Comments on: Study Proves Resistance in Bed Bugs, Showcases Need for Alternatives http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4811 News on pesticide science, policy and activism Wed, 15 May 2013 15:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Beyond Pesticides http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4811#comment-100606 Beyond Pesticides Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:21:58 +0000 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4811#comment-100606 @Scott: The registry for hotels that you mention does not actually contain information about what treatment options were used or how effective they were. It offers only reports from hotel guests on alleged bed bug sightings. Studies have shown that non-toxic methods such as steam treatment and heat, when properly executed, will kill all stages of bed bugs, including eggs. However, it’s important to point out that almost every single piece of literature on bed bug control agrees that any treatment strategy will be useless without a comprehensive strategy that incorporates monitoring, excluding by reducing clutter and sealing cracks and entry points, and of course, public education.

We stand by the conclusion that the solution to the bed bug problem is not the usage of even more toxic pesticides to which these resilient insects would inevitably become resistant. I invite you to read the comments that Beyond Pesticides submitted to EPA for more detailed information on why using pesticides with residual control will not be effective in the long run: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/documents/Sec18PropoxurBedBugsComments.pdf.

]]> By: Scott http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4811#comment-100569 Scott Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:42:27 +0000 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4811#comment-100569 You did not quite get the conclusion right. PCO’s have been trying non chemical means to control bed bugs and they have simply not worked. If you look at the bed bug registry (for hotels on the web) you can see the explosion of this nasty pest. The chemicals currently registered for bed bug control are know to be minimally effective for long term control. Until compounds are registered that have residual control, better thoroughly check every hotel room you stay in for the pests – I do.

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