Late better than never they say

by Renee Corea on January 12, 2010

I almost forgot to mention the one piece of good news that I’ve seen so far in 2010.

Even more cheering than inspired bed bug satire is the fact that the Mayo Clinic’s bed bug article is now free of dubious and illegal pesticide use references. As you can see, it’s now perfectly bland. One could say well done.

But that would be too much considering the number of years that have passed.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you lucky you.

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{ 2 comments }

1 nobugs January 13, 2010 at 3:31 pm: I agree the Mayo fact sheet is miles and miles better, but I find the following advice insufficient:

# Enclosed vehicle. If it’s summer, you can bag up infested items and leave them in a car parked in the sun with the windows rolled up for a day. The target temperature is at least 120 F (49 C).

# Freezing. Bedbugs are also vulnerable to temperatures below 32 F (0 C) but you’d need to leave the items outdoors or in the freezer for several days.

Well, a carefully monitored package that gets to 120 at its core and stays there for hours would be okay. But the directions give too little information. Similarly, “a freezer for several days” isn’t quite enough information on chilling the little #$%^&*ds to death.

Not to be a — um– nit picker. I know you’ll understand.
2 nobugs January 13, 2010 at 3:32 pm: Oh, and I forgot the “leave the items outdoors” part. Shudder. My homies in Calgary did this and are still itching.