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Bug Bomb Explosion Rocks Apartment Complex
CBS13.com ^ | Jun 22, 2009 | staff reporter

Posted on 06/22/2009 9:31:02 AM PDT by Daffynition

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To: Daffynition

A puppy stands on the porch of a home just destroyed by fire. According to the State Fire Marshal Report, the cause of the fire was linked to the use of "bug bombs" or Total Release Insect Foggers (TRIFs). Ever since the replacement of non-flammable CFC aerosol propellants with flammable propellants such as propane and butane, aerosols and bug bombs have presented increased fire risk.


21 posted on 06/22/2009 10:06:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Daffynition

If he does it every month, that might explain why they found 18 cans in his house.

Unfortunately, bombing your own place in a connected dwelling isn’t all that useful. Of course, blowing the place up will probably solve the roach problem.


22 posted on 06/22/2009 10:10:07 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

The AI in Combat is very effective with “social insects” — ie, roaches, ants, etc. It works really well where even a couple of the insects get into the poison and carry it back to the larger group.

Another product I’ve used as a barrier/contact insecticide that I really like, and is labeled for use even in the kitchen, is Tempo Ultra SC. No license required, a little spendy, but very safe around children and animals. It is a synthetic pyrethroid.


23 posted on 06/22/2009 10:16:15 AM PDT by NVDave
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To: Daffynition
JOE’S APPARTMENT.
24 posted on 06/22/2009 10:17:22 AM PDT by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

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25 posted on 06/22/2009 10:25:02 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: JoeProBono
since the replacement of non-flammable CFC aerosol propellants with flammable propellants

Ignorant do-gooders strike again;think of the millions who have suffered from insect-borne diseases following the DDT ban.

26 posted on 06/22/2009 10:33:36 AM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: KoRn; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
18 bug bombs + ignition source = DIY Fuel-Air Explosive


27 posted on 06/22/2009 10:36:01 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("If Dick Cheney is Darth Vader, then Barack Obama is Jar-Jar Binks!")
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To: NVDave

Thank you for the tip.

I am book marking this although I don’t think I will have a problem again. But just in case…one never knows.

I don’t know if the other products you mentioned are sold here in Panama, but what you wrote is a keeper if I need the information in the future.

Just out of curiosity, does one need a license in the States to buy Combat?

I ask because our laws are not so stringent here.


28 posted on 06/22/2009 10:36:59 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Daffynition
"I don't know what happened. I do this every month and I don't know what happened today," Pene told CBS13.

Insect growth regulators work great. They don't smell, they don't leave stains, they work for a very long time, and they don't blow up your house.

29 posted on 06/22/2009 10:37:16 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Daffynition; antiRepublicrat

Well, the EPA guy at the end of the segment on Mythbusters said that it happens once or twice a year in California. So he was right!


30 posted on 06/22/2009 10:39:47 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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To: Pontiac

HAHAHA!


31 posted on 06/22/2009 11:09:00 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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Pene says he used 8 to 10 foggers, but Sacramento Metro Fire says they found evidence of up to 18 bug bombs.

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32 posted on 06/22/2009 11:12:57 AM PDT by txroadkill (Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!)
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To: txroadkill; JoeProBono

Yep. The image in #21 says it all.


33 posted on 06/22/2009 11:27:29 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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Despite, the explosion and bug bombs, live cockroaches can still be seen in the apartment.

When you live near filthy neighbors even in detached units, vermin control is a full time job.

Roaches 1 hum-ans 0

34 posted on 06/22/2009 11:31:35 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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Yes. When I lived in an apartment in the M.E., boy did I find out the hard way! Hadn’t been there 24 hours, when, putting my slipper on in the morning, felt something wiggly ....it was a roach the size of your thumb!

Even the best measures can’t be overcome easily when the roaches have taken hold.


35 posted on 06/22/2009 11:39:14 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: JoeProBono
Ever since the replacement of non-flammable CFC aerosol propellants with flammable propellants such as propane and butane, aerosols and bug bombs have presented increased fire risk.

Way to solve that whole Global Warming problem Al.

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36 posted on 06/22/2009 11:46:27 AM PDT by txroadkill (Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!)
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

Combat is sold over the counter here in the US. Consumer-grade product in gel form.

Tempo isn’t as commonly found in consumer outlets - a better place to look here in the US is in retail outlets that cater to semi-rural residents, like Tractor Supply, or R Supply. You’ll need a sprayer or spray bottle and need to dilute the Tempo according to the product instructions.

I really like Tempo — good kill without the side effects of OP’s or Carbamates.


37 posted on 06/22/2009 12:00:13 PM PDT by NVDave
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To: NVDave

Thank you for your reply.


38 posted on 06/22/2009 12:04:03 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Daffynition
I do this every month...

He gasses his apartment with 18 bug bombs every month?

39 posted on 06/22/2009 12:05:50 PM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: RichInOC
WHAT HAPPEN?

Someone set us up the bomb!
40 posted on 06/22/2009 12:10:02 PM PDT by Scythian
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