By: tania

tania — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:02:21 +0000

I would love to know how to get rid of roaches with out calling the orkin guy. If anyone knows please let me know, i will keep checking this site. Thank you do much!

By: Dennis Schmidt

Dennis Schmidt — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:48:52 +0000

I had a bad infestation of bed bugs just last spring, caused by a friend who stayed for several weeks (I assume, because he told me before he left that there were these bugs on all his blankets… news to him maybe, as well, but a source is a source). I used a steam cleaner and organic diatomacious earth (DE), as well as following laundry and encasement recommendations, and eliminating clutter and potential hiding areas (the DE was great for voids that I could not seal off).
It took well over two months to eradicate the annoying pests, but I used not a single toxic chemical. I even surprised the Orkin guy who controls the roaches at the restaurant where I work; he said, “Diatomacious earth did all that?!” to which I replied, “The DE kept it from moving around, but the steam is what really worked.” Nevertheless, the ancient qualities of DE (no bugs “live” on natural, exposed deposits), mixed with the pure water of high-temperature steam, are as non-toxic as you can get, not to mention the fact that DE does not lose its efficacy as residual treatments do. I keep the dust in furnace areas, the bed frame, and cracks to deter future infestations of bed bugs or other pests. As long as it is not physically removed via dusting, water, wind, or vacuuming, the physical qualities of this pest management approach will last for decades, with no risks to children or pets (the only risk being inhalation of the loose dust, which causes little more than lung and eye irritation with no long-term effects.. though the burning can be annoying).

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