations for this.

Fire hazard from smoke bombs. Like all smoke-producing products, bombs are a fire hazard to a certain extent. Below we will look at this point in more detail.

Cheap smoke bombs. Yes, as strange as it may sound, it is precisely because the checkers are cheap that professional exterminators prefer to use impressive-looking, expensive equipment instead. It is inconvenient to charge the same high price for simply lighting a checker as for using a complex device that generates cold or hot fog. In addition, using a simple and cheap product in front of the user means setting a “bad” example for him. He quickly realizes that he can buy a saber for 500 rubles. and set it on fire yourself, without inviting a specialist for 5,000 rubles.

Lack of advertising. Insecticidal agents in the form of fumigators, aerosols, traps and baits are “promoted” enough to be known to almost any user. The companies that produce them are large organizations that have the opportunity to invest significant funds in marketing. Smoke bombs are usually produced by small companies that do not have enough finances for an effective advertising campaign. The result is that insect smoke bombs remain largely a mystery to the average user.

Non-standard approach

Let us immediately note that such products are no less effective in their impact than fellow insecticides sold separately. What can we say about aerosols? The “ordinary spray gun” is not capable of thoroughly destroying generally accepted scoundrels, since it is designed for precise spraying. Smoke spreads throughout the entire premises.

Also, take into account its prolonged action. And, by the way, what’s interesting is that the checkers contain insecticides directly

When purchasing one product, you pay for two products at the same time. To better understand how comprehensively the device realizes itself, just imagine the volumes of smoke that come from hookah smokers. When you use a checker there is even more of it! Alas, the scents are different!

The impact on “wall climbers” is as follows:

• The poison contained in the smoke covers the surface of the bug's body and enters the respiratory tract. Also, the substance gradually penetrates unhindered into soft tissues, ultimately reaching a cluster of nerve cells.
• The nerve nodes enter a stage of constant excitation, and this leads the insect to a sad end. Without having time to draw up a will for his descendants, the bug dies in torment comparable in severity to the love ordeals of Isolde, separated from Tristan.

Now we will tell you about the active components that “cause a commotion” in the insides of parasites.

Deadly elements of smoke bombs

A smoke bomb against bedbugs can contain the following:

• Hexachlorane. It is widely used to this day in agriculture for baiting insects that harm crop growth (fruit and vegetable crops). Causes loss of coordination of movements.
• Pyrethroids. Components that interact with other components. For bullying in an apartment, smoke bombs based on pyrethroids are optimal, since they are the least toxic.
• Sulfur compounds. They allow you to get rid of both bloodsuckers and, at the same time, fleas, ticks, and Prussians.

Nuances and features

After the event, there is a chance that the bedbug larvae will continue to eke out their miserable existence, unlike the imago. Unfortunately, a single treatment cannot get rid of clutches of eggs.

To establish complete control in the room, you should do the procedure several times (carry out the second war no later than two weeks after the first effort). The main thing is not to forget about the means of disposal lying somewhere in the closet. Otherwise, as it happens: used once, forgotten, put aside forever due to short memory. By the way, under no circumstances should small children be allowed near checkers, because naughty children can do anything!

The additional use of “independent” insecticides will strengthen the foundation of effectiveness. Read about which ones to use in other articles on the site. Everything is described there in detail and clearly, without omitting important facts.

Disadvantages of smoke bombs

For the sake of objectivity, we must admit that smoke bombs have two really serious drawbacks.

Firstly, they do not allow you to treat individual areas that require increased attention. And in some cases (when exterminating bed bugs, for example) this is really very important. Without purposefully treating some local areas, it is difficult to count on one hundred percent destruction of insects.

The disadvantages of checkers include a specific smell in the room, which persists for a relatively long time after their use. Furniture upholstery, clothing, and carpets can absorb and retain it for more than a week. This must be taken into account before deciding to use this product.

Pros and cons of the technique

Reasons why you should use cold mist to get rid of cockroaches:

• Instant penetration throughout the entire room and a detrimental effect on cockroaches
• Without leaving any stains on the surface
• Effectively tested against cockroaches
• Environmentally friendly if all rules are followed, since the method allows you to use fewer chemicals with the same efficiency
• Ease of use of the tool itself
• Reliable

Minuses:

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

Rules to follow when using smoke bombs

Using checkers requires much less effort compared to traditional means of getting rid of cockroaches. Basically, this involves preparing the apartment for treatment and cleaning up dead cockroaches.

It must be borne in mind that some instructions supplied with smoke bombs exclude or, in any case, do not imply their use in residential premises. But practice has shown that checkers are a very effective means for exterminating indoor insects, and when used correctly, they do not cause harm to the health of people and domestic animals.

The use of checkers requires compliance with the following rules:

• People and animals should not be in the apartment during smoking.
• Clothing, linen, dishes, toys, food and other things that should not come into contact with the insecticide should be packed in plastic bags. This will eliminate the need to take them out of the apartment. Packaging is needed not so much so that they can deteriorate upon contact with smoke, but to avoid the absorption of a specific odor.
• Cabinets, bedside tables, sideboards need to be opened, all furniture and equipment moved away from the walls.
• It is necessary to turn off fire detectors that react to smoke, if there are any in the room. Or - an alternative option - seal them tightly with tape.
• All ventilation ducts also need to be closed or covered.
• Windows and doors in all rooms must be tightly closed.
• A metal vessel (bucket or basin) is placed on the floor in the middle of the room, a checker is placed in it and set on fire. The “City”, “Tsifum” and “Quiet Evening” checkers do not produce a flame, but when smoldering they warm up noticeably.
• When smoking begins, you should immediately leave the room, closing the door well behind you. Many people are tempted to watch the smoke occur, but it is better not to do this without respiratory protection. Although permethrin is relatively harmless to warm-blooded animals, breathing insecticidal smoke unless absolutely necessary is still not worth it.
• The smoking time of the checker is about 5 minutes. You need to keep the room or apartment closed for about 2 hours. This is enough for the smoke to be evenly distributed throughout the room and settle on all surfaces and insects.
• After a couple of hours, the apartment opens, all doors and windows swing open, the protective film is removed from the ventilation ducts, and the apartment is left in this position for 1 hour for intensive ventilation. Then wet cleaning is done, and the apartment is ready for normal use.

All that's left to do is remove it.

To process 1 room of 250-300 m², one block is required. But taking into account the fact that after 2 weeks it is advisable to re-treat (to fully guarantee getting rid of cockroaches), you need to buy two checkers.

Important

Of all animals, felines are especially sensitive to permethrin. Therefore, you need to make sure that they are not in the room during smoking. It is even advisable to return them to the apartment no earlier than a day after treatment, when the room is thoroughly ventilated, dead cockroaches are removed, and there is no insecticide left on the surfaces. Cats should not be allowed to eat dead or dying insects. By the way, one of the signs of animal poisoning with permethrin is excessive drooling.

Repeated treatment after one to two weeks guarantees complete destruction of insects. It is especially necessary in case of severe infestation and the presence of cockroaches in neighbors. This does not mean that smoke bombs are ineffective. Control treatment is considered the norm for any professional disinfection. It is carried out using exactly the same technology as the first one.

Immediately after the operation is completed, it is necessary to take measures to prevent neighboring cockroaches from entering the apartment. Barrier protection is done using adhesive and food baits, insecticidal crayons and other anti-cockroach agents. It is installed at the exit from ventilation ducts, near baseboards and other places where insects can enter from neighboring apartments.

Review

Once my dad went to Japan for a course and brought back several smoke bombs against cockroaches. For some time they lay idle. But recently we got cockroaches (they snuck in from our neighbors), and we decided to try them out. And you know, the checker worked great, killing every last cockroach. Even in the toilet tank, several pieces were found floating. The smell, however, lingered for a long time; they ventilated it all night. But it turned out to be a killer thing for insects.

Oksana, Vladivostok

Features of cold fog treatment

When disinfesting residential, commercial and industrial premises from cockroaches, it is critical to follow the sequence of actions in carrying out the work and thoroughly follow the recommendations of specialists. Not only the effectiveness of the entire event, but also its safety will depend on this. SES is responsible for the quality of services provided and provides an official guarantee for them. The preparation of the premises for treatment and its subsequent cleaning is carried out by the owners or tenants themselves.

In the premises of companies and organizations, disinfestation work should be carried out only by specialists. Owners of private houses and apartments can try to destroy cockroaches themselves using household products, but this option is ineffective. At best, it brings temporary relief. It is impossible to get rid of the entire colony in this way, especially when cockroaches live throughout the house. Another disadvantage of independent control is that it contributes to the development of resistance of cockroaches to toxic substances. This only complicates the situation when it finally comes to contacting the SES.

Safety rules when working with smoke bombs

Modern insecticides for insects do not pose a great danger to warm-blooded animals. But this does not mean that you should not be careful when using them. In addition to the general effect of insecticides on the human or animal body, there is also individual intolerance and increased sensitization of the body to certain substances. In this case, an allergy may occur when inhaling smoke in the smallest concentration.

Here are some safety rules to follow when using checkers.

• It is necessary to provide such conditions for the smoldering of the checker so that the floor and furniture do not suffer from its heating. It is best to use a large metal pan placed on a brick or other heat-resistant material. The height of the dishes should prevent the checker from falling out.
• It is necessary to leave the apartment being treated immediately after smoke begins to appear.
• Upon entering the room after treatment, you need to hold your breath, open the windows and quickly leave it.
• Processing, ventilation and cleaning of premises must be carried out in clothing that completely covers the body. After cleaning you need to take a bath.

This video demonstrates how to properly use a checker against bedbugs.

Review

I have been familiar with sulfur bombs, which are used to treat mold in cellars for a long time. But they are not very effective against cockroaches, I know this from my experience. They stink horribly after use, some cockroaches die, but many remain alive. Apparently, some other poison other than sulfur is needed.

Veniamin, St. Petersburg

How to treat cockroaches with cold fog

When ordering a service, processing is scheduled for a specific date and time in the coming days. If necessary, it can be done urgently. This issue must be agreed upon with the SES manager. On the day of processing, service specialists:

• arrive at the specified address;
• inspect an apartment or other object and give final instructions on what needs to be moved or removed;
• prepare the preparation and fill the fog generator with it;
• treat every room and/or area.

After this, the facility must be left closed for at least 3 hours. This is necessary so that the sprayed drug settles. The exact waiting time depends on the insecticide used. It will be announced by SES specialists before processing.

After the specified time has passed, they return to the apartment or room and carry out basic wet cleaning. This is already done by the owners of the property. The exterminators' work has now been completed. Surfaces are wiped with soap and soda solution and water several times. The premises are ventilated for at least 1 hour, preferably more. This cleaning allows you to remove the smell of the product and its components in easily accessible areas.

General cleaning of the premises is carried out 1–1.5 months after the day of treatment. During this procedure, residues of the product are removed not only from contact surfaces, but from hard-to-reach places - from the back and inside of furniture, from corners, from behind baseboards. Exact personal instructions in this regard, again, can be obtained from exterminators.

The cost of the service for apartments depends on the number of rooms. For private homes, industrial, commercial and other premises, the price of cold mist against cockroaches is calculated depending on the area per square meter. An approximate calculation can be made using the calculator on the website. The exact price must be clarified by calling the SES.

Choosing smoke bombs for insects

Of all the types of smoke bombs used in all areas of the national economy, only permethrin bombs are suitable for combating cockroaches living in residential premises. Other insecticides are either not as effective or too toxic and unsuitable for areas where people and animals constantly live. Checker G-17 with hexachlorocyclohexane as an active substance is too toxic. Preparations similar to G-17 are prohibited for use in developed countries, even as a pesticide, not to mention residential premises.

Sulfur-based checkers (“Climate”, “Fas”, “Vulcan”) are not effective enough. Suitable only for combating mold in basements.

Imported checkers (Chinese and Japanese, mainly) are not always found even in Moscow. In addition, they often lack information about what insecticide they contain and what precautions need to be taken when using them.

The “City” and “Quiet Evening” trademarks are considered the optimal means for exterminating cockroaches in residential enclosed spaces. The latter are more affordable and can be bought in stores for gardeners, fishermen and hunters.

Review

We ordered a Chinese-made insect repellent on eBay. We were seduced by free delivery. We received something similar to a Christmas tree toy, colorful, with hieroglyphs. There are no instructions, all the inscriptions are in Chinese. The stench of the burning was disgusting, so it is not surprising that almost all the cockroaches died. Rare specimens survived that could have been finished off with a second saber. But, to be honest, I don’t want to carry out “detarcanization” again - because of the stench that has lasted for more than a week.

Alevtina, Ekaterinburg

The rather popular Raptor aquafumigator, which can be used in residential premises, performs well. But this is not a saber, but an insecticidal fog generator. Although the principle of its operation is similar to a smoke bomb, the size of the smoke particles is larger than those formed when the bomb burns. This means that they settle faster and penetrate into secret places less easily. As a result, the Raptor's effectiveness is inferior to that of smoke bombs.

Analogues of the Raptor company

Liquid products act similarly to an aquafumigator. They have an immediate effect and do not provide long-lasting protection. Traps and gels contain a toxic substance, bait, and food additives. Cockroaches eat the drug and die. To kill a large number of insects, it is recommended to use several products together.

Raptor is the general name for a whole group of insecticidal agents. The manufacturer offers gel, traps, and aerosol. Let's look at the advantages of each of the products, and in addition, I'll tell you about a relatively new method of combating domestic insects - an aquafumigator.

We suggest you read: Traces of bedbug bites, how to get rid of bedbug bites on the body

Raptor gel

this is necessary so that the insect has time to infect as many fellows as possible before dying. Complete destruction of the entire population will take 2-3 days. The product is packaged in a plastic tube with a long spout; the volume is enough to treat a room of 10 square meters. The manufacturer recommends applying the drug pointwise at a distance of 2-4 cm.

The shape of the packaging allows you to treat hard-to-reach places - under the baseboard, behind cabinets, cracks in the walls, etc. The gel has a prolonged effect - even after six months it remains effective. This is possible thanks to the presence of a special fatty substance, thanks to which the formula remains active for several months.

I would like to warn you right away - if there are children and pets in the house, then treat the room in places inaccessible to children and pets. Still, the smell of the gel - and it smells like apricot jam - will attract not only insects, so do not forget about precautions.

Raptor trap

The trap is a plastic washer with holes, inside of which there is a poison that attracts insects due to the content of aromas. The principle of operation is no different from other traps - one cockroach that eats a poisoned treat infects the others, who die within a few hours.

The epidemic will last until the last cockroach dies. The trap will completely destroy all insects in two to three days and will remain effective for several months. For the next six months, you definitely don’t have to worry about recidivist cockroaches, but after 7-9 months, it makes sense to update the traps if a red-haired scout sneaks past your neighbors.

Raptor aerosol

An aerosol exterminator is useful for those who have discovered a cockroach nest and do not want to wait until they are poisoned using a trap or gel. The product contains tetramethrin and cypermethrin, that is, it has two effects: immediate and prolonged. Unlike similar drugs, Raptor aerosol does not have an unpleasant odor and smells like mint.

In addition to spraying directly on insects, in which cockroaches die from the penetration of the chemical composition into the body through contact with chitinous covers, the product is sprayed from a distance of 20 cm onto the back walls of furniture, into corners and crevices in the walls, behind the baseboard, etc. It is necessary to treat all places through which cockroaches can enter your home, as well as all routes of insects and their possible habitats.

With one bottle you can treat a room with an area of ​​50-60 square meters. Don’t forget about personal protective equipment - gloves and a respirator, as well as ventilating the apartment after disinfestation. For best results, repeat treatment after 3-4 weeks.

The most modern and easy-to-use product is, perhaps, the Raptor aquafumigator. This is a special device that emits fumes that are poisonous to insects, destroying all the insects in the house at once. Thanks to the operating principle of the aquafumigator, steam penetrates into the most inaccessible places, leaving not a single cockroach a chance.

The fumigator will kill not only adults, but also their eggs and larvae. Although during operation the device more closely resembles a smoke bomb than a pest control device, the product is extremely effective. Essentially, this is the same classic fumigator, but with the addition of water, hence the unusual name.

So, in the package you will find a plastic container, a metal cylinder with poison and a bag of water. The water must be poured into a container, and the cylinder with the powder must be placed in the water. A chemical reaction will occur and toxic vapor will begin to be released. The product is safe for people and animals. However, it is better to take children and pets away during treatment, go away on your own for 2-3 hours, and then ventilate thoroughly.

The manufacturer guarantees the complete and immediate destruction of cockroaches, but recommends repeating the treatment with an aquafumigator after a month - some insect eggs could survive, so it’s better to play it safe. The aquafumigator destroys insects thanks to the content of a special substance invented in Japan - cyphenothrin. This nerve paralytic insecticide leaves insects no chance and is a highly effective substance.

Where are checkers sold and at what price?

These products are sold along with goods for gardeners and fishermen; you can also buy them in online stores. However, you don’t need to pay attention to the fact that they are presented as mosquito repellents. They also work against cockroaches, proven by experience.

Checkers cost several hundred rubles. The price sometimes depends on the quantity purchased. So the permethrin brand “Quiet Evening” will cost 400...500 rubles. a piece. This is inexpensive, if you take into account that professional treatment of a one-room apartment using “cold fog” costs 2000...4000 rubles.

When purchasing a smoke bomb on an online resource, it is advisable to leave your feedback on the results of its use. Information from a direct user of any product is always useful; it helps other buyers make their choice and save money.

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Who carries out disinfestation with cold fog

Cockroach repellents can be intended for personal or professional use. The instructions for the former indicate that they are suitable “for household use by the general public.” The second are drugs “for use by personnel of organizations that have the right to engage in disinfection activities.” We are talking about employees of sanitary and epidemiological services (SES). They are the ones who treat premises and objects against cockroaches.

The selection of suitable products, their proper preparation, the use of fog generators - all this requires professional skills and knowledge. Its effectiveness largely depends on the experience and competence of the specialist performing the processing. Also, disinfection with cold fog against cockroaches should be carried out taking into account the requirements of current legislation. At the SES, full-time disinfection doctors are responsible for the safety of processing and its compliance with standards.

What to do if cockroaches don't go away

If cockroaches remain after using checkers, you can try:

Insecticide - Raptor

• purchase another product, but of a different brand and manufacturer;
• treat the rooms with aerosols (advantage - they disappear quickly, there is no need to inform neighbors about the upcoming treatment);
• mark all free surfaces with crayons and set traps;
• apply freezing (increase the temperature);
• purchase an ultrasonic repeller.

If none of the above helps, and the cockroaches remain even after repeated use of the sulfur bomb, after the required 2-3 weeks, try to negotiate with the neighbors about mass treatment of the entire entrance or even the house by professional exterminators. Specialists use drugs that are not commercially available, which means that cockroaches have not yet acquired resistance to them and therefore the probability that the insects will be expelled after general disinsection is about 95%.

Important! Alternatively, you can try to renovate your apartment by changing the old wallpaper and sealing all the cracks where insects usually hide

Particular attention is paid to plumbing and the holes left in the walls after its installation. In the future, the homeowner will only have to maintain cleanliness after repairs and promptly poison insects that run in from neighbors