Facts on How to Kill Bed Bugs
Facts on How to Kill Bed Bugs
All over the world, people are experiencing an increase in bed bug infestations
and in certain areas, they are harder to destroy. Is there a way to annihilate
these awful creatures as it was once believed they were back when DDT was still
in use? Bed bugs have developed immunities to some of the toxic substances used
in many chemical treatment products. Among them being, deltametherin, a
pyrethroid toxin, which attacks the nervous system of bed bugs and other hardy
insects. What would at one time totally wipe out a bed bug infestation is now
virtually ineffective. New York City’s bed bugs are so resilient and powerful;
they are over 260 times more immune to the paralyzing aftermath of pyretheroid
chemicals.
Bed bugs discovered in other parts of the country like those in Florida, are not
as tough as New York City bed bugs. These little blood suckers did not mutate
and develop immunities like their relatives in New York City. Toxicologists with
the use of molecular science have discovered sequential genes which are
consecutively linked to sodium ion channels in the bed bugs that have immunities
to certain chemicals. These ion channels are not present in bed bugs of the same
genetic composition as those in Florida.
Whether you live in a house or an apartment and you have the misfortune of
having bed bugs infest your home, there are now natural treatments available to
treat bed bugs. These natural products can safely kill bed bugs like those in
New York City. Look for products containing diatomaceous earth, this white dust
powder is made from ground up fossils of various marine and fresh water
organisms. Other products containing enzymes are also becoming more popular as a
means of treating bed bugs.
So, instead of choosing a toxic product containing chemicals certain bed bugs
may be immune to, go with an all natural product like diatomaceous earth or
sodium lauryl sulfate. One that is safe to use around friends and family as well
as being effective at killing bed bugs.
By: Bradley Skierkowski