Efficacy of 'natural' bed bug pesticides compared

Concerns over human-insecticide exposure has stimulated the development of alternative bed bug control materials, and many essential oil-based pesticides and detergent insecticides have been developed in recent years. But how well do they work? To find out, researchers from Rutgers University evaluated the efficacy of nine essential oil-based products and two detergents that are labeled and marketed for bed bug control. The results are published in an article in the Journal of Economic Entomology.

The non-synthetic bed bug pesticides -- which contain ingredients such as geraniol, rosemary oil, mint oil, cinnamon oil, peppermint oil, eugenol, clove oil, lemongrass oil, sodium lauryl sulfate, 2-Phenethyl propionate, potassium sorbate, and sodium chloride -- included the following products:

- Bed Bug 911

-- Bed Bug Bully

-- Bed Bug Fix

-- Bed Bug Patrol

-- Ecoexempt IC2

-- EcoRaider

-- Eradicator

-- Essentria

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Efficacy of 'natural' bed bug pesticides compared

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