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Bed bugs have been an irritational factor
for many and found common in the urban areas
of United States. Bed bugs belong to the
category of blood sucking parasites, especially
in warm blooded mammals. They are a nocturnal
type of insects thus identification of them
is difficult and treating them synthetically
has no effect. They suck the blood of humans
and leave signs like blood droppings over
the bed sheets, rashes over the skin and
even likely to cause hepatitis b or chagas
disease as well. Bed bugs bites are often
mistaken to a mosquito bite which on later
stage causes health hazards if not taken
any treatment measures. They are said to
multiply within a short period into a huge
population and that a female bug has the
capability of laying over 500 eggs during
its life time. Moreover, some treatment
measures of bed bugs are not fair enough
to get rid of its population completely.
It has been proven that organic way of treatment
can eliminate the bed bugs successfully.
Before using the organic
products some necessary pre-treatments have
to be done to make sure the hiding areas
for treatment at the particular place instead
of treating the whole living space. Pre-treatments
includes:
Check the wall screens, drawers, mattress,
and furniture; dismantle them to spot the
bed bug's infestations. If any garment seen
with bed bugs try to wash it in Laundromat
at 120 degree F hot water to completely
wash off the influx of the bugs. Presence
of eggs over the sheets has to be removed
by manual rubbing using a harsh brush because
it is tough to eradicate. Monitor the spots
every now and then to avoid for the further
invasion of the bugs at the same spots.
Watch out shady and hidden areas of the
room as they positively breed in such places.
Do not leave the cracks as well which obviously
needs the application of organic products.
Neem
oil takes the importance of treating
bed bugs with ease. Readily available spray
containing pure neem oil extract in the
market can be the best form of product for
the treatment. Spraying the oil over the
above mentioned areas will be effective
for repletion as well as termination
of bed bugs. Washing of the garments can
also be done in water mixed with few ml
of neem oil. The oil of neem has the advantage
of repelling insects by its characteristic
heavy odor. Bed bugs sometimes ingest neem
oil which on later stage terminates them
after reacting with their hormones and this
is due to the presence of azadirachtin,
a pesticidal ingredient in neem. Following
this treatment once in a week can abolish
the insect population within seven to eight
weeks as said.
Latest News: Two New Products Registered with the EPA for Control of Bed Bugs
The products TER-CX1, containing 22.0% Cold Pressed Neem Oil and
TER-TRU1, containing 5.5% Cold Pressed Neem Oil are EPA approved. This is
the first time that the EPA has approved a bio pesticide for treating bed
bugs.
Author: Adam Teaser - neem
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