Which do it yourself bedbug product is considered the best?

With so many bedbug treatments available, it can be hard to tell which formulas are truly superior or unique. Plenty of chemical pesticides are available for the home and yard, but such products are widely linked to breast cancer, neurological disorders and birth defects in children living near farms where chemicals are sprayed. Even pyrethrum based insecticides derived from chrysanthemums are not as safe as once believed. According to an E.P.A. survey of poison control centers, they cause more insecticide poisoning incidents than any other pesticides except for organophosphates.

Due to widespread controversy over traditional insect control methods, cedar oil formulations have gained increasing popularity in the pest control community. At the forefront of the cedar oil movement is a company based in the heart of Texas and marketed at http://bugshateit.com. In tests ordered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, researchers at Iowa State University rated the Bugs Hate It formula far superior to chemical counterparts. The formula is also endorsed by Animal Wellness Magazine as a safe alternative to dangerous chemical and spot drop flea treatments, which cause severe reactions in more than 44,0000 pets each year, according to an ABC World News Investigation.

The "secret weapon" that makes this product superior is a quartz rock carrier which amplifies the natural insecticide properties of cedar oil. Many products can kill bugs on contact, but this particular formula can keep killing up to fourteen days after application. It is widely known to create a protective barrier that discourages new insects from entering sprayed territory, both indoors and out. For this reason, leading U.S.D.A. scientists hailed the formula as an “historic breakthrough” in the control of nematodes and other crop pests. The formula is also effective against cockroaches, mosquitoes, termites, ants, spiders, mites, head lice and a host of other non beneficial insects that irritate people and destroy landscaping.

Even independent researchers are publicizing the benefits of this innovative product. Bedbug Central, a public education organization that is not affiliated with the product, wanted to test the product's claims by funding research that could benefit the public at large. Dr. Changlu Wang of Rutgers University was commissioned to study the effects of the popular cedar oil solution on bedbugs. Dr. Wang's results demonstrated that when bed bugs and their eggs were sprayed directly with the product, 100% of live bugs died within 1 minute. Within 17 days, none of the treated eggs hatched. When untreated bugs were moved to a treated surface that was allowed to dry for 24 hours, the bugs started to show mortality 3 days after exposure. After 14 days, about 67% of the bugs had died, compared to less than 20% mortality in the untreated control.

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Bethany Vale is the author of this article on Organic Pesticides. Find more information on Fleas here.