Bedbugs or                          (sometimes                          Cimicidae),                          are small parasitic insects. The                          most common bedbug type is the Cimex                          lectularius. For most of us the term                          usually refers to species that prefer                          to feed on human blood. All                          insects in this family live by feeding                          exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded                          animals.                                                  
                          Bed                          bugs are active very late at night and                          hide during the day. They most often feed                          sometime before dawn. After mating,                          females lay white, oval eggs (1/16-inch                          long) into cracks and crevices. An                          individual female bed bug can lay from                          one to five eggs a                          day and 200-250 eggs in                          her lifetime. The eggs hatch in about                          6-10 days and the newly emerged bed bug                          nymphs seek a blood meal right away.                          Nymphs are as small as the head of a pin.                          Immature nymphs molt five times (i.e.,                          they shed their outer exoskeleton in                          order to grow) before reaching                          adulthood.                        
                          Bed bugs need to feed at least once                          before each molt, (shedding of their                          skin) although they could feed as                          often as once a day. There may be                          many generations born each year.                          All ages are found in a reproducing                          population. It is important to know                          that Immature bed bugs may live for                          several months without feeding                          while adults may                          survive as long as one year                          WITHOUT a meal.                          Simply leaving the home for a few months                          will not starve them out. Under normal                          circumstances, adult bed bugs will live                          for about ten to twelve months.                                                  
                          Yes, there are many ways to                          kill bed bugs. The problem is that most                          require large amounts of toxic chemicals.                          Heat is the only way                          we know of to kill bedbugs instantly                          without harsh chemicals. Note                          that in some cases of begbug infestation                          you may want to use both steam and                          chemical sprays. Some of our                           Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners come                          with a built in Chemical Injection                          System. With a flick of a button right on                          the wand handle, you can inject heated                          insecticide into a crack or onto a                          surface. Although this option is                          available, the steam is generally all you                          will need. Some people like to kill                          instantly with steam and then leave a                          chemical behind. Example: Steam                          the crack of a floor instantly killing                          anything in the crack. Then to make sure                          no other bugs come to take the place of                          the ones just killed flip on the hot                          chemical injection and spray some                          insecticide in the crack. The VC-5000-Ci                          and the Super Vapor 6 both have chemical                          injection systems and super heated Dry                          Steam Vapor. The chemical injection is                          nice, but super heated dry steam all you                          need to kill bed bugs, their larva and                          their eggs. We offer several industrial                          quality steamers with specialized                          attachments perfect for killing bed                          bugs.                        
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                          Step #1:                          Picking The Right                          Steamer                          There are several steamer                          packages we offer for bed bug                          eradication but there are a few we                          think will do a better job. Some have                          higher wattage, some have hot water                          injection and some offer on board                          chemical spray systems. By the way,                          during our research period we discovered                          that some companies are selling junk                          steamers and even producing videos on how                          to use them. One example was this guy                          using a small hand held steamer to do a                          mattress. Frankly, I have to say it was                          hard to believe my eyes. This guy was                          claiming that you can simply point this                          little toy steamer at the mattress and                          wave it around like some magic wand and                          the bugs would die. This is not reality.                          You have to move the steamer over the                          surface in order to deliver effective                          heat. Our commercial / industrial grade                          JRI steamers have specialized                          attachments just for this                          purpose.                          You want a true dry vapor steam cleaner                          with at least 1600 watts of power. 1800                          is even better. By the way, we do sell                          the little hand held steamers, but we                          would never consider marketing it for                          this kind of job. At Just Renew-It!                          Industrial Supply LLC we believe in                          Honest First.                        
                          Below are our top choices for                          steamers. They are                          listed in order, best first. All the                          steamers listed here will work very well                          but some have faster steam regeneration,                          others have chemical injection, and                          various wattages. Our ideal is 1600 to                          1800 Watts. 1800                          Watts is as much power as you can get out                          of a common 15amp household power                          outlet. This MAXIMUM                          wattage gives youmaximum steam regeneration and                          power. For those that want the extra                          edge, consider a chemical injection                          system. You can actually put a bug                          killing agent in the injection system and                          with the press of a button, inject it                          into cracks around the home. This will                          give your extermination efforts a                          residual effect. that means, after your                          first steam pass, the chemical will keep                          on killing other bugs you might have                          missed. Again, super heated dry vapor                          steam is all you need. This is just an                          option and not required for the killing                          of bed bugs.                        
                        WHAT IS A DRY VAPOR                        STEAM CLEANER?                         Simply put, a "Dry" vapor steam cleaner                        puts out virtually no water. A gallon of                        water typically can last a full hour of non                        stop sanitizing or cleaning. When you point                        the steam nozzle into the air you will see                        a large plume of steam yet, virtually no                        water will hit the ground. The term dry                        refers to the fact that it does not put out                        water solid, but rather steam vapor.                        This super heated "dry" steam vapor is                        great for disinfecting surfaces like                        mattresses, carpets, drapes, walls, cracks,                        furniture and even unplugged electrical                        devices. When done right the super heated,                        sanitizing, bed bug killing moisture given                        off by a dry vapor steam cleaner can dry in                        most cases in just a matter of minutes. Dry                        steam is the perfect all natural, safe and                        healthy way to kill bedbugs, bacteria,                        viruses, dust mites, scabies, and other                        unwanted biological contaminates. It also                        makes a fantastic cleaning tool around the                        home or on the job. Read more about                        vapor                        steam cleaners here.                      
                        UNDERSTANDING CHEMICAL INJECTION                        & HOT WATER                        INJECTION:                        All the Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners listed                        above include super heated dry vapor steam                        standard. Some offer Chemical Injection and                        some offer Hot Water Injection while others                        only have a dry steam feature. All                        will                        work well, and kill any bug including bed                        bugs on contact.                       
                        CHEMICAL INJECTION:                        (5000-Ci,                        Super Vapor                        6)The chemical                        injection systems (5000-Ci & Vapor 6)                        have a chemical jug on the back of the unit                        that allows you to add your favorite                        detergent for cleaning or sanitizing. You                        may also add a earth friendly insecticide                        or other insecticide. USE                        CAUTION: Always ventilate room and                        wear appropriate chemical face masks and                        safety wear when using this injection                        feature with an insecticide!                        The Chemical injection systems puts                        out hot chemical mingled with the steam                        flow.                        The chemical injection, on both the 5000-Ci                        and the Super Vapor 6 have activation                        buttons right on the gun handle. This                        allows you to instantly switch from steam                        only to a steam / hot chemical spray                        mix without putting down the wand. This                        might be especially useful for spraying                        cracks and crevices around a room,                        furniture or bedding. The chemical will NOT                        kill the bed bugs or any other bugs faster                        then steam. The steam will kill the                        instantly when used                        correctly. The chemical will                        however allow you to leave behind a                        residual killing agent. This can help kill                        bugs you missed later on. The chemical or                        detergent you load in the chemical tank                        should be in a thin, 100% liquid form and                        non flammable or explosive. This chemical                        is passed through the steamer and heated                        before it leaves the nozzle tip. It comes                        out in a sputtering spray / spitting action                        and comes out hot mingled with the steam.                        Be sure the chemical is safe with this                        application method.                      
                                                HOT                        WATER INJECTION:                        (4000-C,                        5000-Ci,                        Super Vapor                        6) The hot water                        injection systems (5000-Ci, Vapor 6,                        4000-C, 4000-S) either take water from                        an external tank as on the 5000-Ci or Super                        Vapor 6 or it takes water from internal                        tanks or tank such as on the VC4000-C or                        VC4000-S. The units with INTERNAL hot                        water injection systems take water from the                        boiler system when the hot water injection                        is activated. This can cause your steamer                        to run out of steam water if it is used                        often. The EXTERNAL injection systems like                        the VC 5000-Ci or the Super Vapor 6 take                        the water from a separate water tank and                        they do not take from the boiler. This can                        give you a longer run time when cleaning or                        exterminating. The external tank used for                        the hot water injection is the same tank                        used for chemical injection. With an                        external tank system (5000-Ci, Super                        Vapor 6) you can use either chemical or                        water, but not at the same time. You simply                        fill your injection tank with either water                        or chemicals.                      
                        CONTINUOUS                        FILL:                        (4000-C,                        5000-Ci,                        Super Vapor                        6) A continuous fill                        steamer (Dual Tank System) allows                        you to add water on the fly. In other                        words, when the steamer is low on water you                        can add water WITHOUT shutting it down. You                        can then immediately pick back up where you                        left off working with virtually no down                        time. With continuous fill you will NOT                        have to wait for the boiler to heat back up                        again. How it works: A continuous fill                        steamer has two tanks, a boiler and a                        refill tank. When you add water you are                        simply filling the refill tank. The boiler                        is trickle fed from the refill tank thus                        insuring that the boiler is always kept                        full and ready for service. When the refill                        tank runs low you will hear a loud beeping                        sound and the unit will stop steaming until                        you add water. This feature is useful in                        saving you from having to wait for the unit                        to warm back up between refills. When                        refilling the easy non pressurized refill                        tank the units separate sealed boiler is                        kept full and hot and is instantly ready                        for use.                                              
                        SINGLE TANK                        STEAMER: (VC3000                        Series VC4000-S)                        A (ST) single tank technology                        steamer, such as the VC-4000-S or VC-3000 are much like                        they sound. They have a large single sealed                        boiler. This technology is powerful and                        tends to be extremely dependable as                        its internal components are few in number.                        Its simplicity of design makes it rugged                        and dependable. The down side if any,                        to a single tank unit is that when it runs                        out of water you will have to release the                        steam pressure, open the pressure cap, fill                        it and wait for it to warm back up. This                        process will take about 30 minutes. The                        Good news is that the 4000-S can run in dry                        steam mode about 90 min NON STOP                        steaming on the HIGH setting! With hot                        water injection on this time is greatly                        reduced but hot water injection is not                        often used for pest control. If you plan on                        using the hot water injection often, be                        aware, you will run out of water quickly.                        If you plan on using the hot water                        injection very often consider the                        continuous fill systems like the                         4000-C or                                                5000-Ci. All                        that being said, the 4000-S is a great system                        for bed bug extermination and other pest                        control issues. Don't forget, these units                        come with a range of included accessories                        that make then useful in hundreds of                        applications from bed bug removal to tile                        and grout cleaning, from window and glass                        cleaning to jewelry cleaning. Note                        that the VC 3000 has a much lower                        wattage and does not have hot water                        injection. Though it is a good hot steamer,                        the lower wattage and smaller water tank                        makes it less suited for large scale bed                        bug removal. See the individual product                        pages for more information.                      
                          Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners                          KILL Bed Bugs ON CONTACT                          when used correctly:                          There is NO question that a true JRI                          Commercial Dry Vapor Steam Cleaner kills                          bed bugs on contact virtually instantly                          when used right. All that remains is a                          detailed set of instructions on how to do                          this. Well, lets do that now. Below is a                          simple guide on how to steam your                          bedroom. The process is really very easy.                          Remember, steam kills bed bugs fast but                          to do this, you have to steam where they                          are. Read our Detecting Bed Bugs                          section for learn where they                          live. The best way to accomplish this is                          to systematically steam the whole room                          starting with the most likely areas of                          contamination, your bed area. We                          will explain item by item how to sanitize                          your bedroom. This same approach can be                          used around your whole house. Our desire                          is to produce a simple demo video showing                          this simple process. We hope to do this                          in the coming months.                        
                          Some people question whether they                          should have a pest control company handle                          it or do it themselves. The answer to                          this is that this is not an                          "either or" decision. You can do                          it yourself now OR you can do both.                          Personally, even if I did chose a pest                          control company I would want a steamer so                          I could repeatedly attack the problem                          wherever, and whenever I wanted to! I'm                          not the kind of person that would want to                          wait around getting bit while a pest                          control company schedules me in for a                          visit. Steam gives you the ability to                          take action immediately, anytime of the                          day or night.                                                  
                          Easy                          Bed Bug Vapor Steam                          Extermination                          Instructions                        
                          Bed bugs are developing                          resistance to various pesticides                          including DDT and organophosphates. Note:                          Bedbugs will never become                          resistant to simple dry steam heat!                          Temperatures above 120 degrees F.                          kills bedbugs fast. Super heated dry                          vapor steam kills them                          INSTANTLY! Some bed                          bug populations have developed a                          resistance to pyrethroid                          insecticides. Although now                          often ineffective, the resistance                          to pyrethroid allows for new chemicals                          that work in different ways to be                          investigated, so chemical management can                          continue to be one part in the resolving                          of bed bug infestations. There is growing                          interest in both synthetic pyrethroid and                          the pyrrole insecticide, chlorfenapyr.                          Insect growth regulators, such as                          hydroprene (Gentrol), are also sometimes                          used. Populations in Arkansas have been                          found to be highly resistant to DDT, with                          an LD50 of more that 100,000                          ppm. DDT was seen to make bed bugs                          more active in studies conducted in                          Africa. Bed bug                          pesticide-resistance appears to be                          increasing dramatically. Bed bug                          populations sampled across the U.S.                          showed a tolerance for pyrethroids                          several thousands of times greater                          than laboratory bed bugs. New York                          City bed bugs have been found to be 264                          times more resistant to deltamethrin than                          Florida bed bugs due to nerve cell                          mutations. The spread of                           insecticide                          resistance may be                          rapid.                                                  
                          Other traditional methods of                          repelling and/or killing bed bugs include                          the use of plants, fungi, and insects (or                          their extracts), such as black pepper,                          black cohosh (Actaea racemosa),                          Pseudarthria hookeri, Laggera                          alata (Chinese yngmo co |                          ), Eucalyptus saligna oil,                          henna (Lawsonia inermis or                          camphire), "infused oil of Melolontha                          vulgaris" (presumably cockchafer),                          fly agaric (Amanita muscaria),                          Actaea spp. (e.g. black cohosh),                          tobacco, turpentine, wild mint,                          narrow-leaved pepperwort (Lepidium                          ruderale), Myrica spp. (e.g.                          bayberry), Robert geranium (Geranium                          robertianum), bugbane                          (Cimicifuga spp.), "herb and seeds                          of Cannabis", "opulus" berries                          (possibly maple or European                          cranberrybush), masked hunter bugs                          (Reduvius personatus), "and many                          others." In the mid-19th century, smoke                          from peat fires was recommended.                        
                          Basket-work panels were put around beds                          and shaken out in the morning, in the UK                          and in France in the 19th century.                          Scattering leaves of plants with                          microscopic hooked hairs around a bed at                          night, then sweeping them up in the                          morning and burning them, was a technique                          reportedly used in southern Rhodesia and                          in the Balkans. Prior to the                          mid-twentieth century, bed bugs were very                          common. According to a report by the UK                          Ministry of Health, in 1933 there were                          many areas where all the houses had some                          degree of bed bug infestation.                        
                          With the arrival of potent pesticides,                          famously DDT in the 1940s, bed bugs                          almost disappeared in western countries.                          However, bed                          bug infestations have resurged in recent                          years, for reasons which are not clear,                          but contributing factors may be                          complacency, increased resistance, bans                          on pesticides and increased international                          travel. The current wave of bed bug                          infestations across America has spawned a                          need for fast bed bug removal solutions.                          One of the most potent of which is heat.                          Dry vapor steam cleaners are a very                          effective way to combat bedbugs. A multi                          solution approach seems to be a good                          option. Use of silica (DE or Diatamatious                          Earth) chemical prays, oils and steam                          work well. However, when you want to                          blast into cracks, and kill on contact                          without damaging surfaces steam an the                          ideal tool.                                                  
                          HELP GETTING THROUGH                          TONIGHT: More detailed                          information coming soon! We recommend                          ordering a dry vapor steam cleaner as                          soon as you can afford it. Also consider                          calling in a pest control expert. For                          now, strip your bed, wash and dry                          everything on the highest heat settings                          possible. Next, encase your mattress in a                          plastic liner. Clean & Sanitize your                          bed frame and mattress set as best as you                          can. Don't forget the head board! Place                          the legs of your bed in bowls of oil.                          This will make a very effective barrier!                          Bed bugs can not cross oil. Vaseline is                          another great tool. You can spread a                          thick layer of Vaseline on any surface to                          make an instant no bug zone! Again, these                          bugs can not cross over this sticky                          jelly. You may use double sided sticky                          tape on your ceiling to prevent them from                          crawling over your head at night. This                          may damage the paint when you take it off                          later so use caution. Your best bet for                          sanitizing your mattress, rugs, bed frame                          and and home is a good dry vapor steam                          cleaner. More tips coming                          later.                                                                                                                                                                                       
                          Lift, Look, Examine!                          Bed bugs like to live close to their                          meal. That means the bed is the hot zone                          or dinner plate, depending upon how you                          want to look at it. During the day these                          nocturnal bugs vanish as they hide in any                          crevice they can find. You will be able                          to find them in many places including on                          or under mattresses, box springs, sheets,                          grooves in furniture, screw holes, around                          and in upholstery, hollow things like                          some bedposts, alarm clocks, wall                          sockets, base boards, air conditioning                          units, behind pictures and anywhere they                          can hide from the day light. When you                          hunt you are looking for either the bugs,                          discarded body shells, fecal matter,                          small white oval eggs, and also baby bugs                          that can be very small.                        
                          Hunting:                          Start your hunt at the bed. Look behind                          mattress by the head board. If clear                          search the rest of the mattress. Next                          pull off the sheets. Check the piping                          around the bed edge. Lift the mattress                          look under. Get on your knees and look                          under the bed with a small flash light.                          Look close in all the small corners and                          cracks of the bed frame. Use a pick,                          small screw driver or other object to                          poke into small holes. The idea is to                          find sleeping bugs hidden out of sight.                          Look close at the base board where the                          rug meets the wall. Examine the night                          stands, pull them out and check behind                          and under. Work your way out from the bed                          and inspect the rest of the room in the                          same manor. Remember, the bed is the hot                          zone BUT bugs easily live up to 15 feet                          away. If you see ANY Signs of bed                          bugs we suggest you leave the room and                          request a refund. If they wont refund                          you, remind them that their reputation is                          on the line. Also, if you see a bed bug,,                          you can capture it and put it in a zip                          lock baggie. This is pretty good evidence                          for hotel management. Not only will it                          help you get your refund but it will                          convince them that they have a problem                          and provoke them to take immediate                          action. Remember, we are all in this                          together. If you spot bed bugs, don't                          keep it to yourself! Your act of telling                          management can save someone else months                          of horror. If management for some reason                          doesn't listen, call the local health                          department.                        
                          After Hunt:                          Now carefully inspect the hotels luggage                          rack. If clear, you may store your                          luggage up on the rack and out of the                          bathtub. KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE IN BAGS. Also                          do not put your cloths in the dresser                          drawers. If possible, pull luggage rack                          away from the wall. This will reduce the                          likelihood of an insect crawling up the                          wall and getting on your stuff.                          Now, you have done all you can.                        
                          During Stay:                          Try to relax but keep your eyes out. If                          you wake up the next morning with                          mosquito like bites or welts on your                          body, they be concerned. If not, enjoy                          your stay and simply keep your eyes open.                          Don't hotel hop of you can help                          it.                        
                          During Stay, Bed Bugs                          Found!                          What Now? This is less likely if you have                          taken the time to examine the room BUT,                          it could. What do you do? Well,                          first, don't freak out. Keep your head                          about you, after all, they are just a few                          bugs. Gather your cloths and take them to                          the hotel laundry. Wash them carefully on                          the HOTTEST setting. Dry them on the                          HOTTEST setting and then place them in a                          new trash bag and seal it. Now, go back                          to the room, gather your stuff, (only                          what is absolutely important to you) and                          discard the rest. strip out of all your                          cloths you wore for laundry and final                          clean up and bag them. Shower if you can,                          and put on your freshly washed cloths.                          Exit the room. Go directly to management                          and tell they everything that happened.                          Make sure that any luggage you have gets                          bagged again before putting in your                          car.                        
                          Travel Option:                          Rather then using a hotel, consider                          staying with friends or family. Another                          option our family enjoys is using a                          camper. Your camper will always be safe                          and camp sites are often under $50 a                          night. This is for the most part, the                          only way our family will travel. To                          expensive? Maybe, but you can probably                          pick up a small camper with AC, bathroom,                          shower and master bed room used for only                          a couple of thousand dollars. Compare                          that to $200 a night and the risk of bed                          bug contamination. You can also rent an                          RV. Just be sure to inspect it as you                          would a hotel room. This is not an option                          for everyone or every situation but                          worthy of consideration.                                                  
                          Don't Panic! Hopefully you just                          found one or two. Whatever the case, be                          prepared to kill or capture these little                          guys during your inspection. See                          Detecting Bed Bugs section.                          If                                                    you have a Dry                          Vapor Steam Cleaner you are all set                          to safely kill them                          instantly. If not, perhaps                          some spray pesticides will work. See                          Surviving The Night section for                          fast temporary solutions that you can use                          tonight. If you are using chemicals                          be careful about your bedding. Most                          chemicals are very toxic, don't forget,                          you have to sleep there! If you have one                          of our Steam Cleaners make sure it is                          warmed up and near by before you start                          your inspection. Simply hit the bedbug or                          bed bugs you just found with a soft flow                          of the super heated steam. See                          section on killing bedbugs with a Dry                          Vapor Steam cleaner for more detailed                          information on this simple                          process. Once the bedbug or bugs                          are dead, collect them in a clear jar or                          ziplock baggie. This may help you to                          further identify these bugs later, that                          is if you are not already sure of what                          you have found. The dead bugs can also be                          good for showing your pest control expert                          or land lord. If you have found a bed                          bug, we strongly recommend you begin                          steam treatments right away and / or call                          a professional in to destroy these little                          guys before it becomes a full blown                          infestation. NOTE: Even after a                          professional has done his or her part, it                          is a good idea to continue to inspect and                          treat with various methods including                          natural, safe dry vapor steam for month                          after the last sighting.                                                  
                          To start with, get a                          good flashlight and be prepared to                          look into small crevices. If you                          wear reading glasses get them. Also get a                          magnifying glass, this will help with                          tight spaces. Use a pick, small                          screwdriver or other thin firm object to                          probe cracks and crevices. The flashlight                          and these other tools will help you look                          into tight spaces that are normally to                          dark and to small to see.                          Look for the actual insects but                          also keep an eye out                          for their shed body shells and their dark                          reddish/brown droppings and blood stains                          or whitish oval eggs. The best way to                          determine if you have an infestation is                          to look for bed bugs where you                          sleep. Also check where you typically                          set down luggage (or shopping bags) when                          you enter the residence. Your luggage and                          places where your luggage may be stored                          are often some of the first areas these                          bugs enter the home. In bedrooms,                          look particularly around box springs                          and mattresses. On the mattresses                          be sure to bend the cloth piping or sewed                          seems around the edge of the mattress.                          Also fold back any buttons and on the box                          spring, peel back the thin cloth on its                          bottom. Bed frames, tufts, folds, and                          buttons on mattresses should all be                          checked carefully. One bedbug is to                          many! They reproduce fast.                          Check furniture, such as desks and                          chairs, behind wall paper edges, clocks,                          outlets (where you plug stuff in) and                          pictures, cracks in wood floors, and                          under the edge of carpet. While bed                          bugs are most commonly found in                          bedrooms, infestations can also occur                          in other rooms, including: bathrooms;                          living rooms; and laundry rooms. Look for                          dark blood spots on sheets and bedding,                          this may indicate bed bug feeding. Bed                          bugs will sometimes excrete while they                          are feeding. This results in darker                          (reddish or brownish) spots or smears                          placed on bed sheets, pillowcases and                          mattresses, or in nearby areas. This                          material is composed mostly of digested                          blood and the stains care very                          characteristic. Remember these insects                          are small (1/16 to 1/4) and very flat,                          so they can move into very tight corners                          and cracks. In some infestations, they                          were found under picture frames, in                          between the glass and the frame! Be                          prepared to do some close inspection and                          when in doubt, consider having the                          inspection done by a pest control                          service.                                                  
                          Bed                          bugs are elusive and usually nocturnal,                          which can make them hard to spot. They                          often lodge unnoticed in dark crevices,                          and eggs can be nestled in fabric seams.                          Aside from bite symptoms, (Bites often                          look like mosquito bites or welts)                          signs include fecal spots, blood smears                          on sheets, and molts. Bed bugs can be                          detected by their characteristic smell of                          cilantro, coriander, almonds or over-ripe                          raspberries. Bed bugs can be found                          singly, but often congregate once                          established.                        
                          Bed bugs usually remain close                          to hosts, commonly in or near beds or                          couches. Harborage areas can vary                          greatly, however, including luggage,                          vehicles, furniture and bedside clutter.                          Bed bugs may also nest near animals that                          have nested within a dwelling, such as                          bats, birds, or                          rodents. The eggs of bed bugs are found                          in similar places where the bed bugs                          themselves are found, and are attached to                          surfaces by a sticky substance. Bed bugs                          can be detected by their characteristic                          smell of cilantro, coriander, almonds or                          over-ripe raspberries.                                                  
                          Some pest control companies have                          trained dogs to sniff out bedbugs. Though                          this is a great idea, usually with a                          little effort you can find them yourself.                          Bed bugs can be detected by their                          characteristic smell of cilantro,                          coriander, almonds or over-ripe                          raspberries.                           Bed bug detection                          dogs are trained to                          pinpoint infestations, with a possible                          accuracy rate of 97.5%, based upon tests                          conducted under controlled conditions by                          researchers. The success rates in these                          tests may not reflect real world success                          rates of a pest companies dogs,                          operating with many more variables in the                          field. Dog detection can often occur in                          minutes where a pest control practitioner                          might need an hour. In the United States,                          about 100 dogs are used to find bed bugs                          as of mid-2009. A few companies are                          experimenting with high speed gas                          chromatography to detect bed bugs and                          other insect vermin.                                                  
                          Natural enemies of bed bugs include                          the masked hunter (also                          known as "masked bed bug hunter"),                          cockroaches,                          ants, spiders                          (particularly Thanatus                          flavidus), mites                          and centipedes.                          Biological pest                          control is not very practical for                          eliminating bed bugs from human                          dwellings. Most people find the                          natural enemies of bedbugs almost as                          unpleasant to have in their home as the                          bed bugs. Dusts have been used to ward                          off insects from grain storage for                          centuries, including "plant ash, lime,                          dolomite, certain types of soil, and                          diatomaceous earth                          (DE). Of these, diatomaceous earth in                          particular has seen a revival as a                          nontoxic (when in amorphous form)                          residual pesticide for bed bug abatement.                          Insects exposed to diatomaceous earth may                          take several days to die.                                                  
                          The saying "Good night, sleep                          tight, don't let the bed bugs                          bite." is common for parents to                          say to young children before they go to                          sleep. Most people have just about                          forgotten that this innocent, almost                          mythological saying came from a very real                          and unpleasant reality. Unfortunately,                          this ugly reality is back with a                          vengeance! Bed bugs were                          mentioned in ancient Greece as early as                          400 BC, and were later                          mentioned by Aristotle. Pliny's                          Natural History, first published                          circa 77 AD in Rome, claimed bed bugs had                          medicinal value in treating ailments such                          as snake bites and ear infections.                          (Belief in the medicinal use of bed bugs                          persisted until at least the 18th                          century, when Guettard recommended their                          use in the treatment of hysteria. Bed                          bugs were first mentioned in Germany in                          the 11th century, in France in the 13th                          century and in England in 1583, though                          they remained rare in England until 1670.                          Some in the 18th century believed bed                          bugs had been brought to London with                          supplies of wood to rebuild the city                          after the Great Fire of London (1666).                          Giovanni Antonio Scopoli noted their                          presence in Carniola (roughly equivalent                          to present-day Slovenia) in the 18th                          century. Dusts have been used to ward off                          insects from grain storage for centuries,                          including "plant ash, lime, dolomite,                          certain types of soil, and                          diatomaceous earth                          (DE) or Kieselguhr". Of these,                          diatomaceous earth (DE) in                          particular has seen a revival as a                          nontoxic (when in amorphous form)                          residual pesticide for bed bug                          abatement. Insects exposed to                          diatomaceous earth may take several days                          to die but die they do die. The nice part                          about DE is that in the correct form, it                          is food grade and safe for human use. Bed                          bugs were a serious problem during World                          War II. General MacArthur commented                          that bed bugs are the "greatest nuisance                          insect problem ... at bases in the                          U.S"                                                  
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