PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform an insecticidal treatment for an object to be cleaned while performing cleaning.SOLUTION: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning mechanism for sucking dust containing air from a suction port that can come in contact with an object to be cleaned, to a dust collection part by an electric blower, and discharging purified air to a direction of the object through an exhaust passage. The suction port and the dust collection part are disposed on the upstream side of the electric blower, and the exhaust passage is disposed on the downstream side. The exhaust passage is provided with an air-permeable member containing volatile insecticide or repellant.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】掃除をしながら掃除対象物の殺虫処理を行うこと。【解決手段】掃除すべき対象物に接触可能な吸込口から塵埃を含む空気を電動送風機によって集塵部に吸引すると共に、浄化された空気を排出路を介して前記対象物の方向へ排出する掃除機構を備え、前記電動送風機の上流に前記吸込口と集塵部が、下流に前記排出路が設けられ、前記排出路に揮発性の殺虫剤または忌避剤を含む通気性部材が設けられることを特徴とする電気掃除機。【選択図】図6