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[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255965/

diatomaceous earth, steam, and heat are not the way to go and not practical

best you can do is pest control not pest elimination

hotel comment below is the procedure even in residential settings thanks Heratiki for an on the ground real world comment and below is the link to a list as to what stuff they use

https://www.epa.gov/bedbugs/pesticides-control-bed-bugs

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GKMHIM4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Can confirm - Alpine WSG is like a miracle for both bed bugs and roaches. It is both incredibly lethal, and slow acting, so bugs spread it to the places they are hiding, as well as the paths they take for food/water. Over time it will take out even very stubborn, hard to reach reservoirs because of the horizontal transfer properties.

Tbh, I find it a bit hard to take people suggesting DE seriously. It's just not effective compared to modern treatment approaches, doesn't really have any unique benefits, and is arguably way worse for you.

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