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sluggums

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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Nov 12 2010 12:08:50
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Read this today:

http://fashionista.com/2010/11/will-this-lotion-keep-away-bedbugs-forever/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+fashionistacom+%28Fashionista%29

I wonder if you used this after treatment, if you could still be bait and attract them to walk over the poison, but not be bitten when they got to you? Must have some magic in it for $40. a bottle. If it's a real repellent, I'd gladly pay 3 times that much! Any chemists or entomologists want to weigh in on the ingredients, which are listed?
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Nov 12 2010 16:26:59
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Hi,

Sorry this is yet another example of absolute snake oil.

The only effect it will have is to lighten your pocket.

Bedbugs hunt via CO2 and heat as primary lures and simply don't target people by smell. Its why insect repellants will also not work with bedbugs.

This approach is counter indicative to good treatment strategies and is covered by the FAQ's on this site.

David Cain
Bed Bugs Limited
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Nov 12 2010 19:49:24
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How about putting bb's around yourself and torture them and wipe the alleged alarm pheromone all over yourself?

I read somewhere a dead roach deters roaches. A ground up dead bb talc?

Gawd I'm brilliant.
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Nov 12 2010 20:39:28
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Ahh that is the draw back with highly aromatic organic compounds they have a very short shelf life in normal atmospheric conditions and your carrier would been to be a synthetic polymer rather than a mineral to avoid absorption.

Given taht there are a few cases of nausia reported from some of the lure slides I am not sure if this one will get past the FDA without a fight.

Good luck in your venture.

David
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Posted 2 years ago
Sat Nov 13 2010 10:56:07
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sluggums - 22 hours ago »
Read this today:
http://fashionista.com/2010/11/will-this-lotion-keep-away-bedbugs-forever/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+fashionistacom+%28Fashionista%29
I wonder if you used this after treatment, if you could still be bait and attract them to walk over the poison, but not be bitten when they got to you? Must have some magic in it for $40. a bottle. If it's a real repellent, I'd gladly pay 3 times that much! Any chemists or entomologists want to weigh in on the ingredients, which are listed?

Ingredients:

aged unicorn farts
lollipops
heroin