No insects can appear in the bathrooms since there are many reasonstheir occurrence. In this article, we will find out all the reasons for their appearance in the human dwelling and find the most effective methods of combating these insects.
Reasons for the appearance of insects in the bathroom
Usually insects live in those rooms where the microclimate is disturbed. As a result, favorable conditions arise for their dwelling. They can get into the house using ventilation pipes, cracks in the walls and through open windows. If you do not regularly clean the bathroom and do not take good ventilation, insects will become your regular neighbors. The increased humidity in the bathroom is the main condition for the spread of different types of insects such as spiders and woodworms, scales and centipedes.
What a scaly
looks like A scaly is a very common insect in a bathroom room, because she loves the presence of moisture. This type of insect is characterized by the fact that it can live in any conditions. Therefore, if you do not take measures to destroy the scales, these insects will live in the apartment for a long time.
Scale is a small insect, has an elongated body and a large number of legs that allow it to move quickly. She runs away from prying eyes, if it is noticed by the tenants of the apartment. So the probability of catching it is small enough. This kind of insect has long antennae, which are located both on the front and back of the body.
They feed on starch, synthetic fabrics, paper, and are also fond of food remnants, not indifferent to sugar-containing food. They do not represent a particular danger to human health, but being in the bathroom will become unpleasant and disgusting. Scales are divided into several species depending on the color of the body. They can be silvery, transparent, yellowish and greenish in color.
Most often in the apartments dwells silvery scales. It is very prolific, and if you do not take measures to destroy it, the number of insects will grow exponentially. If you notice these insects in your house, then you can not linger, you need to immediately move on to active actions to destroy the scales.
How to get rid of the scales in-house
Very often insects are treated for help with special services for help. To destroy uninvited insects at home, you can use modern chemicals, as they are effective and their cost is low, but it should be borne in mind that chemicals can be highly toxic and dangerous to human health and pets.
To disinfect a living room, one of the following is to be purchased:
- bath cleaner that contains chlorine in the composition;
- copper vitriol;
- special aerosols for the destruction of insects.
It is necessary to ensure a good work of the heating and ventilation system in the bathrooms. The drier the air in the room, the less likely it is for scales and woodworms to appear in it.
It is possible to install a forced ventilation system and an electric heated towel rail to avoid problems with maintaining the optimum temperature in the plumbing room in the event of a hot water shutdown or a power failure.
The basic actions for the destruction of insects in the bathroom:
- It is necessary to take out all objects and debris from the bathroom in order to have access to all corners and inaccessible places.
- Perform general cleaning, during which all objects and objects in the bathroom should be treated with a special cleaner with chlorine content.
- When all areas and objects dry, it is necessary to apply a solution of copper sulfate and dry everything well. It is necessary to apply a thermal fan or fireplace to dry the corners of the room well, as well as under the bathroom and in other secluded places.
- Apply aerosol formulations. They should spray the entire room and close it for one hour. Then you need to ventilate the bathroom well, so as not to breathe poisonous vapors. Do not use a weak aerosol solution, which is produced on a plant basis, since its effect will be slow and ineffective. To achieve maximum results, the treatment should be repeated after a few days.
- Independently make a mixture of boric acid, which must be in powder form, with chalk. Thus it is necessary to adhere to a proportion 1: 4.This powder is sprinkled with all the places where insects can live. In a week it is necessary to clean the room of mixture and dead insects. And again, treat the bathroom with a mixture and leave for a week to get rid of all the new insects that have emerged from the eggs.
You can also use folk remedies that are passed down from generation to generation to fight the flake:
- A glass trap consists of a conventional can of , which is wrapped in paper, insulation tape or scotch for windows. It should put a piece of apple or bread. This trap is set for the night, and in the morning insects will be in the bank. The smell of food will cause them to get into the jar, but they can not get out of it already.
- Wet trap from the newspaper does not require special expenses. It is necessary to take the newspaper, it is good to wet it and leave it on the floor. In the morning insects already settle in it, as they like wet places. The newspaper should not be deployed, but simply cleaned and burned quickly. If you start to unfold the paper, some scales can escape, because they move very fast.
It should be noted that it is better to start fighting with insects with folk methods, so as not to harm your health. Only in case of uselessness of national means, it is possible to pass to stronger chemical preparations. When using them, do not forget about protecting your health and when handling, wear a respirator, protective gloves and do not leave these funds in places accessible to children.
How dangerous insects are in the bathrooms
If there are small insects in the bathroom that move very quickly and hide from us, then almost everyone thinks about whether they will not cause harm to health. The most common insect in the apartments is a scaly. It is completely harmless to human health, only from its appearance there is a feeling of disgust, and mood spoils. Scale can harm your apartment, because he likes to eat paper. In the usual habitat, she lives in dark places with high humidity. Therefore, in the apartment she will choose the room of the bathroom, but for food will go around the house. Scales feed on substances that are of plant origin, and also have starch and polysaccharides in the composition.
Scales can eat flour, sugar, wallpaper glue, book bindings, photos, as well as synthetic fabrics. Therefore, it can do little harm to your things, your favorite photos and books.
Prevention of
To ensure that insects do not wound up in the bathroom, it is necessary to carry out regular preventive actions:
- Perform a spring cleaning once a week for , while cleaning the bathroom, ceiling and floor, walls, and all hard-to-reach places.
- Even our ancestors actively used cold to fight with different insects. When it's cold outside, it's necessary to ventilate the bathroom. For several hours you need to open all the doors and windows in the room, so that cold air filled the bathroom. But remember your personal safety. In order not to catch a cold, go for a walk or close in one of the warm rooms. If the temperature is less than 10 degrees, then adult insects and their eggs will die. After ventilation, it is necessary to wipe all objects and surfaces again to get rid of the condensate. It is necessary to sweep the dead insects and remove the clutches of their eggs.
This method of fighting, of course, is effective, but not applicable in modern apartments. However, it can be used in dachas.
The above methods will be an excellent prevention against the appearance of scales in the bathroom. But even if you notice a few insects, you should not be upset and panic. The main thing is that unwanted guests do not breed. If you start the fight in a timely manner, then you can easily get rid of them.
Other insects and methods of combating them
In addition to scales, to common insects that can appear in the bathroom room, the mocryca is. It has small dimensions, its body is painted gray, and the back is slightly convex. The main feature of the woodlice is the love of wet rooms and it is difficult to get rid of them. Also in the bathroom you can meet spiders.
To prevent the appearance of insects in the premises of bathrooms, steam cleaning of surfaces can be used during the cleaning process. The method of hot steam treatment is very effective for removing dirt, soap residue, disinfection and destroying larvae and eggs of insects.
For the control of insects the best remedy is prevention. Be sure to keep the bathroom clean. When carrying out general wet cleaning, special attention should be paid to walls and floor covering.
For cleaning the floor, you can add a little detergent into the water, which includes chlorine, to make additional disinfection. Particular attention should be paid to ventilation and drying of the room in order to lower the humidity level in the bathroom. For example, woodcock can not survive in dry rooms with high air temperature.
Do not forget that through the ventilation shaft, different insects enter the room, so to protect against the intrusion of unexpected "guests", you should use a special metal mesh. In order not to create high humidity in the room, during the adoption of water procedures it is necessary to use an exhaust fan and after taking a shower or a bath dryly wipe the walls and floors in the bathroom.
