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Is DDVP considered a residual?

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Fri Oct 14 2011 12:22:41
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I plan to treat my shoes/bags/books/papers using DDVP strips. Do these strips have a residual effect? I wonder since I plan to treat things that I may wear and touch often, and I don't want to put myself in any danger.
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Fri Oct 14 2011 15:37:58
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No. DVVP has no residual effect at all.

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Fri Oct 14 2011 15:59:54
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wonderful news! while I'm at it, I wonder, would it make sense to just hang one in an unused bedroom with the door closed and taped off for a couple of weeks? I'm pretty positive we are past the problem, but I will be having a new roommate move in, and it would be a precautionary measure...
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Fri Oct 14 2011 16:24:51
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Hi,

That is considered off label and thus not advised.

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Thu Nov 3 2011 3:10:30
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bed-bugscouk - 2 weeks ago »
No. DVVP has no residual effect at all.
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Hi David,

Does that mean they can be used to treat food-handling items? I was thinking of using them to treat my gas-grill and perhaps small kitchen appliances. Following Nobugsonme's advice, I went to the manufacturer's website, but they offer no phone number and the form provided to submit a question never allows clicking on the submit button, no matter how many times I reload--even using different browsers to try to get it done.
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VictoryIsMine - 4 hours ago »
Hi David,
Does that mean they can be used to treat food-handling items? I was thinking of using them to treat my gas-grill and perhaps small kitchen appliances. Following Nobugsonme's advice, I went to the manufacturer's website, but they offer no phone number and the form provided to submit a question never allows clicking on the submit button, no matter how many times I reload--even using different browsers to try to get it done.

Hi,

Unless you have a massively heavy case of bedbugs the risk of appliances int he kitchen is as closer to zero as anything can be.

I would strongly advise that you research this a lot more before attempting it, DVVP is not available in the UK so I have no experience or data to suggest anything other than speaking to Nuvaan (the manufacturers) about it.

Personally I cant see it being necessary nor productive.

David
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Thu Nov 3 2011 12:04:20
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Anyone considering using DDVP to treat items should be aware that some items, particularly more porous items (like sweaters and other fabric items), can hang on to the smell of the strips after treatment, and many people who've used the strips find that smell unpleasant.

I'm not saying that to discourage or encourage its use; I do want people to know as much about all the possible benefits and costs as possible before making that choice.

I did use DDVP strips to treat the items like DVDs and CDs that couldn't be in my home during treatment. I stored those items in Rubbermaid bins. When I put the strips in, I sealed the bins up with enough duct tape for them to be half-way to duct tape mummy-hood. And I made sure to keep the bins outside. I opened the bins after treatment outside--away from the windows of the nearby apartment units and let them breathe before I brought the items back into my apartment.

As for shiry7's suggestion, just to reiterate: the labeling on DDVP strips allows them for use in unoccupied structures. Since the strips give off a gas chemical pesticide, in most homes, you cannot seal one room off and make it completely air tight. This is especially true in multi-unit buildings like apartment or condo buildings or row houses.

Sealing off one room in your home is nearly impossible. It has to be an airtight seal, so unless you live in a converted submarine, that's awfully hard. Moreover, even if you seal your room off, can you seal it and its closet off from the units above and below it? Do you know if those units have small children who would experience the effects of organophosphate poisoning at a much lower level of exposure than you would? Will you warn your neighbors in adjacent units to be on the lookout for signs of organophosphate poisoning while the room is "sealed" off?

That kind of use is off label and as a result very, very dangerous.
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Nov 6 2011 4:24:02
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Unless you have a massively heavy case of bedbugs the risk of appliances int he kitchen is as closer to zero as anything can be.

David

How about when though the infestation wasn't massive, both repellents AND foggers were initially used? Could they have been spread to the kitchen and its items? They were in the living room, which is right next to the kitchen (there isn't even a wall separating them, think a very small 1 bedroom apartment).