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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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Terramera Helps California Shelter for Homeless be Bed Bug Free

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Bed bugs crawl around in a container on display during the 2nd National Bed Bug Conference in Washington, DC, February 2, 2011. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

CALGARY Two seniors homes in southern Alberta are being treated for bedbugs, but health officials say theres no reason for concern beyond the ick factor.

Alberta Health Services confirms staff at the Pemmican Lodge and Black Rock Terrace in Lethbridge have been dealing with the itchy insects for the last few months. Exterminators have been brought in and, last week, education sessions were held for residents and staff.

While bedbugs are for the most part harmless, the stealthy insects are hard to detect and even more difficult to kill, said Lynne Navratil, supervisor of safe-built environments for Alberta Health Services.

Small, flat, oval-shaped and about the size of an apple seed, the bugs feed on the blood of people and animals.

And they have been popping up in some unusual places lately.

Four buses in Edmonton have been fumigated this year after someone reported seeing bugs, although the city says that ultimately no insects were found. There have been reports of bugs at courthouses in both Vancouver and St. Johns, N.L.

Navratil said theres no doubt that bedbug infestations have become more prevalent. Public health officials deal with complaints regularly.

When I started as a health inspector 17 years ago, we really didnt deal with bedbugs a lot. It was pretty rare, Navratil said. It was more something that parents said at night the old saying: Dont let the bedbugs bite.

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Bed bugs pop up in seniors homes, courthouses across Canada