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How a Leafy Folk Remedy Stopped Bedbugs in Their Tracks
NY Times ^
| 4/9/13
| Megan W. Szyndler and Catherine Loudon
Posted on 04/12/2013 8:50:30 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: JoeProBono
It looks good, but according to
http://softsolder.com/2010/11/page/3/, that trap produced these results: "After several days, we had collected exactly zero bed bugs."
I liked this from the same page: "Of course, there is one lure thats absolutely guaranteed to attract bed bugs from across the room: you." Wonderful.
I'm still not clear on how to motivate a bedbug to walk on a kidney bean leaf.
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posted on
04/13/2013 1:30:29 AM PDT
by
TChad
(Call them Oppressives, not Progressives.)
To: TChad
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posted on
04/13/2013 1:35:34 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: LibWhacker
To: martin_fierro
“Catherine Loudon, a biologist at the University of California, Irvine, who specializes in bedbug locomotion.”....
Must REALLY be an exciting career. And to think, YOUR tax dollars more than likely paid for her degree in “Bedbugs”.
OUTSTANDING! (sarc)
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posted on
04/13/2013 3:23:08 AM PDT
by
DaveA37
(I'm for HONEST government)
To: LibWhacker
A study published Wednesday in The Journal of the Royal Society Interface details the scientists quest, including their discovery of how the bugs get hooked on the leaves, how the scientists have tried to recreate these hooks synthetically and how their artificial hooks have proved to be less successful than the biological ones.Sounds as if these "scientists" want to go into business for themselves rather than opening a new market for kidney bean growers to sell their heretofor useless bean leaves.
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posted on
04/13/2013 4:05:58 AM PDT
by
metesky
(Brethren, leave us go amongst them! - Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond, The Searchers)
To: oldbrowser
They are using their findings to develop non-toxic synthetic materials that will mimic the effects of the bean leaves and help prevent bedbug infestations, according to the report, published online April 9 in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
stupid is as stupid does. Why not just use non-toxic kidney bean leaves without trying to improve on mother nature?
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posted on
04/13/2013 4:25:49 AM PDT
by
chainsaw
("Two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by Obama")
To: JoeProBono
But keep your distance, a disturbed house centipede can sting you. They can also use your ear canal as a nest. I think I'll be showing any centipede I see the door, or the newspaper.
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posted on
04/13/2013 5:15:39 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: caww
Where does one get this Fleabusters...and where did you spread it around? Is it dangerous if an animal eats it?Look up Diatomaceous Earth.
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posted on
04/13/2013 5:15:43 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
To: caww
Check with your vet. If not, you can google it.
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posted on
04/13/2013 5:16:43 AM PDT
by
djf
(Rich widows: My Bitcoin address is... 1ETDmR4GDjwmc9rUEQnfB1gAnk6WLmd3n6)
To: TomGuy
Boric acid cuts the little critters to pieces.
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posted on
04/13/2013 5:19:36 AM PDT
by
csmusaret
(America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
To: LibWhacker
To: mrsmith
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posted on
04/13/2013 6:20:10 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....History is a process, not an event)
To: ansel12
That statement is misleading. Pesticide-resistance be damned. Bedbugs did not re-emerge as a problem until they banned DDT. We did this to ourselves.
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posted on
04/13/2013 6:22:30 AM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: TomGuy
I was wondering the same thing. Also typically available for cheap at your local hardware store.
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posted on
04/13/2013 6:53:36 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: bgill
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posted on
04/13/2013 7:30:49 AM PDT
by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: djf
"Isnt this similar to what borax?? does to fleas?" An excellent mange medicine is borax disolved in 3.0% hydrogen peroxide.
I've used it, it works.
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posted on
04/13/2013 7:45:51 AM PDT
by
blam
To: mrsmith
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posted on
04/13/2013 7:48:20 AM PDT
by
blam
To: bgill
...which variety of bean leaves - lima, green, pinto, fava? Fava, with a nice chianti.
To: S.O.S121.500
Do yourself a favor and study up on bedbugs. Infestations have nothing whatsoever to do with the cleanliness of your house, and everything to do with the fact that they prey on warm blooded mammals.
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:51:06 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
Do yourself a favor and study up on bedbugs.
Do YOURSELF a favor and study up on bedbugs and their vectors; then think about the numbers of people exposing a hotel room. Look up bedbug registries and notice the number of temporary lodging sites.
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posted on
04/13/2013 12:11:36 PM PDT
by
S.O.S121.500
(ENFORCE THE BILL OF RIGHTS "Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to take a hike."-Heinlein)
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