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Q. I have a blanket and a through and a sheet on my bed, do I have to dispose of them or could I clean them with something and save them?

A. You can wash the items in hot water in order to kill any bed bugs. The ideal temperature for treatment is about 113-115 degrees Fahrenheit.

Q. Resistance Unraveled

I read recently in a trade magazine that bed bugs are building up a tolerance to pyrethrins. How does this happen? If a bed bug is killed by a pyrethrin it's dead. How do the other bed bugs begin to build up a tolerance? How do bed bugs in another location build up a tolerance?

We can blame Natural Selection at the increasing resistance of a number of insects to pesticides. Biological traits and natural adaptation are the reasons why a number of weeds are resistant to some herbicides and some rodents still survive after digesting rodenticide-laden food or traps. The same can be said of people who seem to have better immune systems.

In the case of common, there are studies and proof that they have become resistant to synthetic pyrethroids. Synthetic pyrethroids are man-made version of pyrethrin and are made from petroleum derivatives. Pyrethrin, on the other hand, is an organic compound that attacks and paralyzes insects' nervous systems. Over the years, the insecticide industry has been dependent of synthetic products and in effect helping produce the next generation of bugs which are immune to its effects.

While pyrethrin is a better choice, there have been studies that showed cockroaches recovering from pyrethrin treatments. Recent insecticides that contain pyrethrin are now manufactured with one or two synergists for added efficacy. Other studies have shown that bed bugs have become immune to the deadly effects of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), a water soluble insecticide. And since pyrethroids and DDT share some similar modes of action in attacking nervous systems of insects, a number of bugs are also considered immune to pyrethroids.

However, the concern of most people is the effect of synthetic pyrethroids, Are they still effective against insect infestation? Can synthetic pyrethroids create "super bugs"? The answer is yes and no. The bugs may look like they are adapting to the affects - some species are hardly taken down by the treatments, while others take longer or stronger doses to die. What we are seeing is the survival of the fittest, their genetic composition may have the capability to block certain effects of the insecticide. When these surviving bugs reproduce, their offspring are likewise resistant to the insecticide.

It travel by breeding and finding temporary shelter in clothing. From there they could set up shop in almost anywhere in the country. Their survival has always depended on moving and breeding in places that could give them the most ideal living conditions and food sources. Their ancestors have survived through this strategy and must have passed on genes that have better resistance on the effects of pyrethroids.

Dr. Mike Potter of the University of Kentucky said that some populations of the common bed bug have shown 1000x factor of resistance to synthetic pyrethroids. This means that the effect of the said compound is likely to have no effect of the target insects.

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Toronto Bed Bugs

Posted on March 12, 2015 by toronto Click Here For Article

Bedbugs are a pest for any home owner. They usually hide in the seams of the mattresses and come out at night. They situate themselves around the headboard and bed area. They pose a danger to home owners because they bite and spread very easily, making it possible for them to live in more than one bedroom.

With our services we can help you get rid of this nightmare and get a good nights sleep. A technician will come to your home and used methods approved by the Ministry of Environment.

HOW WE TREAT FOR BED BUGS

The steam treatment is used mainly for the mattress, while the others are applied to the bedroom(s) and surrounding areas. The bedroom will be treated with the spray chemicals. They are mostly situated for the baseboards, crack, and crevices etc. This process is very thorough and forces the bugs to come out of their hiding spots and come in contact with the chemicals. Home owners will be asked to vacate their homes for a period of time after the treat for bed bugs. This procedure is very efficient in exterminating the bugs.

Because the process is so thorough and we want to ensure that the bedbugs are gone there is a preparation process that has to be followed. You can find this on our website under the bed bug prep. We look forward in helping you get rid of this nightmare.

Bed bugs are often found in high traffic areas including hotels and hospitals. People often bring bed bugs with them from another area that is already infested. If left untreated, bed bugs can cause tons of problems. In a lifetime, they can lay hundreds of eggs.

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Holy Heart High School principal hopes bed bug scare was …

Posted on March 11, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

One bed bug was discovered on a student's sweater at Holy Heart High School Monday, prompting the school to call in sniffer dogs to search the area.

A teacher spotted the single bed bug on a student's sweater when he took off his jacket at the start of the school day.

Staff immediately notified the Department of Health and Community Services and Eastern Health, and pest control workers were sent to the St. John's high school.

"They have sniffer dogs that they use to comb the area where the student was present and thebelongingsofany otherstudent who was in the room at the time," principal Sheldon Barry said.

Pest control workers gave the school the all-clearafter a 20-minute search.

However, Barry said there will be a followup to ensure it was just the lone bug that got in the school. Bed bugsusually hideon clothing, beds and other furniture,

"We'd just check the clothing of the student;usually it's in the seams of the sweater or a pair of jeans," Barry said.

"After a day or so if there's no other insects found, then everything is presumed fine and we just continue as normal from there."

The school also brought in extra cleaners Monday night as a precaution.

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Exterminator accused of using banned chemical to treat bed bugs penalized $70,000

Posted on March 11, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

BURLINGTON, Vt. An exterminator who authorities say used a banned pesticide in treating a Vermont couple's home for bed bugs will pay a $70,000 penalty and surrender his pesticide license in a settlement with the state.

Last year, Neil and Patricia Whitney of Rutland reached a $450,000 settlement with the state agency that hired the exterminator, Cary Buck of North Clarendon, who runs AAA Accredited Pest Control Corp. The couple said their home was made uninhabitable after it was sprayed with the federally banned pesticide, chlorpyrifos in 2012.

Buck denied using chlorpyrifos; officials said they found overwhelming evidence he had used it. His license was suspended in 2013.

Under the settlement, Buck won't seek employment with any other pesticide application company and will lawfully dispose of all pesticides and equipment he has.

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Somerville boarding home with bed bugs not allowed to take new tenants

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Rajinder Jassil's rooming home is on West End Avenue in Somerville.Google Maps

SOMERVILLE The owner of a rooming home on West End Avenue that reportedly has had problems with bed bugs for five years was fined by the state and is barred from taking new tenants until conditions improve.

According to a report from myCentralJersey.com, residents at Rajinder Jassil's West End property have reported bed-bug infestations for five years. The report said Jassil also owns two other properties in New Brunswick that have similar problems.

Jassil, a Branchburg resident, was fined $1,000 by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, which regulates rooming homes in the state, after failing a second inspection at his Somerville property, DCA communications manager Emike Omogbai told NJ Advance Media. The department also imposed an admission curtailment order on the property, prohibiting Jassil from accepting new tenants "until further notice."

In a rooming home, tenants occupy single-room living spaces but share kitchens, bathrooms and living areas. The state first inspected the two-story West End property on Dec. 5, 2014, according to Omogbai. Inspectors found bed bug activity, ceiling leaks, damaged ceiling tiles, dirty walls, trash pile-ups and dirty dishes in rooms, Omogbai said.

After the residence was re-evaluated on Feb. 20, inspectors found that Jasssil treated the property for bed bugs, but failed to provide certification proving the house was inspected after 60 days and no evidence of activity was found, Omogbai said.

The inspection also found that Jassil "failed to conduct routine housekeeping of harborage areas i.e. vacuuming, washing baseboards/walls etc.," Omogbai said.

He did, however, check new residents for possible bed bug infestation and obtain a contract with a licensed pesticide applicator to maintain routine scheduled treatments, according to Omogbai.

Reached by phone Tuesday, Jassil said he is in the process of getting the place up to standards by the time the state comes back in late March.

"We are working on it," he said. "We are working 24 hours to fix whatever we have to do. I hope everything will be okay."

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