Are you bothered by little crawling insects popping up all over your house? Well, there are several ways to exterminate them.
Steps
Step 1. You can hang a fly strip or hide a small sticky bug catcher box under or behind furniture, in a closet or similar place
Step 2. Find an item to kill the parasite if you need a more immediate method, such as a newspaper, a piece of cardboard, the bottom of a book, or a regular fly swatter
Roll it up or hold it in your hand, as convenient for you.
- Keep it 30 cm from the insect.
- Crush it. But you have to hit fast enough so you don't have time to react, even though it's quite difficult to kill the bugs by hitting them.
- Scratch and / or wash what remains of the insect from the surface and dispose of it properly.
Step 3. Instead of squashing the insect, you can get yourself a household insecticide spray or buy it
- Mix about 5% orange oil with 95% water or 10% orange oil with 90% water (not an orange cleanser) in a spray bottle like those you find on the market for cleaning products (shake well before use).
- Buy a commercial product and follow the instructions given.
Step 4. Then, spray the insect and any area where you think it might be found or where you think it might pass to enter the house
Prepare another mix of orange oil and refill the sprayer. Finally, dispose of the empty packaging properly.
Step 5. Another organic product is diatomaceous earth [1], a powdery substance that irritates insects that kills them by blocking their joints
Advice
- To dispose of the parasite, you can use a cloth or paper towel. Throw it in the trash, or to make sure it won't come back, throw it down the toilet. Check the water vortex carefully to make sure it goes down.
- Orange oil if it comes into contact with the skin externally "is not toxic", but do not spray it in the eyes, avoid prolonged exposure to the oil or its vapors (make sure there is adequate ventilation), and do not swallow. It does not kill insects instantly.
- It is not necessary to kill the insects. It may be more rewarding to hunt them down.
- To try to get as close as possible to the insect, you could try to approach slowly from behind.
Warnings
- Even insects that do not sting (such as flies and cockroaches) can cause infections and diseases that can lead to severe disabilities (bacteria / viruses, tick fever, malaria, Lyme disease, sleeping sickness, etc…). Some of these are more evident in particularly hot or tropical environments.
- Use each product according to the instructions on the label.
- Some insects can sting, be wary of any insects that are hairy (moth), black (black widow), brown (fiddle spider), brightly colored and striped (wasps or bees), or with a visible sting (do you want to be that close !?).
- If you think you may be allergic to insect bites, have an antihistamine (such as Benadryl - diphenhydramine hydrochloride) on hand to take as stated on the label or as directed by a doctor, as a sting can cause blood, neuralgia, swelling., breathing problems and / or heart problems, and possibly death.
- Even if you're not allergic, a sting not only hurts, it can cause an infection and other problems.
