2024 Author: Beatrice Philips | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 05:33
The modern chemical industry offers many remedies for such an unpleasant problem as indoor cockroaches. At the first sign of their appearance, urgent action must be taken. In the fight against cockroaches, many products from domestic manufacturers have proven themselves well. The products of the Gektor brand turned out to be especially popular.
Compound
The manufacturer of these products is the Moscow Region enterprise LLC "GEOALSER ". All the products it produces meet the requirements of GOST, as well as the safety and efficiency standards of disinfectants. There is also a declaration of conformity. It is accepted on the basis of tests and issued by the Research Institute of Disinfectology. Today you can buy three names of this brand:
- Gektor from cockroaches;
- Gektor for bed bugs;
- Gektor against all types of crawling insects (fleas, spiders, woodlice, cockroaches, bugs, ants).
The drug for cockroaches is produced in the form of a fine-grained white powder and contains only two active ingredients:
- amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - 75%;
- boric acid - 25%.
Non-crystalline silicon dioxide is a safe, non-toxic, odorless and tasteless chemically inert powder. It is used in the production of cosmetics as a soft abrasive. It is widely used in many industries: from construction to food and pharmaceutical.
Boric acid is a crystalline insecticide substance known for its effectiveness in the form of small colorless scales that can disrupt the permeability of the cell wall . Contraindications for humans - individual intolerance, impaired renal function.
Avoid inhalation of the product, contact with eyes and mucous membranes, keep away from children and pets.
An aqueous solution of the powder is useful for lotions for skin diseases. In everyday life, boric acid is used to bleach linen and to care for optics. An alcoholic acid solution is a common drug for otitis media. It is used as an antiseptic with astringent, antiparasitic and antibacterial properties.
Distinctive pros of the patented Gektor formula:
- this insecticide does not smell and does not leave oily traces;
- Gektor has a 4 hazard class with a low degree of negative impact on the environment;
- in dry form, the product actively works for a long time, without evaporating and practically without a limited shelf life;
- cockroaches will not be able to develop immunity to the product, because its main task is dehydration, not poisoning (but insects gradually decrease their sensitivity to a number of neurotoxic insecticides).
Operating principle
The balanced composition of the Gektor preparation has multiple contact-intestinal effects on insects
- Particles of silicon dioxide, trapped on the body of a cockroach, destroy its chitinous membrane, pulling out wax molecules from it, which leads to loss of moisture and damage to the integument.
- Boric acid penetrates through these “passages” into the insect's organism and is absorbed into the geolymph. The substance spreads through the tissues, corroding them and disrupting the water balance.
- Trying to make up for the water deficit, the cockroach will try to drink more, as a result of which it will aggravate the destructive effect of boric acid on the intestinal walls.
- If the cockroach only stained its legs or antennae in powder, then when cleaning them, having eaten grains of acid, it will receive a direct dose that is detrimental to the intestinal walls.
- Even if the intoxication is insufficient for the rapid death of insects, the entire colony gradually disappears, because Gektor causes irreversible damage to the reproductive organs of individuals.
How to use?
The use of Gektor powder will not greatly affect your lifestyle, since you will not need to leave the apartment. But, although the drug is non-toxic, it is recommended to use a simple medical mask and rubber gloves while treating the room. Clean the floors first to keep the floors clean. Move furniture away from the walls. Inspect and seal all holes and crevices, because it is necessary to prevent insects from escaping to neighbors.
Cut off the tip at the cap and, pressing on the bottle, sprinkle the powder in a thin layer in the places where cockroaches congregate and are most active:
- under the sinks in the kitchen and bathroom;
- in corners and along walls (you can even remove skirting boards);
- under the cabinets, inside them (taking out food and dishes);
- behind the radiators;
- behind furniture, stove and other household appliances;
- around the trash can;
- near the drain and sewer pipes.
The manufacturer claims that one 500 ml bottle weighing 110 g should be enough to process an average one-room apartment. If you follow the instructions, the result will justify the effort. Within 3-7 days after application, you will get rid of an unpleasant neighborhood with red mustachioed pests.
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