Smoke bombs for cockroaches and reviews of their use: which one to buy?

Smoke bomb for cockroaches: what is it?

An insecticidal smoke bomb is considered a non-standard remedy for household parasites, about which most people know almost nothing.
Positive aspects of smoke bombs:

They make it possible to eliminate almost all insects - cockroaches, fleas, ants, bedbugs, mosquitoes, midges;
Economical use - if used correctly, one stick is enough to disinfest an area of 300 sq. m.;
Quick result – death of parasites occurs within 24 hours;
No residual impact – after ventilation the building is completely cleared of toxic elements.

Effectiveness of application:

One smoke bomb emits significantly more insecticidal aerosol (fine) than 5 cans of Raptor or Dichlorvos-Neo.
Toxic smoke equally envelops the entire perimeter. Absolutely everything is treated; there is no need to find cockroach nests - they will certainly end up in the area of insecticidal damage.
Along with smoke, chemicals enter even the most inaccessible areas - cracks in walls and floors, under baseboards, into outlet holes, through furniture upholstery. The chemical can cope where any other method cannot. Customer reviews confirm that the effectiveness of smoke disinfection of a room is equivalent to the work of cold and hot fog generators, which are often used by SES services. Moreover, the device costs almost 10 times less than calling experts.

Compound

The composition most often includes chemical elements:

Sulfur compounds - when burned, they are converted into anhydride, a chemical for disinfection and pest control;
Hexachlorane is a chemical substance that immobilizes the central nervous system and has a negative effect on the gastrodigestive tract of insects. It is often used for baiting not only domestic but also garden parasites (caterpillars, locusts and others);
Didecyldimethylammonium bromide - consists of various microorganisms, is rapidly used in agriculture.

How to choose and where to buy a smoke bomb

Smoke bombs can be not only useless, but also dangerous, like any other cockroach repellent. You must approach your choice responsibly, otherwise you can harm yourself and the health of others.

Buy only high-quality products in specialized stores.

Checkers based on hexochlorane

It is an insecticide that is toxic to humans and animals and is banned in America and Europe. Avoid such devices if you see them on the counter!

Sulfur checkers

Dioxide-based sprays remove mold, but are not always effective against cockroaches and other parasites. Repeated disinfestation is often required.

Permethrin blocks

Quickly and permanently destroy insects in any type of premises. The checker contains a substance from the pyrethroid group – peremethrin. This is a contact-intestinal insecticide with a nerve paralytic effect.

Peremethrin is not harmful to humans unless inhaled in large quantities.

What explains the obscurity of smoke bombs?

If smoke bombs are so effective, why are they less popular than aerosols and other insecticidal products? There are several explanations for this.

Fire hazard from smoke bombs. Like all smoke-producing products, bombs are a fire hazard to a certain extent. Below we will look at this point in more detail.

Cheap smoke bombs. Yes, as strange as it may sound, it is precisely because the checkers are cheap that professional exterminators prefer to use impressive-looking, expensive equipment instead. It is inconvenient to charge the same high price for simply lighting a checker as for using a complex device that generates cold or hot fog. In addition, using a simple and cheap product in front of the user means setting a “bad” example for him. He quickly realizes that he can buy a saber for 500 rubles. and set it on fire yourself, without inviting a specialist for 5,000 rubles.

Lack of advertising. Insecticidal agents in the form of fumigators, aerosols, traps and baits are “promoted” enough to be known to almost any user. The companies that produce them are large organizations that have the opportunity to invest significant funds in marketing. Smoke bombs are usually produced by small companies that do not have enough finances for an effective advertising campaign. The result is that insect smoke bombs remain largely a mystery to the average user.

Where can you use smoke bombs?

The main distinguishing feature of smoke bombs is their high efficiency. Based on this, we can conclude that this drug has great toxicity. In this regard, manufacturers do not recommend using it in dormitories, children's and hospital institutions, residential premises, and various public buildings. For the same reason, it is recommended to abandon the use of smoke bombs in livestock buildings. In general, smoke bombs are produced for treating non-residential premises:

utility rooms;
cabins;
basements;
industrial premises;
warehouses and hangars;
sewer system.

However, practice shows that some people still use checkers in the apartment. Here it is enough to follow fire safety rules and use personal protective equipment. Therefore, if there is no other choice, many decide to take such a desperate step.

How do insecticidal smoke bombs work?

An important feature of the work of insecticidal bombs is that they provide quick and one-time destruction of the entire population of insects in the apartment. This sets them apart from gels, glue traps and poisoned baits: you don’t have to wait weeks for cockroaches to find the poison and feast on it, or accidentally run across the sticky surface. The smoke affects insects no matter where they hide during treatment.

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The active substance of smoke bombs can enter the body of cockroaches in different ways:

The finest aerosol penetrates the spiracles of cockroaches, then into the hemolymph, with the current reaching the nerve ganglia, providing paralysis of the insect and subsequent rapid death;
In addition, the insecticides used have a contact effect and can penetrate directly through the chitinous integument of the insect’s body when deposited on them;
The intestinal effect of the insecticide is also important - after the aerosol settles on the surfaces of furniture, floors and walls, even surviving cockroaches (or those newly running from neighbors) will inevitably pick up particles of the substance on their paws and antennae. Then, for example, when trying to clean the antennae, the cockroach will swallow the poison and die. This achieves a prolonged effect from using smoke bombs indoors. In particular, for permethrin blocks, the duration of such residual protection lasts about a month.

Of all the smoke bombs against cockroaches in an apartment, the most suitable are those whose active ingredients are pyrethroids. Today, four such checkers are best known on the market - Samuro, Quiet Evening, City and Tsifum, all based on permethrin.

The photo below shows examples of permethrin smoke bombs:

This is interesting
Permethrin smoke bombs were originally used as an outdoor mosquito repellent. Permethrin in the smoke has a pronounced repellent effect on insects, forcing mosquitoes to quickly leave the area where the bomb was used (with prolonged exposure, the insects die).
Thus, it should be borne in mind that when destroying cockroaches using a smoke bomb in an apartment, partial migration of insects to neighboring apartments may be observed if there are appropriate “escape routes.” Therefore, you should block them in advance by temporarily sealing the ventilation holes, for example, with masking tape - besides, this measure will not allow the smoke to escape through the ventilation too quickly.

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Advantages and disadvantages

Cockroaches are one of those creatures that regularly ruin people's lives. In total, there are many ways to eliminate these insects in the world.

Positive aspects of using checkers:

A large amount of poisonous substance is released from the checker;
With the help of this effect, the entire house is disinfected, and not certain parts in the room;
Smoke can harm insects from different angles. Most toxic agents are aimed at entering the cockroach’s body through the digestive system, but in this case it becomes possible to act also through the chitinous shell of the insect;
The poison in the form of smoke stays in the house for days, which helps eliminate even those cockroaches that are the most tenacious.

It is important to know that the price of one smoke bomb is about 700 rubles. But the price can also be influenced by the manufacturing company. Many may think that this is too much of an expense, but the cost is fully recouped by the action.

This tool also has disadvantages:

Smoke reaches any place in the room;
The smell that occurs after activation of a smoke bomb is not very favorable for humans. It is also worth noting that such a smell disappears within three days;
Any other pets should be removed from the home to prevent them from being poisoned.

Rules for using smoke bombs

Thick smoke appears when the drug is heated strongly. Thus, the first thing you need to pay attention to before use is fire safety. Today there are checkers, both with and without open fire. Choose the most suitable option for your specific location. In any case, the smoking bomb will be quite hot, so it must be placed on bricks or a metal sheet.

Rules to follow when using smoke bombs

Using checkers requires much less effort compared to traditional means of getting rid of cockroaches. Basically, this involves preparing the apartment for treatment and cleaning up dead cockroaches.

It must be borne in mind that some instructions supplied with smoke bombs exclude or, in any case, do not imply their use in residential premises. But practice has shown that checkers are a very effective means for exterminating indoor insects, and when used correctly, they do not cause harm to the health of people and domestic animals.

The use of checkers requires compliance with the following rules:

People and animals should not be in the apartment during smoking.
Clothing, linen, dishes, toys, food and other things that should not come into contact with the insecticide should be packed in plastic bags. This will eliminate the need to take them out of the apartment. Packaging is needed not so much so that they can deteriorate upon contact with smoke, but to avoid the absorption of a specific odor.
Cabinets, bedside tables, sideboards need to be opened, all furniture and equipment moved away from the walls.
It is necessary to turn off fire detectors that react to smoke, if there are any in the room. Or - an alternative option - seal them tightly with tape.
All ventilation ducts also need to be closed or covered.
Windows and doors in all rooms must be tightly closed.
A metal vessel (bucket or basin) is placed on the floor in the middle of the room, a checker is placed in it and set on fire. The “City”, “Tsifum” and “Quiet Evening” checkers do not produce a flame, but when smoldering they warm up noticeably.
When smoking begins, you should immediately leave the room, closing the door well behind you. Many people are tempted to watch the smoke occur, but it is better not to do this without respiratory protection. Although permethrin is relatively harmless to warm-blooded animals, breathing insecticidal smoke unless absolutely necessary is still not worth it.
The smoking time of the checker is about 5 minutes. You need to keep the room or apartment closed for about 2 hours. This is enough for the smoke to be evenly distributed throughout the room and settle on all surfaces and insects.
After a couple of hours, the apartment opens, all doors and windows swing open, the protective film is removed from the ventilation ducts, and the apartment is left in this position for 1 hour for intensive ventilation. Then wet cleaning is done, and the apartment is ready for normal use.

All that's left to do is remove it.

To process 1 room of 250-300 m², one block is required. But taking into account the fact that after 2 weeks it is advisable to re-treat (to fully guarantee getting rid of cockroaches), you need to buy two checkers.

Important
Of all animals, felines are especially sensitive to permethrin. Therefore, you need to make sure that they are not in the room during smoking. It is even advisable to return them to the apartment no earlier than a day after treatment, when the room is thoroughly ventilated, dead cockroaches are removed, and there is no insecticide left on the surfaces. Cats should not be allowed to eat dead or dying insects. By the way, one of the signs of animal poisoning with permethrin is excessive drooling.

Repeated treatment after one to two weeks guarantees complete destruction of insects. It is especially necessary in case of severe infestation and the presence of cockroaches in neighbors. This does not mean that smoke bombs are ineffective. Control treatment is considered the norm for any professional disinfection. It is carried out using exactly the same technology as the first one.

Immediately after the operation is completed, it is necessary to take measures to prevent neighboring cockroaches from entering the apartment. Barrier protection is done using adhesive and food baits, insecticidal crayons and other anti-cockroach agents. It is installed at the exit from ventilation ducts, near baseboards and other places where insects can enter from neighboring apartments.

Review
Once my dad went to Japan for a course and brought back several smoke bombs against cockroaches. For some time they lay idle. But recently we got cockroaches (they snuck in from our neighbors), and we decided to try them out. And you know, the checker worked great, killing every last cockroach. Even in the toilet tank, several pieces were found floating. The smell, however, lingered for a long time; they ventilated it all night. But it turned out to be a killer thing for insects.
Oksana, Vladivostok

How to use a checker correctly for the best effect?

To avoid problems, always follow the instructions on the label. The information on the label tells you how to use the product safely.

Never use more smoke bombs per room than recommended. Smoke bombs come in different sizes. They are often sold in whole packages. Your apartment probably doesn't require that much. Before purchasing, determine the size of the area you plan to treat.

Then read the label on the smoke bomb to determine the amount you need. To calculate the volume of living space, multiply the length, width and height of each room and add the volumes of the rooms together.

Can a smoke bomb cause a fire?

Turn off anything that could cause a spark: light bulbs, gas fireplaces, unplug electrical appliances. Always install smoke bombs at least two meters away from gas or electrical appliances. Do not use smoke bombs in small enclosed spaces, in closets, under counters or under tables. This may cause the product to explode. Keep smoke bombs as far away from any ignition sources as possible.

How to store smoke bombs?

Store smoke bombs in a safe place, high up, in a locked cabinet, away from children. They are not protected from the pranks of children. Explain to children that they should not play with smoke bombs and other pesticide products. Once launched, the smoke bomb will operate until it burns out completely and cannot be stopped.

Is smoke dangerous for those who work with checkers?

While the smoke bomb is burning, you must be outside the treated area! Prepare in advance by removing children's toys and locking up food and pet food. Once you light the smoke bomb, leave the area and close the doors. Get everyone out, including pets. Do not return until the time indicated on the label has passed, usually two or four hours.

You should notify family members and neighbors in advance that you are planning a smoke treatment. Post a sign on the door stating that the area is being treated with smoke. It is also a good idea to alert the fire department if smoke sets off the fire alarm.

Before you finally go back, ventilate everything thoroughly! When you return, open the doors and windows to release any remaining fumes. If there is a strong smell, stay outside the house for some time to air it out.

Where are checkers sold and at what price?

These products are sold along with goods for gardeners and fishermen; you can also buy them in online stores. However, you don’t need to pay attention to the fact that they are presented as mosquito repellents. They also work against cockroaches, proven by experience.

Checkers cost several hundred rubles. The price sometimes depends on the quantity purchased. So the permethrin brand “Quiet Evening” will cost 400...500 rubles. a piece. This is inexpensive, if you take into account that professional treatment of a one-room apartment using “cold fog” costs 2000...4000 rubles.

When purchasing a smoke bomb on an online resource, it is advisable to leave your feedback on the results of its use. Information from a direct user of any product is always useful; it helps other buyers make their choice and save money.

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Precautionary measures

Although checkers are not considered fatal to humans, if you inhale this smoke heavily, you can get serious poisoning . In addition, the active substances have a bad effect on the skin . So, what precautions should you take when working with this insecticide?

Be sure to use personal protective equipment . Moreover, you can’t get away with a mask and glasses; you need a suit that completely covers the body.
All food must leave the apartment. If this is not possible, then they are all packed in foil and put in the refrigerator, which is securely sealed with tape.
We cover upholstered furniture and soft toys with thick cellophane . This is not so much a safety issue as it is odor - it evaporates very poorly from such materials.
Under no circumstances should the treatment be carried out on people who suffer from lung diseases . If a healthy person tolerates several breaths of smoke quite easily, then the patient will certainly face an exacerbation of his illness.

Also, make sure your pets don't eat dead cockroaches . Along with cockroaches, poison enters . Moreover, dogs tolerate this easily, but cats are very poisoned.

Attention. Monitor your health after treatment. The first sign of poisoning is excessive salivation, both in humans and animals.

Ventilation of the room after treatment

After completion of the treatment (after 2-3 hours), all windows and doors in the apartment are opened wide, leaving in this position for 12-24 hours. If the premises are residential, then in addition to normal ventilation it is necessary:

sweep out or vacuum up all dead insects;
wash all accessible surfaces with shampoo (floors, cabinets, walls, if they are painted);
wash all the dishes;
wash or take out laundry and outerwear outside for airing.

Important! You can check into the room no earlier than one day later.

Effect of smoke bombs against cockroaches

The checker emits a fairly large volume of insecticidal smoke. Even five cans of Dichlorvos or other aerosol will not produce as much smoke as a saber. However, this is not the only reason for its effective action. The important factor here is that the smoke spreads evenly throughout the treated space. In fact, the entire room is treated. Since the smoke spreads on its own, a person does not need to waste time and energy searching for a cockroach nest. The acrid smoke will reach them in any case.

Smoke treatment allows you to deliver the insecticide to even the smallest cracks. Other methods of treating such areas are known to be problematic. The particles of the active substance are several tens of microns in size. This allows the drug to penetrate into sockets, into the cracks between the baseboard and the wall, and under the upholstery.

In addition to high efficiency, the distinctive effect of smoke bombs is their speed. As soon as the smoke spreads throughout the room, it already has a negative effect on insects. After one-time use, the entire population of cockroaches is destroyed, regardless of the place where they hide. However, do not forget that there are checkers that do not kill eggs. If you use this particular drug, you will need to re-treat it after some time.

Safety rules when working with smoke bombs

Modern insecticides for insects do not pose a great danger to warm-blooded animals. But this does not mean that you should not be careful when using them. In addition to the general effect of insecticides on the human or animal body, there is also individual intolerance and increased sensitization of the body to certain substances. In this case, an allergy may occur when inhaling smoke in the smallest concentration.

Here are some safety rules to follow when using checkers.

It is necessary to provide such conditions for the smoldering of the checker so that the floor and furniture do not suffer from its heating. It is best to use a large metal pan placed on a brick or other heat-resistant material. The height of the dishes should prevent the checker from falling out.
It is necessary to leave the apartment being treated immediately after smoke begins to appear.
Upon entering the room after treatment, you need to hold your breath, open the windows and quickly leave it.
Processing, ventilation and cleaning of premises must be carried out in clothing that completely covers the body. After cleaning you need to take a bath.

This video demonstrates how to properly use a checker against bedbugs.

Review
I have been familiar with sulfur bombs, which are used to treat mold in cellars for a long time. But they are not very effective against cockroaches, I know this from my experience. They stink horribly after use, some cockroaches die, but many remain alive. Apparently, some other poison other than sulfur is needed.
Veniamin, St. Petersburg

Review of the most effective smoke bombs

There is a wide range of smoke bombs on the market, both foreign and Russian made. Some of them have already proven their reliability and impeccable quality.

Climate

Available in the form of a design consisting of several tablets and a wick. Smoke bomb Climate contains 75% sulfur and 25% excipients. When burned, sulfur dioxide is released - the main component of sulfuric acid. This smoke is very toxic and dangerous to humans.

Checkers Climate are often used to treat premises against mold, repel rodents and insects, and disinfect greenhouses. Manufacturer: Russia.

Advantages of the product:

has a long-lasting effect,
can be used over a large area,
used against many pests,
affordable price.

Disadvantages of the drug:

ineffective against cockroaches,
Failure to follow the instructions may cause poisoning from toxic smoke.

Cost - from 60 rubles.

Samuro

Permethrin smoke bomb is very effective in combating all types of crawling and flying insects. Smoke spreads quickly in the air, penetrating into all cracks.

The death of insects begins within 2 minutes. One checker is enough to process 250 m2 of space.

Advantages:

high productivity,
rapid death of pests,
simple application,
fire safety - only smoke is released, no fire,
high permeability,
large coverage area.

Flaws:

after use, a white residue remains that must be washed off,
Smoke is dangerous for humans if precautions are not taken.

Cost - from 290 rubles.

Quiet evening

The smoke bomb is entirely permethrin based. The substance does not pose a danger to humans. Paralyzes and causes death of insects: mosquitoes, midges, cockroaches.

Smoke occurs when the pyrotechnic part of the bomb burns. But permethrin itself does not participate in combustion, this increases its effectiveness by 3 times. The smoke continues for about 5 minutes. Manufacturer: Russia.

Advantages:

one stick can cover an area of 300 m2,
everything is easy to do yourself,
instantly neutralizes insects,
the smoke has a faint smell of wax,
there is no unpleasant odor,
the effect of the substance lasts up to three days.

Flaws:

the product is also a strong poison for beneficial insects, such as bees;
can be dangerous if safety precautions are not followed.

Cost - from 370 rubles.

City

The City smoke bomb contains permethrin, pine fragrance, and a pyrotechnic mixture. The drug has a depressant effect on most flying and crawling insects, causing their paralysis and death.

The product does not work on large black cockroaches. Manufacturer: Russia.

Advantages:

against cockroaches, one checker is effective on an area of 60 m2,
effectively destroys insects,
moderate smoke production,
slight smell,
absence of skin reactions in humans.

Flaws:

The product can be dangerous if precautions are not followed.

Cost - from 120 rubles.

Fas

Sulfur smoke bomb from the development of mold and mildew. It also acts against insects and rodents, and is used for drying basements, cellars and warehouses, disinfecting greenhouses and conservatories.

It has a weaker effect against cockroaches and is used rather for preventive purposes. Manufacturer: Russia.

Advantages:

economical means
has a quick effect,
easy and convenient to use,
safe if done correctly.

Flaws:

the product is toxic,
causes metal oxidation
high level of fire hazard,
Ineffective for killing cockroaches.

Cost - from 48 rubles.

Raptor

Powerful aquafumigator against cockroaches, fleas, ants, bedbugs and other pests. Disinsection takes only 1–2 hours. This is a convenient container of poison that is released into the air as an aqueous suspension after adding liquid and starting the chemical process.

The active substance is cyfentorin rethroid. A low-toxic insecticide developed by Japanese scientists back in 1986.

Poisonous vapors enter through the respiratory tract, quickly fill the body and paralyze the nervous system of pests.

Japanese smoke bomb for cockroaches

Today there are many different domestically produced smoke bombs: “Climate”, “Quiet Evening”, “Vulcan”. However, the Japanese smoke bomb has gained the greatest popularity among consumers. This drug has a very unusual form for a checker. To use the product you will need the jar that comes with the kit. Water is filled into it up to the mark, a cup is placed here, which begins to emit smoke after a couple of minutes.

This so-called aquafumigator has shown excellent results in the fight against cockroaches. One such block is designed for effective treatment of a room whose area ranges from 15 to 30 sq.m. This tool is powerful enough to get rid of unwanted neighbors within a few hours.

The main advantages of the Japanese checker include the absence of an unpleasant odor after use. In addition, compared to other similar drugs, such a checker causes the least harm. The smoking process itself lasts about ten minutes. However, you should not touch the jar for 30 minutes after completing the procedure. Do not open the windows in the room for two hours, which will allow you to achieve maximum effect. After this, you need to ventilate it, wash the dishes and do a wet cleaning. The final stage of the fight will be re-treatment, which should be carried out after 2-3 weeks.

Which checkers are the most effective?

Checkers containing pyrethroids are considered more effective and best suited for use in residential apartments due to their proximity to natural insecticides, in particular:

"Tsifum";
"City";
"Quiet evening".

All of them are made on the basis of permethrin.

Reference
Initially, the “Quiet Evening” product was intended to repel mosquitoes when relaxing outdoors. The checker has a pronounced repellent effect, forcing blood-sucking insects to leave the smoke-filled area. Those who do not manage to do this quickly die.

Designed to repel mosquitoes, but also works against cockroaches.

You need to know that checkers not only destroy insects, but also force them to leave the treated premises and take refuge in neighboring apartments. To block their “escape routes,” you need to cover the ventilation ducts with adhesive tape or masking tape for the duration of treatment. This measure, by the way, is also useful in that it does not allow the concentration of the insecticide to decrease due to the escape of part of the smoke through the ventilation.

TOP 3 best checkers against cockroaches

Quiet evening. The active ingredient is permethrin. Checkers of this brand are known everywhere and are quite effective. Can be used both indoors and outdoors. Cost - from 370 rubles.

Raptor. The active ingredient is cyphenothrin. The peculiarity of this checker is that it acts upon contact with water. One of the most effective means of this class. Will cope with parasites in a few hours. Cost - from 480 rubles.

Samuro. The active ingredient, permethrin, is dangerous only for insects. It acts on all types of crawling and flying representatives, acts quickly and effectively. The death of parasites occurs within 2 minutes. A special feature of the Samuro checker is its fire safety. Cost - from 290 rubles.

Effective, but not in demand

Effective, but not in demand.

Paradox! With such efficiency , such low demand. Frankly, we had a hard time finding people who could give more or less intelligible reviews about checkers against cockroaches. The main reason for the lack of popularity is the stereotype about the extremely powerful impact , which is simply unnecessary for ordinary residential apartments.

But this is not the root of evil. The fact is that checkers are similar in their effect to equipment for “foggy” treatment of premises against parasites . Is this beneficial for pest control companies? Considering that many of them have quite influential owners who can launch any rumors on the Internet, the answer to this question lies on the surface.

What to do if cockroaches don't go away

If cockroaches remain after using checkers, you can try:

Insecticide - Raptor

purchase another product, but of a different brand and manufacturer;
treat the rooms with aerosols (advantage - they disappear quickly, there is no need to inform neighbors about the upcoming treatment);
mark all free surfaces with crayons and set traps;
apply freezing (increase the temperature);
purchase an ultrasonic repeller.

If none of the above helps, and the cockroaches remain even after repeated use of the sulfur bomb, after the required 2-3 weeks, try to negotiate with the neighbors about mass treatment of the entire entrance or even the house by professional exterminators. Specialists use drugs that are not commercially available, which means that cockroaches have not yet acquired resistance to them and therefore the probability that the insects will be expelled after general disinsection is about 95%.

Important! Alternatively, you can try to renovate your apartment by changing the old wallpaper and sealing all the cracks where insects usually hide. Particular attention is paid to plumbing and the holes left in the walls after its installation. In the future, the homeowner will only have to maintain cleanliness after repairs and promptly poison the insects that run in from the neighbors.

Reviews

Kirill, Moscow: “The sulfur bomb was bought a long time ago, but it came in handy only after moving to a new apartment. When concluding the lease, the owner convinced my wife that we would not find a better place anywhere. This may be true, but the cockroaches certainly couldn’t find anything better. They did not appear immediately, but only after 2-3 weeks, and in such quantities that ordinary sprayers such as “Diclofos” were not able to cope with them. I had to temporarily move in with friends and start baiting insects.”

Marina, Izhevsk: “My mother has a neighbor with three dogs in her house; it’s not worth mentioning what state they turned her apartment into. The fact that the entrance is full of cockroaches speaks for itself. They appeared in my mother’s apartment, and we can’t do anything to get them out. A friend recommended a sulfur bomb, we’ll try it.”

Sulfur bomb is an effective, but not safe, means for baiting cockroaches. It must be used with extreme caution and in full accordance with the instructions. The effect of application is about 95% the first time and reaches 100% when the insecticide is sprayed again.

*Prices are current as of August 2021.