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Thu Feb 2 2012 17:55:39
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Hi All,
I have just been told that I am allowed to upload a testing report to my site, linked below:
http://www.bed-bugs.co.uk/bedbugfaecaltracekit.html
The product is a diagnostic kit that confirms faecal traces through a simple and immediate swab based test which takes less than 60 seconds to show a result.
I am reliably informed that the final domestic kit format is still a few months away from being available but I can confirm that the supplier has agreed to offer some trial kits to a bedbugger draw in the same way we did with the Passive+ recently.
I have been testing this in secret for some time and am yet to find a fresh faecal trace which is has failed with and we even tested it with old feacal traces that were heavily washed and scrubbed (it failed to confirm those but that's what its supposed to do).
Hopefully it will become a new standard for professionals to confirm bedbugs prior to treatment and the consumer version should help people worried about suspect marks to get an answer faster than they can grab a camera and upload a picture.
It's an extremely impressive tool and the feedback from my customers who have taken part in the trial is 100% positive in helping them gain confidence in our assessment prior to treatment.
Enjoy reading.
David Cain
Bed Bugs LimitedPS If anyone wants to guess where its coming from the first correct answer posted from someone who has not been privy information about this development will be rewarded with a free kit as soon as they are available.
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theyareoutthere
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Thu Feb 2 2012 19:36:54
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Hi,
I'm not sure I understand the question. At first, I was peering at the samples trying to guess where they came from....are we discussing the supplier?
BTW, I will definitely sign up for this lottery to be a tester....I'm sure I can discreetly swipe at the places I've been side-eyeing (public transit, why is all the wood in my favorite restaurant caulked and there are little black specks, etc). Great going, Mr. Cain!
TAOT
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Thu Feb 2 2012 20:19:54
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Glad you like the idea of it, I have been silently excited about this one for some time and know that when it's ready for the consumer version it will be a worthy product. Being able to confirm faecal traces will certainly help those who want to quickly confirm.
It takes years to get your eye in to be able to spot them from significant distances but soon it will take less than 60 seconds to get an answer to a worrying mark. One of the great tests we conducted was on old faecal traces that we had attempted to clean off and they came up negative which means confirming old from new is feasible.
My staff and the BB Undertaker have been field testing it and now we have been allowed to let people know its on the way it will be standard protocol for all inspections as proof positive of bedbugs.
This however is not the only thing in the pipe but the other things are under wraps for the time being.
David
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healthimpacted
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Fri Feb 3 2012 1:44:35
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This will be a great product for travelers. I always freak out when inspecting a room...is it a faecal stain? is it recent? how do I know for sure? I hope any liquid/agent needed is less than 3 oz so it can go in my carry-on bag.
As for where it's coming from, I have no idea so I'll guess Queens.
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cilecto
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Fri Feb 3 2012 1:46:58
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Nice, but can we get a swab to use on PCOs and inventors to see if they're good or full of "faecal matter"?
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Fri Feb 3 2012 3:26:43
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Just to clarify, this is NOT a contest thread, so you can't sign up yet.
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Fri Feb 3 2012 8:08:03
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An excellent development of benefit to folks for many reasons !
pb
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jduk
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Fri Feb 3 2012 15:40:46
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Oh David Cain, you big tease!! Not been here for a while and then log on to this exciting development. The faecal Thingy sounds fab. Hope the other stuff in the pipe line is what I think it is. You are a very clever man Mr Cain.
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Fri Feb 3 2012 19:44:46
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bed-bugscouk - 1 day ago »
PS If anyone wants to guess where its coming from the first correct answer posted from someone who has not been privy information about this development will be rewarded with a free kit as soon as they are available.
I say it's got to be your invention David. Aren't you also an accomplished bio-chemist? In my not very scientific mind one would need to know Biology to understand DNA, and to know Chemistry to be able to invent something that would fizz or turn color (react in a visible way) when it made contact with bed bug (and not other bugs') fecal matter. It's quite brilliant and very straight forward in a good David Cain way!
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Fri Feb 3 2012 19:58:12
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No, it's not David but your logic is sound ! pb
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Fri Feb 3 2012 21:07:58
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cilecto - 19 hours ago »
Nice, but can we get a swab to use on PCOs and inventors to see if they're good or full of "faecal matter"?
Very nice!
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Fri Feb 3 2012 21:10:41
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I've been playing with the same new product and thus far it looks and works great!!!
I'll be running more trials with it next week and then I'll write a review.
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Sat Feb 4 2012 0:29:25
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Looks like you've already posted a review; or maybe that was the "preview" review, like the pre-superbowl commercials !
thx KQ ! pb
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Hemastix?
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Sat Feb 4 2012 18:52:28
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bedbugman - 1 hour ago »
Hemastix?You use thise to test bloodstains, right?
Being able to positively identify fecal stains will be a lot more useful. People can have blood stains without having bed bugs.
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No, wiped over a bed bug fecal stain hemastix will give a pos reaction. I suspect this new product will be very similar to what's already available.
Not really a tool a pro would need to use but ideal if your paranoid about every little black spec you find
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Sat Feb 4 2012 19:35:24
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My take is that it will have its uses in certain situations and be cost effective as well.
I look forward to it being commercially available !
pb
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Sun Feb 5 2012 2:31:44
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bedbugman - 6 hours ago »
No, wiped over a bed bug fecal stain hemastix will give a pos reaction. I suspect this new product will be very similar to what's already available.
Not really a tool a pro would need to use but ideal if your paranoid about every little black spec you find I understand Hemastix can identify blood in fecal traces. What a fecal stain kit can do is identify fecal, which is much more useful for people trying to figure out if they have bed bugs.
I don't think someone has to be paranoid to use this either. It's a lot more economical than getting an inspector out when one is not sure.
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theyareoutthere
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Tue Feb 7 2012 1:16:22
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Is there a countdown clock or something? I may have to subscribe to this thread...
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Thu Feb 16 2012 12:40:00
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Hi,
I can now confirm it will be called Bed Bug Blue and my endorsement phrase is "if it turns blue is bedbug poo".
I think the domain for information will be bedbugblue.com although it has only just been registered so don't expect too much information in the next few days.
Since there were no guesses I will let the cat out of the bag (or should that be closet) and confirm that this is another "hot" product by my favorite inventor (other than myself) Mr David James.
I can also confirm that Hemastix don't work if you want to differentiate between a marker pen mark and bedbug poo, although they will turn blue on bedbug poo they will also turn blue on fly poo, metal filings and various other things we tested that where known not to be bedbug related.
The professional use kit is likely to arrive first with a consumer version following in a few months. We have now switched to it for all cases and MUST confirm faecal or live samples prior to any treatment (although we technically don't need to do it we feel its better for consumer confidence to be 100% certain through diagnostics).
David
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Thu Feb 16 2012 13:20:16
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Love the slogan!
Update 5/2012:
You can now get the professional OR consumer versions of Bed Bug Blue -- all the details at at US Bed Bugs.
Shopping via our affiliate ads like the one above helps support the site at no additional cost to you. See our disclosure policy for more.
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Thu Feb 16 2012 14:21:49
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More details coming soon. It's been an interesting one that we have been working on for almost two years now.
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