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"Simple Green" Cleaner?
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cilecto
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Sun Nov 8 2009 0:16:59
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A lot has been written about Kleen-Free (which heavily promotes itself for BB application) and Murphy Soap. I've also read that many (if not all) household cleansers will kill BB on contact. That said, I like "Simple Green" as a cleaner and degreaser (available concentrated in hardware stores). Has anyone looked into it as a contact BB killer?
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Most things will kill bed bugs on contact if they are liquids as they don't swim very well.
My personal favourite is the gloved hand and tissue method. If you use 100% recycled tissue it is even more environmentally friendly.
David
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upagain
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Sun Nov 8 2009 12:35:49
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David,
Regarding your comment on most things killing BBs on contact if it is a liquid, would this mean that even a cold wash in the washer should kill them (I understand maybe not eggs). Also, when you say they can;t swim well, do you mean they would need to be sprayed in a pool of the liquid, or just made wet? Just curious.
Cilecto: Thanks. Now I have another reason to love simple green! Amazing stuff.
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cilecto
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Sun Nov 8 2009 12:49:41
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UpAgain. I don't currently use SG and can't vouch for it's efficacy. Kleen Free touts itself as being good vs BB through insinuations and claims that many on the board are skeptical of. The gist of my question is if KF and the readily available SG are similar.
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Hi Upagain,
With washing machines it is the temperature that kills them by denaturing the proteins, most washing machines do not actually fill fully and using a machine is not like soaking your clothes under water.
To drown a bed bug a light mist will not do you need to force them to attempt to swim and sometimes to break the surface tension of the water.
Hope that clarifies.
David
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upagain
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Sun Nov 8 2009 17:21:42
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Thanks guys. Just expanding my BB knowledge (figure if I have to live BB aware, might as well try and learn every single little thing I can). David, you got me thinking with your washing machine idea. Its funny how our "newer/greener" technology is actually hurting the battle. First, with the fact that it is becoming standard environment friendly practice to try and wash cloths on COLD and dry them on a line instead of the dryer. Second, my old fashioned top loader actually will completely soak (as long as you don't overload) the clothes; but I can see how the new HE washers only try to get the cloths "wet" instead of actually soaking them (saving water and BB lives one load at a time!). Makes me think that maybe there will be a run on "old school" washers. One more, can the eggs "drown"?
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