anyone know anything about pest repellers for bedbugs?
unfortunately Im trying to get rid of bedbugs. I had trashed my sheets, blankets and pillows, I had another pest repeller i used at first and it seemed to work for about 3 wks and then came back, so i got one specifically for bedbugs, i plugged one in the living rm and the other in my bedroom, one day i got frustrated cause of them and plugged in the other pest repeller next to it, a different kind, i heard they can cancel each other, is that true? this morning i saw some more bugs so i decided to take the extra pest repeller out and havent seen any since. the one i have now is specifically for bedbugs, any ideas on how long it takes till they go away? management wont do the heat treatment if youre only seeing one or two at a time, they'll just spray and im already doing that, any suggestions? im tired of them
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Food grade diatomaceous earth. IT MUST BE FOOD GRADE!!!! It is a talc like dust that is completely harmless to mammals but it is extremely toxic to ALL insects. The insect only needs to walk through it. The powder is fine enough that it attaches itself to the insect where two things occur. It will absorb the coating on the insects exoskeleton and it is so fine that it manages to get into the insects joints where its abrasive qualities tear the softer tissues and the insect dries out and dies. There are two types of "DE" . The one you want is FOOD GRADE. None food grade can be harmful to mammals. https://www.hunker.com/13420158/how-to-use-diatomaceous-earth-for-bed-bugs
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[Arrow pointing up ... to previous answer ] What Tom said is right.
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The mechanical ones that emit a sound work better when there are less soft surfaces involved. I've used cayenne pepper before. It works.
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