Moisture in the bathroom: how to get rid forever

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Mokritsa
  • Description
  • Are the lice in the bathroom dangerous?
  • Prevention
  • Folk methods
  • Chemicals
  • What if nothing helps?

"My house is my fortress" - we have long been accustomed to think so and therefore do everything possible to protect our homes from the intrusion of uninvited guests. There are iron doors and intercoms in almost every apartment, but many owners do not stop there, equipping the house with alarm and CCTV cameras. However, against some uninvited guests, these precautions are powerless. They penetrate our homes through the smallest cracks in the walls, water pipes and ventilation grilles. They do not encroach on our property or health, but, meanwhile, are able to poison our existence with one's presence.

So, today we will talk about mokritsah. Perhaps you've already met these "charming" creatures. Who they are, and how to make meetings with them remain only a memory, you will learn from this article.

Description

Moaches are arthropods that belong to the class of higher cancers. Their natural habitat is the same as that of fellow crayfish and crabs: they prefer to settle on the banks of water bodies. Moistice find a damp and shady place, for example, under a stone or driftwood, and wait there for a day, and with sunset they recover in search of food.

With the development of cities, the slops from the coastal thickets gradually migrated to our apartments. There they found a place for them that fully meets their requirements: darkness and humidity. Indeed, most often the lice are found in the bathroom.

Mokritsa in the bathroom

Often, this is the only place in the house where sunlight does not adhere. That is why, being in a city apartment, the lice change their natural way of life - they begin to show active vital activity not only at night, but also during the day.

The second mandatory condition for a comfortable life for these arthropods is water, because they breathe with the help of gills. Everything is clear here, the water in the bathroom is always, and rarely when you can completely protect the floor and walls from splashing.

To search for food mochrica does not necessarily have to leave the bathroom, because there is everything that it needs. In eating, the lice are not fastidious: they feed on organic residues. In your bathroom, their daily diet is made up of bits of leather, tart on tile, pieces of toilet paper and so on.

The bathroom is the most fertile environment for the habitation of woodlice. They do not apply to other rooms in the house. In order for the lice to occupy the whole apartment, it is necessary to bring it to a truly lamentable state: for many days not to take out the garbage, not to aerate and pour everything around with water. Therefore, to permanently get rid of the unpleasant neighborhood, it is enough to put in order only one room in the house.

Cleaning in the bathroom

So, if in the bathroom you once discover a creature the size of a cockroach, with a long whitish body, antennae and seven pairs of legs, you should not panic. Just read the article carefully and try to follow the advice given in it.

Are the lice in the bathroom dangerous?

Despite the frightening appearance, the lice are absolutely safe creatures.

The most unpleasant consequence of meeting with them is screams and squeals, caused more by the effect of surprise than by the aggressive behavior of this harmless arthropod.

Do not bite, not sting, and generally try to avoid contact with people. If you try to touch the bug or turn it on your back, it will most likely curl up, and will not give any signs of life until the danger passes.

Moistice is not a carrier of any diseases, harmful bacteria or microbes, so from a sanitary and hygienic point of view they are also completely harmless. In addition, they will not spoil your furniture, walls and finishings( only if they are not affected by rotting).Your food is also safe, since crawling out into the kitchen from a dark, cozy bathroom is unlikely to dare.

Poor bathroom lighting

Still, a semi-transparent multi-legged creature crawling on your clean tiled floor, on which you are used to walking barefoot - the spectacle is not pleasant, so after the first meeting with the lice it is better to do everything so that these meetings will not happen again.

Prevention

As mentioned above, high humidity is a necessary condition for the existence of woodworms. Therefore, in order to survive arthropod neighbors, you first need to "dry" the bathroom. Take as a rule to ventilate the room every time after taking water procedures. If this is difficult( for example, if you have a large family or an adjacent bathroom), just leave the bathroom open for the night. Do not be afraid, the lice will not scatter all over the apartment - it's too dry for them. Also try once a day to dry all surfaces in the bathroom.

Wipe the surface in the bathroom

Carry out a thorough cleaning of the entire bathroom, look into all hard-to-reach places, check if there are any accumulations of water and dirt in them. Pay special attention to spaces under the bathroom, sink, behind the toilet and washing machine. Treat all hidden corners with a cleaning agent. There is no need to carry out such cleaning every day, but try to repeat this at least once a month. Next, you need to take care of the waterproofing. Check all plumbing and water pipes for leaks and repair them.

Heated towel rail in the bathroom

Dry the air in the bathroom with a heated towel rail. If its heat is not enough, install the heater and turn it on for a couple of hours a day. It will not be superfluous to have a hood for the bathroom.

Forced ventilation in the bathroom

If, as a result of cleaning, you did not find anything that might attract the attention of the woodlice and make them permanently settle in your bathroom, they probably come to visit you from neighboring apartments.

In this case, check all ventilation openings - are there any holes in the grids? Also it is worth to look through the floor and walls - perhaps you will find cracks between the tiles or in the walls. If they are found, seal them and block the mokritsam access to your apartment will not be difficult.

Folk methods

In former times, the favorite place of dwelling of the lice was the bathhouse. That's really where it's really dark and damp! It was from then until we came to an ancient folk remedy for getting rid of these creatures.

This is a very humane method, which allows you to remove the bug without causing any harm to them. In order to expel arthropods from your apartment, you will need several birch brooms. For the night, soak the brooms and arrange them in the damp and darkest places of the bathroom. Lighten collect the brooms and take them out of the apartment. For greater reliability, it is better to burn them, but if you are sure that the lice will not return to you, just throw them in the trash.

Birch broom

Here is another, more modern recipe: needs to take a pinch of red pepper, soda and tobacco and pour a liter of warm water .Then mix everything thoroughly and spray this mixture over the floor and ceiling for the night, and wash everything off in the morning.

You can try other folk recipes. For example, sprinkle dubious places in the bathroom with salt and leave it there for a few days. Or to dilute dry kvass in boiling water in a proportion of 1: 5 and treat the resulting solution with all the surfaces in the room. It is important to note that these methods will only work if the has completely secured your bathroom from the reappearance of ( ie, completed all the points from the previous section).Otherwise, the return of your many-legged neighbors will not take long.

Chemicals

If you do not like the popular recipes, then you can take advantage of more radical modern methods. Here you will be helped by chemistry.

The most inexpensive tool - is ordinary bleach .If you did not manage to find it in its pure form, then any cleaning disinfectant, which has a high enough chlorine content, will do. Pour or pour the product into all the corners in the bathroom and leave it overnight. In the morning, be sure to thoroughly rinse with water all the places you have processed, since chlorine is extremely dangerous for humans and animals. Avoid contact with the respiratory tract, eyes and, especially, into the stomach.

Bathroom after cleaning

Another proven method of getting rid of lice in the bathroom is to arrange a chemical attack with the quicklime .It is necessary to fill it with a small container and leave it in the bathroom for at least three days. During this time, the room can not be used in any case, so it is better to postpone this experiment until you can not get the whole family to rest for a few days. There are also means designed specifically to fight the mochrits. You can easily find them in the economic department of any hypermarket. Here are some of the most popular tools: Dichlorvos Varan, Tarax, Get, Tetriex, Schabengel, Mole.

Be sure to follow the instructions for use, as these products contain poisonous substances that can harm a person.

What should I do if nothing helps?

If you have already tried all folk and modern means, but it did not bring any results, you will have to resort to the help of professionals. Services that deal with the etching of a variety of insects from apartments, in any city there is a huge amount. The easiest way to find such a service is to carefully study the ads pasted near the front door. If there is nothing to be found, then newspapers, city sites and other media will help you.

Professional disinfectors use powerful tools and professional equipment, which will almost certainly cause a woodcrumb to leave your home.

Professional disinfectors

Finally, if the sanitizing treatment is carried out, but the lice continue to roam freely over your bathroom, maybe the reason lies in the neighbors. In this case, it makes sense to combine the efforts of the inhabitants of several apartments and arrange a joint war with mochritsami. Of course, it will not be possible to agree with all the neighbors. Try to convince at least the owners of the apartments on the top and bottom. If you start "military action" at the same time, then it is likely that by joint efforts you can permanently get rid of arthropods in the bathrooms.

The main thing, remember that cleanliness and dryness in the bathroom - a pledge that the woodlice will never return to your house.

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