Disinfestation (Bug Control)

Disinfestation

Disinsection is a set of measures designed to destroy harmful and epidemiologically significant insects and other arthropods.

The most widespread arthropods in our country in apartment buildings, hostels, various establishments and factories are bedbugs, cockroach-like insects (especially the house roach) and pharaoh ants. We also destroy fleas, ticks, moths, flies, ladybugs, various warehouse pests and mites and others. During the summer season, we carry out disinsection of wasps and hornets.

Disinsection can be carried out by mechanical, physical, chemical and biological methods.

Mechanical means of disinfestation

are important especially for individuals, and only in the case of a smaller number of insects. These include various types of glue traps and mechanical traps. Mechanical means are also used to prevent the occurrence of arthropods. Consistent waste removal, maintaining cleanliness around residential buildings and businesses, terrain sanitation, fitting windows with protective nets, using mosquito nets, etc. are effective measures to protect against insects. Mechanical preventive measures against ticks or insect bites when outdoors include, for example, appropriately selected clothing (long sleeves, trousers, light colors are suitable).

Physical means of disinfestation

are most often used as high or low air temperature (hot steam, freezing) or as hot water.

Chemical method of disinfestation

Chemical agents can be divided into attractants, which attract insects from a distance and are subsequently eliminated by other means, and repellents, which repel insects.

Insecticides – insecticides can be divided according to the mechanism of action into contact (touch) agents, agents acting through the respiratory tract and oral (ingested) agents.

Insecticides are also divided according to the type of active ingredient into:

carbamates – derivatives of carbamic acid, for example pirimicarb (Pirimor), carbofuran (Furadan)

organophosphates – esters of phosphoric acid, for example fenitrothion (Metation), chlorpyrifos (Dursban)

organochlorides – for example pyridaben (Sanmite), DDT, lindane

neonicotinoids – derived from the nicotine molecule, for example acetamiprid (Mospilan), imidacloprid (Confidor), thiamethoxam (Actara)

pyrethroids – derived from pyrethrins, for example cypermethrin (Cyper), cyhalothrin (Karate), deltamethrin (Agrion Delta, Fast, Decis)

tetramates – derivatives of tetramic acid, for example spirotetramat, spirodiclofen, spiromesifen

ivermectin derivatives – for example abamectin, emamectin

essential oils – eugenol, limonene, thymol

Biological methods of disinfestation

They are currently used to a limited extent, but since they are considered environmentally friendly, work is constantly being done on their development. For example, Bacillus thurigiensis is used to combat mosquitoes.

Combination of biological and mechanical means

there are various mechanical traps with pheromones (a chemical substance that attracts insects to the trap).

The basic prerequisite for successful disinsection is the correct identification of the pest and then the exact adherence to the methodology of a professionally carried out liquidation intervention in an effective manner. Bedbugs can be a difficult problem to solve, for example. They are often brought into the home, for example, by purchasing used or antique furniture and paintings, they can be brought in luggage from vacation (hotels of all categories, hostels). They can crawl over from an infested neighboring apartment, etc. Their liquidation requires professional intervention, especially due to the development of their resistance.