Bedbugs ?

[John Lever]

In light of the current epidemic in France and probable many other places, should we be worried buying used items off ebay from home or abroad ?
I used to blast items overnight in the freezer to iradicate passengers but no longer own a chest freezer and chemicals don't work.

 

[mulceber]

Can Naphthalene balls or Moth Balls Kill Bed Bugs? | Relief Pest Control

This guide covers if you can kill bed bugs with naphthalene balls or moth balls. Natural remedies are useful ways to rid your home of this nasty pest.

reliefpestcontrol.ca

I haven't actually found a good answer to the question of whether mothballs will kill bed bugs: most of the sources say "no," but they all seem to be assuming that the proposed way of using the mothballs would be to scatter them around your bedroom or under your mattress (which sounds MENTAL). If you read this article closely, you'll notice it does seem to imply that sealing a garment in a small container with a bunch of mothballs would do the trick:

For moth balls to work as an insecticide, the fumes released by moth balls should be restricted in a small space like an enclosed box for a long time to kill any bugs in the range of the fumes.

Bed bugs primarily harbor in cracks, crevices and fabrics of bed rooms and living rooms. It is not possible to achieve the required concentration of fumes to kill bed bugs in a normal sized room, unless you are using several kilograms of these naphthalene balls, which can be extremely dangerous.

 

[Kermit3D]

Well... from what I understand, yes, there is indeed an increase in the number of bedbugs. They are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. But you have to keep things in perspective.
From what I understand, there's been a lot of media hype and panic. Everyone started looking for bedbugs everywhere, so people ended up finding them.
Personally, I live in France, I've never seen any, and nobody around me has noticed anything.

There's a lot of talk in the media about this because some not-so-smart politicians are accusing migrants of being responsible for the invasion of bedbugs in France.

IMO, I don't think there's really anything to worry about when it comes to clothes from France.

 

[Saint-ex]

Everyone started looking for bedbugs everywhere, so people ended up finding them.

Totally agree.

I live in Paris and I don't know anyone who hasn't seen them other than on social media.

I read yesterday that treatment specialists say they see no increase in demand.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Use Real camphor , not mothspone, most of them on the market, they are chemical product.

 

[John Lever]

Only very high temperatures kills them, specialist treatment raising the temperature so high it kills the eggs. And steam cleaning gaps in floor boards.

 

[dinomartino1]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

I have seen this piece of gear, in many documentary film, about china civil war, Korean War and indochine war.

 

[dinomartino1]

I have seen this piece of gear, in many documentary film, about china civil war, Korean War and indochine war.

DDT powder

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

DDT powder

Thank you, what surprise me was, never seen them wearing any protection gear.

 

[bn1966]

Dog shares the marital bed..any bedbugs mullered by her fleas..scissors vs paper etc

 

[B-Man2]

didn’t understand your last post bn1966.
Sorry .

 

[bn1966]

didn’t understand your last post bn1966.
Sorry .

Sorry B-Man2: basically any bedbugs beware ‘mullered‘ being a term for a ‘ beat down’..any foreign visitors bug wise having to fight it out with her fleas..and boy are those fleas tough

 

[B-Man2]

Ok … thanks …got it now ….

 

[Chandler]

Ok … thanks …got it now ….

Still not sure about the "dog sharing the marital bed."

Uh uh -- nope. No way. Love dogs, but not in my bed. 'Specially one that looks like it takes up most of the space.

 

[Silver Surfer]

sure, try to keep em out. even with good training, in the middle of the night when you and ms are asleep. the mutt knows this is the time to hop aboard.the only saving grace is that when they get old, its difficult for them to make it up.....but that is when they the need comfort of warm bodies and a soft [er] bed. lost cause.

 

[Chandler]

Have had dogs since I was a kid. I know how to let them know their limits.

Here's your bed, it's where you sleep. If you want to sit in my lap, I'll let you know when you're welcome.

 

[Micawber]

The media

Bedbugs and some other insects that can feed off human blood can be picked up from a chance encounter, building or introduced to our domestic environment via infested materials sourced both nationally or internationally.

 

[B-Man2]

 

[Chandler]

Don't remember the episode of MASH, but I remember the answer to the crossword puzzle question: "Five letter Yiddish word for bedbug."

Anyone?