It is very unpleasant, when in our apartment there is a new tenant in addition to our will, especially if it is a pest. However, the appearance of woodlice in the apartment is not uncommon. How to get rid of the woodlice in the apartment?
Where do the woodlice in the apartment come from?
Moikritsa belong to the family of crustaceans, a group of equinoxes. In nature, they live in dark and damp places, for example, under fallen trees, under rocks or in the soil. They feed mainly on plants, even poisonous ones . During the day they hide, and at night they go out to find food. At a threat to life, the lice folds, imitating death. In an apartment, they usually start in places where water is accumulated and dark enough: in cellars, under skirting boards in the kitchen, under the bathroom. In the event that the apartment has lice, it is worth checking whether there is a plumbing somewhere, whether there is stagnant garbage. These factors can cause reproduction of woodworm.
What is dangerous in the apartment? Basically, these crustaceans pose a threat to indoor plants, as they gladly eat leaves. By the way, the appearance of small holes on the leaves is the first sign of the appearance of these pests. Especially love the woodlice tropical plants.
How to deal with mokritsami?
If there are lice in the apartment you can use one of the many folk methods of fighting them, but first you need to eliminate the reasons for their appearance: carefully check the integrity of the sanitary ware, ventilate and illuminate all the dark places in the house, throw out the stale garbage.
After doing these actions, you can wash the places of accumulation of licorice with water with a solution of chlorine, after making sure that pets will not suffer from such treatment.
You can also spray problem areas of the apartment with a solution of boric acid.
You can use ordinary table salt. It should be scattered around the corners of the bathroom, or the room where the lice are, and wait a few days. They will leave, after which you can clean the room.
Another effective method: Arrange in the corners of rooms fresh birch twigs. The mokritsy will definitely get into them, and it will be easy to get rid of pests. Well, if the people's means of struggle do not help, you can always use special chemicals to fight the mochrits. Well assisted by such means as: "Varan", "Mole", "Tetriks", "Ghett". But the main way to prevent the appearance of woodworms is thorough cleaning and hygienic cleanliness of the apartment.