Bug larvae

The process of eliminating bed bugs found in the house can take a long time, if not to kill the larvae of bedbugs. After all, not all chemicals directed at parasites have a harmful effect on eggs. Therefore, after some time after the treatment of the room in the house, traces of the bedbugs again appear.

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Features of adult bugs

Bedbugs are small, wingless bloodsucking insects leading nightlife. Having small size and flattened oval trunk, these bloodsuckers easily find shelter in furniture and in small crevices.

Therefore, it is impossible to get rid of parasites that have settled in an apartment or in a house, if you do not find out where these bloodsucking insects lay their eggs. And in order to find egg-laying, it is necessary to imagine what eggs and larvae of bedbugs look like.

Important! Bedbugs amaze with their fertility. One female parasite is capable of storing up to 500 larvae in its short life( an average of 5 larvae a day).

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How do eggs of bed bugs look like?

Bugs reproduce by the method of traumatic insemination: the male, piercing the abdomen of the female, injects sperm, which can be stored there for a long time. At the right time, the liquid can act on the hemolymph to the already formed eggs. Once, having received the homete's homethes, the female is capable of producing offspring several times, and this significantly increases the chances of survival of parasites. That's why it's so difficult to destroy the eggs of bedbugs.

Important! On the day, the adult female is able to lay up to 12 eggs, which are oblong, slightly curved capsules, similar to rice kernels. At the end of the egg there is a hole, covered with a small lid, with the help of which larvae of bedbugs are born. The size of the egg does not exceed 1 mm. Semitransparent, shiny grains have a milky-white shade, which in time can turn yellow.

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How quickly do bugs develop?

The cycle of development of bed bloodsuckers is approximately 40 days, for which they pass 3 stages:

1. Egg. In one clutch, usually up to 5 eggs, less often - a little more. Eggs of bedbugs on the surface have a flexible secret, due to which they are held on any vertical and horizontal surface. Therefore, it is important to carry out the treatment very carefully, in order to destroy the eggs of bedbugs, since firmly attached individuals can stay on furniture and survive.
2. Larvae. Settled in a secluded place, the larvae of bedbugs are an incubator in which pests develop. The larva reaches the appearance of an adult in about a month - during this time the larvae of the bugs change the chitinous shell 5 times.

Important! Immediately after hatching eggs, the larvae are able to drink blood.

1. Adult specimen( imago).The total life expectancy of an adult reaches one and a half years. Until the end of life, most individuals retain the ability to reproduce.

Important! The timing of the release of larvae from eggs depends on the temperature of the site of the masonry. The most optimal for development and emergence of larvae is the temperature of 25 C. At such rates, larvae appear in the light after 10 days, and at temperatures around 10 C, development stops - in this state eggs of parasites can be up to one and a half months.

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Characteristic features of bug larvae

The strong shell of the egg allows the larva to be practically invulnerable to all methods of extermination that a person uses. This strength is achieved due to the special allocation of the adult female. These secretions are a sticky substance that dries quickly in air and has a low permeability.

Such protection of the larva of bugs has the following properties:

• Completely does not leak liquid.
• Does not react to conventional insecticides.
• Impact resistant.
• Extends the temperature range necessary for survival and existence.

The only weakness due to which it is possible to destroy bug eggs is intolerance to high humidity. That is why female bugs lay larvae in secluded places, where there are appropriate conditions:

• Lowered humidity level.
• The temperature of the masonry site is up to 27 ° C.Stealth from the human eyes.
• As close as possible to the sleeping places of people.

The most common places for oviposition can be:

1. Behind the furniture attached to the wall.
2. Behind the wallpaper.
3. For decor elements hanging on the walls: photo frames, paintings, clocks, mirrors, etc.
4. In crevices of wooden products: in door frames, window wounds, furniture and other finishing elements.
5. In the folds of upholstered furniture.
6. Under the windowsill, next to the radiator.
7. Under the skirting boards.
8. In the air vents.
9. Between pages of books.
10. On the wrong seams of clothing.
11. Inside electronic or domestic appliances.

Important! The vitality of the eggs of parasites is the reason why bedbugs are successfully spreading in people's homes. They are very difficult to destroy on their own, and in the neglected case - it's impossible at all.

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How to destroy the eggs of bedbugs?

To destroy the eggs of parasites is much more difficult than for adults. This is due to the strength of the egg shell, to which about 90% of insecticides practically do not act. Completely destroy the eggs of bed bugs and prevent the emergence of adults can only if the correct approach to sanitizing the home.

For self-destruction of eggs, you can use three methods:

1. Mechanical.
2. Thermal.
3. Chemical.

Important! The mechanical method involves the destruction of eggs by hand. Due to its inefficiency, it is not recommended to use it.

Chemical methods

The chemical method consists in the destruction of eggs of bedbugs with insecticidal agents. For the successful implementation of this method, it is necessary to carefully select the means, since many of them do not work for eggs and larvae of bedbugs.

Important! In order to successfully kill eggs and larvae of bedbugs and forget about such an unpleasant problem, take the following useful information:

• Eggs of bedbugs die if you use long-acting drugs. After applying the product to the surface, they will release toxic, bug-affecting substances - at least several weeks.
• It is advisable to use microencapsulated agents that can influence the reduction of the bug population, actively acting for many months. Such drugs affect newly hatched bugs, do not allow their reproduction.

Thermal methods

The thermal method involves using high temperature to destroy parasites. The egg shell is destroyed under the influence of high temperature. Therefore, it is advisable to treat them with hot steam with the aim of destroying the site of clutches, and wash bed linens and other woven materials in the source of infection at a temperature above 50 C, and if possible boil.

Important! Other sources of thermal exposure can be such adaptations and conditions:

• In winter, furniture and things infected with bugs, take out in the frost for several hours. Adults and larvae with eggs die at a temperature below 22 ° C.
• An apartment infected with parasites must be treated with boiling water or a special heat gun, which is used in the installation of stretch ceilings.
• For the destruction of oviposition use the following solution: 15 ml turpentine, 20 ml kerosene dissolved in 150 ml boiling water. With a freshly prepared solution, treat the sites of parasite accumulation and oviposition. The prepared mixture will have thermal and chemical effects on the eggs.
• Floors, cracks behind skirting boards and walls, flush with as much hot water as possible with the addition of potassium permanganate, peroxide or soda. With the same solution, treat cornices, heating radiators, picture frames and photographs, and furniture.

Regularity of

treatment The disinfestation procedure must be repeated every 10 days in three stages to ensure the elimination of larvae that survived previous treatments while in the egg.

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How to kill bug larvae?

Fighting the larvae of bed bloodsuckers is no different from fighting with adults. Nymphs of bedbugs are less resistant to extreme temperatures than adults. Therefore, freezing a house, cottage or apartment in winter for 2-3 days with a temperature of about -20 C will ensure the death of all larvae of bedbugs.

Other options:

1. The treatment of premises with dry heat will also give an effective result, although individual individuals can survive inside mattresses or clothes.
2. Various chemical insecticides are effective means of combating the larvae.

Important! Do not forget to observe all precautions when processing the premises, and it is better, if possible, to leave the premises for several days during treatment.

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Measures to prevent the appearance of parasites

To protect your home from bedbugs:

1. Do not visit places where these bloodsuckers may be: houses with unsanitary conditions, cheap hotels, do not invite people who have parasites, because 1-2 individuals, moving to a new house, will quickly give rise to a new population.
2. Regularly conduct a wet cleaning in the house and check the condition of sofas, beds and other berths for the presence of traces of insects.
3. Bedding is checked and washed at high temperatures, and also treated with a hot iron.
4. Keep in the house brooms from birch, as well as bunches of dry tansy - this will help scare off bedbugs and prevent the movement of parasites from neighbors.

Self-struggle with bedbugs is not easy and laborious. If you want to achieve results, then you need to spend time and effort on processing all the premises in the house, otherwise - bugs will return again and again.

If you do not want to deal with this problem yourself, then contact the special services that deal with disinsection. Professionals will conduct the necessary treatment at home in accordance with all safety requirements. The main thing - do not postpone the fight against parasites in a long box, otherwise it will grow into a real battle with a horde of bloodsuckers.