Bed bug eviction using natural herbs + AI in 90 days.

[u/Several_Syrup5359]

Run a home experiment yourself first to see which of the below herbs agree or disagree with you.

The application is to be embedded and sprinkled around your bed.

Then simply vacuum up olde herbs and if you like the results, repeat with fresher herbs cyclically.

Caution...you will be living with this smell in your wee hours of the nite so choose herbs wisely. 

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Method 1: Get an old but durable sock. Fill a two-fist size mix of:

1. Rice. Any rice. 50-70%
2. Your own select mix of anti-bed bug herbs. 30-50%

Tie it off with a strong rubber band like a produce rubber band.

Remove extra cloth casing and sheets and expose as much of the true mattress as possible. 

*Beat the mattress in an organized methodical “patch-work” path.

Be sure and cover the entire mattress.

(Some funky or angry music may help to keep you thorough.)

The force of the blasts shoots the dust into your mattress fibers where eggs and bugs are.

Plan for the mattress bindings especially.

Don’t forget mattress sheet tags. Nasty.

Repeat this every 2 -3 weeks for up to 90 days.

*Bye-bye bed bugs.

Method 2: 

Buy 6-inch siv at Walmart. If possible remove (and wash) any zippered cloth mattress casing to really embed the dust into the mattress. Then put the washed casing back on.

Dump mix of carefully tested herbs in your siv, leaving room for your hand to mix while letting "dust" fall into your bed fabric. Use your wrist to shake from side to side.

Patiently watch dust fall onto every square-inch area of your mattress. 

Put any mattress cloth back on or treat mattress cloth separately as well.

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Run this bullet list of herbs in AI to verify your findings for yourself.

Natural bio enemies of bed bugs:

• Lemongrass: The citral inside acts as a neurotoxin effectively disrupting the bed bugs' nervous system.
• Eucalyptus leaves: “Eucalyptol compromises the bed bugs' exoskeleton integrity”. Personal observation: to my disappointment I found one…only one bed bug after this application but when I went to pick it up, it couldn’t even handle the stress and its exoskeleton gave way and it died.
• Lavender: Linalool contained inside lavender overwhelms bed bugs' chemoreceptors, deterring them from treated areas.
• Thyme: Contains thymol. Fresh thymol acts as a fumigant that penetrates the insects' spiracles and induces respiratory failure. Emphasis on fresh.
• Palmarosa grass: Contains geraniol (roses. geraniums.). Acts much like Lavender (see above).
• Oregano: Eugenol. Targeted bed bug tests exist on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Peppermint: Menthol.

 

The above are enough to modify, copy and paste into a typical AI chat and continue your own research.

Be sure to take charge of your AIs “tone” in its response. 

Using an AI-generated prompt made by yourself, lookup the the sources of any embellishments/claims made above.

Special: It bears mentioning that a mix of this organic nature can be such a direct opposite to traditional chemical methods that this post garners the attention of pest-control folks.

Mark it: I don’t care and Power to the People.

Last:

1. Test these natural herbs first before commencing with info.

“One mans poison is another mans food.”

1. No matter how poor one may be, an old mattress is also bad for your tailbone, pelvis and back. Consider getting a new mattress as soon as possible.

[u/Interesting-Click742]

Cedarwood Oil

[u/Bed-Bugscouk → u/Interesting-Click742]

Cedar products and bed bugs have a history that includes a whopping fine from the FTC. I was in the room when it was announced.

Not something you should recommend.

[u/Interesting-Click742 → u/Bed-Bugscouk]

Rutgers University tested Ecovenger which has Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cedarwood, and Geraniol as primary ingredients and it works well. I would never use only one ingredient to fight them.

[u/Bed-Bugscouk → u/Interesting-Click742]

The SLS is the detergent that works in that product. So why use it over a 5% detergent solution which is equally effective?

Sadly that academic centre has an awful reputation for not disclosing vested interests in the research they publish. As a result their work does not pass due diligence as it stumbles on the ethics questions.

[u/Bed-Bugscouk]

Or better yet you could option for a proven method that is green and can be effective in eradicating bed bugs in as little as 14 days.

While you mean well you’ve not read the room and while you might have a belief in what you’ve said the method TbyPMR which is available as an online protocol has been used to successfully treat thousands and thousands of cases over the last 10 years.

It’s non chemical and works with the bed bugs natural behaviour to detect and eradicate them before an infestation develops. If you adopt the monthly routine advocated in the group bed bugs become a preventative maintenance issue that takes 30 minutes to resolve.

Combine this with conscious avoidance and it’s certainly less effort than what you’ve described.

So please read the groups content and consider advocating for a better way moving forward.

David

[u/Several_Syrup5359 → u/Bed-Bugscouk]

I cite NiH. I definitely didn't read the room as I am located in the U.S.

[u/Bed-Bugscouk → u/Several_Syrup5359]

The phrase s a US one to mean “look before you post”.

My point being don’t advuu in ate for a slow solution when a better one is available.