[alloysteel]

What does kill bedbugs (though it takes repeated treatments) -

Diatomaceous earth (food grade) dispersed as a very fine aerosol;

Amorphous silica gel (CimeXa) also dispersed as an aerosol;

Sufficient dry heat to kill the eggs, nymphs and adults (high setting on clothes dryer for minimum of an hour);

Or for fast knock-down, spraying with organic pyrethrum spray, which paralyzes the crawling insects and has residual effects for up to a month.

Setting the car on fire is just an overly emotional response.

[Jonty30]

Another thing you can do is to either wrap the legs or bedframe, that touches the floor, in plastic wrap or you can put Vaseline, in generous quantities. As the bed bugs try to climb on you bed, they get caught on the Vaseline and then you can just wipe them clean off and reapply it.

[Calvin Locke]

I saw a report on Canadian TV the other month that some Pakis brought back from their third-world homeland phosphine pellets to deal with bed bugs in their Western-civilized apartment. At least one of their kids died.

[Boogieman]

“Diatomaceous earth (food grade) dispersed as a very fine aerosol;

Amorphous silica gel (CimeXa) also dispersed as an aerosol;”

I’m guessing these just suck the moisture out of the bugs and they are dehydrated to death?