Spray against cockroaches and bedbugs: which one to choose and where to buy?

"Butox" is a drug designed to destroy most types of parasitic insects that settle on domestic animals.

This tool has the following features:

1. Pyrethroiddeltamethrin is one of the main components that make up Butox; it is what ensures its effectiveness.
2. Each liter of concentrated preparation contains about 50 mg of deltamethrin.
3. Externally, it is a liquid with an oily structure and a light yellowish tint.
4. Mixes well and dissolves in ordinary water.
5. It has a specific and not entirely pleasant smell, although quite weak.
6. The product is intended for external use only; entry into the body is unacceptable.

Purpose

“Butox” has become widespread, and its popularity is largely due to the combination of a high degree of effectiveness, versatility and low cost.

The main purposes of the product are:

1. External treatment of virtually all types of domestic animals, including fur-bearing varieties.
2. Treatment of residential apartments or houses, as well as premises in which farm animals are kept.
3. Destruction of virtually all varieties of fleas and ticks, flies, flying blood-sucking insects, bedbugs and other types of parasites.

Description and purpose

The insecticide is mainly used:

• for treating domestic and farm animals against fleas and other ectoparasites, as well as for scabies;
• for treating houses and apartments, as well as premises where farm animals are kept.

Butox

The drug is an oily solution of a light yellow hue and has a not very intense odor, reminiscent of kerosene.

Instructions for use

Preparation of the solution

“Butox” is sold in ampoules that contain a concentrated product, so it should last for quite a long time. However, this drug is not drops for treating animals, so before use it will first need to be prepared by making a special solution.

This process is carried out as follows:

1. Preparation of an aqueous emulsion; for this, one Butox ampoule, the volume of which is usually 1 ml, must be diluted in 4 liters of water.
2. Determine the required dosage of the product, since depending on the purpose of use and the type of parasite, the concentration of the working substance may vary.
3. The solution must be prepared immediately before use; under no conditions or periods of time is storage of the product already diluted in water allowed.

Animal handling

When externally processing animal skin or fur, you must follow the rules below:

1. The animal can be sprayed with the solution from a spray bottle or prepared for bathing using this product. The second option is more effective in destroying existing parasites.
2. If treatment is carried out solely for prevention or to kill ticks, then the concentration of the solution must be increased.
3. In the spring and autumn months, which are potentially dangerous, regular treatment of animals is necessary; this can be done every week.
4. To treat an animal's scabies, one treatment is not enough; several procedures will be required, and there must be a week's break between them.
5. If for some reason bathing is not possible, then the spraying method is used, starting treatment from head to tail. The paws are processed last.
6. During any procedures, it is necessary to avoid getting the drug into the digestive system or mucous membranes of the animal. It is for this reason that it is necessary to ensure that Butox is not licked off the wool after processing.
7. After the procedure has been completed, the animal must be isolated from any other pets for some time.
8. For three days after the treatment, it is not allowed to come into direct contact with the animal, including petting it.
9. Within five days after the treatment, it is unacceptable to send the animal to slaughter if we are talking about agricultural breeds. However, even before this date, its meat can be used to feed various predatory and carnivorous animals.
10. Short-haired breeds or animals with no hair at all should be treated with a sponge. Also, in this case, it is not necessary to apply the drug over the entire body of the pet; it will be enough to treat only individual affected areas.

Premises treatment

Using Butox, you can also disinfect the premises; such a measure will have a double effect, since it will not only help get rid of parasites, but will also additionally destroy ants, flies, cockroaches and other insects living in the treated area.

This process has the following features:

1. Depending on the type of parasite, you will need to use 15-30 ml. "Butox", which are diluted in 10 liters of ordinary water.
2. When treating rooms with surfaces with a smooth structure, you can get by with 5 liters of the drug for every 100 square meters.
3. When treating rooms whose surfaces have a porous structure, the volume of the product doubles.
4. It is necessary to take precautions to prevent contact of the product with the skin, mucous membranes or inhalation of its fumes.

Composition and release form

The product contains 5% synthetic pyrethroid deltamethrin. 1 liter of this concentrate contains 50 g of deltamethrin.

The product is available both in liter containers and in packs of 5 ampoules (each 1 ml). Before use, the concentrate must be diluted to a suitable consistency in water.

The product is used only for external treatment of animals, residential and non-residential premises.

There is also the drug Butoxcept, its composition does not differ from the drug Butox. Butoxcept is available in 1 ml ampoules, but for the convenience of processing large groups of animals there is also a 5 ml package.

Dosage

Particular attention must be paid to the dosage, since it can be changed depending on a number of circumstances corresponding to each specific situation.

So, when bathing an animal, you must follow the following rules:

1. When treating an animal for fleas or lice eaters, you will need to dissolve one Butox ampoule in 3-4 liters of water.
2. When carrying out various preventive measures, as well as to destroy ticks, one ampoule is diluted in 1-1.5 liters of water.
3. When treating scabies, one ampoule is dissolved in a liter of water.

If you refuse to swim and use the spraying option, the following doses are considered safe:

1. 25 ml. "Butox" per liter of water to kill lice.
2. 5 ml. "Butox" per liter of water to kill different types of fleas.
3. 1 ml. "Butox" per liter of water to treat scabies.

If the product is used to treat a room rather than an animal, then its dosage also continues to depend on the type of insect that is intended to be destroyed:

1. 15 ml. “Butoxa” is diluted in 10 liters of water to destroy all types of flying insects.
2. 30 ml. "Butox" is diluted in 10 liters of water if crawling types of parasites are being fought.
3. The consumption of the drug should be 5 or 10 liters for every 100 square meters of smooth or porous surface, respectively.

Efficiency and effect of the drug

Despite the fact that many people are often alarmed by the too low cost of this product, it has managed to prove itself on the positive side, proving its high level of effectiveness time after time.

The principle of action of the drug is based on the following processes it causes:

1. When processing an animal, the active substance is absorbed through the skin and removed through the intestines. If you follow the prescribed dosages, there are no side effects or allergic reactions.
2. Deltamethrin, despite the fact that it has a rather complex chemical formula, includes only one isomer that can have an insecticidal effect. Upon contact with the parasite, it begins the process of destruction of the insect’s nervous system; first of all, a failure occurs in metabolic processes associated with acetylcholine and potassium.
3. As a result of this effect on the body and a number of systems, the insect experiences nervous overexcitation, which leads to its death.
4. The active component is a long-term excretory substance, so the protective effect against various types of parasites persists for several weeks after the animals have been treated.

How does the drug work?

Deltamethrin enters the body of parasites through their spiracles and by contact. The poisonous substance affects their nervous system, causes paralysis and leads to death. How quickly an insect dies depends on the dose of toxin that enters its body.

Butox retains its maximum effectiveness against fleas within 2 hours after use. It gradually loses its properties, but lasts for about a day. The insecticide will kill larvae and adults, but will not kill eggs, so another treatment will be required 14 days after the first to completely get rid of fleas.

Compatibility

“Butox” has not been tested for compatibility with most other antiparasitic agents, so the combined use of several drugs at the same time is not recommended; moreover, the effectiveness of this insecticide is quite sufficient for the high-quality destruction of insects.

Considering the fact that it contains deltamethrin, Butox is definitely incompatible with the following elements:

1. Oxidizing substances.
2. Substances belonging to the halogen group.
3. Insecticides based on organic phosphorus compounds.

Hazard class and safety measures

In accordance with GOST, “Butox” belongs to the third class of hazard, that is, to moderately dangerous substances that can cause an allergic reaction if the dosage is violated and poisoning if ingested, but do not pose the same danger to warm-blooded creatures as to insects

The following precautions must be observed when using this drug:

1. Before using the product, you must carefully read the instructions for use.
2. When using the product, you must wear protective clothing, which, among other things, includes safety glasses, a hat, a respiratory mask and disposable rubber gloves. It’s best to wear things that you won’t mind throwing away later.
3. After completing the treatment, you must thoroughly wash all exposed areas of the body with soap.
4. In case of contact with mucous membranes or inside the body, it is necessary to immediately rinse them with a significant volume of water. If these measures do not help and an allergic reaction occurs or any side effects occur, you should immediately seek emergency professional medical help.
5. Empty Butox containers, as well as unused remains of the product, are subject to mandatory disinfection. This procedure is carried out by allowing soda ash to sit in a prepared solution for at least 6 hours, after which the container must be rinsed with clean water.
6. The containers in which the product was located are not allowed to be further used for household or any other purposes, even if they have been thoroughly disinfected.

Preparation and application of insecticide

Before using drops and spray Bars against cockroaches, you must first prepare the room. To do this, you need to carry out wet cleaning, take out the garbage, pack food in sealed plastic containers, move furniture aside to open access to places where pests can move and localize.

You should also cover the ventilation grilles with gauze so that insects cannot temporarily move to your neighbors.

When using Bars aerosol against cockroaches, you must first shake the can and remove the protective cap. You need to spray the product from a distance of 20 cm from the surface, holding it vertically. Consumption rate 20 g per square meter. m.

It is necessary to treat baseboards, adjacent areas of walls and floors, the back surfaces of furniture, the area near the trash can and under the sink, water and sewer pipes against cockroaches with Bars.

Bars drops can also be used for disinfection. Moisten cotton pads with this product and wipe all designated surfaces.

You can also make toxic baits to kill pests by soaking sugar in an insectoacaricidal solution. They should be placed under the refrigerator, stove, kitchen cabinets and other pieces of furniture on sheets of paper.

Attention! Disinsection must be carried out in all premises where signs of pest activity were found on the same day. Particular attention should be paid to the kitchen, bathroom and toilet.

Products from the Bars series also help get rid of bedbugs. In this case, it is better to use a spray. It is necessary to treat sofas, beds, armchairs with an aerosol, spraying along folds, seams and joints of individual elements. You should also spray the back of paintings and loose wallpaper with a toxic solution.

Ventilation

At the end of the procedure, you should leave the room for 2 hours. After the waiting period has expired, the apartment must be ventilated. The effect of the drug lasts for 14 days. If necessary, treatment should be repeated after 2 weeks.

Prices

“Butox” is sold individually in ampoules, boxes with different numbers of ampoules, as well as in bottles of various sizes.

The most common types of packaging are:

1. An ampoule for one-time use costs from 5 to 15 rubles.
2. A box with 5 ampoules costs about 90 rubles.

You can purchase the drug in departments with household chemicals or in various specialized stores with veterinary supplies.

Reviews

Many people have already used the product to destroy various types of parasites; below are their impressions of the result and effectiveness of the drug:

1. Vyacheslav: “My family and I live in a village, we usually keep a large number of animals, so Butox has become one of the main assistants on the farm. I tried to use it for the first time, since it was possible to treat not only cats and dogs with this product, but also sheep, cows and other animals that live with us. Thanks to this, it was possible to remove not only all the parasites, but now even flies with horseflies do not fly close to livestock. I think that Butox would also be effective for exterminating cockroaches and other domestic insects, but we don’t have them to test.”
2. Oksana: “I started using Butox after the vet recommended it. I have a Saint Bernard, which is not helped by other flea treatments, and the anti-parasitic drops that need to be applied to the withers cause a severe allergic reaction. “Butox” has no such side effects, it helped to quickly remove insects, now we use it once a month as a preventive measure, since we often go outdoors, where there is always a risk of picking up a tick.”
3. Mikhail: “A friend recommended me a drug called Butox, I didn’t want to use it for a long time because the price was too low. One day I finally decided to test it in action when my shepherd dog got fleas. The product coped well with the task of quickly destroying them. Now in the spring and fall we use it weekly as a preventive measure. It turns out that, unlike expensive analogues, the effect lasts one week, and not one and a half to two months, but Butox has a significant advantage. The point is that the fleas died instantly after treatment, that is, they did not have time to scatter throughout the apartment. Among the shortcomings of the drug, I can only highlight a rather strong and pungent odor, although the instructions said that it was not particularly noticeable. After bathing the dog, you have to ventilate the premises for another 15-20 minutes to get rid of it. Considering this feature of Butox, I did not risk using it to treat the apartment, although the instructions stated that this is a recommended measure for the destruction of remaining insects and their larvae.”
4. Yulia: “A good and effective drug at an affordable price. The only downside is the strong and extremely unpleasant smell, but the result is worth it. I use it to treat cats, which are very sensitive to many products, and Butox does not contain components that are dangerous to them. Before leaving for the dacha, I use the solution to treat the entire apartment; in just a few days, the smell has time to completely disappear, but the house is protected from parasites, and ants and cockroaches completely disappear.”