It’s not just Paris. There’s a "global resurgence" of bedbugs.
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It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.
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I don't know if they can adapt to resist diatomaceous earth in any way? It's one of the more common treatments and it just slices them up.
The article actually addressed this and apparently they are even developing some resistance to diatomaceous earth. The only sure fire treatments described are extreme heat or cold. It's a pretty horrifying situation we've made for ourselves.
Cedar oil. Fry them before your very eyes.
Also, the fumigation packets for livestock stalls, but you need to duck tape your contractor bags of clothes, etc. closed and leave them outside for 6-10 days.
I once had a pretty bad bed bug infestation and tested DE by putting a bedbug in a cup of it... It lived for weeks before I killed it by hand. DE only hinders their movement in my experience, you need stronger stuff to kill them.
Cedar oil literally melts them. After weeks of trying everything we could get our hands on ($$$ gone), I tried straight up cedar oil in a spray bottle and found immediate delight in watching those motherfuckers writhe in agony as they shriveled and died. The others tried helplessly to flee, but I was undaunted and hunted them down, one by one. None lived to tell the tale, and all were chemically dessicated and vacuumed up.