DIY bed bug treatments...what works and what doesn't Mr. Andrew Christman, The Ohio Exterminating Co. Mr. Dale Hodgson, Rose Pest Solutions Dr. Susan Jones, The Ohio State University

1.  Mr. Andrew Christman, The Ohio Exterminating Co.
 Mr. Dale Hodgson, Rose Pest Solutions
 Dr. Susan Jones, The Ohio State University

2. Sanitation Measures
(Typically are used to supplement additional
treatment measures.)
• Removing clutter
• Laundering and drying items
• Steaming
• Vacuuming
• Using encasements for
mattress & box springs

3. Disinfect Items by
Laundering & Drying
(kills all bed bug life stages)
Launder clothing
• Wash in hot water (>120ºF)
• Use drier on hot setting (>30 mins.)
• Dry clean items
Bag disinfected items

4. Pest Management Science 69: 1061-1065 (Sept 2013)
Developing bed bug
expelled from egg
during steam
treatment.

5. Vacuuming to contain bed bugs

6. cockroach
feces
cockroach
shed skin
bed bugs nearby

8. Over-The-Counter Fogger Efficacy
Hotshot® Bedbug and Flea Fogger
 Pyrethrins 0.05%, Esfenvalerate 0.1%,
Piperonyl Butoxide 0.1% (synergist),
MGK® 264 0.167% (synergist),
Nylar 0.1% (IGR)
Spectracide® Bug Stop®
Indoor Fogger
 Bed bugs are not listed on label
 Tetramethrin 0.1%, Cypermethrin 0.6%
Eliminator® Indoor Fogger
 Bed bugs are not listed on label
 Cypermethrin 0.515%
— OSU Research Study —

9. DO NOT use “bug bombs” against
bed bugs!
- ”Bug Bombs” don’t work
- Few bugs will be killed!
- “Bug Bombs” can cause bed bugs to
scatter!!!
“Bug Bombs” may worsen the
bed bug problem!!

10. A Personal Favorite- Fumigator?
That’s Not a Fumigation

11. THIS is a Fumigation

12. A Word about Alcohol……

13. DON’T !!!!!

14. • Must be sprayed directly on the bed bugs
(‘kills on contact’)
• Most bugs are hiding and WILL NOT be
killed
• Little or no residual activity (the chemical
breaks down quickly)
BUYER BEWARE:
Grocery store insect sprays won’t
eliminate a bed bug infestation!

15. Some Basics of Bed Bug
Management Using
Insecticides
• There is no single “magic bullet”.
• Bed bug control typically takes
several treatments.
• It is important to use several different
formulations, and often, several
different insecticides.
• A residual insecticide is necessary.
• Don’t keep using the same
insecticide (rotate insecticide use)

17. CimeXa

18. Don’t Do This!!!!
Photos by
Andrew Christman

21. University of Kentucky Laboratory Study
August 31, 2012
‘Shedding Light
on IGR’s and
Bed Bugs’
By: Mark H.
Goodman,
Michael F.
Potter, and
Kenneth F.
Haynes
Average number of eggs laid by adult bed bugs of
two different strains reared from third-instar
nymphs on surfaces treated with 2x or 3x label
concentrations of Gentrol and water (control).
Gentrol (an IGR) affected some bed bugs, but
only at very high rates (not legally allowed)!

25. Thank You!
Sleep tight,
and don’t let the …
… well, you know the rest