Bedbugs (or bed bugs) are small, elusive, parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae. They live by feeding exclusively on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals. The name 'bed bug' is derived from the insect's preferred habitat infesting houses and especially beds or other common areas where people may sleep. Bedbugs, though not strictly nocturnal, are mainly active at night and are capable of feeding unnoticed on their hosts.
Bedbugs have been known by a variety of names including wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, and redcoat.
Largely eradicated as pests in the developed world in the early 1940s, bedbugs have been resurgent since about 1995. source
I am itching just thinking about it!
Bedbugs have been known by a variety of names including wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, and redcoat.
Largely eradicated as pests in the developed world in the early 1940s, bedbugs have been resurgent since about 1995. source
I am itching just thinking about it!
And watching this video MADE MY SKIN CRAWL!
But then I heard this on the radio:
Bed bug infestation rates have risen 70 percent in five years! Worse? Many of the beasties are resistant to standard insecticides.
After feasting on blood, the bugs burrow out of sight in mattresses and furniture.
Good news? Trapping them is simple! Try dry ice, a cat dish, and talcum powder!
So say entomologists at Rutgers University. The scientists loaded 2.5 pounds of dry-ice pellets into an insulated, one-third-gallon jug. The jug was placed in a plastic cat food dish dusted inside with talcum powder. A small paper ramp was added to the outer rim.
The contraption was left overnight in an infected apartment bedroom.
When dry ice sublimates, it turns into carbon dioxide gas - similar to the breath of sleeping victims. The gas leaked slowly out the jug's spout, luring the bed bugs. The bloodsuckers climbed the ramp into the bowl - and were trapped within the steep, powdered walls.
Ha!
In tests, the low-tech detector worked just as well as high-end commercial devices.
Total price of the device? Around 15 buckaroos.
But then I heard this on the radio:
Bed bug infestation rates have risen 70 percent in five years! Worse? Many of the beasties are resistant to standard insecticides.
After feasting on blood, the bugs burrow out of sight in mattresses and furniture.
Good news? Trapping them is simple! Try dry ice, a cat dish, and talcum powder!
So say entomologists at Rutgers University. The scientists loaded 2.5 pounds of dry-ice pellets into an insulated, one-third-gallon jug. The jug was placed in a plastic cat food dish dusted inside with talcum powder. A small paper ramp was added to the outer rim.
The contraption was left overnight in an infected apartment bedroom.
When dry ice sublimates, it turns into carbon dioxide gas - similar to the breath of sleeping victims. The gas leaked slowly out the jug's spout, luring the bed bugs. The bloodsuckers climbed the ramp into the bowl - and were trapped within the steep, powdered walls.
Ha!
In tests, the low-tech detector worked just as well as high-end commercial devices.
Total price of the device? Around 15 buckaroos.
GULP!!!!!!!!!!!! All this stuff freaks me out. ACK! Bugs! Bleh.
