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Bedbugs

scruffy1

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Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
Under the Miscellaneous section of the Forum there is a thread on bedbugs and the Permethrin insecticide:
Ways to Prevent Spreading Bedbugs
and this subject is always one for concern so I am reposting here with a question later:
I have used Permethrin and I know it works - h-o-w-e-v-e-r the idea of
"Now I lay me down to sleep,
before I give the bedbugs my soul to keep"...
the idea of sleeping for a month in what amounts to poison is disturbing. Our herbalist/vegan friends have come up with the following:
Bed Bug Spray Recipe
1 Cup Water
10 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops rosemary essential oil
10 drops eucalyptus essential oil
10 drops essential oil of clove
Place in a fine mist spray bottle, and shake well before using.

I have never tried it, but seems worth a try.
For all things bedbug, photos of the varmints in all stages of their growth, the effects of their chomping, and other repellants, see here:
http://herbalhealthcare-daw.blogspot.co.il/2013/05/bed-bug-repellents.html
Has anyone actually tried this? Is it effective?
 
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