I had some trouble following this message. But a lack of sleep will do that for ya.

You must not try and get “fumigant” over the internet, or to gas a truck yourself. Vikane gas, to which I assume you’re referring, can only be used by people trained and licensed to do so. It’s deadly. Even though you have a chemical background, you probably aren’t licensed for this.

On the diatomaceous earth and its affect on Cimex…my personal microscopic examinations of Cimex post-mortem show evidence of inhalation and mechanical slicing up trachae and bronchae. I did a microscopic scale dissection of several carcasses at 50X magnification using a large research grade dissecting scope in a lab setting yesterday morning. It appears to me that the crystals of naturally occurring DE are small enough to be inhaled through the spiracles of Cimex. This is analogous to inhalation through the nostrils for a mammal. Once ingested it appears the DE acts mechanically on the respiratory membranes of Cimex in a manner that optically resembles slicing of mammal tissue by razor blade. The result is a certain mortality for the afflicted Cimex although mortality is not instantaneous upon contact with DE by Cimex.

Activity of natural source pyrethrins at a concentration of 2.00% in aqueous solution appears to me to be significant and lethal to Cimex in observations of a single application on a live population of at least 50 members. Direct contact with an aerosolized dispersion of this pyrethrin solution resulted in 100% mortality and mortality appeared to be instantaneous. Persistence of this chemical agent as a long acting deterrent is unknown at present and will be reported as time passes and more observations of the treatment area occur.

I am now dedicated to sharing my professional observations with this group and hope this information may be useful to someone else dealing with this underreported and persistent problem. I am indeed shocked to discover how widespread this problem now appears to be within my local area.

Personally my apartment management group possessed a professionally prepared document set dealing with infestation and remedies. I am shocked and baffled to discover that their response to my reporting of this problem is a great focus on denial of any responsibility for persistent infestation of their properties. I was given the suggestion that I infested my own domicile with vermin through accidental contact with Cimex in some unknown public venue that resulted in me personally transporting them into my own home.

Their focus on denial appears to be a response driven by fear of legal liability. I can state the management company has never advised me such vermin might be present in this property. Confidential comments made to me by their extermination contractors lead me to conclude this problem is at least mildly common within their local rental properties. I find the fact that this management company possesses and distributes literature dealing with Cimex infestation to residents compelling evidence that this company has knowledge of this problem they failed to disclose to me during lease negotiations. This truly angers me at multiple levels and gives me what I now view as good reason to consider this leasing agency to indeed be liable at some levels for the infestation problem now afflicting me. I was initially simply interested in a solution for my infestation problems. I am now angered enough by the actions and apparent dishonesty of this leasing agency to seriously contemplate direct legal action against them for their culpable liability in concealing and deceiving me about Cimex infestation in their rental properties. Simply stated…it appears to me they knew about this problem, failed to disclose the information to me, and have since consistently acted in a manner intended to deny any knowledge or responsibility for the infestation problem I am presently enduring. This is an outrage to me and I am presently seeking a new address as a result.

I have read and do appreciate the FAQ section of this website. I cannot predict how long I will be an active participant here but I wish to thank the responsible parties for their noble efforts in providing this venue as a valuable public service. Please accept my most sincere and appreciative thanks for your excellent work. I’ll be posting regularly at least until I resolve this problem to my personal satisfaction. I am also volunteering my services to this group as a biologist. If there are any relevant areas where I can contribute to your efforts by providing professional references or other relevant biological information please ask and I will do my best to obtain and share whatever is available from within the domain of scientific publications.

Cheers and best wishes!

Uh-huh, not a problem that flowers can fix!

Call it emotional imbalance, overreaction, or anything your needs require. I went nuclear. There would be no survivors of the holocaust I now planned and plotted to deliver unto this scourge of vermin who had been victualizing upon me and mine. No rule of land, sea, or air warfare is sacred and beyond violation in this battlefield. Chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons are all open options within the scope of my ethos for this fight. Chemical options here now mean every pyrethrin I am capable of mustering, delivered in high concentration and dosage with high frequency. Diatomaceous earth, the glimmering crystalline remains of other invertebrates of the shallow seas of an earth long past are deployed as the sabre wielding agents of a lingering cavalry now always patrolling the former lairs of tje villainous Cimex. Fractured bits of the diatoms will be inhaled through the spiracles of the Cimex, sucked further in and begin acting with surgical keeness to slice and dice the respiratory tracks of the vermin from the inside. Trachae and bronchae of the pestilential predators part like butter sliced by a glowing hot knife blade and the affected vermin bleed out internally as their long dead evolutionary brethren perform my bidding with a noble silent precision and enduring accuracy. Praise to the dedication and effectiveness of the diatom cavalry; long may their banner fly and mock the vermin.

Within self the glory of victory remains hollow at best for now. No matter I never felt a bite before. No matter the vermin never bothered me then. Every puff of air on exposed skin, any and all unknown contacts of epidermis with the unknown in the watches of the night, any movement at all of the forest of hair clad over my body and a reincarnation of the verminous Cimex occurs…again…and again…and again…Where and how does the peace and contentment of my now long distant past of cozy nights and uninterrupted sleep return to ease the torments of my mind???