Insect in the apartment - white wood lice. What causes the appearance and how to get rid of the pest?

Insects can even appear in a perfectly clean apartment or house, harming its presence to residents and household items. The white wood lice also belongs to such uninvited guests, preferring warm and humid rooms as a new habitat. Such sharing makes people as quickly as possible look for means of dealing with such a partner. From the article you will learn how to get rid of pests in the bathroom, in the kitchen and other places.

Determination of the pest

White lice are mistaken for insects, but in fact they belong to crustaceans. It is characterized as a nurse for a terrarium and can be used as food for exotic pets. The view comes from central and south america, but gained worldwide distribution.

Any decaying plant residues are suitable for feeding crustaceans. White wood louse is exclusively nocturnal and at this time is the most active.

reference: in its natural environment, this species is found under stones, fences, and especially often under rotten stumps.

Appearance

She has body size not more than 6 mm oval with a slight bulge on top, 6 pairs of abdominal legs and white, translucent or grayish color. The armor is not smooth, has a ribbed surface. The eyes and a pair of antennae are located on the sides of the head.

A photo

Below you will see a photo of an insect:

The reasons for the appearance in the room

The main reason for the appearance of a white crustacean in a dwelling is the creation of favorable conditions for it:

1. Wet linen in the bathroom for a long time is not removed.
2. Many plants that require abundant watering.
3. Garbage is rarely taken out, and food debris from the tables, the floor, from the sink is not removed immediately.
4. Lack of timely cleaning, especially in dark, wet, hard-to-reach places.
5. Rotting home plants.
6. Lack of ventilation or ventilation of the bathroom, high humidity in the apartment.

What is the danger?

White wood louse does not cause a person significant harm: it does not bite and does not tolerate harmful bacteria (scientists have not confirmed this fact). The harm of these crustaceans lies in:

• feeling of hostility and disgust of residents;
• the death of domestic plants (the pest eats the root system and the upper part of the sheets);
• spoilage of vegetables and fruits in the cellars and closets.

Step by step instructions how to get rid of in the apartment

1. It is necessary to begin the fight against the pest by searching for places in which the crustacean (habitat) accumulates. It is necessary to search in such places of a congestion as:
   • a bathroom (dark, hard-to-reach places, space along the bathroom, slots);
   • a kitchen (places near and under the sink);
   • houseplants;
   • cellar, storage room, basement.

2. Repair all household appliances, tubes capable of leaking.
3. Seal all cracks and crevices in residential premises, equip ventilation with a fine mesh, ensure a reduction in humidity by regular ventilation (in dry climates outside) or using special devices that absorb moisture.
4. If the pest is affected by the soil of domestic plants, you need to transplant them into a new one.
5. To carry out general cleaning using household chemicals.
6. Proceed to the immediate treatment of the accumulation of white lice using popular methods or chemical means and special services.

Folk ways

There are several options for combating folk remedies with white poultry.

1. Add 1 teaspoon of pepper, tobacco and salt to 1 liter of water, mix well and allow to stand for several hours. The resulting liquid is poured into the sprayer and process the accumulation of crustaceans.
2. If the corners in the dwelling are dampened due to the increased humidity, you should pour handfuls of salt in each. Salt absorbs moisture well, which will allow to dry and make secluded places uninhabitable for wood lice.
3. Quicklime will help to finally get rid of wood lice. To do this, you need to collect lime in half in a bucket or basin (with the expectation that the bucket is standard five-liter) and slowly pour water into it until water fills 2/3 of the container. This solution is left in a closed bathroom / other room for 2-3 days.

   At the time of processing to use this room is strictly prohibited, and it is best to leave the apartment or house for a while.

   When working with lime, you must be dressed in long sleeves, gloves, a respirator, a mask, long pants, a scarf or a hat.

4. Another method is boric acid. To do this, you need to dissolve 10 grams of boric acid in 0.5 liters of water and process the finished surface solution, where the pest is accumulating.

We offer to watch a useful video on how to get rid of wood lice in the apartment by folk remedies:

Chemical wrestling, professional disinsection services of Moscow and St. Petersburg

You can buy in the appropriate business department store ready chemical remedy for woodlice. There are many types of chemical weapons against pests on the market.:

• powders and crayons;
• insecticidal sprays;
• sticky traps and gels;
• fumigators;
• concentrated sprays.

Many organizations offer their services for the treatment of houses from white wood lice. Disinsectors use special professional tools when performing work.

The prices of organizations for such large cities as Moscow and St. Petersburg will be as follows:

Preventing recurrence

Prevention consists mainly in preventing the creation of living conditions for white wood lice. Preventive measures:

1. The house should be regularly cleaned with special cleaning products.
2. Linen should be dried only in a bright, ventilated place (for example, on the balcony).
3. After eating, cooking or washing dishes, clean up leftovers regularly.
4. Avoid constant moisture in pots of plants, do not overfill.
5. All cracks and cracks leading from the house to the outside, to the entrance, ventilation must be carefully sealed.

Despite the fact that the white wood louse does not cause much damage to the owners of the home, it still causes hostility and is a sign of inadequate care of the house and keeping it clean. The best solution in the fight against this uninvited guest will be to prevent his appearance in the house from the start, knowing the conditions in which he prefers to live.

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