What are bed bug chalks? How do they act on insects? How to work with them correctly? Precautionary measures. The assortment on the domestic market includes Mashenka, Tornado and others. Which chalk should you choose? If bedbugs appear in your home, you need to act immediately. Instantly spreading throughout the apartment, insects interfere with sleep, feed on blood, become a source of disease, and emit a characteristic odor. There are many products on sale that kill unfortunate parasites, among which are crayons.
Types of crayons against bedbugs
Chalk against bed bugs and other harmful insects in the house became popular in the Soviet Union. In appearance it resembles a piece of ordinary school chalk. Despite the fact that bed bug chalks have been used for a very long time, reviews of the insecticide are still good these days. There are wax and chalky poisonous crayons to combat bloodsuckers. In the first case, in addition to the chemical substance, the product contains paraffin and wax, and in the second, chalk or gypsum is added. These are binding elements due to which toxic components are retained on surfaces.
What is a pencil (crayon) for bedbugs?
Pencil, or bedbug chalk, is a contact insecticide that poisons parasites when it comes into contact with the surface of their body. It is not dangerous for people - the amount of active substance in it is not enough to poison a person, but experience with its use has proven that in this way you can get rid of cockroaches, bed bugs and other insects in just one use.
Composition of pencils
Externally, this product looks like an ordinary chalk. It consists of three or four components (depending on the manufacturer). Two of them - chalk and plaster - are needed to give the product an easy-to-use chalk stick shape. Sometimes paraffin or wax is added instead.
The remaining components are poison for insects. Each manufacturer uses its own recipe, so the duration of action and effectiveness vary. The most commonly used chemicals are:
- alpha-cypermethrin;
- zeta-cypermethrin;
- deltamethrin;
- fipronil.
How do crayons work on insects?
All these substances belong to the group of peritroids - synthetic insecticides. They affect the insect's nervous system and paralyze its muscle activity.
When the active substance of the chalk gets on the body of an insect, the poison penetrates its body, causing paralysis and death.
If a poisoned bug interacts with other insects and transfers a sufficient amount of poison to them, they will also die. That is, the insecticide spreads like a virus, killing insects even in their nest.
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Composition of chalk
The pyrethroid group of pesticides makes up the main content of chalks against bed bugs. These are toxic substances for bloodsuckers and more or less harmless to humans. These include cypermethrin, fipronil, deltamethrin, which have a contact effect on insects. Cyprometrin is enhanced by the influence of other components and in tandem they effectively fight bedbugs. Cypermethrin has a destructive effect on the nervous system of the bug - disruptions occur in the parasite's nerve impulses, which leads to paralysis of the insect and its death. The larvae also do not survive under the influence of the chemical.
Forms of release of the product
The range of products from the Clean House brand against bedbugs is presented in the form of powder, aerosol, chalk and spray. All of them are made taking into account the latest achievements of science, and timely and correct application will allow you to get rid of bed bugs in a short time. You can buy any drug for removing bedbugs at an affordable price.
Powder
Powder under the brand “Clean House” for bedbugs is, in fact, a dust well known to our grandmothers. Contains insecticides tetramethrin, cypermethrin, as well as piperonyl butoxide, which increases the toxicity of the drug several times. All this makes the use of powder problematic in homes with small children and pets.
You can use Clean House powder for bedbugs in two ways:
- Make the solution according to the instructions and treat cracks, crevices, furniture backs, carpets and other places where bed bugs like to hide during the day.
- Sprinkle a thin layer of Clean House powder in areas where bedbugs might travel.
IMPORTANT!!! After a few hours, the room should be ventilated and thoroughly cleaned to avoid poisoning.
Aerosol
Aerosol bed bug killer, from the “Clean House” series of insecticides, is a completely ready-to-use insecticide that leaves no traces on treated surfaces. It is believed that due to its low toxicity, the “Clean House” remedy for bedbugs does not pose a great danger to people. Thanks to its wide spectrum of action, the Clean House spray is used to combat various creeping and flying pests.
The “Clean House” composition against bedbugs contains effective poisonous ingredients - cypermethrin and tetramethrin. They have a neuroparalytic effect on the body of bed bugs. The substances complement each other and enhance the damaging effect on insects.
Chalk
The “Clean House” chalk against bedbugs can be a good helper in the fight against household pests. It is easy to use, economical and affordable. The “Clean House” insecticide is available in pencil form. Draw stripes along the likely path of bed bugs.
The width of the stripes must be at least 4 centimeters. One “Clean House” chalk is enough to treat surfaces over an area of about 20 square meters. m. Its convenience is that you can draw to block the paths of bedbugs, drawing their defensive lines at all levels.
“Clean House” chalk against bedbugs contains the toxic substance alpha-cypermethrin, so it should be stored in places inaccessible to pets and children.
Spray
The “Clean House” spray against bedbugs is similar in composition to the “Clean House” aerosol, but it contains one more component - piperonyl butoxide. Strengthens the damaging effect of the drug and contributes to its high effectiveness. Marketers present this as an advantage over other means of removing bedbugs. The “Clean House” preparation can be used to treat upholstered furniture, as it does not leave marks on the fabric.
There is no unpleasant odor after spraying. It is believed that short-term ventilation of the room after the procedure for exterminating bedbugs eliminates all the consequences of this event. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the world has not yet invented magic sprays that are guaranteed to kill all bed bugs. Clean House Bed Bug Spray, like most other insecticides, kills bed bugs when sprayed carefully and directly onto the insects and doused with a detergent.
Gel
The Clean House gel is not suitable for bed bugs, although it also contains strong insecticides. The principle of action involves insects eating tasty poison. But bedbugs only eat human blood.
Gel "Clean House" works well in the fight against cockroaches and house ants. Particles of poison are carried on the paws of pests. A stable result is guaranteed by the long-lasting action of the gel. The Clean Home product is available in convenient tubes or syringes. This form of packaging makes it easier to apply the substance even in hard-to-reach places.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Advantages of crayons against bedbugs:
- low cost along with a visible effect,
- no pungent odor,
- ease of use,
- long-term effect on bedbugs,
- harmless to people and pets.
Flaws:
- suitable for treatment in case of minor infestation of the premises with bedbugs,
- prolonged onset of a positive result,
- the ability of insects to adapt to the action of an insecticide.
If bloodsuckers have largely attacked your home, then crayons are powerless here. You will have to resort to more powerful means of disinsection of the premises.
Aerosol Clean Home
Perhaps the most convenient and frequently purchased drug. The cost of a 600 ml bottle averages 250-280 rubles. It is enough for a single treatment of 80 square meters. m, that is, medium-sized apartments. There are 150 ml bottles, they are enough to treat one room or piece of furniture (bed, sofa).
The aerosol can be used to treat all surfaces and furniture in the house. Before this, it is necessary to remove all people and pets from the premises, pack food tightly, and if there is an aquarium, cover it with film.
When processing, you must strictly follow the instructions for use and observe personal safety measures: protect your eyes, skin and respiratory organs from getting the drug (gloves, protective clothing, a gauze bandage and glasses are required).
After treatment, you need to close all windows and doors and not enter the house for several hours, or better yet, 2 days. It will be possible to return to the apartment only after it has been aired for a long time and wet cleaning. After 7 days, the treatment will need to be repeated, because new bedbugs will hatch from the eggs laid by the bedbugs.
Contains:
- Cypermethrin at a concentration of 13%. A potent substance of the pyrethroid group of insecticides. Compared to analogues, it has higher efficiency. It affects the nervous and muscular systems of insects, as well as all internal organs. After contact with this substance, the insect dies as soon as possible.
- Tetramethrin at a concentration of 2.5%. This is a new generation multi-purpose pyrethroid, after contact with which insects quickly suffer paralysis and death.
This is a powerful combination of two very effective substances. Insects caught under the aerosol stream die almost immediately, while the rest die after some time from contact with the treated surface. But for this it is necessary that the insect come into contact with this surface (run over it). And the effect of the drug after spraying lasts only a few hours, then begins to gradually decrease.
This is explained by the unique feature of pyrethroids: these substances quickly disintegrate upon contact with air and ultraviolet radiation (light from the sun). This has its advantages and disadvantages: the active ingredients of the aerosol quickly lose their toxicity to bedbugs, but just as quickly they cease to be dangerous to humans and the environment.
Aerosol advantages:
- Fine spraying guarantees uniform surface treatment;
- Effective against all crawling and flying insects; in one treatment it will also get rid of cockroaches, fleas, moths, and ants;
- Easy to use. It is enough to point the nozzle hole in the desired direction and press the trigger;
- Fast processing. Each area is processed for 3-5 seconds; 30 minutes is enough to process the entire apartment;
- Convenient for processing any vertical and horizontal surfaces, all hard-to-reach places;
- For the narrowest cracks, the kit includes a thin, long nozzle.
Cons of aerosol:
- May leave marks on light-colored fabrics and wallpaper;
- There is a smell. However, it is not strong and is masked by flavoring;
- Does not affect bedbug eggs;
- Requires repeated treatments;
- Quickly deactivated by exposure to fresh air and sun;
- Not completely safe;
- Extremely toxic to fish (can enter the aquarium through the air);
During and after treatment, all people and pets should not enter the apartment for several hours.
As an aerosol it deserves special attention. Of all the Clean House brand products, the aerosol is the most convenient for treating the entire area of the apartment. This is especially true when it is not possible to determine the exact nesting location of bedbugs, or the entire apartment is already infested with them. Moreover, this method always gives a more pronounced effect than partial processing.
How to use the product correctly?
Crayons against bedbugs are used in different ways. It all depends on how infested the house is with parasites. If there are a lot of nests, then the best way would be to use chalk in a complex manner using all the methods listed below at the same time.
Grated chalk is dissolved in water, placed in a spray bottle or flower sprayer, and the habitats of bloodsuckers are generously treated. It is better not to water fabric surfaces and wallpaper with the solution, so as not to leave stains, and all other objects from which liquids can be easily washed off should be thoroughly sprayed. Carpet products are also sprayed with a solution, and then washed with powder and dried in the sun. You can prepare a viscous mixture of grated chalk and water, and use it to fill the cracks in floors, walls, and baseboards.
Rubbed to a powdery state, chalk is used to treat cracks, closed spaces and objects that do not tolerate moisture. These include: various horizontal surfaces, books, magazines, equipment. After the bedbugs die, the powder is removed using a powerful vacuum cleaner.
Using crayons, draw solid lines literally everywhere where bedbugs live and their possible escape routes. Approaches to beds, sofas, wardrobes and these pieces of furniture themselves must be well treated, as well as places from where bedbugs can enter the apartment. Particular attention should be paid to wooden surfaces. Bed bugs love them very much.
Spray "Clean House" against bedbugs
Bed bugs have been preventing people from sleeping well for thousands of years, but in the 1950s they were finally eradicated by the pesticide DDT and it was banned then, but for the better part of 40 years since then, bed bugs have not been a major problem.
Recently, these blood-sucking parasites have returned and attacked people with a vengeance. It is bad news.
The good news is that, unlike mosquitoes and ticks, bed bugs do not spread disease, and there are new modern insecticides you can apply to extinguish and prevent infestations. And if you have bed bugs, you can get rid of them yourself. We'll tell you how to get rid of bed bugs using Clean Home products if you find them, and how to never let them into your home again.
Preparatory stage of processing
Before treating your apartment with chalk against bedbugs, you need to perform several mandatory measures:
- do wet cleaning, thoroughly vacuuming all rooms to get rid of bedbug eggs as much as possible;
- free walls and baseboards from furniture and equipment;
- empty the house of all its inhabitants for a few days;
- isolate food and utensils;
- wash clothes, bedding, all household textiles in hot water and take them outside to air;
- treat mattresses with hot steam.
Procedure
Wear gloves when drawing barrier stripes with chalk. If you decide to work with a spray bottle or dry powder made from chalk, you should also wear a respirator.
The following are subject to insecticide treatment:
- the entire perimeter of the rooms along the baseboard;
- space on the floors under furniture and carpets;
- furniture on all sides and inside;
- shelves with books;
- places where the wallpaper is coming off the walls;
- objects located on the walls, from the front and back sides;
- cracks and secluded places in the house;
- windows, window sills, radiators, door jambs;
- ventilation vents.
After such a thorough treatment of the bedbug-infested apartment, you need to leave it for a day. When you return, you should wash objects and surfaces with which you constantly come into contact with soap and water. Everything that does not need to be touched should remain as is – treated with chalk for another 10 days. The residual effect of the chalk chemicals on insects will still remain. After 4-6 weeks, general cleaning with a soap and soda solution will be required.
After the specified period, the bedbug eggs present at the time of the first chalk treatment will hatch into larvae. All of the above will need to be re-coated with insecticide. In a few days, the bedbug population will completely die.
What should you remember when treating a room with an aerosol?
- Floor under furniture;
- Surface of the baseboard;
- Any niches and spaces that are often found behind a sink, washing machine or refrigerator;
- Any cracks or cracks you may find in your home;
- Pipes and water riser.
When processing, the respiratory system must be protected with a mask. Although the product is safe, the components are potent. In parallel with the aerosol, the “Clean House” spray is also sold. It leaves no traces of liquid, and the treatment is carried out identically to an aerosol. Spray forms are convenient in cases of escaping insects and when there are a lot of them in the house.
Gel against cockroaches “Clean House” is available in the form of a dosing syringe. It has a thick consistency, so no smudges form on walls or baseboards during processing. It is correctly applied with dotted lines on all surfaces - horizontal and vertical.
Among the advantages of the drug, it is necessary to highlight the possibility of processing even in the presence of pets, as well as the fact that you do not need to leave the house during the treatment.
Cockroach chalk “Clean House” is a very simple and safe product to use. Ideal for prevention. The product has no odor. It should be applied around the entire perimeter of the room on both horizontal and vertical surfaces.
Features of the drug
The specificity of chalk is that it does not instantly kill bedbugs. After its use in the apartment, it is in the path of movement of insects. When the bloodsucker comes into contact with the substance of the chalk, it begins to eat into its integument, gradually poisoning the individual. The essence of the action of the chalk is the viral spread of the chemical among the bedbugs in contact with each other.
One chalk is enough to process 20-30 square meters of space. Lines should be drawn up to 4 cm wide.
Do crayons help against bedbugs? Judge for yourself - in the first week after treating a house with an insecticide, most of the bloodsuckers die. Then, thanks to a chain reaction of infecting each other, the remaining population of insects, along with their larvae, die in about 2 weeks.
Raptor for bedbugs description how to use
Instructions for use of Raptor for bedbugs are quite simple. To start using the Raptor aerosol, remove the cap. Spray an effective spray in areas where insects crawl. Destruction must be carried out with the aerosol in a vertical position. The product must be spread at a distance of 15 centimeters from the surface being treated. Insects should be poisoned in all possible places.
In crevices, Raptor must be used most diligently. Under paintings, behind furniture, under baseboards, in places where wallpaper is torn - it is recommended to use the drug here. According to experts, it is necessary to ventilate the room for half an hour after the procedure. After ventilation, the Raptor will become safe for people and animals, so you can return. The residual effect is 20-25 days. All that remains is to regularly clean the room from dead destroyed insects.
How does Raptor act on bedbugs?
The effect of the drug is neuroparalytic. The main active ingredients are tetramethrin and cypermethrin. They enter the insect cells, after which the conduction of nerve impulses is disrupted. The bug's organs stop working as they should, paralysis and subsequent death occurs.
Fumigator Raptor for bedbugs
A fumigator is a specialized device that acts through toxic vapors. Unlike a spray, it has no residual effect at all, but upon direct contact with an insect, it destroys it in any case. With it you will be provided with a completely clean house or apartment without parasites.
Aquafumigator Raptor for bedbugs
The active ingredient cyphenothrin in combination with a vapor-forming agent is the internal composition of the aquafumigator (its base is a metal container). This system is placed in a plastic container with water. Contact with a certain volume of liquid causes a thermal reaction with vapor. Since the pair contains an active substance, they destroy pests, not only adults, but also larvae. Unlike Dichlorvos, there is absolutely no odor.
According to people's reviews, Clean House is one of the best in terms of quality and price. Even its validity period is longer than that of its analogues. Other consumers have noticed that due to the product being developed specifically for cockroaches, it is not as effective with other types of pests.
Bedbug aerosol Clean House - how does it work?
If you spray Clean House on 1 square meter for 3 seconds. m, then all living creatures will be destroyed. The principle of operation of the Clean House is similar to Raptor. Paralysis of all organs is caused in insects, after which they die in large numbers.
Assortment presented in stores
The insecticide “Mashenka” has been isolated from inexpensive and effective crayons against bedbugs. This chalk is the least toxic to people and animals. By treating surfaces in your home with it, you and your family won’t have to leave your home for a long time. Chalk has no odor and has a poisonous effect on bedbugs for a long time.
Chalk against bedbugs "Clean House" is not toxic to warm-blooded animals. They need to paint wide stripes with a thick layer. Enough for 20 square meters of room. The chalk is odorless. Retains its toxic effect on insects for 5 weeks.
Titanic insecticide is the longest-lasting chalk in existence. This is an economical product that retains its properties for several months. Such features of chalk are due to its composition. Fipronil and cypermethrin are the main components of the chalk. They do not harm human health or pets and have no odor.
Chalk against bedbugs "Brownie" is effective for 2.5-3 weeks. Its advanced formula allows it to be resistant to ultraviolet rays. It is not advisable for children to be present in the apartment while processing chalk.
“Tornado” - chalk against bedbugs has poisonous properties for 2 months. This insecticide can treat up to 40 square meters of housing. Chalk is a powerful nerve agent for bed bugs.
Gel-like remedy for Prussians
Clean house gel for cockroaches is completely safe for people and animals. Does not emit poisonous and toxic components, does not emit a pungent and unpleasant odor. Available in small tubes with a sharp tip for easy application of the drug.
How does the gel work? Areas where the presence of individuals has been observed should be treated. Apply narrow strips along the entire perimeter of the area and leave for several days. Prussians instantly pick up a pleasant aroma that is emitted due to aromatic components. They eat the product, go to their relatives, spread toxic elements among them, and become infected.
The poison does not begin to act immediately. After a short period of time, the components paralyze the nervous system, and the functioning of the motor system stops. The arthropod loses coordination, then paralysis occurs, then death.
Clean Home Cockroach Gel does not contain any potent poisons, so it is used as a preventive measure after the main treatment. The description of the Clean House gel states that after the destruction of the beetle population, it does not lose its properties for 2 months.
It does not pose any danger to children and animals; it is used indoors. The drug can also be used on strips of rectangular paper. To do this, apply the product pointwise along the entire perimeter of the prepared material and place it in places where beetles accumulate. The pleasant aroma and smell will quickly attract pests; they will not miss the tasty treat.
You can get rid of insects any day; you don’t need any special preparation. The gel does not emit volatile components that cause irritation to the mucous membranes of humans and animals.
How to choose correctly?
Before you buy bed bug chalk, read what is written on the package. They must have a contact action. This is what is written on it. If it states that the insecticide has “intestinal” properties, then do not count on the desired effect from the drug. Bedbugs do not eat the contents of the chalk - they feed exclusively on blood.
The market today is overflowing with a wide range of crayons made in Russia and abroad. Before buying any chalk, be sure to read everything that is written on its packaging: who the manufacturer is, whether there is a certificate for the sale of chemicals, expiration date, precautions, composition. It is not recommended to buy crayons with a label in a foreign language. They are presented as analogues of domestic manufacturers.
