How to get rid of rats and mice? (checked personally)

FAS sulfur bomb is used to combat rodents, fungus, mold and insects. The smoke emanating from it penetrates into all cracks and corners and drives away small pests. Can be used to treat non-residential commercial buildings: sheds, barns, greenhouses, greenhouses and many other premises suffering from pests.

The sulfur bomb “Fas” is excellent for ridding large premises of rodents

Purpose and application

The FAS sulfur bomb has a triangular or cylindrical shape and is similar in appearance to a smoke grenade (due to the casing material). The body is made of polycarbonate, which prevents complete combustion of the product. Total weight - 300 g. Sulfur is the main active ingredient, it makes up 80% of the total weight.

The FAS checker is designed for use outdoors and in non-residential premises. The length of the wick built into the checker is quite long. This allows the person using the product to move to a safe distance after setting the fire. The use of sulfur bombs in residential premises is strictly prohibited.

This video describes the use of sulfur bombs:

Is used for:

Pest control. Sulfur bomb is a good insect killer.
Disinfection. The product effectively rids the treated area of all types of fungi, mold and bacteria. Can be used in cellars, barns, greenhouses and other outbuildings. Smoke destroys any mold deposits in the most inaccessible places.
For removing small rodents. Sulfur bombs are widely used against mice, rats, moles and other pests. The smoke kills small animals, but it simply drives away larger creatures, making them feel very uncomfortable.

The smoke emanating from the sulfur bomb penetrates into all crevices and secluded places, which allows you to completely get rid of insects

You can buy the product at absolutely any hardware store or supermarket that specializes in selling summer goods. In such stores, you should look for a disinfectant in the pest and rodent control department. The average price of a FAS checker ranges from 50 to 70 rubles.

Folk remedies

Buy alabaster at a hardware or hardware store (100 rubles per 5 kg). Mix in a 1:1 ratio with flour so that the bait has a food smell. Place it next to a container of water. The rat will eat the bait and drink water. Alabaster with water will harden in the stomach. This method is suitable if there are few rodents.

Adopt a kitten from parents who catch mice and rats. Cats teach their offspring a skill. In purebred cats from the street, the hunting instinct is better developed than in purebred cats. If there are a lot of rodents, the cat will partially solve the problem.

Rodents get into hard-to-reach areas - a cat won’t get through due to their large size. In villages, cats with long whiskers were considered good mousecatchers. Whiskers are an organ of touch that help catch rodents. The sensitivity of the mustache as an organ does not depend on its length.

Domestic use

The FAS sulfur smoke bomb must be used strictly following the instructions. Failure to comply with them can result in unpleasant consequences for a person.

The instructions for using FAS sulfur bombs are quite simple:

Before use, remove food, plants and pets from the premises, and remove all objects and furniture if possible.
Coat iron products with anti-corrosion lubricants or paint: sulfur dioxide contained in smoke increases corrosion of unprotected areas of metals.

Sulfur smoke can cause damage to a number of materials it comes into contact with.
Objects that could not be removed from the room being treated must be isolated from exposure to smoke. To do this, you need to cover them with thick film and seal them with tape.
All cracks in doors, windows and other openings must be eliminated by first sealing them with tape or puttingty (if these are holes in the walls). Such actions will increase the effectiveness of the bomb without creating leaks and concentrating the smoke in the treated area.
Before using a checker, you need to make sure that there are no flammable substances or materials within a meter radius of the burning site. If they are present, then they must be removed.

Before using a sulfur bomb, make sure that there are no flammable substances nearby so as not to cause a fire.
If the place where the product is used itself consists of a material that can ignite, then it is necessary to assemble a pedestal from non-flammable material with a height of 10-15 cm. Its length and width must be at least 30 cm. This will not allow combustion products to enter the space surrounding the pedestal.
After the checker is placed in the burning place, you need to insert a wick into it and set it on fire. The wick glows for about 30 seconds. This time will be enough to go outside.
After making sure that the combustion process has begun, you need to leave the room as soon as possible. After leaving the room being treated, you need to seal the gaps between the door and the jamb with tape.

Depending on the air humidity in the room, the burning time can vary from 30 minutes. up to 1.5 hours. After the room has been treated, you cannot enter there for 1.5-2 days. After this period, you need to ventilate the room for one or two days. If the smell of sulfur is still felt, then you need to extend the ventilation time until the smell disappears completely.

Ways to control rodents: Mouse traps and rat traps

If there are few mice, use mousetraps (cost 50–200 rubles). For bait, place pieces of cheese, lard, sausage, bread dipped in vegetable oil.

Mousetraps have a base made of plastic or wood, a spring, a bracket, and a place for bait. In 1894, American William Hooker received a patent for the invention of a mousetrap.

Use traps to catch rats.

Rat traps consist of a spring, serrated bars or plates that trap the animal, and a platform that operates the mechanism. Some rat traps include fragrant bait and cost 600–700 rubles

Tie traps and mousetraps to water pipes and heavy furniture. A wounded animal may escape with the trap. Rodents often survive in traps and mousetraps; you have to kill them yourself.

Electric rat traps (cost 2,500–5,000 rubles) operate from an outlet or batteries. Advantage: rodents die instantly, no need to touch the corpses. Dump the trap reservoir into a trash container.

Rodents fall into a chamber of electrical traps and die in the chamber from a current discharge of 8000–1200 V

Possible harm and safety precautions

Although the manufacturer reports that the product is safe for humans, you should not linger in the treated area for a long time. The composition of a sulfur bomb includes sulfur dioxide, which can cause harm to the body, even if a person is wearing PPE (personal protective equipment).

For animals that may be indoors, the smoke from the bomb is dangerous and even fatal. It's all about sulfur dioxide contained in the smoke. It causes serious and sometimes irreparable damage to almost all internal organs in animals. Therefore, before using the checker, you must make sure that there are no livestock or pets in the area being treated.

Smoke can also have a negative effect on plants and food. You must ensure that all these items are removed from the room before use. You cannot leave food indoors, even if it is canned.

According to the instructions, the FAS checker has the fourth hazard class (low-hazard compounds). It won't do any harm until it's set on fire. But during use, the hazard class rises to second. Therefore, the second class (hazardous compounds) is indicated on the packaging.

For normal operation, according to the rules of use, people processing the premises must wear respirators (or gas masks) and rubber gloves. Homemade respiratory protection products will not save you from the harm caused by a saber. Only professional equipment can properly protect the human body.

Sulfur releases toxic substances when ignited; you should not stay in a room where a sulfur bomb is burning for a long time.

Cleaning the room must be carried out by two people. The two of them can seal cracks and remove objects that could be damaged. When setting fire to a FAS checker, it is necessary that both of them wear respirators and gloves. In this case, one of the people lights the fuse, and the second one insures it at the exit.

After treating the room, you need to thoroughly rinse those areas of the body that were exposed when the product was set on fire. You can also rinse your nose and mouth with a salt solution. Used respirator filters should be replaced and disposed of.

Instructions for use

In order for the room to be processed safely, you must correctly follow the instructions for use of the product.

The estimated consumption of the product is 1 checker per 5-10 “cubes” of space. If the room is large, and several checkers are used to process it, they need to be placed and set on fire in such a sequence that the person moves in the direction of the exit.

Step-by-step instructions for use:

Remove all items that can be removed from the area being treated. Be sure to remove food (including canned food) and plants.
We treat metal surfaces with anti-corrosion agents. Sulfur dioxide released during combustion accelerates the corrosion of metals. To avoid this, you need to coat the metal surface with paint or coat it with grease.
In the room being treated, all cracks and openings should be tightly closed: windows, ventilation ducts, any leaks. You also need to prepare in advance for sealing door cracks - you can use tape for this purpose.
We place a pedestal on the floor (50-100 cm from flammable objects or substances) on which the checker will stand. For these purposes, you can use several bricks, forming a kind of “foundation”. It should be wide enough - approximately 30x30 cm. If the floor is wooden, you should use a metal basin instead of a brick pedestal.
We place the checker on the “foundation” and remove the protective film.
Insert a wick into the checker and light it with matches/lighter.
Wait for a small amount of smoke to appear and leave the room immediately. The wick burns (smolders) for a little longer than 30 seconds.
We close the front door and seal all the cracks on the outside.

The combustion process itself takes from half an hour to 80 minutes (depending on the humidity in the room).

You cannot enter the premises for 36-48 hours; this time is just enough for processing. After this period, the room must be ventilated for two days. If this is not enough (the smell of sulfur is felt), we extend the ventilation for another 1-2 days.

Example of greenhouse processing (video)

Safety precautions for use

During the manufacturing process (production) or storage at home, the checker is not dangerous (neither for humans, nor for animals, nor for plants), and belongs to the fourth hazard class (low-hazardous compound).

During the combustion process, the substance released belongs to the second hazard class. Therefore, you need to use personal protective equipment to process the premises:

Respirator (ideally a gas mask).
Latex gloves.
You can use a protective apron or boots - but this is not necessary, as long as you have just a change of clothes (not used anywhere in everyday life).

Please note: gauze bandages, homemade respirators with cotton wool filters - all this will not protect against the combustion of sulfur and the formation of sulfur dioxide. In this case, only professional personal protective equipment has protective functions.

Ideally, the work should be done by two people. Both people can lay out checkers, seal cracks and close holes. After which one leaves the room, and the second sets it on fire. The first one in this case plays the role of a belayer - in case of danger, he helps the one who sets the fire to get out. Therefore, both need to use protective equipment.

Smoldering Checker

After treating the room, wash your clothes thoroughly, change the filters on your respirator or gas mask, and take a shower (be sure to use soap). It is advisable to rinse your mouth (immediately after treatment) and drip a saline solution into your nose (for rinsing).

Call an ambulance immediately if the following symptoms occur (during treatment, when you left the premises, or after it):

headache and/or dizziness;
attacks of nausea, vomiting;
pain in the chest, shortness of breath;
nose bleed;
difficulty breathing (inability to inhale or exhale normally), wheezing, cough without relief.

Such symptoms indicate poisoning by combustion products. Delayed medical care can lead to serious consequences and even death.

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First aid for poisoning

There are cases of sulfur smoke poisoning . The symptoms look like this:

dizziness or headache;
vomiting or nausea;
shortness of breath or pain in the lung area;
difficulty breathing, cough;
nose bleed.

If, after treating the premises, a person experiences symptoms from the list, the following actions must be taken immediately:

provide the victim with access to fresh air, having previously removed him from the treated area;
put a few drops of any nasal remedy into your nose;
give the victim inhalation from a 3% salt solution;
give an antihistamine.

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Then you need to call an ambulance team. Even if the victim feels better in the air, only a doctor can assess the consequences of poisoning for the body .