Woodlifters in the apartment - the result of the fact that in your home appeared favorable conditions for them. These insects are very fond of damp and dark corners. Accordingly, they can settle anywhere: in ventilation openings, pieces of furniture, behind skirting boards, wallpaper, batteries, etc. To drive out wood lice from your own home, you can use a variety of methods and means.
How to get rid of wood lice in an apartment
If you often began to notice these unpleasant insects in your home, then before you start fighting with them, be sure to find out exactly where they live: carefully examine all the plinths, wall cracks, dark places in the bathroom or bathroom, vase pallets (if any such), etc. When the settlement of woodlice is discovered, first thoroughly dry and ventilate the apartment with a fan or air conditioner, and then proceed with their destruction.
A proven remedy for getting rid of wood lice
The easiest way to help you kill woodlice in your apartment is to use salt. You just need to sprinkle it in all corners and wait for the result. In addition, boric acid in solution or powder is no less well-known and effective in the fight against these insects: if you have got woodworms, sprinkle the powder in places of their accumulation or spray the solution. Boric acid is completely safe for humans and animals.
Hot red pepper, tobacco and soda ash
This tool effectively acts not only on wood lice in the apartment, but also contributes to the destruction of other small insects (for example, bugs). Take a small amount of hot red pepper (dry), soda ash and tobacco, mix everything thoroughly and add a little water. Spray the compound where the wood lice have been observed. After 8-9 hours, thoroughly wash all treated areas using bleach.
Birch broom
This method of getting rid of wood lice was used in the distant past. Arrange birch brooms in all corners of the apartment and leave it overnight. Woodlice will surely crawl into them and in the morning you can simply shake out unpleasant insects on the street.
Dry kvass
You can use such a simple, and most importantly affordable means for the destruction of wood lice in the apartment, like dry kvass. For this, dilute in 0.5 l. hot water of 100 g. dry kvass and process the areas of insect accumulation with the resulting mixture.
