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I didn't study the article carefully, so I don't know if the researchers committed some error that resulted in permethrin appearing to be ineffective. I've used nothing and haven't been bit. But that’s one data point, not proof that using nothing is the best defense.I've used permethrin and had my clients use permethrin for over 10 years. Never been bit.
Hello from Quebec City (Canada) Where can I buy those products?Have a sleep sack and treat it with DEET twice a month.
Don't like the smell of DEET? Don't blame you. Treat it with permethrin daily.
Still getting bit? That's because permethrin doesn't work. (Or at least that's what some researchers claim.)
See this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498754
I've never heard of anyone treating their sleeping bag with DEET. And you would only treat it with permethrin once, not multiple times. It needs to be sprayed on the fabric in a well ventilated area, and you shouldn't touch it while it's still wet.Hello from Quebec City (Canada) Where can I buy those products?
Thanks in advance for your response!
Caroline J.
Sleep sack. Basically a sheet, but in the form of a bag the size of a typical mattress. Has loops on the corners to tie it to the frame of a bunk. For places that don't have sheets, or expect you to pay for one, or give you one of those asinine paper sheets that turn to confetti before morning, or that appear to not be clean.I've never heard of anyone treating their sleeping bag with DEET. And you would only treat it with permethrin once, not multiple times. It needs to be sprayed on the fabric in a well ventilated area, and you shouldn't touch it while it's still wet.
For those of us who don't like the idea of pesticide exposure, here is a safe, simple method:Have a sleep sack and treat it with DEET twice a month.
Don't like the smell of DEET? Don't blame you. Treat it with permethrin daily.
Still getting bit? That's because permethrin doesn't work. (Or at least that's what some researchers claim.)
See this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498754
I've never heard of anyone treating their sleeping bag with DEET. And you would only treat it with permethrin once, not multiple times. It needs to be sprayed on the fabric in a well ventilated area, and you shouldn't touch it while it's still wet.
Yes, agreed. It surprises me that anyone would be willing to expose themselves to cancerous toxins instead of just accepting the ever so remote possibility of being bitten by a bedbug.Agree!
Never heard of DEET used like that. And never heard of multiple times spraying permethrin.
Hey whats better, few bugs or dying of cancer from all this stuff?
Befbugs will survive the freezer. They won't survive ternty minutes at 60ºC (and neither will their eggs). I haven't treated any of my things, but I'm glad I haven't picked up any of the critters, because some albergues don't offer a clothes dryer and maybe not even a washer. And the possibility of carrying these beasts into another place scares me more than getting bit myself. My son brought some into our house before I retired. Now it's his house, but before I passed it on, I spent a lot of money cooking the whole house to get rid of them.For those of us who don't like the idea of pesticide exposure, here is a safe, simple method:
We seal our back packs up in a large Zip-Lock bag. We use a smaller Zip-Lock bag for our sleeping gear, so if it gets infested, we can isolate it in our pack. If we get any bites, we use a clothes drier for anything that wasn't sealed up during the night. Just for good measure, when we get home, we put our bags in our freezer at -20C/0F for 4 days. (BTW, don't let the bugs scare you - they're not that ferocious.)
I have read several reports that bedbugs do not survive 4 days in a freezer at -17C.Befbugs will survive the freezer.
Hmmm. I've read otherwise. Who knows?I have read several reports that bedbugs do not survive 4 days in a freezer at -17C.
Bedbugs will survive the freezer.
Unless you're an expert yourself, it's often difficult to select the correct ones among seemingly reliable yet contradictory items on-line.Finally, don't rely on second- or third-hand advice or opinions - you can usually find reliable information on the internet quickly and easily.
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