We choose the safest cockroach repellent for the health of people and pets. Analyzing various forms of release

If there are no cockroaches in the apartment today, this does not mean that it will always be so. Insects can get into a house in many ways - they can be brought back from a trip, they can crawl from new neighbors, or they can end up in the house with a child’s things after a trip to a pioneer camp.

Having surreptitiously captured an apartment, they will not show themselves until they have captured all possible cracks, warm damp corners, and the back panels of household appliances.

Gradually, black excrement and traces of egg shells will be everywhere, and at night it will become scary to turn on the light in the kitchen.

But this can be prevented if you start a war with cockroaches as soon as they appear. The most important weapons in it should be:

absolute cleanliness in the room;
desire to get rid of insects;
persistence in achieving goals.

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Many products that exist on the market will allow you to do this at minimal cost - the main thing is to choose the right ones, which combine safety and effectiveness as much as possible.

Prevention

Rules to follow to prevent cockroach infestation:

wipe dry the water in the bathroom, kitchen and toilet;
when washing floors, furniture, and bathrooms, use ammonia added to water;
do not leave dirty dishes overnight;
hermetically package all products;
take out the trash at night;
constantly and often ventilate the premises;
use sealed buckets;
remove water from flower trays;
do not leave water in bowls and drinking bowls for animals;
All sinks in the house should be plugged at night, covered with boric acid or filled with soda and vinegar, or with a strong-smelling cleaning powder.

All family members must change their habits. It will be difficult at first, but then it will become necessary. Otherwise, the cockroaches will win the war.

Rules for treating premises with cockroach repellent in a syringe

The gel in the syringe must be used correctly to achieve good results:

Clean the room, remove all crumbs and food debris;
Close the windows, make sure that there is no access of air masses into the room;
Make sure that there is no access to water, as well as open sources, since moisture is the main factor that creates comfortable conditions for pests.
The drug must first be applied to hard-to-reach places, in crevices, joints of surfaces, closed surfaces of furniture;
Treat all areas in the kitchen, paying special attention to areas under the sink, in the trash can area, on table legs, and ventilation ducts.
Insect attacks should also be carried out in the bathroom, around the toilet, pipes, and in places where moisture accumulates.

The glue is applied pointwise, the distance between the drops is 2–3 cm. The distance can be reduced if there are a small number of individuals in the room. In areas of large accumulation, application should be in the form of thin strips.

Are there any means of control that are safe for health?

To combat cockroaches, many means have been invented that have both radical and preventive effects. The resistance of insects to toxic substances makes it necessary to combine agents.

Available on the market:

sprays, aerosols and solutions, including for professional disinfestation;
gels and tablets;
powders and crayons;
traps;
repellent devices.

All these products are based on various types of insecticides in minimal concentrations. The most commonly used:

Chlorpyrifos;
Cypermethrin;
Fipronil;
Hydromethylnon;
Deltamethrin and others.

The content of poisons in cockroach repellents is from 0.1 to 0.5% - this is several times more than what a cockroach needs, but is practically imperceptible to humans.

Poisons - contact action, entering the body of a cockroach stop the flow of impulses through the nervous system, paralyzing the insect.

There are professional pest control products on the market that contain high concentrations of insecticide. To work with them you need:

special equipment;
protective equipment;
vocational training;
permits to work with toxic substances.

These products are toxic and require the removal of people from the premises during treatment, but are effective in cases of severe infestation.

Cockroach traps

The use of traps is perhaps the simplest and most affordable way to kill cockroaches, but it cannot be called the most effective. The advantages of cockroach traps are their safety, ease of use and price. If the apartment is seriously infested, the use of traps alone, unfortunately, will not be sufficient.

You can use traps only if the insects do not live in your apartment, but periodically run from neighbors or from the entrance. It is necessary to place traps in the kitchen, in the bathroom, near hoods, on the balcony, then cockroaches, penetrating into the apartment, will successfully fall into them.

The most effective traps are those that have a sticky consistency inside. It’s even better if the glue has a baiting effect; such traps come in paper and plastic. It is better to give preference to plastic traps; they will last you longer than paper ones.

Along with conventional glue traps, there are electric traps on the market; when caught in them, cockroaches die from an electrical discharge. It is also impossible to say that this is an effective remedy, and in terms of efficiency it is inferior to Velcro traps.

You can make a trap with your own hands. Take a regular bottle, cut off the bottom, place a piece of banana on the bottom of the bottle, add a drop of honey and coat the sides with vegetable oil. In the morning, all you have to do is flush the trapped cockroaches down the toilet.

When reviewing effective cockroach repellents, you can take a closer look at crayons and powders, which are also effective only when the insect infestation is low. A good example of such means is the long-proven Mashenka chalk, which is still a reliable means of protection against insects. Not to say that this is an effective remedy for cockroaches, but it is still in demand.

What to use if there are allergy sufferers and children in the apartment?

If people prone to allergies, small children or old people live in the apartment, sprayed preparations or powders are excluded. It is possible to use gels or traps that do not release the toxic substance into the space - in these forms it is bound by a fat-containing base.

The gels additionally contain stabilizing substances, food bait for animals and a bitter additive that prevents children or animals from eating the poison.

Folk remedies that are not addictive help well - boric acid, borax, essential oils. When choosing oils, you need to take into account their tolerance to people and pets living in the house.

How to avoid intoxication when working with poison?

Regardless of the product chosen, before starting pest control measures, you need to take care of your protection. To prevent poisoning from cockroaches, you must:

Read the instructions carefully.
Follow all recommendations carefully.
Do not exceed the dosage of the poison.
Maintain the time of use of the drug and do not leave it longer than recommended.
If there are children or animals in the apartment, they must be removed from the house during disinfestation. It is best to leave kids with pets for a few days with their grandparents.
During processing, all utensils must be removed.
If an insecticide gets on your skin or mucous membranes, you must immediately wash it off with soap. If after this a rash, redness, or itching appears on the skin, you will need the help of a doctor.
After completion of disinfestation measures, the apartment must be ventilated and thoroughly wiped with a soap and soda solution, and then rinsed with clean water all surfaces on which insecticides were applied.

Brief description of the main forms of insecticide release

Modern home use products are manufactured to be of low toxicity to humans due to the low use of insecticides or a combination of insecticides.

A modern city dweller suffers from living in an aggressive urban environment, which is reflected in a large number of allergy sufferers (according to statistics in Moscow - every fifth).

The use of protection against cockroaches, which will release toxic substances into the air even in minimal concentrations, will aggravate the disease. This is especially true for products made in China, where the main active ingredient and its concentration are not indicated.

Based on their effects on humans, products can be divided into:

dangerous, releasing a toxic substance into the air or leaving it on surfaces;
non-hazardous, do not come into contact with humans and pets.

The first group includes all professional products, solutions, powders. In the second - gels, traps, ultrasonic repellers, aerosols.

Aerosol

Aerosols are most often used in apartments to kill all types of insects, including cockroaches. Modern aerosols (sprays) create a stream of toxic substances, which is directed to places where insects are crowded.

Sometimes the aerosol contains a combination of several toxic substances and a fragrance, which neutralizes a specific odor, but does not eliminate it completely. Smell can be another factor that can trigger an allergy attack.

Despite all the assurances from manufacturers that modern spray products are not dangerous, no one can predict the reaction of a small child or allergy sufferer to it. They can be considered relatively safe and should:

read the instructions for the drug;
use personal protective equipment when processing premises;
remove residents from the apartment for 24 hours before spraying;
ventilate the room for several hours after disinfestation;
thoroughly wash all surfaces with water adding detergent and ammonia;
Keep the remaining product out of the reach of children.

If small children with allergies, asthma, or elderly people live in the house, aerosols should be limited or not used at all.

Rules of application and safety measures

Although cockroach gels are practically safe for humans and do not have a pungent odor, care should be taken when treating the room so that the gel does not get on the mucous membranes, much less penetrate the esophagus. A child or pet can put everything in its mouth into its mouth, so try to smear the gel in a place where children cannot get dirty on it, much less taste it (this can lead to poisoning). After treatment, wash your hands with soap and hide the syringe with any remaining gel away from children's hands, pets and food.

Gel

Gels are semi-liquid, long-acting products that can maintain their effect for up to 12 months. There are products from domestic, European and Chinese manufacturers on the market. They all have approximately the same composition:

fat base;
stabilizer and preservative;
food bait (attractant);
a toxic substance (or several) in minimal concentration;
fragrance (flavor);
a bitter additive that prevents a child or animal from swallowing the gel.

The product is not as effective as an aerosol, but it will be an excellent tool for killing cockroaches that survived the aerosol or hatched from remaining eggs.

The gels are not dangerous for children or pets, since they do not release poison into the environment and do not come into contact with humans when applied correctly.

To ensure safe use of the products, you should:

apply the product with gloves;
openly use only in places inaccessible to children and animals;
if necessary, apply to pieces of paper, which are laid out at night in areas where cockroaches move, and removed during the day;
The tube with the remaining product is hidden in places inaccessible to children.

Following the manufacturer's instructions will ensure safe use of the products.

Powder, chalk from cockroaches

Powders (dusts) and crayons against cockroaches are less commonly used products. A well-known product often used in everyday life is Mashenka chalk; there are similar products made in China on sale.

Consumers are attracted by the ease of use of the product, but if stored carelessly, it poses a serious danger to children who confuse it with regular drawing chalk.

Powders are used for:

preparing solutions for spraying in places where insects accumulate;
scattering powder along the route of cockroaches to water or food.

To do this, it is most convenient to use a paper backing, onto which dust is poured and installed in the right places. Openly spilled product is dangerous due to direct contact with children and animals - it does not have an additive, like a gel.

Substances must be stored very carefully and not used in rooms and apartments where children and animals live.

Pros and cons of using gels

Gels against cockroaches have a number of advantages:

Convenience. Gels do not leave stains on floors and furniture; any remaining product can be easily wiped off with a damp cloth. The drug is available in a special tube, from which the contents are squeezed out in the areas where the parasites live. The dosage of the gel is determined by a special syringe included in the kit.
Validity. The components of the poisonous gel are active for up to two months. This time is enough to eliminate insects.
Efficiency. Compared to aerosol products that kill cockroaches point-by-point, gels act en masse. After contact with the insecticide, the affected insect transmits the insecticide to other insects. After some time, all cockroaches die and re-treatment of the room will not be necessary.
Safety. Helium insecticides contain a minimal amount of poison, which means they are practically non-toxic to people and animals. In addition, they do not smell, do not dissolve in the air and taste bitter, which prevents children and animals from eating them.
Economical. The product is applied in a thin layer or drops. If the apartment is not heavily contaminated, then one tube is enough to treat 45 square meters. m. In case of significant contamination or treatment of a large area, the dosage is increased.

There are also disadvantages to using gels:

The gels act gradually, and as a result, insects do not die immediately.
During disinfestation, the larvae do not die. Insects die only after they emerge from larvae.

Traditional methods as the safest

There are many folk methods for safe and effective control of cockroaches, which use the properties of foods, plants and some simple remedies. The most famous and effective:

boric acid;
borax;
soda;
essential oils of laurel, menthol, eucalyptus;
ammonia and vinegar;
dry stems and leaves of tansy, wormwood, black elderberry.

These tools are used as:

poisonous substance in the bait (boric acid in the composition of balls with yolk, potatoes);
repellent (essential oils and herbs, ammonia, bay leaf).

Folk remedies do not have a toxic effect on a person - even if he mistakenly eats a ball of boric acid, the maximum consequence will be an upset stomach.

The use of folk remedies does not have a quick and total effect, but in combination with absolute cleanliness in the room it brings excellent results without a toxic effect on humans.

Best lists

In addition to the products presented above, there are many more useful products that eliminate cockroaches without a trace. Let's look at them in the rating below:

Chalk.
Gel.
Trap.

Let's take a closer look at the range presented.

Titanic - chalk

This crayon is very effective, but it kills cockroaches within 2 months. The composition of the presented drug includes gypsum, kaolin, 0.4% fipronil and 0.1 cypermethrin. The product can eliminate not only cockroaches, but also fleas, ants and bedbugs. The drug does not have a strong odor and can be used in a home with children and pets.

Price: from 50 to 70 rub. for 20 years

Titanic from cockroaches

Great Warrior - Gel

This paste has a specific taste and pleasant aroma, which attracts insects. Having consumed the poison in question, the cockroach immediately infects its relatives, thanks to which the most persistent parasites can be exterminated. The death of the insect nest occurs after 2-3 days from the first use, without further return of cockroaches. The main feature of the product: after drying, the paste does not lose its beneficial properties, the ability to kill individuals continues for 2 months.

Price category: from 68 to 80 rubles. for 40 years

Great warrior against cockroaches

Forsythe is a trap

This glue trap can kill cockroaches once and for all in just a few days. The product is a sticky base, in the middle of which there is a fragrant bait. The insects smell the smell, rush to feast on the treat and stick tightly to the sticky substrate. Such devices do not harm either animals or humans.

Cost: from 20 to 60 rubles. for 135 g.

Forsyth from cockroaches

Ultrasound

Ultrasonic devices have recently appeared on the market, according to the manufacturer’s advertising, which repel cockroaches (similar to flying insects).

Despite the constant demand for these devices, experts are skeptical - these devices cannot affect cockroaches, since they are not sensitive to ultrasound, and their sale is tantamount to deceiving the buyer.

The same energy fields can affect a cockroach as a person. Using magnetic resonance fields of the right strength will kill both the insect and the person.

How to use?

If cockroaches have multiplied in your house, then you need to fight them. To do this, you need to go to the household goods store or the market, where you can buy a cockroach repellent in the form of a gel. To increase the efficiency of processing, you can supplement the gel with a spray or working fluid with another active ingredient, not the same as that used in the gel.

There are several ways to apply cockroach gels:

Squeeze out small drops and spread them where clusters of cockroaches are found. The distance between drops can be from 10 to 20 cm, and the drop size can be up to 5 mm. The most common places of application are water and sewer pipes, baseboards, back surfaces of furniture, door jambs, and plumbing fixtures.
Cut small strips of paper, apply a drop of gel on them and place them in hard-to-reach places and places where insects appear most often.

The consumption of insecticidal gels depends on the degree of population of the room. With a small number of them, the dose can be two to three times less than in rooms where the colony is large in number.

If you have to regularly treat your premises, the preparations need to be changed each time so that each time they contain a new poison.

During and after treatment, try to prevent insects from having access to water. This will significantly increase the speed of cleaning your premises.

It is best to apply the cockroach gel while wearing rubber gloves, which will prevent the poison from getting on your hands. If the gel gets into the eyes or mucous membranes, they should be rinsed thoroughly with warm water. If it gets into your mouth, take water with activated charcoal.

DIY traps

Traps are used to control cockroaches. They can be industrially produced - products from famous brands Raid, Kombat, Raptor go on sale.

Trap #1

The simplest traps, no less effective, can be made independently. The simplest is a board or plywood on which a layer of slow-drying glue is applied. A bait is placed in the center - a piece of bread sprinkled with sugar syrup. Insects that set their sights on the bait become glued and die.

Trap #2

For the second elementary trap you need a half-liter jar with a wide neck. Bait is placed inside - bread, a little beer, a piece of yolk. The neck of the jar is coated with a layer of butter or vegetable oil.

The trap is installed in places inhabited by insects; a flat stick (ice cream) is leaned against the side of the jar so that the cockroach can climb inside. The insect will not be able to get back out because of the layer of oil on the neck.

From time to time the traps are emptied and replaced, using new food all the time.

The best gels for cockroaches (Top 10)

Gel against cockroaches Global. An effective imported product produced in Germany. The active ingredient is chlorpyrifos. Its distinctive feature is the use of cocoa butter in the fat base, which gives the gel a characteristic smell. It serves as an excellent bait. In addition, the gel contains bitterness, which reduces the likelihood of pets and children eating the gel. Chlorine pyrifos can be carried by insects on their feet and thus can act remotely. The volume of the tube is 75 ml, enough for a room with a total area of 80 m2. The duration of action is 2-3 months, after which it is better to repeat the treatment. The cost of a tube is from 150 to 200 rubles.
Gel against cockroaches Domovoy. One of the most affordable drugs. The active ingredient is fipronil. The volume of the syringe is 30 ml, enough for rooms with a total area of 50 m2. The composition includes bitterness and insect bait. The duration of action is 2 months, the first dead insects appear on the second day after application. The disadvantage is the active substance, to which cockroaches quickly get used.
Cockroach gel Killing power. The active ingredient is fipronil. Contains attractants that attract cockroaches. The tube has a volume of 75 ml and allows you to perform one or two treatments of rooms up to 40 m2. The manufacturer states that the residual toxicity for cockroaches of this drug lasts up to 10 months, which is usually unusual for drugs containing fipronil.
Dohlox cockroach gel. It contains the active ingredient fipronil. It has a nerve paralytic effect and can destroy the nerve cells of insects. This is one of the safest products, available in a syringe and can be used in catering establishments, kindergartens, schools, and clinics. Syringe volume 30 ml. The convenient packaging form allows you to apply the gel in the most difficult to reach areas, which further affects the safety of its use. The disadvantage of the drug is that insects quickly get used to fipronil.
Gel Raptor against cockroaches. The active ingredient is chlorpyrifos, an insecticide of contact-intestinal action. Packaged in convenient tubes made of soft material, equipped with a spout, weighing 75 g. Each tube is enough for 40 m2 of treated area.
Gel Absolute. The active ingredient is chlorpyrifos. The optimal choice when it is necessary to treat large areas. One tube of 125 ml is enough for 150 m2. The first results of the action are observed on the second day, and the complete destruction of the colony is observed within a month.
Legion anti-cockroach gel. Contains two active ingredients that are highly toxic to insects - deltamethrin and diphlobenzuron. These poisons have high intestinal contact activity. Deltamethrin ensures the death of adult cockroaches from paralysis within 2 days after the poison enters their digestive system. Diphlobenzuron is an innovative product that prevents the normal molting of larvae and proper formation, which does not give insects the opportunity to reproduce and restore the population size. It belongs to hazard class 4, that is, it is low-toxic for warm-blooded animals.
Clean house. A universal remedy. If you have cockroaches or ants in your apartment, it is better to go to a hardware store or market where you can buy a cockroach repellent from this brand. Packages of 20 and 35 g are available. The large one is designed for an area of about 25 square meters, if there are a lot of insects and can be used for 50 m2 with a small colony size. The first dead individuals appear 2-3 days after treatment.
Cleanbait. New among cockroach control products. The tube volume is 20 g, making it possible to get rid of insects over an area of up to 60 m2. The active ingredient is hydromethylnon. Contains attractants, stabilizers, gelling agent. It works on both cockroaches and ants. Classified as hazard class 4. Causes the death of cockroaches within one and a half to two days, lasts one and a half to two months.
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Geli Kapkan and Fas. Contains cypermethrin and diazinon. 75 ml of gel is intended for treating rooms up to 90 m2. Quite toxic to warm-blooded animals, so should be used with caution and kept away from children.

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Conclusion

In the war against cockroaches, all means are good, but not one, even the most powerful, will help if you don’t take out the trash in your apartment for weeks and are too lazy to wash the dishes.

To achieve the goal of an apartment free of cockroaches, it is advisable to combine radical and preventive measures, taking into account the health status and age of those living in the house.

Conditions for the appearance of cockroaches

Cockroaches are attracted to human homes by several factors. For example:

Free access to food and water.
Availability of suitable places to hide.
Suitable temperature conditions.

In some apartments, although cockroaches appear from time to time, they do not stay there. Most likely, these are cockroaches - scouts who are looking for comfortable living conditions for their relatives.

Cockroaches can settle in an apartment if:

There are a lot of old, unnecessary things in the apartment, which allows insects to find shelter for themselves.
Garbage is not removed from the trash can in a timely manner.
After a meal, leftover food remains on the dining table.
In places where bulk food is stored, you can find something to profit from.
You can see a layer of fat near the stove or stove.
There are no mosquito nets on the windows, baseboards, floors, trims, window sills are dry and there are many cracks, and holes are visible next to the pipes of the water supply and sewerage systems, etc.
The housewife leaves a dirty, wet rag on the sink.
Family members practice eating not only in the kitchen, but also in other rooms.
There is an apartment in a multi-storey building where cockroaches feel comfortable and actively reproduce.
Leaks in water supply and sewer systems allow insects to have free access to moisture.
Ventilation systems are not equipped with fine mesh grilles.

It is important to know! You will never be able to completely get rid of cockroaches if you ignore the factors that attract insects to a person’s home. In this case, even the most toxic drugs will not help: after some time after the drug has taken effect, they will appear in the home again.