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How to Fight Bedbugs: Non-Chemical Cures

Below is a great video about Tim McCoy, who runs the Dodson Urban Pest Management Lab at Virginia Tech. He believes that bedbugs are an epidemic that will get worse before it gets better. McCoy’s lab is at the forefront of research on pesticide resistance and finding new control methods for bedbugs, like Diatomaceous earth.

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Diatomaceous Earth: Non-Toxic Solution to Annoying Pests

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Below is a great article by Terri Bennett of McClatchy News Service about Diatomaceous Earth.  The original article is available on the Times Colonist website, and is available for viewing here.

Want a safer way to get rid of unwanted pests like ants, roaches and even bedbugs?

Try something you might never have heard of [...]

Top 4 Travel Accessories to Prevent the Spread of Bedbugs

The two most common ways that bedbugs spread are by people transporting them in luggage or belongings, and by migration between rooms, condos or apartments

Here are 5 useful travel accessories you can use to protect yourself from bedbugs while traveling and prevent infesting your home.

1) A Travel Sheet – A travel sheet will [...]

Protect From Holiday Bedbugs

Headed to Cancun or Hawaii for some fun in the sun? How about Colorado or Whistler for some great skiing? Perhaps Las Vegas or Miami for some casino action?

Holiday times are here. Getting away and catching some sun is great. Be sure you take care of any unwanted hitch-hikers that may come home [...]

Use Diatomaceous Earth After Spraying For Bedbugs

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Are you planning on having your home sprayed for bedbugs? Pesticides only work a short time and any bedbugs that are hiding may be missed.

A good second line of defense is special diatomaceous earth based mix DE-10. Put a little around your bed legs and mattresses – a little goes [...]