How to poison bedbugs, ants and cockroaches with Dichlorvos Neo

To ensure the destruction of crawling and flying insects, as well as their nests, special means are used - insecticides. The insecticide most widely used in the former Soviet Union is dichlorvos. Modern aerosols distributed under this name are radically different from the Soviet formula.

What are the features of modern dichlorvos?

Previously, this drug was produced on the basis of dimethyl dichlorovinyl phosphate and was characterized by high toxicity and a strong pungent odor. But today, thanks to new technologies, the composition of the drug is very different from previous versions. The modern composition includes the main active ingredients: piperonyl butoxide, permethrin, cypermethrin, and in fact, only the name has survived to this day.

Each manufacturer claims that their product is the most harmless, has no odor and leaves no traces after treatment. The drugs are actually harmless and have a third class of danger. And if you use them in strict compliance with the instructions for use, they will not have any negative effects on either humans or animals.

Modern preparations really do not leave traces and can be used to treat sofas, walls, and mattresses.

But there is a smell. Of course, it is not as harsh as the drugs of the previous generation, but, nevertheless, many users have complaints about this from manufacturers.

Operating principle

The pyrethroids contained in dichlorvos disrupt the transmission of nerve impulses from the internal organs of the insect. Paralysis of the nervous system leads to rapid death. Active substances enter the body through the digestive and respiratory systems, as well as when the pest comes into contact with an insecticide-treated surface. Dichlorvos is capable of destroying individual individuals and entire colonies:

• cockroaches;
• flies;
• mosquitoes;
• os;
• hornets;
• ants;
• ticks;
• bedbugs;
• fleas;
• moths, etc.

Some believe that the absence of a pungent odor means the drug has low toxicity. This is wrong. Dichlorvos based on the pyrethroid group is still toxic to humans, especially harmful to sick people, the elderly, children, pregnant women, and pets.

Which dichlorvos to choose against bedbugs?

Currently, dichlorvos for bedbugs is being developed and produced by different manufacturers. The most famous brands are “Neo” and “Varan”, but there are others. They all have a common name - dichlorvos.

• Dichlorvos "Neo" is one of the most popular.
  It has been familiar to consumers for a very long time. Available in cylinders. Quite economical. On the can of the substance there is an inscription stating that the product is odorless. Of course, there is a smell, but it is not pungent, with the addition of flavorings and it dissipates quite quickly. The drug is intended to destroy flying and crawling insects, about which there is also an inscription. To achieve good results in killing bedbugs, it is recommended to treat with this product twice. There should be a pause between treatments for one week and only after that it is possible to repeat all the activities again. If after repeated treatment traces of bedbugs are found, then subsequent treatment is recommended to be carried out no earlier than two weeks later. Dichlorvos "Neo" is a fairly common drug and is what can most often be seen on store shelves. The residual effect of the drug is short-lived, only two weeks, and this can be attributed to the disadvantages of this drug.
• Dichlorvos "Varan". Like all drugs that are part of the dichlorvos group, this is a universal remedy, i.e. with its help you can fight not only bedbugs, but also cockroaches, flies, and ticks. The results of treatment with this product can be seen within two weeks or even more. It is during this period that the parasites will die and will not lose their ability to reproduce. The effectiveness of the drug is sufficient to destroy all small insects. But it depends on how quickly the room is ventilated after treatment. Therefore, it is advisable to ensure that fresh air does not enter the room for as long as possible. The main active ingredient that the aerosol contains is dimethyldichlorovinylphosphate. It has a paralyzing effect on nerve endings and leads to death in insects. The advantages of this drug are that it has a low price, is harmless to humans and animals, and is easy to use. These three important qualities motivate users to choose this product.

Of course, all of the above characteristics can be applied to other types of dichlorvos. But, judging by the reviews, “Varan” is still more effective.

Advantages and disadvantages

"Dichlorvos Neo" is universal, suitable for combating even hidden pests and their nests located in hard-to-reach places. The product is inexpensive and can be found in any hardware store or hypermarket. The consumption of dichlorvos is less than that of analogues, so it is ideal for treating small residential premises (apartments, private houses).

The effectiveness of disinfestation carried out using the product reaches 98%. The combination of several active components acts even on insects that have become accustomed to less aggressive agents. The insecticidal effect lasts for at least 2 weeks after treatment (for Dichlorvos Varan - up to 3 weeks). To destroy egg clutches and nests, additional treatment is required after 10-14 days.

Some types of cockroaches and bedbugs have nevertheless developed tolerance to modern dichlorvos. You can destroy such bedbugs using crystalline agents (Chlorophos). If they don’t help, then you can’t do without turning to professional exterminators.

The product is extremely toxic, so it is not recommended to use it for household needs. Pyrethroids quickly affect the body of humans and domestic animals, symptoms of poisoning persist for several days, so the use of dichlorvos is justified only when pests are actively breeding.

How to use dichlorvos correctly?

It is necessary to remember that dichlorvos is a toxic substance, therefore, before starting treatment, you need to prepare for it and follow the sequence of actions:

• It is good to study the instructions for use.
• Prepare personal protective equipment - gloves, goggles, respirator. This is necessary to ensure that toxic substances do not enter the respiratory tract. Wear closed clothing.
• Before treatment, dust must be wiped off all surfaces so that the effectiveness of the product does not decrease.
• In order to provide access to corners and hidden areas, all furniture must be moved to the center of the room.
• Those things that cannot be treated with insecticide must be removed from the room.
• Sleeping materials are processed selectively - only the internal mechanism, legs, back of the mattress and seams.
• Keep windows and doors tightly closed during treatment and do not open them for several hours after treatment. This is done so that the insects are fully saturated with the toxic substance.
• The product is available in the form of an aerosol. Surfaces must be treated from a distance of no more than 20 cm. Only in this case can a uniform distribution of the substance be achieved. If the can is held high, the processing efficiency will deteriorate and the consumption of the substance will increase.
• After finishing the treatment, you must leave the room for at least 4 hours, closing the windows and doors.
• You can enter the room only after first ventilating the room.
• All surfaces need to be wiped with a damp cloth and then after cleaning and airing the unpleasant odor will disappear.
• It is recommended to carry out general cleaning after about a month.

Important! Do not spray dichlorvos on clothes! Clothes are processed in other ways.

You can achieve good results with:

• boiling;
• ironing;
• evaporation with a steam generator;
• washing at high temperatures;
• freezing.

These methods are quite effective and it is better to use one of them than to use an insecticide. A person will hardly be able to wear things treated with insecticide, because they will have an unpleasant odor.

Insect control

Dichlorvos is a universal drug that acts on different types of insects. But for each you need to choose your own approach: this is how the treatment of the room will be most effective.

Bedbugs

Bedbugs are blood-sucking parasites; the poison cannot enter their body with food. Dichlorvos will work if you spray all surfaces with which uninvited guests come into contact. It is also necessary to find nests - this will help destroy most of the uninvited guests. Typically, bedbugs live in sofas, beds, armchairs and other upholstered furniture, mattresses, bed linen, old furniture, and books.

To get rid of bedbugs using Dichlorvos, you need to:

1. Free up hard-to-reach places.
2. Find nests.
3. Spray them at a distance of about 25 cm.
4. Repeat treatment after 7-14 days.

The chemical is also effective in the fight against bed bugs. To withdraw them, follow these instructions:

1. Remove bed linen.
2. Wash it at high temperatures, treat it with an insecticide, wash it again.
3. Remove the mattress.
4. Find a nest of bed bugs.
5. Spray it with spray.
6. Treat the sleeping area.
7. Leave for 3-4 hours.
8. Ventilate the room.
9. Wipe furniture and floors with a damp cloth soaked in a solution of 0.5 pieces of laundry soap and 1 liter of water.
10. After 1.5 -2 weeks, re-treat.

Advice! During the treatment period, it is better to sleep in a different place.

Before poisoning bedbugs, warn your neighbors about this if you live in an apartment building. Uninvited guests may run to nearby apartments to escape the poison. It is best if neighbors begin to remove parasites at the same time and take preventive measures.

Cockroaches, ants

The effect of Dichlorvos on cockroaches is not so effective; it is best to combine the aerosol with other means, for example, traps.

Insects die when they come into contact with the insecticide. It is necessary to treat all surfaces where they have been. Most often, cockroaches live in the kitchen, in which case you need to act very carefully: you must not allow the poison to get into your food or dishes. Use an odorless chemical to prevent it from becoming embedded in your kitchen furniture.

Dichlorvos against cockroaches will help if you follow the instructions:

1. Deprive pests of access to water - cockroaches will not live long without liquid.
2. Remove all dishes, or at least cover them with plastic wrap.
3. Remove food from the kitchen.
4. Clear all hard-to-reach places.
5. Spray all cracks, baseboards, corners, cabinets, shelves.
6. Treat floors and walls.
7. Close the room, leave it.
8. After 1.5-2 hours, ventilate the kitchen.
9. Carry out wet cleaning with a solution of 0.5 bars of laundry soap and 1 liter of water.
10. Repeat the procedure for removing cockroaches after 2-3 weeks.

The principle of operation of Dichlorvos against ants is similar: you need to spray the aerosol in the room where insects were seen most often.

However, there are some nuances here:

• To effectively get rid of an ant colony, you need to find the nest where the queen lives. There may be several such places. The chemical is sprayed over the nest at a distance of 20-30 cm;
• Foraging ants usually remember the path from the nest to the food source and always use it. By observing the habits of insects, you can find their habitat.

Attention! As with bedbugs, warn your neighbors before poisoning cockroaches and ants. These insects can also move into neighboring apartments.

Fleas

Dichlorvos against fleas helps when all their habitats have been thoroughly treated. Pests usually hide in pet bedding, on carpets, rugs, and behind baseboards. To get rid of fleas, you need to spray the product on these objects, walls, furniture up to 1 m high. These pests can jump high, so if you miss a section of the wall or habitat, the fleas will return very soon.

Do not spray the chemical near food bowls. Bedding and blankets must be washed well at high temperature 1-2 weeks after flea removal. Before washing, pets should not be allowed on them; people should also limit contact with treated items.

Attention! To completely destroy fleas, you need not only to treat the surfaces, but also to remove pests from the animal’s fur. Use special drops, a collar, and shampoo.

Flies, mosquitoes, wasps

Dichlorvos helps against the invasion of wasps, mosquitoes, flies, and midges in the apartment. To get rid of flying individuals, follow these recommendations:

1. Apply the product to the areas where most pests are usually found.
2. Spray the product around the apartment.
3. Leave for 3-4 hours, during which time residents should not be at home.
4. Ventilate all rooms.
5. After 30-60 minutes, carry out wet cleaning.

Repeat this procedure after 6-7 days to ensure that flies, midges and wasps are removed.

Attention! To get rid of mosquitoes, it is more convenient to use safer means, for example, fumigators. They act just as effectively, but cause much less harm to health.

Mole

To get rid of moths using Dichlorvos, you need to:

1. Remove all clothes and shoes from the closet.
2. Take fur and fur coats out onto the balcony or street.
3. Spray the chemical inside.
4. Leave the cabinet closed for 2-3 hours.
5. Spray a large fabric or clothing cover with the aerosol.
6. Cover fur items with this material so that they absorb the smell.
7. Open the cabinet doors and leave the windows in the room open to ventilate the furniture a little.
8. Wipe the shelves with cleaning liquid.
9. Repeat treatment after 3-4 weeks.

In addition, the product is used as a prophylaxis. Before storing wool or fur, wrap it in paper sprayed with poison.

The insecticide is allowed to be used only for clothes and textile moths. It is highly undesirable to use it on kitchen cabinets and shelves, as the product remaining on them will poison food. Floors and baseboards can be sprayed, but before doing this, you must remove all food from the room and use the room less often for 2 weeks after spraying.

Attention! To protect your cabinets from moths, place bags of dried lavender and dried citrus slices on the shelves.

Lice

Dichlorvos also helps get rid of body lice. It effectively kills adults, but is completely harmless to nits - parasite eggs have a special protective shell, so the treatment must be repeated 2-3 times every 2-3 weeks.

You can remove body lice with Dichlorvos as follows:

1. Place contaminated items in large plastic bags.
2. Spray an aerosol inside them.
3. Leave for 1-2 hours.
4. Wash on high temperature.
5. Iron at the maximum permissible setting.

It will not be possible to remove lice on the head with Dichlorvos, since the chemical is very toxic, causes skin irritation, peeling, and often leads to hair loss. There are more convenient and safer remedies for head lice.

Other insects

The insecticide also helps get rid of other annoying insects, both in the house and in the garden.

For example, Dichlorvos is used to remove spider mites from indoor plants. Instructions for use are as follows:

1. Cover the plant with a cardboard cone or plastic bag.
2. Make a small hole in it.
3. Spray the flower with insecticide.
4. Leave for 5-7 minutes.
5. Remove the cap and bag.
6. Repeat treatment after 6-8 days.

Attention! If possible, use another product, as the drug is harmful to plants and soil.

Dichlorvos will help remove spiders and double-wort, but the former are not so susceptible to the chemical. Follow this procedure:

1. Spray the poison in all hard-to-reach places, especially damp and warm ones.
2. Treat areas where traces of two-wort or cobwebs were noticed.
3. Leave the apartment for 2-4 hours.
4. Ventilate the rooms.
5. Wipe floors and walls with a damp cloth.

Another way to use Dichlorvos is to kill aphids on roses. It is necessary to treat flowers according to the instructions, just like indoor plants when spider mites appear. In this case, there is no need to cover the plant with a cone, because the processing takes place in the fresh air.

Again, the chemical is quite aggressive, it is better to use less toxic products.

Ants from the garden are also removed with Dichlorvos. To do this, spray the product over the anthill and around it.

What precautions should be taken during processing?

Despite the fact that dichlorvos is safe for humans, nevertheless, when working with it it is necessary to follow safety precautions:

• Use personal protective equipment.
• Avoid contact of the aerosol with the eyes, mucous membranes, wounds, ulcers, scratches.
• After finishing work, wash your face and hands with soap and rinse your mouth with clean water. If possible, take a shower.
• If large areas are being treated for a long time, then every 40 minutes it is recommended to take a 10-minute break, during which you need to breathe fresh air.

The effect of dichlorvos on cockroaches from modern spray cans

99% of the so-called “dichlorvos” consist of synthetic pyrethroids that are safer for humans: ranging from permethrin and other low-toxic compounds, ending with cypermethrin, to which many populations of cockroaches have already developed resistance.

In order for the product to be allowed to be sold to the public, the manufacturer has to seek a compromise between effectiveness and harmlessness, because the aerosol significantly increases the hazard class of any insecticide, especially organophosphorus. It remains to either include the least toxic components in the composition, or significantly reduce their concentrations.

Today, insect repellent cans do not contain FOS insecticides, since their use in aerosol form increases the hazard class.

How does dichlorvos work on cockroaches?

Most products in aerosol packaging, including those labeled “dichlorvos,” have a short-term lethal effect on insects and are mainly aimed at repelling results. Cockroaches are more likely to be afraid of dichlorvos than to die from it. And, judging by consumer reviews, every year dichlorvos is less and less effective against them.

In addition, one cannot count on a residual effect. The chemical composition decomposes too quickly when exposed to sunlight, humidity and high temperatures.

Despite this, experience with use and individual reviews indicate that dichlorvos helps some people against cockroaches.

Reasons why dichlorvos is ineffective

In some cases, the use of dichlorvos is effective and helps to cope with parasites, but in other cases, on the contrary, the expected result does not occur. This depends on the following reasons:

• preparation for processing was carried out poorly;
• When inspecting the apartment, not all insect nests were discovered, since the female can lay eggs in different places and sometimes they can be located separately from the nest;
• no reprocessing was carried out;
• errors were made in the use of the aerosol - spraying was carried out from a long distance or the duration of spraying in each area was not maintained;
• General cleaning was carried out ahead of time.

Instructions for use

Before treating a room with an insecticide, you should be properly prepared. All rooms need to be dusted and then ventilated. You need to remove the curtains from the windows and hide all the food in the refrigerator or cabinets.

It is necessary to free up hard-to-reach places. Windows and ventilation ducts must be closed. All people and animals should be removed from all rooms.

How to use dichlorvos? The can must be shaken several times. Then the stream is directed to places where bedbugs accumulate, holding the bottle as far as possible from the face.

The following areas must be treated with the spray:

1. furniture;
2. bin;
3. cabinets;
4. baseboards;
5. window sills;
6. corners;
7. carpets;
8. paintings;
9. shells;
10. floor.

How to get rid of bedbugs with dichlorvos so as not to harm your health? After spraying the spray, you should leave the room for at least 30 minutes.

It is better to enter the room when the smell has completely disappeared.

After treatment, you need to ventilate the room for 60 minutes. Then you should do a wet cleaning of your home. Clothes and bedding should be washed in very hot water.

How to prevent bedbugs from appearing in an apartment?

After the treatment, you need to take measures to ensure that bedbugs no longer appear in the apartment. Here's what you need to do to do this:

• Check how well the ventilation ducts are closed. If the grille is damaged, it is best to install a fine mesh and treat the edges of the ventilation shaft with sealant. Bedbugs will not be able to crawl through small cells.
• Inspect water and gas pipes coming from neighbors, as well as telephone and Internet cables. It is recommended to seal all entrances with polyurethane foam.
• If the apartment has sockets of an old modification, which are directly connected to the neighboring ones, then it is better to dismantle them and cover up all the holes.

Composition and main properties

Dichlorvos is an insecticide produced as an aerosol placed in a can. Most modern antiparasitic sprays differ in composition from those previously produced under the name “dichlorvos”.

The main component of the insecticide is dimethyldichlorovinylphosphate. This is an organophosphorus liquid with a broad spectrum of action.

The new pesticides also contain cypermethrin piperonyl butoxide. The component acts on bloodsuckers contactally, blocking their NS, which causes paralysis and subsequent death of the insect. The advantage of the substance is low toxicity to humans.

To kill bedbugs, other active ingredients are added to the spray:

• hyperonyl butoxide;
• ethanol;
• pyrmethrin;
• aliphatic carbohydrates;
• preservatives.

Thus, bedbugs and dichlorvos are incompatible concepts, because modern insecticides contain pyrethroids.

Plant alkaloids are safe for humans, but harmful to bloodsuckers.

In the human body, pyrethroids break down into safe, non-toxic metabolites. The most toxic component for humans is piperonyl butoxide, which can cause poisoning.

If dichlorvos did not help, what should I do?

If you cannot cope with a bedbug infestation on your own, you can seek the help of professionals. The favorite habitat of bedbugs is the bedroom, so the living rooms will be treated first. Experts find places where bedbugs live by following traces of their excrement - small black dots. The more black dots, the more infested. And next to them there may also be bedbug eggs, as well as their skins.

Companies provide a guarantee for bedbug treatment for 1-2 years. When concluding a contract, a mandatory condition is stipulated - the owner of the property must ensure complete sealing of the premises in order to prevent the arrival of bedbugs from neighbors.

If bedbugs appear again during the warranty period, exterminators carry out repeated treatment. The conditions for its implementation must be specified in the contract.

If bedbugs have not appeared in the apartment for a month, it is considered that the disinfection was successful and the apartment is completely cleared of insects.

“Dichlorvos” for ticks: reviews

We encountered such a nuisance as ticks. The garden house and the veranda adjacent to it needed to be treated. We called a couple of companies that deal with similar matters. Since the garden is located far from the city, high prices for services were quoted. A neighbor recommended Dichlorvos. And, surprisingly, after the first time everything went away, the ticks left and didn’t come again. That's why I now recommend it to everyone.

Maria Krylova, 46 years old, Chelyabinsk

I treated the area next to our private house with Dichlorvos. There was an invasion of ticks in our region; a couple of ticks were found on the site. But the dog and my children are walking there. It was decided to carry out processing. I read a lot of information and decided that one of the most accessible and effective methods would be treatment with this particular product. And so it happened. For a more accurate result, the treatment was carried out twice. Subsequently, we no longer encountered these parasites, which we were very happy about.

Anton Kanshin, 30 years old, Moscow

I am a lover of flowers and house plants. I have a lot of them at home. Unfortunately, I had to deal with such a nuisance as spider mites. I tried several remedies, but nothing helped. On one of the forums for housewives I read about “Dichlorvos” and its effect on indoor plants. I tried it and it worked. I was pleased with the quick result. But you should be careful, it can simply destroy some plants.

Antonina Severukhina, 44 years old, Kopeysk

For many years, “Dichlorvos” has remained among the leaders in means for combating various pests. The great advantage of the product is its high availability and ease of use. That is why many people remain faithful to him to this day, starting from the times of the USSR.

What is the best way to bait insects?

Before using aerosol insecticidal preparations, be sure to read the instructions, because the composition contains harmful substances.

Safety regulations

Not taking into account other, more toxic substances, aerosols require adherence to certain rules.

These include:

• use of a respirator and rubber gloves. It is recommended to use thick clothing that will not allow chemical components to get on the body;
• before processing the room, remove all things that a person often uses;
• people or animals must leave the premises; the room must be empty.

How to properly poison Prussians with dichlorvos

The algorithm for using aerosols is simple, you need to do the following:

• shake the bottle thoroughly;
• should be sprayed in the most popular places where Prussians can be seen;
• treatment is carried out at a distance of 20 cm from the infected area;
• spray approximately 10 ml per 1 square meter;
• after bullying, you need to leave the premises for several hours;
• after two hours, open the windows in the apartment to ventilate it.

Important!

Aerosol poison can be applied to the fabric surfaces of furniture, since it does not leave a stain and evaporates after some time, which is safe for human health.

Which places to treat

Prussians love to live in standard places that need to be processed:

• baseboards;
• space behind sinks;
• place behind the pipeline;
• for radiators;
• door trim cracks;
• the remaining cracks are on the floor and in the walls.

Treatment

It is necessary to treat all places where bedbugs can settle with dichlorvos against bed bugs. Usually these are dark, hard-to-reach areas with a constant temperature in which bedbugs can safely lay their eggs.

Pay special attention to sofa and bed frames, cracks in the floor and walls, sinks, ventilation holes, door and window openings. Bedbugs can even settle in water pipes, so they will also have to be treated

Poisoning bedbugs with Dichlorvos is quick and practical. The product is universal and actively destroys other flying and blood-sucking insects. During treatment, it is necessary to remove children, pets, allergy sufferers, pregnant women, and people suffering from respiratory problems from the premises. If aquariums and cages cannot be taken out, cover them with thick cloth to prevent pets from being poisoned by toxic substances.

Important! The product has low toxicity, but if it enters the human body it can cause poisoning. Keep the aerosol as far from the body as possible

Shake the aerosol can well before use. During treatment, close doors and windows tightly, and it is better to seal the fire alarm with thick material. Wear a protective suit - clothing with long sleeves and trousers, as well as a respirator to protect the respiratory system. Treat all vertical and horizontal surfaces that blood-sucking parasites may come into contact with.

For convenience, disassemble the sofa and beds: boil the bed linen, treat the mattress separately. Hold the can at arm's length and spray carefully. After treatment, thoroughly ventilate the room, wash all surfaces with soap and water or powder.

Handling Precautions

Dichlorvos is a product with low toxicity, but still poses a threat to human health and domestic animals. For safety reasons, when processing an apartment, the following is required:

1. Wear a protective suit consisting of long sleeves and long pants. To protect the respiratory system and mucous membrane, you must wear a respirator.
2. Avoid direct contact with the drug. In case of contact with skin, wash off with plenty of water. The product can cause a short-term allergic reaction, and if ingested, it can cause poisoning.
3. Keep away from open fire and gas, alcoholic beverages and food, personal hygiene products.
4. It is better to wear safety glasses over your eyes.
5. Keep out of reach of children, away from medications. Do not rip off the packaging, so as not to confuse it with other products.

Precautionary measures

Dichlorvos NEO can cause severe poisoning of the body . To avoid this, you need to take certain precautions:

• 
  when processing hard-to-reach places, it is better to use special attachments;

• prepare the room before the procedure;
• do not inhale the substance, be sure to wear a respirator or mask;
• Do not use dichlorvos during pregnancy under any circumstances;
• worry about gloves, a gown and glasses in advance.

If you experience nausea, diarrhea, breathing or vision problems, or seizures, contact your healthcare professional right away. As first aid, take the victim to fresh air. Under no circumstances should you allow him to drink carbonated water, laxatives, sniff ammonia, or induce vomiting without permission. If the aerosol gets on exposed skin, treat the area with a weak soda solution.

Advantages of Dichlorvos NEO

Due to the organophosphorus compounds included in the composition, certain advantages appear over other means:

• performance;
• increased insecticidal activity;
• economical in use;
• speed of weathering.

In addition to the above, “Dichlorvos NEO” has other advantages:

• affects a wide range of insect species;
• the desired effect is achieved in two weeks;
• absence of unpleasant odor and its replacement with floral aromas;
• a potent poisoner;
• a 190 ml can can treat 30 square meters, which indicates efficiency;
• widespread and available in many stores and supermarkets.

About insecticides

Despite the versatility and effectiveness of many products presented by manufacturers on the market, insects often return and the home needs to be re-treated. The use of insecticides is a radical and highly effective method. They are offered in the form of gels, powders, crayons, poison traps, and aerosols.

Each form of insecticide has its own pros and cons. Most consumers prefer to choose convenient gels and aerosols for pest control, the latter of which includes dichlorvos for cockroaches. Aerosol products are simple and easy to use, and the results are visible almost immediately.

Pros and cons of the product

Dichlorvos is chosen by a large number of consumers because it has a number of advantages. This is the ease of acquisition - you can order it online, buy it on the market, or in a household chemicals store. The drug is also fast-acting, and residual effects after treating a room with it can be seen for another 1 month.

There is a choice - to purchase Dichlorvos with or without a strong odor. It leaves no traces on the surface being treated, it simply evaporates. Universal - effective against many household pests, in addition to cockroaches. Can be used both in residential and industrial premises. The product consumption is 10 grams per square meter. It is low cost and available to every consumer.

The disadvantages of the insecticide are its increased toxicity to the human body - when carrying out treatment, be sure to use a protective mask or respirator, gloves and closed clothing. During the work, it is advised to remove animals, small children and other family members from their premises. It is recommended to seal aquariums or terrariums hermetically.

Do not spray Dichlorvos near indoor plants. Personal hygiene items, food, clothing, etc. should be removed or packed. Disinsection must be carried out with the ventilation turned off and the window open. If the drug does get into your eyes or nose, you should immediately rinse them with plenty of water.

Contraindications and side effects

Dichlorvos poses a danger to human and animal health. The drug contains toxic substances such as:

• piperonyl butoxide,
• cypermethrin,
• permethrin,
• deltamethrin.

Unlike insects, these components in humans, as a rule, cause low-toxic poisoning, but in case of an overdose of vapors or liquids, the victim experiences a general deterioration in health.

Dichlorvos has many contraindications and side effects

Table: stages of poisoning

According to the author of the article, it is possible to avoid serious consequences as a result of dichlorvos poisoning by using alternative methods of pest control, including traditional methods.

Signs of drug poisoning, first aid

If dichlorvos poisoning does occur, it is recommended to do the following:

1. The victim is taken out into fresh air.
2. Place it in a horizontal position.
3. Remove clothing or its elements that restrict breathing.
4. The victim's nose and mouth are rinsed with soda solution.

The latter can only be done if the poisoned person is conscious. Under no circumstances should an unconscious person be given ammonia to sniff. After providing first aid, the victim should be taken to the nearest hospital department. If a person is unconscious, call an ambulance.

If the substance gets on the skin, wash the affected areas with plenty of water or a weak soda solution, and apply a sterile bandage. If the person has not lost consciousness, it is advisable to perform a gastric lavage with activated carbon, since pyrethroids can enter the body through the epithelium. If there are signs of dichlorvos poisoning, immediately provide first aid to the victim and call an ambulance

In the case of eyes, the duration of rinsing can reach 20–25 minutes. Soap and other hygiene products should not be used. After assistance is provided, a sterile bandage is applied to the eyes, and the victim is taken to the hospital.

If the product is swallowed, it is forbidden to induce vomiting, use a laxative to cleanse the intestines, and give the person drink soda.

It is important to deliver the victim to a medical center in a timely manner, where, most likely, he will be prescribed inpatient treatment.