The use of wormwood from bedbugs
After finding parasites at home, do not immediately resort to chemicals. Folk methods are also used. Wormwood from bedbugs will help temporarily cope with the problem. Insects hunt using their sense of smell, and the pungent smell of grass will prevent them from finding their prey. More often it is used for preventive purposes.
The use of wormwood from bedbugs
Characteristic
This herb tastes bitter and has a strong aroma.
Grows in fields and is a shrub with a straight stem. The leaves are gray-green. It contains phytoncides, essential oils. People have long noticed that bedbugs are afraid of these substances, they irritate them.
The advantages of using grass include the availability of the product, its harmlessness to residents and the ability to independently process it. But wormwood only scares off bedbugs. She is not able to kill insects, does not affect reproductive function, does not kill eggs and larvae. The population size does not decrease after application of the product. The disadvantages of the tool also include the following facts:
- requires frequent changes, as the grass remains fresh for only a few days, then the smell weakens;
- the aroma is very sharp, which does not always suit all households;
- the solution to the problem is short-term - the parasites return after a certain time;
- hungry insects are not always deterred by a suffocating scent.
With this information in mind, it is best to use grass to prevent parasite infestations. They will not crawl into the apartment from the neighbors.
Application methods
Wormwood against bedbugs is often used fresh. To do this, small brooms are made of grass and placed under the mattress and around the bed.
For preventive measures, plants are placed in window and door openings, in ventilation grilles, under a plinth. Bitter wormwood is also used to protect furniture, because insects often make nests in it. Change the plant every 1-2 days.
In winter, when fresh herbs cannot be found, a decoction is used. The plant is boiled dry. It turns out a liquid with an unpleasant odor. It is used to treat all the cracks where insects can crawl. The procedure is repeated every 2-3 days, because the product quickly disappears. The fresh plant is also boiled.
Wormwood tincture from bedbugs is also suitable for surface treatment. They prepare it like this:
- 1 part of the herb;
- 1 part alcohol;
- insist 25-30 days.
Most often, the tool is used in those places where bedbugs equip nests and lay eggs. If you spray all areas with it, there will be a strong unpleasant smell in the apartment, which will cause discomfort for people. The fragrance will last longer than other products, but after 6-7 days the treatment will have to be repeated. The disadvantage of using wormwood from bed bugs in the form of a tincture is the high consumption of the substance. If you need to process the sofa, then for 7 days you will need about 1 liter of tincture.
In places where there is a large accumulation of parasites, it is better to fight them mechanically. Insects are collected with a vacuum cleaner.After that, the place is treated with tincture to prevent the return of insects.
Other herbs from bedbugs
The strong smell of grass repels insects
There are plants that are similar in composition to wormwood, they are also used at home. They have a pungent smell and help in the fight against bedbugs.
Ledum
The herb contains essential oil. Young wild rosemary is dried for use. Often it is ground into powder, laid out in places where insects accumulate. Also, dried leaves are burned and fumigated with them in the room. When performing these manipulations, respiratory protection is used, because the plant is poisonous. A decoction is prepared from wild rosemary, which is used in the same way as bitter wormwood from bedbugs.
Tansy
Tansy is a poisonous herb with small yellow flowers. It is widely used by gardeners and gardeners for pest control. Tansy does not kill bed bugs, but only scares away.
Chamomile
The composition includes natural phytoncides. Dalmatian chamomile helps better in the fight against insects, because it is more poisonous than pharmaceutical chamomile. A good way to increase the effectiveness of the product is to dry the herbs. After they are ground into powder and poured into places where bugs accumulate.
Valerian
The plant is effective against parasites, driving them out of their habitats. It contains about 4% essential oils, which give off a pungent odor. They are used more often fresh or they buy a tincture at the pharmacy.
Celandine
Used as wormwood for bedbugs in the apartment. The unpleasant scent is irritating to the parasites. The most effective is the herb-based tincture. You can cook it according to the following recipe:
- 180 g of fresh plant leaves are chopped with a knife;
- pour 10 liters of water;
- insist 2 days;
- add 50 g of crushed laundry soap;
- mix thoroughly.
The resulting liquid is sprayed on places where insects accumulate. It is also worth processing the paths of their movement around the room.
Conclusion
Wormwood does not help with bed bugs. This is a temporary remedy that does not kill insects. After a few days, the bugs return.
The grass is more often used if you need to wait some time before the arrival of pest controllers or if chemical control agents have not yet been purchased. Then she will save the tenants of the apartment from parasite bites for several nights.