In order to kill the cockroaches in the house, recently, Ms. Huang, who lives in Wuchang District, purchased 6 scary-looking white-fronted spiders online and kept them as pets at home.

When interviewed by reporters, a number of experts said that the use of white-fronted spiders to kill cockroaches at home will not be very effective and cost-effective. It is recommended that citizens use other mature chemical and physical methods to kill cockroaches.

Woman breeds spiders at home to control cockroaches

  Ms. Huang's home is in Zhangjiawan Community, Guoguohu Street, Wuchang District. The community is well-greened, with shady trees and many flowers and plants.

Ms. Huang introduced that her family lived on the first floor.

Last summer, she saw cockroaches crawling around at home, so she wanted to kill the cockroaches, and went to the Internet to find ways to eliminate cockroaches. Artifact", many netizens keep the white-fronted spider as a pet.

So, she also followed the trend and bought 6 white-fronted spiders home as pets.

She obviously felt that after the white-fronted high-footed spider settled in her house, although the cockroaches in her house had not completely disappeared, the number of cockroaches was less than before.

She personally believes that it is indeed possible to use the method of raising white-fronted spiders at home to control cockroaches.

  Regrettably, later, the six white-fronted spiders she raised all escaped one after another, Ms. Huang said.

By the summer of this year, more cockroaches were active in her house.

So in the middle of this month, she bought 6 white-fronted spiders from the Internet to go home, "I hope they can eat the cockroaches hiding in my house like the six white-fronted spiders before." .

  The reporter checked online and found that there are indeed many sellers selling white-fronted spiders.

Most of the sellers said: The white-fronted spider is the natural enemy of cockroaches, and it is a little expert at killing cockroaches; using the white-fronted spider to kill cockroaches is safe and environmentally friendly, and has zero harm to humans and animals... Many bought the white-fronted spider. Jia also said: Since the white-fronted spider was raised at home, there have been many fewer cockroaches in the house.

It is not cost-effective to use white-fronted spiders to control cockroaches

  Is the white-fronted high-footed spider really an artifact to kill cockroaches?

Is keeping it at home to get rid of cockroaches, is there really no harm to human health?

What should citizens do to get rid of cockroaches in their homes?

To this end, the reporter deliberately interviewed a number of experts to find the answers to these questions.

  Wang Mingquan, director of the Wuhan Zoo Veterinary Hospital and senior veterinarian, said that the white-fronted tall spider, also known as tall spider, large spider, and ground tiger, is a large indoor spider that does not build webs.

It loves to sneak into the house to live. During the day, it usually hides in the roof, the crevice of the cupboard, etc. to rest, and it comes out to forage at night, and likes to catch cockroaches and flying insects.

White-fronted high-footed spider is a native species in my country.

Citizens breed white-fronted spiders at home without destroying the ecological balance.

  Wang Mingquan said that the white-fronted spider's food intake is not very large, and it is not only dedicated to preying on cockroaches.

It only takes time and energy to catch cockroaches when it can't easily catch flies, moths and other insects.

Therefore, it is not advisable for citizens to kill cockroaches at home by raising a few white-fronted spiders: "Unless citizens keep dozens or hundreds of white-fronted spiders in a closed room at the same time, it is possible to kill cockroaches at home. Most of the cockroaches in the house were wiped out. But no citizen would do that. White-fronted spiders are so ugly, no citizen can live in a house full of white-fronted spiders!"

  Wang Mingquan pointed out that although the white-fronted spider has little toxicity, it still has the possibility of biting people; in addition, the white-fronted spider has been active in a dirty environment for a long time, and it may carry Microorganisms that can cause disease, people may experience allergic or inflammatory symptoms after contact with white-fronted spiders.

All in all, it is a thankless thing for citizens to use the method of breeding white-fronted spiders to control cockroaches. "It is not cost-effective, and there are certain risks."

Experts advise citizens to use efficient methods to kill cockroaches

  Dong Likun, a senior engineer at the Wuhan Institute of Landscape Architecture, said that using white-fronted spiders to kill cockroaches at home will not be very effective. It is recommended that citizens use other mature chemical and physical methods to kill cockroaches.

  Yang Shiliang, an engineer who has retired from Wuhan Xinke Termite Control Co., Ltd., is an expert in household pest control for nearly 40 years.

In an exclusive interview with reporters, he pointed out that cockroaches are a very common pest. They like to gnaw on food and wires and can spread a variety of diseases.

Cockroaches have tenacious vitality and vigorous reproduction.

People have been looking for effective drugs and methods to kill cockroaches.

Humans have developed many efficient chemical cockroach drugs, such as those containing fipronil, sulfluramid, and imidacloprid, etc. They are also using a variety of physical methods such as pouring boiling water into cockroach nests and using trapping cages to trap cockroaches. Methods to kill cockroaches; biological control cockroach technology is also being developed, such as the use of breeding white-fronted spiders to control cockroaches.

But up to now, the use of chemical drugs to kill cockroaches is still the most efficient, moderate cost and most convenient way of all the methods of killing cockroaches.

  Yang Shiliang said that citizens should not worry or panic when they see cockroaches in their homes. They can quickly go to regular stores to buy ready-made cockroaches, and then use them strictly according to the instructions on the instructions to kill cockroaches in their homes. extinguished or controlled.

In order to prevent cockroaches from developing resistance to cockroaches containing a certain type of ingredients, it is recommended that the public use cockroaches with different ingredients in rotation.

  Yang Shiliang reminded the public that the best way to prevent cockroaches is to let cockroaches have no suitable living environment.

Don't let food residues stay in the room, so that cockroaches can't find food; clean the dead corners and crevices in the room, and put away the items that can provide heat sources for cockroaches, so that cockroaches have nowhere to hide... If the citizens can insist on doing these If things happen, citizens' homes may become "cockroach-free homes".

  Reporter Chen Qixiong