Insect

In any apartment or villa once, but we had problems with pests such as cockroaches, flies, moths, mosquitoes. However, thanks to modern chemical poisons and traps them fairly easy to destroy. And how then we struggled with these parasites by our ancestors? - You ask. Let's find out. Tool against the plague in Europe 17-18 centuries.





Traps for fleas, 1751-1850 gg., China.

This tool was invented during the plague. Inside the tool lubricated adhesive, in contact with fleas, flies and other insects inside of the extracted.



Traps for insects, 1851-1900 gg., England.

This trap is similar to the Chinese, but this design is slightly different from the first.
The insect has flown into this trap could not get out, thanks to a very smooth walls.



Brass fumigator, 1741-1850 gg., France.

This invention was used to ward off insects.
Inside the device burned herbs with pungent odor that the insects 'stay away', and those who dared to approach poisoned.



Brass fumigators, 1801-1900 gg., Spain.





Finally swatter invented in Britain in the years 1900-1930, which we use to this day.



Source: grimnir74.livejournal.com