About Bedbugs
Thanks, Deborah, for this link to an extremely informative article about bedbugs. (Link leads to a PDF document.)
posted by Caitlin at 1:50 PM
Friday, September 22, 2006
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Although slow, spreading boric acid around really works great getting rid of cockroaches. What about boric acid and bedbugs?
If you are interested in a natural, non-pesticide approach, I know diatomaceous earth is recommended for bedbugs. Check out www.dirtworks.net for more info.
I have heard that boric acid is not very effective on bedbugs.
Sorry - here is some information regarding boric acid from Lou Sorkin, who is an entomologist at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.
"I don't really think boric acid is the way to go because it is mostly a stomach poison and works well on roaches; bed bugs do not consume it. Granted it may be taken up through their cuticle. Boric acid (and dusts in general) are meant to be applied sparingly and in cracks & crevices and voids. Heavy application, in fact, may be repellant to roaches at least. It has to remain dry to be effective and be able to be attracted to cuticle and then cockroach cleans it off of its body, using legs and mouthparts.
Just because it's natural doesn't mean it won't harm you, although boric acid is a least toxic material."
Check out BedBugSolutions.blogspot.com Commercial applications. Brand new science from Vanderbilt University.
Okay, this is war. These things are ready to suck your blood the moment they hatch. I found one so small that it was about half the size of a pen head and it had blood in it. At this stage their bodies are fragile and you will likely kill them if you feel them biting but because they are so small you cannot see them and there probably thousands if not tens of thousands in your carpet.
The big ones that come out at four in the morning you can see and kill but I think that it is the small tiny ones that you have to worry about. I went to a popular hardware store and bought Enforcer flea and tick killer in the red can that sells for about four dollars. The directions say to put it on the carpet and vacuum it up after two hours. It also says that it stops the egg life cycle. I'll let you know how effective it is. Wish me luck.
Death to Bed Bugs,
I hope enforcer kills the eggs for you but I would make sure to verify that it works on bed bug eggs. I have heard that vacuuming doesn't work entirely because bed bug eggs are sticky and stick to the carpet. a better bet would be to steam clean your entire carpet very slowly and thoroughly. this will kill bugs and eggs in carpet.
I would focus primarily on your bed though - sheets, mattress, frame, box spring. I just fought a major war against bed bugs in an apartment i manage so i am glad to divulge any tips which may be helpful.
good luck
my fiancee travels for work and in august he brought bed bugs home from a hotel in kansas. they of course said they do not take my accusations seriously. i am just grossed out. i have had an exterminator out here twice in the last week. this is costing me $95 a month. i replaced my kids beds and covered them in plastic covers along with their pillows. i have not slept in my room in over a week. today my 7 year old daughter woke up and had bites on her shoulders and all the way around her neck and up her cheeks. Her brand new pink sheets have blood smears all over them. i have not vacuumed upstairs at all out of fear of spreading them throughout my house. my entire house has been sprayed. everything has been washed at least 3 times in hot water. Does anybody know of anything else i can do?? i don't even want to be in my home. thank you!
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