By nobugsonme on Aug 4, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, cold, freezing, ice, stuff, treatment | 15 Comments
So you want to de-infest a bunch of stuff, and you want to try doing it with cold?
Dr. Michael Potter covers that, in the article from January’s PCTOnline:
In colder climates, freezing might be a way to de-infest furniture and other belongings. Bed bugs and their eggs can be killed by very low temperatures, but it […]
By nobugsonme on Jul 19, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, best practices, dorms, entomologists, health, heat, ice, multi-unit buildings, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, stephen l. doggett, technological advances, thermal, treatment, treatment in hotels, treatment in institutions, treatment preparations, treatment: single-family | 2 Comments
Behold: new for July 2007, an updated draft of Australian bed bug researcher Stephen L. Doggett’s Bed Bug Code of Practice–click to load a PDF. You can also download a PDF of just the modifications to the new edition, which include the latest information on non-chemical uses of heat and cold, as well as […]
By nobugsonme on Jul 11, 2007 in DE, FAQs, bed bugs, bedbugs, diatomaceous earth, heat, ice, lavender, melatonin, natural remedies, sleep, sweet rice, tea tree, thyme, travel, treatment | 10 Comments
A new article in the UK’s FirstPost online magazine Thursday offers the usual warnings about travel and bed bugs, some data on the spread in the UK and the US, and the caveat that five-star hotels, too, can be infested.
Don’t think that booking into a five-star hotel will offer you protection. Earlier this year, a […]
By nobugsonme on May 18, 2007 in backpacking, bed bugs, bedbugs, books, clothing, consumer, eggs, heat, ice, information and help, laundry, mattresses, multi-unit buildings, reader questions, research, technological advances, thermal, tools and weapons, treatment, treatment preparations | 54 Comments
Subtitle: killing the little b@#$%^&s
Laundry
This FAQ started out with the title: “Heat and bed bugs: 5 minutes in a dryer– really? Say it’s so!” The first part outlines my reaction to a brief article, and the second answers many of my questions with a more detailed article. I realize this is kind […]
By nobugsonme on Oct 10, 2006 in bed bugs, bedbugs, cryonite, hope, ice, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion | 8 Comments
Hallelujah! There’s now a slightly increased chance of your home temporailty becoming a walk-in freezer.
A non-toxic pesticide marketer claims it has a new product (Cryonite) which can freeze out bed bugs. Lifestyle Extra Fincance News says:
Venteco PLC, the non-toxic pest control investment compant, said it has deployed bed bug eradication technology to its […]
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