RSS Feed for bed bug aggregate pheromonesCategory: bed bug aggregate pheromones

Bed bug aggregate pheromone traps “within two years” says Dr. Gerhard Gries »

By nobugsonme on Jun 17, 2008 in Vegas, bed bug aggregate pheromones, bed bug dog, bed bug pheromones, bed bug research, bed bug trap, bed bugs, bedbugs, british columbia, burnaby, canada, dr. gerhard gries, entomologists, vancouver | 4 Comments

This Globe and Mail article is about Vegas, Care Pest and Wildlife Control’s bed bug dog, based in Burnaby, British Columbia.
But it includes a section on the status of bed bug aggregate pheromone research being undertaken by Dr. Gerhard Gries of Simon Fraser University:

Understanding how insects communicate with each other is the key to developing [...]

Good news: bed bug aggregate pheromones »

By nobugsonme on Mar 15, 2007 in Tipping Point, bed bug aggregate pheromones, bed bug trap, bed bug traps, bed bugs, bedbugs, hope, research, rumors, signs and symptoms, tools and weapons | 27 Comments

A pest control professional confirmed for us today the reports Parakeets heard about bed bug aggregate pheromones being developed.
We’re told that within 2-3 months, assuming the red tape is cut swiftly enough, glue traps should be available for sale which use a bed bug pheromone to attract bed bugs to aggregate there.
This is very exciting: [...]