$20 Bed Bug Home Remedy? Hang On A Second…

Posted on January 12, 2010 with 4 Comments

ABC 7 aired a very interesting story today about a Do-It-Yourself bed bug removal trick. They clam you can get rid of bed bugs for under $20. A Rutgers professor has been studying bed bugs for many years and he believes this is the inexpensive answer. Do we have you listening yet?
Hold Up….
There is a major flaw in this “solution” for bed bugs. This device that the professor made simply attracts the bed bugs to the upside down pet dish. This is not an effective way to get rid of bed bugs in your home. It is a great way to detect if bed bugs are present in a certain room. This homemade device works in the same way the NightWatch monitors work, releasing Co2 to attract bed bugs. The only proven way to get rid of bed bugs is with extreme heat or products that pest management professionals use. We see Do- It-Yourself pest removal ideas fly through our office on a daily basis, most will only temporary resolve the problem, or not do anything at all. Watch the video below and let us know what you think.

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