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Microfibre mesh creates bed bug booby trap

Posted on June 5, 2013 by vancouver Click Here For Article

Material scientists at Stony Brook University have developed a web made up of extremely thin microfibres which can ensnare bed bugs and stop their nocturnal feasts on human blood.

The microfibres used are 50 times thinner than a human hair and are effective at entangling bed bugs and other insects. The technology is being commercialised by a company called Fibertrap which promotes non-toxic pest control methods.

The material was developed by researchers at Stony Brook's Centre for Advanced Technology in Sensor Materials. The nanotechnology results in entanglements that are millions of times more dense than woven products such as fabrics or carpets, according to lead researcher Miriam Rafailovich. The microfibres trap the bed bugs by attaching microfibres to their legs, preventing them from moving and therefore feeding and reproducing. The material is created using electrospinning, where an electrical charge is used to draw a very fine fibre out of a liquid.

The lab has tested the material with live bed bugs and termites. The microfibres are safe for humans and pets and don't rely on any pesticides or chemicals, which insects can grow resistant to.

Bed bugs are small, disc-shaped parasitic insects that feed on the blood of people and animals when they sleep. They are remarkably hardy and can survive a wide range of temperatures and atmospheric compositions. They can survive for five days at -10C but will die after 15 minutes at -26C. Meanwhle, at the other end of the temperature spectrum, they can survive temperatures of 45C, but will die at heats above 46C.

The bugs tend to hide during the day and emerge in the night, sometimes travelling up to 30 metres. The bites affect different people in different ways -- from creating tiny red dots to enormous welts.

Bed bugs have been proliferating in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia in the last few decades. In London alone, between 2000 and 2006, the number of pest control calls relating to bed bugs increased by an average of 28.5 percent per year. This is down to the creatures becoming resistant to pesticides and the increase in international travel.

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Terramera Helps California Shelter for Homeless be Bed Bug Free

Posted on June 5, 2013 by vancouver Click Here For Article

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) June 05, 2013

Terramera, a pioneer in developing effective plant-based biopesticide products for pest management helped make The Kingdom Center, a nonprofit, transitional living center for the homeless in Ventura, CA be bed bug free.

Earlier this year, a representative from The Kingdom Center reached out to Terramera after discovering a bed bug infestation in one of the residents rooms. Alex McCarty, site Manager, from Kingdom Center said, We were looking for safe alternatives, as some of our residents are small children and we did not want to introduce harmful chemicals into our environment. We researched several of the common treatments [conventional chemical pesticides] and heat treatments which were extremely expensive and outside of our budget. Thats when we came across Terrameras CIRKIL products. Terrameras CIRKIL product line is an EPA-approved plant-based pesticide and the only pesticide on the market that is proven to kill bed bug eggs as a residual.

We could not be happier with the results, the preparation was very easy and the technicians solved our bed bug problem with only one treatment of CIRKIL, said Alex McCarty I was so surprised that CIRKIL could be applied right onto the mattress and carpets as I did not know that this was possible. It has been 3 weeks and we have not seen any more bugs in the treated areas.

The Kingdom Center (TKC) operates several shelters offers a unique program that unites the entire community to provide family transitional housing to the homeless. TKC provides an innovative approach to helping the less fortunate by providing not only a place to call home, but counseling, support and mentoring. Supported by over 21 churches, hundreds of community members and businesses, TKC has been able to unite and rebuild the lives of many in need.

About Terramera Terramera is the leader in developing revolutionary biopharma products that are an effective and safe means for pest management. The companys flagship product is CIRKIL for bed bug control. CIRKIL is available in concentrate form (CIRKIL CX) and works against all stages of a bed bugs life cycle including eggs. Terramera is a Vancouver based company founded in 2009 with the mission to provide safe and innovative pest management products for every person and family. For more information about Terramera, visit our website at http://www.terramera.com.

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