Is it effective to poison bedbugs with dust?
When bedbugs attack, the first thing that comes to mind is to poison them with dust. This powder is associated with killing insects, so it would be logical to use it in the fight against biting pests. But does dust help against bedbugs, is it harmful to humans, and how to use it correctly?
Properties of dust against bedbugs
We will tell you later how to poison bedbugs with dust correctly and without harm to humans. First, a little educational information about the poison itself.
Dust is a group of insecticides produced in powder form. Hence the name: from the English dust - dust, powder.
Dust is especially harmful to birds. But they still use it, because... The insecticide is highly effective and inexpensive.
The difference between the dust intended to combat bedbugs is that it contains pineronyl butoxide.
This component is responsible for increasing the duration of the damaging effect of the active components of the dust on bedbugs. Those. It is enough to treat the room once to ensure a poisonous effect for a long time. Next, we’ll look at how to use dust in such a way as to eliminate pests not just for a long time, but forever.
Effect of dust on bedbugs
A bedbug is not a cockroach that feeds on scraps of food and may accidentally ingest poison. Apart from piercing the skin and sucking blood out of it, the bug cannot do anything else, so an insecticide in powder form will not work. But then how does dust act on bedbugs? It’s very simple: the powder is diluted with water, and a poisonous solution is obtained.
Microparticles of the diluted dust settle on the surfaces along which the bug runs. The poison sticks to its legs and proboscis, so as soon as the insect decides to make a suction, the dust will get inside the bug and kill it.
Composition of Dust Absolute
A modern and highly effective insecticide of a new generation, Dust Absolute is available in the form of a gray powder of fine dispersion. The active components are:
- Pyrethroid deltamethrin;
- Fention.
This combination allows you to quickly hit the motor centers of cockroaches and other insects. Once the nervous system is damaged, immediate death occurs. The additional inclusion of lubricating oil in the composition allows you to apply Dust Absolute exactly at the location. You can always buy Dust Absolute at an affordable price in our online store.
How to make dust at home
Many people buy powdered insecticide and do not know how to dilute the dust to treat their apartment. Each drug usually comes with instructions, but if there are none, then you need to follow the following algorithm:
- Wear rubber gloves, a respiratory mask (or at least a medical gauze mask), and safety glasses.
- Open the bag and pour the dust powder against bedbugs into a bucket.
- Add water there in the proportion of 1 liter for every 20 g.
- Stir with a wooden stick or spoon, which will need to be thrown away later.
- Use a rag soaked in the solution to wipe all surfaces on which bedbugs can crawl: the backs and legs of furniture, floors, baseboards, etc.
- It is also advisable to wipe beds and sofas from the inside.
Insect repellent absolute dust against all types of insects 125ml ad70
Insecticidal agent Absolut Against all types of insects dust 125 ml. Purpose. For the destruction of cockroaches, ants, fleas, flies, bedbugs and rat mites in any dry premises. Mode of application. To combat cockroaches, dust is used in places where cockroaches are found, accumulated, or where cockroaches may live, or along the routes of their penetration into premises. They treat holes and cracks in walls, door frames, cracks along thresholds, baseboards, facings, ventilation vents, places of damage at the inlet and outlet of pipes of water supply, heating and sewerage systems, under sinks. The preparation is applied in a thin layer to the back surface of the furniture. The dust consumption rate is 5 g/sq.m. Destruction of ants: Treat the paths of movement (paths) and accumulations of ants, applying a thin layer of dust. Dust consumption rate is 3 g/sq.m. Destruction of bedbugs: Dust is evenly applied to the habitats of bedbugs. Clusters of insects are identified before treatment. The drug is applied to sections of walls, in cracks behind baseboards, as well as to the back of furniture and the back of carpets. Dust consumption rate is 3 g/sq.m. To kill fleas indoors, treat the floor surface (especially in places where linoleum and baseboards are lagging), cracks behind baseboards, carpets and paths on the back side. If there are animals in the house (cats, dogs), their resting places are treated - the underside of bedding and rugs, which are shaken out after 3 days and then washed before subsequent use. The dust consumption rate when treating premises against fleas is 2 g/sq.m. In cluttered basements (if cleaning is difficult), the consumption can be doubled. Dust is used to destroy winged flies of various species only in the open air, treating garbage bins. It can also be used in basements - for processing waste chambers. Dust consumption rate is 3 g/sq.m. To destroy rat mites, first of all, the places where rodents enter the premises and the routes of their movement are treated: manholes, pipes of various communications, baseboards, walls and floors along them. Then places of possible concentration of mites: heated areas of walls and floors near heating devices and thermal communications, the lower part of furniture, work tables that are treated entirely, including drawers. If there are false coverings behind which rodents can move, ceilings and walls must also be treated. If there are animals in the house, their bedding is treated and then washed. Dust consumption rate is 3 g/sq.m. Precautionary measures. When working with dust, certain precautions must be observed. Treatment of premises is carried out with open vents (windows) in the absence of people and pets. Before processing, place the products in a cupboard or refrigerator; food utensils should be carefully covered or removed. Remove bird cages from the room and cover the aquariums tightly. Do not treat the inside of cabinets or other storage areas for food or utensils. After completion of treatment, but not earlier than 3-6 hours after it has been carried out, the drug is removed using a wet method (soap and soda solution) from work surfaces or from places where it can contaminate food or eating utensils. In other places inaccessible to children and pets, as well as behind baseboards, pipes, etc. the drug should be left until its expiration date: 4-6 weeks. After treatment, the room is ventilated for at least 30 minutes. All work with dust should be carried out using a robe, scarf and cotton-gauze bandage. To protect the skin of your hands, it is recommended to use rubber gloves. Composition: active ingredients: pyrethroid deltamethrin 0.02%, fenthion (organophosphorus compound) 0.25%. The composition also includes: lubricating oil, preventing dust, and fillers. Storage conditions. Store the insecticidal product in dry places, out of reach of children and pets, separately from food products. Shelf life: 2 years from the date of manufacture (in unopened packaging).
Popular types of dusts against bedbugs
Let's look at the two most popular remedies for bed bugs.
Dust "BOZ"
The dust is designed to effectively kill bedbugs, cockroaches and ants in your apartment and country house. Will help you quickly get rid of annoying insects.
Bedbug dust Clean home
Dust Clean House
The product has an acute insecticidal effect and is intended for the destruction of cockroaches, flies, fleas, bed bugs in facilities for various purposes: industrial, food (in the absence of people), health care facilities (except wards), residential (in the absence of people), children's (except playrooms and bedrooms) in the absence of children, by specialists from organizations that have the right to engage in disinfection activities and by the population at home (in accordance with the household label). Consumption rate is 5 grams per square meter of treated surface. Methods of use: —
- Dry. In this case, the dust crumbles in places where cockroaches may appear. —
- In the form of a liquid suspension. To obtain a solution, the dust must be diluted with water, poured into a container with a spray bottle and sprayed over surfaces.
This method is ideal for treating small cracks or crevices.
Absolute dust from bedbugs
Designed to kill cockroaches, ants, fleas, flies, bedbugs and rat mites in any dry premises, including residential areas. Method of application: the product is applied to places where insects are detected, accumulated, possibly inhabited, and may enter the premises. Consumption rate 3 -5 g/m2.
Precautionary measures : processing is carried out in a well-ventilated area in the absence of people and pets; dishes and food should be carefully covered or removed. After treatment, ventilate the room and remove dust using a wet method.
Antiklop
From . The price of one 200 ml bottle is approximately 120 rubles. The aerosol should be sprayed directly on insects from a distance of 20-30 cm, as well as in places where larvae may be deposited. Antiklop dust is odorless, but it must be treated with the windows open and not closed for another hour.
It is best to use Anti-Bug dust in an empty apartment, without strangers and animals. Those. you can send your family to the dacha or to relatives, and at this time treat the rooms. Antiklop contains special substances that do not leave marks on the floor or furniture. But still, after the bedbugs die, you should carry out a general wet cleaning.
Dust the Vigilant Guard
Vigilant guardian dust against cockroaches and bedbugs - a universal insecticide designed to destroy all types of cockroaches, ants, bedbugs, fleas, flies. DV: Fenthion - 0.25%; deltamethrin - 0.02%; fragrance, fillers up to 100%.
To carry out the treatment, it is necessary to spray the product evenly in places where insects may inhabit, accumulate and move.
From Bedbugs - places where insects may live (the back surface of carpets, furniture, paintings, sofas, armchairs, beds, cracks in baseboards). The contents of the packages are enough to process 25-30m2.
Dust Phenaxin-L
The product is intended for the destruction of cockroaches, bedbugs, fleas, flies, ants (red house and various types of garden) and rat mites in objects of various categories: in industrial and residential premises, in educational, administrative, utility rooms of medical organizations, social security, public utilities -for domestic purposes (hotels, hostels; sports complexes, etc.), by specialists from organizations involved in disinfection activities, and by the population at home.
Its active ingredients are: pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin - 0.03% and a representative of inorganic acids - boric acid - 0.25%. It also contains vegetable or mineral oil, which prevents dusting, and talc or kaolin fillers.
Tornado
This is a universal remedy for many types of indoor insects. Sold in the form of a fine powder. The cost of one sachet weighing 150 g is only 20-30 rubles. But Tornado bedbug dust is not as effective as aerosols, so it is recommended to use it in combination with other drugs. Those. treat surfaces, for example, with Antiklop dust, and pour Tornado powder into the crevices of baseboards, hoods and other hard-to-reach places.
Front double 2
Fas-Double 2 is a grayish-colored insecticidal powder designed to destroy the main types of synanthropic insects and rat mites. Convenient packaging of the drug in 10 kg bags ensures economical and effective use. The product retains its protective effect for 4-6 weeks.
Mode of application
Safe use of Dust Absolute is possible only after detailed study of the instructions. For each insect a certain dose of the product is indicated, but the average consumption is 5 g/m2. It is important to pay especially careful attention to cracks in the floor, baseboards, doors and places at the joints of water pipes.
To forget about the existence of cockroaches, you need to buy Dust Absolute. The composition should be used due to the following advantages:
- Death of insects after first contact with the substance;
- Duration of action – the effect lasts more than six weeks;
- Absolute safety for adults and children;
- Ergonomic, because the product does not need to be mixed with liquid, and the consumption is small due to the convenient bottle;
- Dust Absolute is always in stock on our online store page.
Cleaning after dust treatment
How to treat an apartment with dust from bed bugs
If you managed to defeat the bedbugs and you are ready to move into the apartment again, do not forget to clean it first. To do this, you should also wear protective clothing, gloves and a mask.
- First, go over all corners with a vacuum cleaner. Move away all furniture and collect dead insects, larvae and remaining powder.
- Then start wet cleaning. Wipe all previously treated areas with a soap-soda solution (3 teaspoons of soda and a handful of grated laundry soap per 1 liter of water). Then walk again with clean water.
- Ventilate the apartment for an hour.
Safety
All safety measures must be strictly observed. During the treatment process, all windows should be opened, pets should be removed from the premises, and dishes and food should be removed. If the area of application of Dust Absolute exceeds 50 square meters, then be sure to wear a protective bandage and a cap with rubber gloves.
It is important not to enter the room after treatment for six hours. Afterwards, wet cleaning should be carried out with a solution of soap and soda, organizing additional ventilation for 30 minutes.
Recommendations for fighting bedbugs
Reviews of some people who managed to defeat bedbugs recommend:
- Perform preventive maintenance periodically. For example, leave anti-bedbug powder in the baseboards or behind the sofa.
- When spraying, close the kitchen door or cover food with plastic bags.
- Even if you carried out the treatment in protective clothing, still take a shower with soap afterward.
- Do not buy dust from dubious sellers. It can be destructive not only for bedbugs, but also for humans or animals.
- If the dust does not help at all, there is no need to use it again and again. It is better to try other remedies (wormwood, folk recipes, calling a special service).
Knowing how to kill bedbugs with dust, you can begin this important task. You may need more than one or two treatments, because bedbugs reproduce quickly and actively. And even if only one couple survives, after a few weeks the apartment is again attacked by hordes of insects.
