How to get rid of two-tails in an apartment and a house

Insects are most common on our planet, there are more than a million species. They are the most tenacious and most developing biological class. Some benefit a person by pollinating plants, others harm by destroying crops or human habitation. From ancient times, people came up with different methods of pest control, attracting the latest scientific achievements to help and not forgetting folk remedies.

How to recognize a two-tail

The double-tailed tail is also known by the names Forktail or Earwig. These small arthropods number about a thousand species. The size of the insect can reach from 2 to 60 mm. The abdomen, consisting of ten segments, the complete absence of eyes, the cerci located at the end of the abdomen, and the characteristic antennae make it easy to distinguish the two-tail from other pests. The life span of insects reaches one year.

What is the danger of a two-tail for a person

People tend to exaggerate the danger of insects, coming up with various "horror stories." Rumor has it that they can get into the ear of a person and, gnawing everything in its path, reach the brain. This is incredible and completely impossible. Even with a person’s bite, everything that threatens him is just redness of the skin, the two-tails are not toxic. Allergic reactions are possible, but in rather rare cases.

The greatest danger of earwigs is damage to the leaves and fruits of crops and domestic plants. There is also a factor of hostility and squeamishness of a person to this unpleasant insect.

Earwig habitat

Two-tailed birds usually live in moist soil and humus, migrating from there to basements and other damp rooms of private houses. Once on fruits and vegetables, insects are transported with them to human habitation, settling there in kitchens, bathrooms and other utility rooms. Earwigs may not be noticed right away, they lead a hidden lifestyle and prefer to crawl out of shelters in the dark. With the help of biting stings, insects feed on both living prey and dead organics.

How to get rid of a two-tail

If you find that someone is eating your plants in the house or in the garden, and you haven’t visually noticed any insects anywhere, try looking for two-tailed nests. The task is difficult, because they hide in hard-to-reach cracks in the walls and floor. However, it is important to detect and destroy their clusters, and then repair damaged areas of the surface.

Chemical substances
The modern chemical industry produces a wide variety of pest control products, among which are popular, familiar to everyone for a long time and novelties that take into account the modification of insects over time. The most common ones are:

1. Antizhuk solution. A wide-profile tool, it is suitable for the destruction of not only the fork, but also other insects that damage wood structures. It is applied with a brush or spray, effective for external terraces and verandas of a private house. The price is low - up to 300 rubles per 10 liters.
2. Crayon "Mashenka". A high result is achieved in the application against double-tails, although it is also used to destroy all tired bugs and cockroaches. The advantages of this tool are harmless to humans and pets, as well as the complete absence of smell. With the help of chalk, all butt surfaces and areas near the cracks are rubbed. The current cost is about 20 rubles apiece.
3. Aerosol "Dichlorvos". It is relatively safe for humans, so it can be used in domestic conditions. A pungent smell forces people to leave the room for a while, and then carefully ventilate it, but the high effect makes it resort to this substance. The old habit works, the nastier the remedy, the faster the pests die. Aerosol is sprayed throughout the house and left the room for several hours. The cost of "Dichlorvos" is low - up to 70 rubles per 170 ml.
4. Aerosol "Raptor". It was developed on the basis of the "Dichlorvos" recipe, but was updated with a pleasant smell, tolerant to humans. It is similarly sprayed throughout the house with special emphasis in nooks and crannies with double-tailed nests. For pleasure you will have to pay more, the average price is 175 rubles per 275 ml.

How to get rid of double-tailed folk remedies

Some people are categorically against chemicals, even in the fight against insect pests, so folk methods are more attractive to them. True, here you will have to work a little, the process requires the implementation of some preparatory operations. Here are the most famous ways:

1. Garlic solution. Make a slurry of grated onion heads and a couple of garlic heads, pouring them with boiling water. Leave the solution for a day in a cool, dark place, and the product is ready to use. Treat all corners, crevices, the most suspicious places, the pungent smell and the disinfecting effect are deadly for the earwigs. After a week, it is advisable to repeat the treatment to avoid the return of insects. In this case, you invest in 5-8 rubles.
2. Wet trap. This free tool consists in laying out a damp rag all over the room, to which two-tails rush, lovers of dampness. Then it is enough to pour boiling water over them and discard the traps.
3. Spiders. Do not clean the cobwebs in the house, give the opportunity to get into it with insects that you fight. Spiders adore the fork, let them go about their business, in the end the web creates a certain entourage in a country house.
4. Boric acid. It is necessary to purchase boric acid powder, 50 g will cost you no more than 30 rubles, mix it with one yolk and roll the balls from the resulting mass. Then you lay them in secluded places where two-tails can crawl out, the poison works instantly.
5. Infusions of herbs. Herbs that have the strongest and most stable odor are selected, these include: lovage, wormwood, lavender, yarrow. Based on the collection, an infusion is prepared, in which up to 50 g of washing powder or liquid for dishes is added. As in other cases, all cracks, corners, and butt surfaces are processed with the resulting material. Allows you to effectively get rid of earwigs without harm to humans.

Prevention of the appearance of double-tails in private homes

In order not to enter into an unequal struggle with an entire army of two-tails in your own house, perform a series of preventive operations to prevent their appearance. Here is a short list of actions:

• wipe the floors in the bathrooms dry;
• do not leave wet dishes on the work surface;
• air the rooms daily;
• pour all the cracks in the window frames or doorways with construction foam;
• bringing vegetables and fruits into the house, remove the discovered two-tails from them;
• well heat the house in the cold season.

Two-tails are not as scary as they are thought of. To get rid of these harmful companions of gardens and kitchen gardens is quite simple. Take a fraction of your time and nobody will bite your plants and exhaust your nerves.

Video: what a double-tail looks like (earwig)