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Posted 5 months ago
Fri May 29 2009 21:27:37
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argh.
I've been bug-free and off of this forum since November. I'm back, i think another bug has come over from the next apartment. I am considering moving.
but I wanted to share the great results that I got from a homemade DE spray. I used it as a last ditch attempt, before I called in the chemicals again, and it worked. killed them off in November, for 6 months. (I can only assume that I have a bug entering from outside now)
I got the recipe from a post on here a while back, its basically ethyl alchohol, dish soap, and DE. made into a mixture, and applied with a spray bottle. the DE doesnt get into the air, but sticks to whatever you spray it on. I sprayed the bed frame, slats under the bed (its a wood platform frame), inside and behind the dresser, and corners of the floor. After its dry, the dust will come off if you touch it, but if you leave it alone it stays forever. after about 8 days, no bugs.now i think they are in my couch. I have two bites, and about a week ago had a bite that I didnt pay attention to as it had been so long. Also, last week, I was watching a movie sitting on the couch, and about an hour in I saw a bug crawling across my arm. I wasnt fast enough to catch it, but what else could it have been? weird, ive never ever seen a bug during this whole experience.
I am going to do the same cleaning, laundry, and laying down the spray, and think about looking for a new apartment.
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