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Fighting cockroaches with ammonia
When cockroaches appear in the house, you must act promptly. The speed of their reproduction does not allow for a long time to think about methods of struggle. Cockroaches have an interesting feature: they cannot stand cold and strong odors. Based on the knowledge of these nuances, a technique for combating insects with the help of ammonia was developed.
The use of ammonia in everyday life
Ammonia is called an aqueous suspension of ammonium hydroxide, or, more simply, ammonia. In appearance, the liquid resembles water, but at the same time it has a pungent and very specific smell.
Ammonia solution is a good remedy for cockroach control
Many housewives use ammonia at home, adding it to stain removers, water for washing glass and mirrors, and cleaning plumbing fixtures. But this tool has another useful function - scaring off cockroaches. The drug does not kill insects, but creates all the prerequisites for their early migration. The sense of smell in cockroaches is very sensitive, they feel a sharp ammonia smell for several months after treatment.
Under the influence of a strong ammonia smell, cockroaches leave the room
In industrial compositions for the disinsection of premises, ammonia is not used, the basis of household chemicals is more effective poisons for the instant destruction of the cockroach population.
Safety in the process of fighting cockroaches
If ammonia accidentally gets inside, the mucous membrane burns, the skin becomes covered with a rash due to unprotected contact with the drug. Any manipulations with the use of ammonia must be carried out, observing the precautions:
- open windows to ventilate the room;
- put on a respirator or a thick gauze bandage on your face;
- on hands - rubber gloves;
- do not lean too close to the bucket of diluted ammonia.
When treating the room with ammonia, be sure to use safety glasses, rubber gloves and a mask
Be careful and strictly observe the dosage of ammonia, the ingestion of ammonia vapors can lead to respiratory arrest.
An effective recipe with ammonia for treating an apartment
Treatment of floors with the addition of ammonia is carried out as follows:
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Pour 5-7 liters of water into the bucket.
Bucket with water Before starting treatment, pour 5-7 liters of water into a bucket
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Add ammonia in a ratio of 1: 0.005 (for every 1 liter of water, 1 tsp. Of the product).
Measuring teaspoon Add ammonia to water using a teaspoon
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Clean floors, baseboards and thresholds. You can wipe window sills, pipes and doorways.
Washing floors with ammonia Thoroughly rinse the floors, skirting boards and thresholds with the prepared solution
- Repeat the procedure after 2-3 days.
The frequency of such cleaning is 2-3 times a week, until the cockroaches leave the home. Before each floor cleaning, it is necessary to dilute the fresh composition.
Reviews of the pros and cons of using ammonia against cockroaches
The advantage of this method is the availability of the product, the ease of dilution and surface treatment. The disadvantage of the "ammonia" attack on cockroaches is the lack of a 100% guarantee of the result. Insects are afraid of the smell, which eventually disappears, and the solution itself does not cause them much harm. Under the coincidence of circumstances (neighbors also began to poison pests, cold snap in the entrances, etc.), cockroaches return.
Ammonia and other effective means against cockroaches - video
The use of ammonia in the fight against uninvited insects has been known to mankind for a long time. An aqueous solution of ammonia can help for a short period of time, for the complete extermination of cockroaches, you will have to rely on more powerful and effective methods of pest control.