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MichaelB10398 said:Some people are very concerned about chemicals and others are sensitive to a wide variety of them. Test it out and see if you have a negative reaction before you go. If you have concerns, don't use them.
Mosquito spray and Permethrin are not the same thing, though in areas where malaria is a problem, it's advised to use a Permenthrin coated mosquito net over your bedding. I think (at least Annie) is talking about DEET or some other insect repellent. If you spray Permethrin, the bedbug is more likely to die where it is rather than crawl out. Whereas repellent will drive them nuts and just get them moving. If they do crawl out because of the Permethrin, plain water would do the same thing. It's just the liquid driving them out.Anniesantiago said:I purchased a spray bottle of mosquito spray in the Farmacia here in Spàin.
I spray the bed BEFORE I lay my sleeping bag on it.
Then I wait about 10 minutes.
Once or twice, the bedbugs have come up to escape the spray... then I LEAVE the alburgue!
Please don't spray permethrin in an Albergue. It needs to dry COMPLETELY before human contact.skilsaw said:Thank you Lynne,
The solution for me is probably to wait until I'm in Spain and then get it from a farmacia
.caminara said:....... I don't use Deet, since it scalds my skin.
Permethrin is WAY BAD for cats...Rebekah Scott said:I have a cat and two dogs.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/ab ... 01/13/1358Context Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) infestations are rapidly increasing worldwide. Health consequences include nuisance biting and cutaneous and systemic reactions. The potential for bed bugs to serve as disease vectors and optimal methods for bed bug pest control and eradication are unclear.
Data Synthesis Fifty-three articles met inclusion criteria and were summarized. Only 2 clinical trials concerning bed bugs were identified and tested the ability of pest control interventions to eradicate bed bugs. Although transmission of more than 40 human diseases has been attributed to bed bugs, there is little evidence that they are vectors of communicable disease. A variety of clinical reactions to bed bugs have been reported, including cutaneous and rarely systemic reactions. A wide range of empirical treatments, including antibiotics, antihistamines, topical and oral corticosteroids, and epinephrine, have been used for bite reactions with varying results. No evidence-based interventions to eradicate bed bugs or prevent bites were identified.
Conclusions Treatment options for cutaneous and systemic reactions from bed bug bites have not been evaluated in clinical trials and there is no evidence that outcomes differ significantly from those receiving no treatment. Evidence for disease transmission by bed bugs is lacking. Pest control and eradication is challenging due to insecticide resistance, lack of effective products, and health concerns about spraying mattresses with pesticides.
For the gory details, here are the full texts of the April 2009 JAMA articles. In .pdf—to keep intact the charts of the data , and the photographs of the critters (on skin, on bedding). The summaries are in English and Spanish. I’ll keep the files available for about a week.Frogmarch said:Thanks for the JAMA article info, Dulcinea.
I have just gone on their site and found the abstract ...What I find interesting - or I should say disappointing -is that there seems to be no proven method of either getting rid of the little fellows or preventing their chomping on people.
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