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How to get rid of cockroaches

The most common species found in cities is a red cockroach. This insect can cause allergies and carry infections such as salmonella. However, it is easier to get rid of cockroaches than it is of bugs and especially ants, experts say.

We recommend using household disinfectants. In addition, it is important to observe the basics of household hygiene: you need to keep your house clean and not leave any food on the table after you have had a meal.

How to get rid of ants

Getting rid of ants is a difficult task. An anthill is usually spread throughout the house in the form of interconnected nests, so it is necessary to fight all these insects in all areas of the house. To understand how to get rid of ants, you need to know about the peculiarities of their way of life.

Ants bring food to their nests, which can be found in the brickwork of the house. In each of the nests, there can be a few queens at once that produce new individuals. In just a year, the number of ants' family can increase by one to three thousand individuals. The death of the queen entails the impossibility for new individuals to appear. Therefore, an effective way to combat ants is poisoned food, which, with the help of worker ants, will enter the nest. In addition, experts recommend fumigation, which is a destruction of pests with the help of toxic fumes or gases.

How to get rid of bedbugs

It is believed that bed bugs live in dirty apartments only. In fact, they can settle in a clean room as well, for example, by entering it through ventilation. Bedbugs are almost impossible to fight on your own: if the parasites have lived in the apartment for a long time, there is probably their egg mass in hard-to-reach places. For instance, in the walls under the wallpaper. In that case, we would advise calling a disinfection service.

Most often, bedbugs live in furniture and in mattresses. If they have appeared recently and have not yet laid eggs, they can be gotten rid of with relatively mild disinfectantat. However, if you are renting an apartment and you do not know how long bedbugs have been around, it is advisable to turn to a company specializing in bedbugs removal. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to check out some Winnipeg pest removal companies.

Due to the fact that specialists use a mixture of several toxic substances, it is recommended to stay outside the apartment for two hours since the disinfection began. Upon your return, you need to ventilate the room. The disinfection itself can last for 30 to 60 minutes.

We hope you find this article useful and you will now have a clear idea as to what you need to do when pests infiltrate your apartment. Remember that, as a matter of precaution, you should always keep your house nice and clean.

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