Abandon all your stuff and move. Otherwise be prepared for an arduous process. Spraying will only go so far...
Bed Bugs
- Thread starter bmwquay
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Someone I know used this
or / and combo
OF course the apartment was empty.
or / and combo
OF course the apartment was empty.
While in Bermuda they used S.C Johnson stuff which you couldn't get here in Canada, Baygone, to deal with cockroaches. It was really noxious stuff.
Me, I just slapshot them out the french doors when I saw them run across the floor and knew they didn't bite, or spread any diseases. I'll take cockroaches over blackflies in May and mosquitos (they are brutal this year in Muskoka), in Northern Ontario.
Anyway, the National bird of Bermuda is the Mahogany Eagle (flying cockroach).
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Reminds me of a time a girlfriend gave me crabs in mid-80s. Man, what I first tried stung like no tomorrow...
NEVER bring used or old stuff you find on the street home. There are only two reason why it is out in the curve. Trash or animal.
They suffer from traumatic insemination and sexual conflict.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Traumatic insemination and sexual conflict in the bed bug Cimex lectularius - PMC
The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has a unique mode of copulation termed “traumatic” insemination [Carayon, J. (1966) in Monograph of the Cimicidae, ed. Usinger, R. (Entomol. Soc. Am., Philadelphia), pp. 81–167] during which the male pierces the ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
He should Duct Tape his pant cuffs around his ankles every morning and leave his shoes outside of his place every night. Socks go in a plastic bag and then emptied straight into the dryer on high for 20 minutes after every shift. Tie the plastic bag in a knot and dispose of it outside right afterwards.
I got rid of crabs in the 80's with my bare hands. I wouldn't even attempt bed bugs...
This is my biggest paranoia ever. I'm in a situation where I don't think I'll ever get them, but the fact you just can't get rid of them and your forced to move is such a stressful thought.
I used a reliable trick...poured whiskey on area...rub in brick sand....they all got drunk, and killed each other throwing rocks....
Heat treatment or chemical spray from professional (2 sprays required, one later to get the eggs that hatch.), with a residual powder. Anything else is not going to work. As the infestation goes on longer they will be found in areas further from the bed, they like to try staying close to their food, but in the beginning they are mostly in the area of and around the bed. Delaying treatment makes for a more prolonged eradication.
I had bed bugs a couple of months ago from a tenant I rent to.
1400 sq foot house cost $1800. 120 day guarantee.
it killed everything creepy crawly in the house. no issues since if the protocol is followed.
1400 sq foot house cost $1800. 120 day guarantee.
it killed everything creepy crawly in the house. no issues since if the protocol is followed.
Aren't the spray and powder toxic to humans and pets?
My buddy had them in his sons bedroom. He sprayed the whole place and took staples of the box spring and sprayed inside. He got rid f them.
If you live in a apartment building caulk with silicon or something all the rooms, baseboards it helps with cockroaches too.. Seal every crack.
If you live in a apartment building caulk with silicon or something all the rooms, baseboards it helps with cockroaches too.. Seal every crack.
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Don't recall hearing of any toxicity concerns for the spray. You shouldn't be in the room as it is being treated but if there was any toxicity effect it dissipates rapidly. Not sure about the powder.
Hotel rooms that were treated were generally put into use the next day.
Bed bugs made a resurgence when they developed a new way to kill cockroaches, a contact gel. Before that they used a general pesticide spray that killed everything, cockroaches and bedbugs were generally both associated due to poor hygiene practices allowing both to flourish.
Hotel rooms that were treated were generally put into use the next day.
Bed bugs made a resurgence when they developed a new way to kill cockroaches, a contact gel. Before that they used a general pesticide spray that killed everything, cockroaches and bedbugs were generally both associated due to poor hygiene practices allowing both to flourish.
What spray was used?
I just heard about CimeXa
From google it's an insecticide dust which is used to treat bed bugs and fleas. It is made up of a high level of synthetic non-crystalline silica. Non-crystalline silica dust does not cause silicosis.
Apparently it's a lot better than diatomaceous earth since diatomaceous earth are composed entirely of amorphous silicon dioxide and consequently are harmful to human health by inhalation .
