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New Article: Testing the Bedbug Beacon Bed Bug Monitor

Rob — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:55:08 +0000

I travel every couple of months for business. Although I take precautions to avoid bed bugs, you just never know when a few might manage to sneak a ride into your home on your luggage or belongings. I bought the Bedbug Beacon Bed Bug Monitor to use as an early detection system. I just got back from a trip and put the monitor to use. Here is my experience with it so far.

Catching Bed Bugs with Vaseline?

Rob — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:10 +0000

The idea of slathering the legs of my bed with Vaseline doesn’t really appeal to me.

Many beds (like mine) have designs that don’t really lend themselves well to this. I have a sleigh bed which doesn’t have individual legs. It has two big pieces of wood at the head and the foot of the bed that touch the floor. So for each end of the bed I would need to coat all four sides of a piece of wood roughly 4.5 feet wide x 2 inches deep. I don’t want to damage the wood and I don’t want Vaseline on the carpet. I also don’t want it out where my pets can get to it.

If the above applies to you, what can you do? The Bedbug Beacon is a nice choice. You can see the most popular ways of catching bed bugs here.

Does tape help catching bed bugs?

Rob — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:50:34 +0000

It’s possible to use double-sided tape to trap bed bugs. Essentially, you find a way to cover the bed legs in double-sided tape (you can also use vaseline). When bed bugs try to enter the bed by climbing up the bed legs, they likely will get stuck. It’s not foolproof but it’s a start.

To do this you can either apply the tape directly to the legs of your bed or you can make a kind of sleeve that fits to the legs of the bed and coat the sleeve with the tape. The advantage of using the sleeve is that it won’t leave sticky tape residue on the bed legs.

Read Bed Bug Traps Compared to get a better view of all the methods. It also links out to pages with more information on using the double-sided tape and vaseline.

New Article: Bed Bug Traps Compared

Rob — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:43:35 +0000

One of the harder parts of dealing with bed bugs can be reliable bed bug detection. You need to be able to find a live bug to prove an infestation. There are a few different devices on the market that trap bed bugs. There are also some more do-it-yourself approaches. What is the right choice for your situation?

The answer, as usual: it depends. Bed Bug Traps Compared shows you the various methods and compares compares pricing and features to help you decide.

What are bed bugs are attracted to?

Rob — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:49:20 +0000

Bed bugs are attracted to warmth and carbon dioxide. You produce carbon dioxide when you exhale. Your body also produces heat. This makes it easy for bed bugs to find you. That is also what makes it possible to trap bed bugs.

Get rid of bed bugs for less than $15?

Rob — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:11:12 +0000

Can you get rid of a bed bug infestation for a measly $15? That’s what a recent news article suggests.

It just might be the solution to the bed bug infestation that’s exploded in the city the last couple years. And what’s more, you can do it yourself. And the cost? Less than 20 bucks.

So what is this solution? It is similar to the NightWatch Bed Bug Monitor Trap. Scroll half-way down How to trap bed bugs for more information on the NightWatch. Essentially, it uses carbon dioxide to entice bed bugs into a contraption they can’t escape from. It is smart, cheap and easy enough for anybody to make.

But is it a solution to a bed bug infestation? That’s a little hopeful since traps like this have been around and in use for a while. They are thought of more as ways to detect infestations and possibly gauge how severe they are — not as a complete solution.

Dr. Wang believes this system, which works principally as a monitor to detect bed bug activity, can eventually get rid of 80% of bed bugs. He cautions it works best with smaller populations. But, when confronted with large infestations, it may have to be combined with a professional pest control service to wipe out the problem completely.

Still, it is something to consider. The short video is worth watching as you can see how the trap is made.

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