Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com » pesticide resistance http://bedbugger.com bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en WPRI 12 News on bed bugs, pesticide resistance, and alternative bed bug treatments http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/23/wpri-12-news-on-bed-bugs-pesticide-resistance-and-alternative-bed-bug-treatments/ http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/23/wpri-12-news-on-bed-bugs-pesticide-resistance-and-alternative-bed-bug-treatments/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 10:20:34 +0000 nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/?p=1006 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WPRI 12 News on bed bugs, pesticide resistance, and alternative bed bug treatments", url: "http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/23/wpri-12-news-on-bed-bugs-pesticide-resistance-and-alternative-bed-bug-treatments/" });]]> This item from WPRI 12 Eyewitness News takes a spin down the “pesticide resistance” road, with sound bites from a woman with bed bugs, Dr. Michael Potter (whose unofficial fan club is housed right here), an unnamed ThermaPure Heat representative talking about that technology, and Douglas Stern talking about Cryonite.

Stern stresses the need for a residual placed down after Cryonite in order to deal with bed bugs not knocked down by the process; one person in the forums has claimed to have had multiple Cryonite treatments and a persistent infestation.

Some additional non-pesticide options not mentioned are Vikane gas and the careful and diligent use of a steamer (preferably a dry steamer, to avoid mold and fungus growth). Steam is a lot of work, and most effective in experienced hands, but can seriously reduce your bed bug population. Coupled with dusts and pesticides, it is a viable option.

Thanks to the anonymous Bedbugger who pointed us to this video.

Click here to watch the film.

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  • This is a public housing official: “We have a program of unit refurbishment. We’re spending $75 million over three years to upgrade kitchens and bathrooms; we want to seal every crack so there isn’t free ability of the pests to move. And our new buildings have similar specs…” Seems pretty progressive to me.
  • “Many infestations can be traced to people coming to the United States from third-world countries or Eastern Europe.” (I’m not sure anyone has actually traced the paths of these infestations. Yes, bed bugs travel, but they do so in every direction. I don’t doubt that bed bugs do come with immigrants, but they also go out with travelers and business people. They know no boundaries of class, national origin, or nationality, and whenever people throw down the “immigrant” card, I get my hackles up.)
  • On recent bed bug pyrethroid resistance studies: “The Cincinnati and Lexington bugs were immune at levels 200 to 300 times the recommended dosage and also unaffected when directly sprayed with two commercial pyrethroid insecticides.” Lots more of interest here on the relative immunity to pyrethroids of bed bugs in various cities.
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