Update on Diatomaceous Earth (DE) for Bed Bugs

www.bedbugcentral.com/tv - @jwhitebbtv
In this video Jeff will update everyone on a new study on the effectiveness of diatomaceous earth and the current thinking about how well it works on bed bugs. For years lab and field studies have suggested that DE is a suitable dust for addition to a treatment protocol for bed bugs. A recent study by the University of Kentucky which used DE as a stand-alone tool in an attempt to control bed bugs did not find positive results on its effectiveness. While these findings were enough reason for Jeff to change BedBug Central's protocol from using DE to Cimexa dust, he does not think it's a reason to state that DE does not work for bed bugs. We have known all along that DE is not a tool that should be used by itself to control bed bugs. It has always been recommended that it is used with other tools and the study by the University of Kentucky confirms this. While it is Jeff's position that there may be other low-impact dusts that may provide better results with bed bugs, if DE is used with other pesticides as part of a comprehensive bed bug protocol other studies have suggested it can have positive effects.

[@heathertorres3506]

DE worked 100% my mother in law had them so bad her bed looked like the edges were covered in mud!! We first got all the clothes out, washed and bagged, we cleaned everything completely out, than we bought bed casings, bought 4 round Tupperware bowls and filled them half way with baby oil, than we thoroughly vaccumed the entire house than finally we bought 10 lbs of DE for 18.99 free shipping!! Took a duster dipped it in the dust tapped alone the walls to create a dust, so it would be thin, went through the base boards, windows, any wood, light sockets and light switches, dressers, night stands and on the bed casings, closets around doors and hinges and around all the edges of the carpet lined against the walls. Took every picture frame down and anything else she had on the walls cleaned and spread DE on the backs in almost so thin of layer you can't even see it. Not going to lie, I have nothing to gain or lose, took about 3 weeks before she had her very last bite and it's been 7 months not one bug!! Go DE 🙌🙌🙌😃

[@heathertorres3506]

The tupperware bowls went under the bed posts, sorry forgot to state that! 😁

[@bhanu955]

so where did u sleep that night you after spraying DE???i sleep in a mattres on a floor ..wondering what should i do??

[@tazz5406]

bhanu chaulagain DE isn't toxic to humans. Speaking from what I've read and experience. I literally use my hand and pour it into a baby powder container. My lungs are fine. My skin isn't irritated. I also don't have the food grade

[@lowcountrygirl7779]

Heather Torres That's awesome. I'm going to use DE for prevention that they don't return. Others I'm my building may possibly have them still. I'm not exactly certain. Thanks so much!

[@bomedley7144]

No offense but I'm a bed bug specialist I have been in numerous houses where diatemaceous earth has failed

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I know that this is a bit late, but we successfully used DE in a 3 bedroom house that had a 6 month long infestation. It was really crowded due to hoarding so the bugs had no end of hiding places. No casings were used. Clothes were not bagged and washed etc because it would have been a hell of a job (after this episode clearing just one room took 100 hours). We had previously used an array of bug bombs and sprays to no avail. I am asthmatic and I fully admit inhaling the powder is not good for you but my family were desperate so we coated every bit of all our beds, carpets etc with this stuff. Even made a little pile of it on the bed and rolled around in it a bit to coat ourselves before going to bed. I shit you not they were all gone in about 2 weeks of diligently reapplying everywhere. I thought we were going to have to the burn the house down but we didn't have to in the end. Still wish I knew where they came from.

[@GilliVi]

Do you remember where you bought your DE? I bought mine off Amazon, but i find it expensive. I’m wondering wjere to buy in bulk.

[@defx9554]

@@GilliVi go to home depot they should have some for $7

[@fakenews8324]

🤣That is the funniest shit i have ever read on yt...i had to show my wife your comment.

[@carolpowitzky6129]

I am moving to a new place I am right now putting DT around edges of each room n on sockets I know we brought some had to ... I am praying we don't get any 😭😭

[@camelCased]

So, how is it now? Are the bugs still gone?

[@Leomerya12]

For me DE worked like a charm. Bed bugs don't die right away, it dehydrates them. But I found it to be the only home method that worked for me.

[@joshmarsilio5598]

how did you apply it? how long did it take?

[@KelvinMMoore69]

Leomerya12 huh

[@msgotmilk]

I'm with you DE worksheet for me

[@Nelson4207]

@@joshmarsilio5598 Apply EVERYWHERE and it takes from 1-2 days for them to start dying off, but it can take 7-17 days to kill them after contact. Some can hide for a long time. Clean all clutter. Bed bugs HATE clean clutter free homes. If bed bugs are a problem. Clean, clean and clean some more. 😉

[@amedleyofbugs5168]

Leomerya12 you do realize bed bugs can get resistant

[@nancyj8388]

Why not conduct your own test? Collect some bed bugs and split into two groups in separate petri dishes. Treat one with just DE and the other with Cimexa. Then post the results.

[@getredytagetredy]

Hey comatose , in a trance human consumer with blinders on....Cimexa is an insecticde POISON that will kill you ...damage your cromosome's and make you sterile.....D.E> wont....Helloooo....You can even eat D>E. food grade to kill critters in your stomach...

[@kojinmaster]

getredytagetredy were did you get that from

[@MrBILLBO58]

YES! Exactly what I did before spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on useless "snake oils". I've had great success with DE, however you must be VERY aggressive and use the DE liberally. I buy 3 lb bags (white, food grade) on ebay for about $9 plus $3 shipping. $12 ~$13 for 3 lb bags is a very inexpensive bed bug treatment. Caution: 3 months does not mean the buggers are gone, they have a dormant regeneration period of about 3 months, re-treatment is a MUST! I found a 1 week cycle period for retreatment over a 1 year period kills all the little buggers and the newborn in the nursery/nests. I also use the encasement method to insure the 400 day survival between feedings for adult bed buggers are a MUST. ALSO: Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. I also recently discovered the little buggers hate Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. Cut 1 part Lavender oil with 5 parts baby oil and use as a body spray or in your dresser drawers. Closet and Drawer "Sachets" will deter re-infestation. Remember Grandma had these in her closets and drawers back in the day? There was a reason for that, an unspoken reason. I found 16 oz glass bottles of Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. for about $32 plus shipping on ebay. The past year I've spent about $300.00 and I'm bed bug free. Not to mention hundreds of other little bugger pests as well, ALL DEAD AND GONE. I have 6 cats and 4 dogs who live in my home, everyone is healthy and doing well. Nothing I've listed here is harmful to our domestic furry friends we love so much.

[@BBAngel7kids]

William Bohart : Thank you so much for your information and feedback..this is so helpful to know how to get rid of bed bugs and keep them gone! 😉

[@MrBILLBO58]

Bingo, these little buggers seem to build a tolerance to chemicals. The DE slices the "wax coating" (for lack of tech terms) that seals their hydration. I found them dead and flat as a fritter, dehydrated due to the damage the DE does to their coating. It's a nightmarish process. We all have family and friends who visit, so remember these little buggers are the worlds sneakiest hitch hikers. They nest or hide in any nook and crack that exists. Headboards, light switches, baseboards, on and on, places you can easily overlook. Places you can't imagine.

[@belle8i]

When I used DE 8 years ago for a bed bug problem, I used it with other methods, but I did not use any liquid pesticide or chemicals and I successfully got rid of my bed bug problem.

[@HF-rc1tr]

May I ask, did u live in an apartment or private home? Apartment buildings have multiple units so there's a chance they'll return. For a private home there's no place to go so once they leave, they're gone forever

[@verlenedawson2064]

@@HF-rc1tr Bed bugs travel from unit to unit through the apartment walls, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, door, windows. Putting DE in these places can help prevent the bugs from exiting or entering without walking through the drying powder, and help to keep your home bed bug free. It will continue to kill bed bugs for many years as long as it stays undisturbed and dry. Of course you can't invite your buggy neighbors inside or visit in their infested units.

[@Plainsman1300]

We had two bed bug events. The first was a result of leaving a shoe bag on a hotel floor. I was getting bites and did not know what was biting me at first. When I investigated and found the cause by making a bed bug trap out of a two liter bottle, then it took a few days to find diatomaceous earth, and a few hours on the computer to find out how to use it most effectively. I learned that a light dusting is the best application, I use a plastic bottle as a "puffer". Since the bed bug seeks out blood, i treated the bedroom floor, the bed, under the bed, inside the boxspring, on top of the boxspring,on the mattress, and on top of the mattress which I covered with a sheet. I vacuumed weekly, and redusted weekly. I learned a light puffing gets them, and a heavy application tells them to turn and run the other way. I put a heavy application around each bed leg. I was bait, and the method I used worked. I used feed grade diatomaceous earth and was bed bug free in three to four weeks.

[@gonzalezgrant]

Plainsman1300 Those Lil fuckers are smart.. lol

[@jackiesparx1975]

just for clarification, was it in fact feed grade, or food grade? I ask because I have heard both terms

[@Plainsman1300]

Use either one for bed bugs. The difference between feed and food grades is that food grade is close to pure DE, and feed grade has content of DE and Bentonite clay which makes it appear grey/ tan in colour. I buy Red Lake brand of "feed" grade because it works as well and cost a lot less; and Red Lake make a statement on their website that it is edible. Incidentally, both DE and Bentonite clay are consumed by people as a health supplement.

[@jackiesparx1975]

+Plainsman1300 ohhh okay thanks :) good to know for sure! currently fighting bedbugs off with other means atm, (isopropyl 91%, straight, and as part of a mix of water and tea tree oil) but went to Home Hardware a couple weeks ago, and apparently it's out of season there, so when I get some more money on the go, will be hitting up Canadian Tire (Wal-Mart didn't have any)...

[@Plainsman1300]

Peavy Mart carries it all year. Any farm type store where you can buy stuff for care of horses, livestock or chickens should have it. Check the Yellow Pages or Google :Farm supplies" for your community.

[@Sniperyeti]

De has worked for me feel like the industry is just trying to push the idea that the only way t o get rid of bedbugs is 2 pay 2 grand on heat treatment

[@Debtwarrior]

I've just had an experience with bed bugs. 90% of results were from inspection and manual efforts - vacuuming all nesting sites, dislodge eggs and vacuum, checking last sites, squishing on sightt and an initial pesticide spray (that would have been ineffective a day later.). De was used over the last week and sightings/ squishing went from circa 20 to 15 to 2 then to sighting of dead bodies 2, then 2. No live sightings on days 6 and 7. De was applied on bed base sides and interior puffer application with very liberally inside, bed base top liberally, mattress bottom and sides puffer application matress top liberally. Floor around bed liberally, skirtings, carpet runners adjacent to bed liberally, and a general room haze left to settle on all surfaces. De Reapplied daily lightly using puffer, and this included sides of made bed over base sheet. On day three some sightings were in the day with the bugs walking pattern quite slow and distressed looking and they were easy to catch. One was found wriggling like crazy in deep dust so unable to actually walk. Also a thich layer was placed on the bed base at the head end and matress moved down away from headboard. This was a good idea as most of the bugs were living in the headboard and staying around headboard supports This was using about 350 g over the course of a week in one large bedroom. One night was spent sleeping in a dust mask with an application around the edges of the duvet and sleeping on top of the duvet... Don't think that made a difference! I read the kansas study and was surprised, my feeling is that it works well for the tail off, when the manual work is diligent and there may be a few left in places you didn't get to or who are travelling from hidings some way from the bed. I think if there are many and they are breeding, then it doesn't kill fast enough to seem like its working but if you've disrupted nestings, and want to pick up the stragglers it seems to be very effective.. But you seem to have to iterally apply it everywhere. The last risk I can see is that it might have caused clever bugs to go into hiding until you do a stupid human thing and tidy up too early and vacuum it all up. To get back to normal. Im aiming to do a clean up, vacuum, deep inspection of bed and previous hiding places, pesticide spray, then puffer with low levels of DE just in case. The last few days seeing kills with no manual squish and dried out bodies, albeit a small number is reassuring. I've yet to inspect with the larger dust piles for more bodies, but i would use DE again. Its like saying mine fields don't work because not all of the mines went off. You still want to surround your position with mines if you can!

[@rapierangelina]

I recently moved and theres bed bugs before we moved in they were treating it i was thinking about buying DE just for any stranglers but the pest control ppl come every month i was thinking of using it so it can help kill whatever left faster

[@danielschimmel8779]

What he didn't tell you is that the company that sponsored the University of Kentucky study is the company that makes cimexa

[@BedBugCentralTV]

Daniel Schimmel several other researchers have since confirmed how effective it is, funding for research has to come from somewhere, if the university is ethical and the university is publishing the results without the funding source reviewing it then the source for the funding shouldn't matter

[@zes3813]

wrg

[@danielschimmel8779]

What you just said makes no sense whatsoever! Don't get your panties all twisted.

[@danielschimmel8779]

Hey John MacDonald, go to KhanAcademy.com. He teaches basic writing for grade school. You could really benefit from it!

[@danielschimmel8779]

You should go see a proctologist...You may have bed bugs up your rectum.

[@alexarrieta4787]

It all depends who is presenting a product. If it's a DE manufacturer, DE is very effective. But when you ask a pest control company (like this guy), they will try to discourage you to use DE alone and they will say that there are other better products to use that would require you to hire them, hahahaha. My money goes to DE though ;-)

[@BedBugCentralTV]

actually my opinion is based upon a study I referenced in the video, if you google "pct university of kentucky diatomaceous earth" you'll find a study published in December of 2013 talking about how it did not perform well as a stand alone treatment...PCT is a trade journal for the pest control industry and has no vested interest in the success of DE or whether or not you hire a pest control company

[@YanG-qg3lh]

Calvin21X I do not want use insecticide anymore, I have used several kinds and heat. If DE does not work, what do I do? People please help.

[@YanG-qg3lh]

Calvin21X Thanks for your info. In my place, the most are gone by insectside and heat but still a few immune to chemi and heat. That is why I am try DE.

[@YanG-qg3lh]

Calvin21X If I understand correct, there is no chemical insectside in cimexa same as DE? I am considerring it now.

[@BedBugCentralTV]

Calvin21X the active ingredient in Cimexa is amorphous silica, both DE and Cimexa are viewed as low-impact dusts, that being said dust is still abrasive to your lungs so you should apply with caution

[@DawoudKringle]

"Diatomaceous Earth" is a perfect name for a 70s European Prog-Rock band. Change my mind.

[@eej902]

Huh? You're like "SQUIRREL!!"

[@ZeranZeran]

hahaha. You are right, i cant change your mind. I might use this. Ill give you credit.

[@Linda-ot1ss]

I used DE and have not had to use anything else. I would not use anything else. DE is definitely all you need. I picked up a bag at Lowes for about $8 or $9 and did not even have to use but about 3 or 4 cups. It also killed some roaches that I did not know I had. Be sure to use a cheap dust mask.

[@toddbefield1100]

My special needs brother had the worst infestation the exterminator has seen in 6 months confined to his room. They wanted 5k to heat treat house and 2k to chemically treat (mom paranoid of that)!? Wouldn't do just one room so for the last 4 months, I've been physically smashing the heck out of them...labor intensive, blood everywhere...kinda gross. Kept coming back...bagged box spring and mattress which helped. Discovered DIATOMACEOUS EARTH last month...have consistently applied with homemade applicator all over bed and anywhere they can climb up...is non toxic, but use a filter mask when applying, be patient (it doesn't kill eggs), and keep applying for at least a month to kill all life cycle stages, use a shop vac to remove if necessary as it can jack up a regular vacuum. No bedbugs today for the first time ever! 10 bucks for a bag of DIATOMACEOUS EARTH...consistently use it...it works!!

[@jimsteele2072]

When I lived in Phoenix AZ, the apartment complex I lived in had a bedbug infestation. Being from the east coast, I never encountered bedbugs. I had Diatomaceous Earth spread all over the apartment amd left it there for a week. I hit all the electrical outlet cavaties and such. I didn't use any chemicals and they all died off. Total cost at True Value....$4

[@rochellesims1361]

Dirty Harry wow that’s amazing. I live in a house with my roommates and discovered we have them. I will go buy ASAP

[@brieee001]

@@rochellesims1361 did it work ? I’m in college and our dorm had them we didn’t know either ! Until I seen one on my roommates bed !! This is our second day on DE fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@rochellesims1361]

Yes it did work very well!

[@brieee001]

@@rochellesims1361 that’s good to hear! Your big free ??! How long did it take to work?

[@rochellesims1361]

@@brieee001 it took about 2 weeks.

[@jbaby007]

People in this world want you to believe that the answers to your problems are expensive, long, and arduous when in reality, it's really not.

[@Falcarragh]

Yeah this guy sells snake oil

[@barbaralange3040]

you are going in circles, man, over and over

[@michaelbartnicki9464]

yeah if you dont have a lot of money buy a big jug of DE and put it everywhere obviously wash linens and whatever else you can do to physically remove them. A friend of mine had them and it took a couple mos but they had been there a long time. we used nothing else just the DE, and it worked. put everywhere around whole perimeter of walls, and furniture beds etc... it works

[@dogdemonforever09]

I treated my bed bug problem with just DE powder and a vacuum and I was bed bug free in 2 months so I call fucking bull shit on this. I tell everyone all the need is the DE powder and they too have come back to me and told me Thank you I am bug free now. so it's helped other people besides just me.

[@BedBugCentralTV]

if you catch a problem early on you it's possible to solve an infestation with a tissue so I'm not saying you can't solve a problem with DE and a vacuum, that being said that approach doesn't work for most infestations, I've been in many apartments where the person has painted the apartment in DE and it's still a raging bed bug infestation

[@nadiyakaralash7878]

You may be the exception, but not the rule. That's good it worked for you but he was giving advice and saying that it is not always going to work with only it. He more likely has MUCH more experience than you with bed bugs and working with people who have the problems.

[@MissReddBelle]

thank you Elizabeth Mullings

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

+Nadiya Karalash your a sheep ....they will lie to you just to get your $$$ i dont need a pest control to control pests de does work

[@nadiyakaralash7878]

moonlit paranormal society Actually I guess you don't know me because I got rid of my bed bug problem with very little money spent. But thanks for your concern.

[@tommyboy6689]

As we all know, people have different opinions usually based on their own experiences. In my case, about six or seven years ago, I was waking up every morning covered in these bites. They itch and they burn (although some people are totally immune to them so go figure!) and the bites don't heal quickly. Some bites will last Itch and burn for two weeks or more. So I immediately went researching and I found websites that were saying you need to 'bag the building' and then 'super-heat it' which is not plausible since I live in an enormous apartment complex. Two other tenants also were getting eaten alive. "You need a bed bug sniffing dog!", people claimed. After two VERY stressful years with barely any success at all, I discovered an article about Food Grade DE. I thought it sounded almost too good to be true but I did what the article instructed, bought a few 'air-pumpers', used in gardens for spraying all kinds of powders, filled them with DE and proceeded to spray the powder all over my apartment. Everywhere. Took a whole day and I did wear a respirator because the dust is SUPER fine. It is not good to inhale it. Two weeks after that day and night of spreading it around (I even shot it into outlets, bed frames, anywhere they could hide), I was completely bed bug free. Haven't had one back since and that has been at least 4 years. I lay down a new batch about once a month and I keep inspecting areas where I know that they congregate but they all died. Even the babies because the adults, after traipsing through this stuff, transferred it to the rest of the bugs in their hiding places. A few times in the beginning, I would 'catch' a bedbug and put it in a large plastic jar, like the big ones they use for pretzels. Once he was in there, I would slowly introduce some DE. Once I saw that it was walking through the dust, I covered it and went about my life. On average they lasted two to three days before they died. Now this apartment house is very old and comes with its own contingent of cockroaches, as most apartment houses do. But they no longer come in here because like bedbugs, this stuff is like razors on their exoskeleton and destroys them as well. In fact, if it's a creepy-crawly of ANY kind, this stuff (DE) WILL kill whatever it is. I have NO bugs in my apartment and it is all due to DE. For me, nothing else worked and this stuff works REALLY well. You have nothing to lose if you're at wit's end like I was. Just make sure you buy the correct type (Food Grade), wear a respirator and your coverage must be complete! Then say "Bye-bye bedbugs!!!!"

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

the reason it itches that long is because bed bugs tend to feed at the same spot over and over

[@alexaonther0x]

Tommy Boy Wow thanks for sharing your experience. I noticed a bedbug on my bed about a week and a half ago and like you, I went crazy researching. I even contacted an exterminator who quoted me $250 just to have a bedbug sniffing dog inspect my apt. So I could only imagine what actual treatment would've cost. I couldn't afford that. Then I saw so many good reviews for DE so decided to go home depot right away and pick some up. I didn't even wanna wait for overnight shipping. Only thing is, they didn't carry the food grade DE only the safer brand that contains some silicon dioxide. I got it anyway. So it's been a week and a half since I've been using it. I hadn't seen any new bugs until tonight I saw what appeared to be a nymph crawling on my bed. At first I thought it was a spider and immediately killed it with 91% rubbing alcohol. But that led me into another frenzy of research and based on image searching, it also resembled a nymph bedbug. So I'm wondering if this non food grade DE is working bc I put it all around my bed, in the outlets, in cracks on my walls, there's no way this bug could've gotten into my bed with me without walking through the powder somewhere along the line. Wondering if I should just get the food grade or does it take longer for the safer brand to work.

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

It can take awhile get encasements and if your bed has four posts put containers of mineral oil and stick the post in pull bed away from wall and nothing that can touch the floors if your itchy take store brand zyrtec before you sleep

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

You can also buy gallon jugs of cooking oil which is cheaper they will drown and die in the oil

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

Bomb once a month

[@kojimapromeatspin]

I CURED my BED BUGS problem 1. Steam your mattress completely. Vacuum it. Then put on a vinyl matress cover(only like 30$ at walmart) 2. Take all of your clothes and sheets and stuffed animals and anything else that can be washed and wash them in hot water and dry in hot water 3. Throw away any cardboard or anything you can thats near your bed. If u cant throw away, steam it hardcore. Clean your room and put the trash in a bag and immeditely to dumpster! 4. Use cimexa and dust EVERYTHING! (I suggest putting some in a bowl and using a large paint brush for walls and floor and a small one for cracks, holes etc. and apply it that way. DO NOT USE TOO MUCH. You should apply it so lightly you can barely see it even on something black. Less is more. But coat your whole room with a thin coat) This is key. Dust entire carpet. Dust all the floor boards. Dust your bed frame. Dust the walls. Dust behind photos. Inside holes in walls. Behind light switches.(just dont dust inside the actual plug holes in the walls. Could start a fire. The spaces around it you can though) Dust your tv. Dust your nightstand. Dust under bed Etc. Let the cimexa be. Dont vacuum it up or try to clean it for a week. Longer is better. Yes it will cause u to become dehydrated faster and might cause you to cough. But just smile as u imagine what it must be doing to THEM! :) 5. Put clear scotch tape around the feet on your bed. Bedbugs cannot climb on super slick surfaces like tape. Havent seen a bedbug in almost 2 months now

[@latachia_2981]

What abut pets? Are they safe around this stuff?

[@lisaanne2525]

Did you have a cough after applying?

[@ctg3d]

@@lisaanne2525 I'm still wondering about the drying in hot water part...

[@deekay6526]

@@latachia_2981 yes, it is safe around pets once it is applied. It really doesn't get put into any areas that pets go though.

[@deekay6526]

Cimexa is the absolute best

[@jansmoviechannal]

Silica is whats in DE so he is replacing DE...WITH DE?!....and yah. thanks for clarifying the agenda. Every time one of these guys pops up there is always an agenda...thanks Daniel

[@EmmAPestilenciA]

+FleaFree Organically just read up on it. Both silica gel ( Cimexa) and diatomaceous earth (DE) are comprised of silicon dioxide but their origins and manufacture are different. DE is mined from fossilized remains of microscopic plants (diatoms) whose hardened shells contain silica. Silica gel however is synthetically produced, often from sand, via various manufacturing processes. The term “gel” is somewhat misleading since the material is hard and often formed into beads or granules. Silica gel is also amorphous (non-crystalline), which greatly diminishes its potential hazard to humans. I too wondered how they are different and googled it, right away i found alot of articles about it. Its suppose to be 3 times more effective at killing, safer if inhaled too. this guy give all sorts of diy tips and Cimexa is just as cheap as de

[@amyhamadneh7968]

I completely got rid of bed bugs with DE and 90% isopropyl alcohol. I was diligent and I heavily dusted inside my couch. The chair. Box springs and mattress. I layered this stuff on thick!! And I left it for a few months. It's still inside my furniture and box springs. After about 2 months there was no more waking up with itchy welts. And the bites never returned. Fast forward 2 years. We have new problem. I started getting bites again about 2 months ago... actually found 2 live bugs this time. I am pretty sure I know where they came from this time. My husband travels. Different hotel every week. He would not listen to me about not putting his bag by the bed. I think he brought them. Arrrgh. Anyway I just dusted the he'll outta my room and all around n through my mattress and box springs again. If you dust the crap outta your sleeping quarters it is possible to get rid of them over a couple of months. I'm confident in doing it again.

[@kearnsjesse75]

I lived in a high rise apartment building that was infested with bedbugs.i used only d e ,and I was the only apartment 100% bed bug free in the building, plus no roaches either. It's all you need,and besides heat ,it is the only thing that really works

[@brieee001]

How long did it take for you to see results? My college dorm has some and we didn’t even know

[@kearnsjesse75]

@@brieee001 within a week it was better.put powder between bed and box springs,inside pillow case,and under fitted sheet.keep it dry,or it won't work. Also puff powder in outlets,and around base board. Anywhere they hide.research to learn more about them if you need to.

[@arizana8265]

Can DE prevent bedbugs? For example regularly dusting beside or behind the bed, on the mattress. In case any bedbugs start, they can be killed accidentally.

[@kearnsjesse75]

@@arizana8265 i lived in a building infested and my apartment didnt have any after de .or roaches. I still use it as a deterrent all these years later.so yes..as long as its dry.

[@verlenedawson2064]

@@brieee001 College dorms are a bed bug's paradise. So many bodies and beds all crammed together in one building. Even if all the bed bugs are killed in the entire dorm, the students or a guest can bring them back pretty quickly. One crazy way I would protect myself from bed bug bites if I was living in a dorm, is to make my skin and breath reek of garlic so the bugs would avoid me and go bite someone else! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHmpl3Wqf7GSabc

[@Floyd005]

Also about Bed Bugs climbing up the walls, painting the walls with an anti- friction paint (the same kind that prevents marks, crayons from adhering to the walls, its original purpose) will prevent any insects from climbing or staying on the walls. DuPont has a make named Teflon® surface protector for Paint. This will prevent Bed Bugs from climbing the walls and jumping from the ceiling to land on your bed. Using the above methods with the normal, Vacuum, Steam, contact and residual sprays and clogging crevices with Silica Gel then if feasible caulking those areas will rid your home from Bed Bugs. We all will get Bed Bugs from outside sources into our houses at some point, that cannot be avoided however, PREVENTIVE measures are more important than active measures in eliminating them.

[@charleswatts3810]

Do bed bugs really climb walls and jump from ceilings to land on beds? LMAO.

[@KrisHarrisnNeti]

Had bed bugs used DE they went away. Was so easy and the "experts" wanted huge money and would not guarantee there eradication. Try DE first it is very cheap, if it doesn't work for you then try a "pro"

[@tonibartling3844]

Q: DE can be used on animals externally and internally for all kinds of different parasites. Is Cimexa food grade silica? Is there a website that I can get more info cause I can't find it;)

[@tonibartling3844]

maybe a phone # on the bottle?

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

A 50 lbs bag is less than $40 + shipping, and puffers go for about $10 to $20. so the money must be for people. my uncle been using it for ~~~~decades~~~~ @ various homes and apts. long before the "big outbreak" with great success. Watch the big chem companies get it very limited on shelves so they don't lose their profits. Keep up the good work Your giving my uncle job security.

[@calvint9356]

I can purchase it at a local farm supply. It is also for bugs in your garden. Anyway, I have killed many kinds of bugs with it, BUT it never worked with my bed bugs!

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

you have to literally do your whole house. not just a room. or whole Apartment building. very dusty. what kind of mask you use? don't forget the attic or basement too. they get into the smallest cracks and holes even a pin tac hole. that's why the whole building is necessary.

[@calvint9356]

I literally ran a circle around the mattress and slept inside the circle- they came right across it and feasted on me! NONE DIED!

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

check out the normal post. having trouble posting comments.

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

can't find the last 2 posts i made but videoed.

[@moonlitparanormalsociety1415]

hes not gonna tell you the truth because he wants your money

[@mechelle176]

Dusting with DE the right way and creating a uninhabitable environment that continues to function like this is definitely not easy but seems like it would work for someone dedicated to do it until the problem is controlled. I've read that they can be dormant for a long time and come back years later. Stopping the eggs hatching where they are hiding and reentering any place without a chemical pesticide to kill them quickly is my concern.

[@camelCased]

At normal room temperatures, bed bugs cannot live more than 2 years without any food. At least, all studies show that 1.5 years is the max.

[@naaamerleyamartey4902]

after using DE is it safe to lay on the bed or should you find somewhere else to sleep

[@candaceskeen7522]

Naa Amerley Amartey NO!!! Where you go they will follow stay on same bed and area!!! Rent a steamer to steam your beds and carpets! Do not move from room to room they will follow! Make anyone aware that is in your presence to attempt to prevent the exposure to yet again another home to spread more bugs! Put every piece of cloth amble to be dried and throw into dryers directly from the plastic bags of clothes! Use duct tape to seal them in! DO NOT SHAKE THE BLANKETS/ curtains,clothes, any linens out because of easy spread! Quickly fold inward and place in bags!!! GOOD LUCK!!! ITS A BITCH TO HANDLE ONCE YOUVE BEEN EXPOSED!!!

[@Cochise954]

put the dust around the bed legs and get a protective cover for your mattress and boxspring

[@lowcountrygirl7779]

What if you live in a building where others have and mat still have them? I have gotten rid of all traces of bedbugs. Is DE possibly something which could maintain a BB free home after their gone? I'd appreciate it if you could respond. I don't want to go the chemical route unless I must. Thanks and God bless.

[@gnom6371]

dear Jeff , can you recommend any PCO for Brooklyn NY ?Thank you very much

[@BedBugCentralTV]

if you visit our website BedBug Central there is a zip code search that you can use to find companies in your area. We have several that service Brooklyn that should be able to help

[@mimsietheblueorchid1997]

Is it true that bedbugs can get under wallpaper? Presumably there is a layer of glue across the entire surface of the back of the wallpaper adhering it to the wall so I am having a difficult time understanding how this could happen.

[@pearlynx]

HI Jeff, so since you switched to using Cimexa earlier this year instead of DE have you found it to be more effective in the places you've treated?

[@BedBugCentralTV]

it's tough to say as a bed bug treatment is made up of several different treatment tools and therefore it's tough to say exactly what's killing the bugs, based upon the research conducted it could have only made our treatment better

[@pearlynx]

***** Thats good -- I'm wondering what you thought of the Kentucky study on Cimexa recently where they only used Cimexa on infested apartments and found like 98% kill rate - was in that trade mag recently. It almost sounded too good to be true?

[@BedBugCentralTV]

pearlynx1 you have to take the research at face value and it suggests Cimexa could be a significant part of a bed bug treatment protocol, time will tell, the next step will be better dust applicators to optimize the placements and effect

[@carolyncoleman8182]

*****

[@deekay6526]

@pearlynx Cimexa is the only thing that worked for us and it worked fast to get every last straggler. We were never completely free until I dusted with Cimexa.

[@JesusOurKing]

This is exactly how you take a 12 second video and drag it out for 5 minutes while the bed bugs multiply. No wonder I have ptsd now.

[@marmarc4203]

Gezz I used to mix DE In Water Food grade it's supposed to be good for Colon health!! I just found one bedbug in my bedroom and got bit up.I have no idea how I got a bed bug I've lived in the same house for over 20 years but now I'll use some of it around the bed!!!

[@charlesklein7232]

what do you think of "OZONE" machines? and "U/V/C Light Bulb" for bugs like fleas and mites and ticks? can it work?

[@maureenbanks9362]

DE worked miracles for me. The whole idea of DE is to dry the bug up, to basically dry it to death! If it's wet i would imagine it would render it's 'dry up attack' kinda useless. If that's what you were implying... I'm not sure, you beat around the bush & never quite put the exclamation point at the end of why not DE. Anyway, when used properly DE works great for me.

[@lindsaycable2281]

Am armed with the knowledge I need. Thank you! My metal bedframe is culprit of infestation. May replace it , but before doing so, should I try DE on outside & inside frame? Is very challenging a task. Found a BB on fridge handle. Just want to shrink wrap myself and the dogs, at this point, having replaced bed twice, couch thrice. Lindsay

[@yolielin4143]

I have a metal frame bed too. It is better than wood frame, because it's harder for them to get in the nooks and crannies. Dust all around the frame, box spring, underneath the top mattress, and push some DE into all the holes and joints of the frame. I saw one crawling out as I was doing this, and squished it to death. DE works, try it!!

[@reginateabo6822]

DE and rubbing alcohol worked like a charm when my daughter was 9 we got bed bugs then 11 years later got them again used DE and alcohol again both times killed all them

[@flowraga]

how did you use it exactly?

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

PS. what do you thinks they used since Roman times. no chemicals then. think

[@Gabby-fk9is]

They slept with pigs lol

[@jamonherman9364]

An apartment complex I lived in had the Orkin Man come spray monthly..The roaches still thrived though. Expert exterminators, pssh. Think I'll go with the comments on this one...

[@zombilicafied]

Boric acid in baby oatmeal food that is placed in dark corners will kill them as well.

[@vandellnorwood6239]

Hello Sir Im with the Urban Bee Keeping Group of San Antonio and I have purchased a 10lb bag of Diatomaceous earth food grade. I have plans to test this in Hive Beetle traps instead of oil or lime dust. Have you heard anyone doing this? I wanted to try something that had no type of poison in it. We are a bee support group so we try to stay away from poisons. Thanks

[@Neverquit...7]

yes, they use it for the beetles and leave it in the trays for when the beatles try to enter they are killed.

[@ShempDavidNiven]

Why don't your company's videos ever mention beauveria bassiana?

[@chardy114]

mix salt water and Rubbing alcohol 99% (available at any main drug store) in a 1:1 ratio and mix in some DE until its mildly cloudy and spray EVERYWHERE especially inside the box spring. then vacate the room. If you have shaggy carpet then i recommend double or triple spraying it and let it sit for about 24 hours then vacuum everything and was your sheets. worked for me anyways.

[@ashketchup7948]

hello sir, i live in low income hud housing and they are refusing to treat my building because they havent found the source. in the mean time we are still getting bit. I have seen 2 of the god forsaken bugs. one on my diaper bag and the other on my son. when i went to catch it popped with blood. I have to take my kids to the doctor to get a doctors note stating the bites are indeed bed bugs. it is all a huge pain in my ass. Im having to treat my apartment knowing that they might come back if the source is not treated. how can i get them out of my apartment and also stay away? i have bombed, sprayed, and now i have an encasement on the bed. now thinking about DE. any suggestions please!

[@CristianMartinez-fr1sp]

buy DE or cimexa would work, buy a duster o use a soft bristle paintbrush, put a fine coat over and around the mattress and box spring, inside plugs, drawer, try to put some dust around, every furniture you have, inside nightstands, separate your beds from walls and put some tupperware on the 4 legs of your boxspring put some dust in them, vaccum, steam matrress and couches, of course wash and dry in the hottest setting, look for bed bugs in seams and folds, cracks, crevices, inside the drawers with a flashlight. you can see some videos on how to search for bed bugs. you can kill live bugs with tea tree oil alcohol at 96%(best choice) or 70% and some vinegar, like 100 ml of tea tree oil, 100 ml of alcohol and 50 ml of vinegar, you can do a repelent with lavender oil and 2 spoons of Sodium bicarbonate in 500 ml of mixture water lavender oil and sodium bicarbonate, put it on couches and your mattress, and your curtains as well, also keep the dust in place, and do not moist the dust, otherwise will not be effective, repeat the cleaning and mantain de dust in place every 10 days or weekly, good luck.

[@richardswinney]

You talk to much. Say what you have to say and get on with it. You said the same thing over and over to the point of boring.

[@Trd2020]

great video

[@MrMark050]

how do you put the powder down send me a good video

[@tamekafoster1079]

I got rid of them with baking soda. No need to spend a bunch of money on hazardous products.

[@kymbyrly]

Thank you!!!

[@nearlyburntpancakes]

Where can I find the study?

[@BedBugCentralTV]

+MsGemRising if you go to Google and type in "PCT University of Kentucky diatomaceous earth" it should be one of the top search results, it was published in PCT magazine

[@oliverlopez4236]

What if bed bugs get on the top of the room? What methods a person could use?

[@shawnhoweth]

To anyone!! A call for bedbug eradication help. It's been many years now I've had these. Cimexia (a form of DE) didn't work for me even long term & also applied directly to my body. (also tried pesticides including Crossfire with no success) With Bedbugs..I read that some people have great success and some don't with DE. Which is possibility connected with the form of DE they're using... for it is processed sometimes in different ways.. so could you tell me what is the brand you have experience with that had 100% success with..and what stores you've seen it in for sale? (also open to other methods but can't afford heat treatment)

[@benrezzy]

where can I get the other dust

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Don't buy cimexa trust me DE is cheaper I don't have time to explain. DE at feed stores cheap

[@stevefinesse]

Do you sell any products for treating and getting rid of bed bugs idk y they keep coming back around summer idk if it’s the place I’m living at bc I’ve never had any bedbugs anywhere else I’ve ever lived and the place I’m at rn is the only place I have ever had bed bugs at and when I moved here I bought brand new furniture so none of my furniture I moved here with was old or used and even after the exterminator I saw a few left so I used some products that I had to kill the few that were left I was then rid of them for a while but just a few days ago and yesterday I’ve been having to kill them like roaches with a tissue Idk why they are coming back is that normal ? And specifically when I moved to this place I moved here in February of 2018 and I’m still living here but when I first had the bed bugs here it was getting warm around spring / summer and back to the exterminator he sprayed all my furniture and he sprayed a cloud in my house and I had to leave my house for about 3-5 hours this cloud he said was supposed to be a definite killer for these suckers bc it would suffocate them and that’s also why I had to leave bc I wouldn’t be able to breathe in the house with that thing in here so he told me it should settle in that time and when I get back I should open a window to air out any chemicals that I may smell .He actually told me he could save my furniture bc my mattress was safe he found no trace of bed bugs or infestation in my mattress I actually had a mattress protector on before I even had this bed bug problem not even thinking it would protect my bed from bed bugs but yeah he said my mattress was fine but when I took the protector off he still sprayed it and I washed the protector and placed it back on and he advised me to get a vinyl zipper protector and add one on my mattress for extra protection and so they can not hide anywhere and I also put one on my box spring however like I said I recently saw bed bugs again even with all I’ve done I have Vinyl protectors on my bed so where are they coming from where can they be hiding is the protector just Bs ? If you can help me with some information I’d appreciate it

[@sonnyjason7833]

Same shit here so how's it going now I need the scoop bro let me know I'm all ears

[@stevefinesse]

Sonny Jason I’m going to be moving , got another exterminator he came over recently did 3 treatments flooded the walls with product to kill any hiding behind the wall now now the reason they are able to hide their is bc this place doesn’t have the wall down to the floor completely which means their is space for them to crawl under , I saw a lot die but the problem wasn’t solved the exterminator asked a few questions I answered honestly letting him know I’ve never had this happen to me I bought brand new furniture moving in this place I never wear outside clothes in bed etc and I change clothes when coming from outside I take Uber’s and mostly stand in public transportation usually sometimes I sit on buses but nothing crazy he told me Bed bugs can live without a meal for 6+ months so if this house had a problem b4 I came then when I came all they had to do is sense my Carbon dioxide to know their meal was in the Vicinity and then all it takes for them to produce a ton is a single female they lay so many eggs they can make millions in less then a year and he said with all the treatments he did it has to have been here before I came

[@stevefinesse]

Sonny Jason Bc it shouldn’t be this bad , and for how long I’ve been living here considering I’ve sent exterminators to treat this multiple times means that there are a lot which means it couldn’t have been my fault bc with how much I’ve still spotted them after treatment they wouldn’t be able to produce this much in that short of time so now I have to figure out if my landlord knew and didn’t say anything and I do think that’s the case bc I had people living on the first floor with bed bugs. They actually put a mattress out with no cover over it and I saw bed bugs Idk if they ended up putting one on it later but I did see with my eyes they had bed bugs on the furniture they threw out and when those people moved out he sent an exterminator for this but I informed him the problem isn’t solved yet so he was aware from me telling him and I saw a flyer for the first floor as an open house and I’m just thinking he’s gonna move someone in knowing the problem isn’t gone ? He must’ve done this to me then , honestly I never knew what a bed bug looked like til I saw one didn’t know what it was looked up bugs and when I saw a match for the one I saw I felt disgusted for days since it was summer b4 I spotted one I thought I was being bit by mosquitos but I was greatly wrong if this is happened to you I can give you advice on your rights and your land lords responsibility in this situation this is all his responsibility bc I’m a renter he’s the owner of this house he has to send exterminators if his or her house has previous history any damage caused to you by the situation he or she is liable

[@sonnyjason7833]

@@stevefinesse I've been up 24 hours just hunting and I'm not even tired but soon it will be time to sleep I have DE everywhere always had 2 encasings for my mattress memory brand new everything is clean I wish I had a bodybag I am able to spot them because I own all white sheets but that won't save me in a few minutes once I go to sleep thank you for responding I'm glad you came out from under it I've been going month-to-month for a year now I've been in my place for a couple years I can leave whenever I want I live by myselfsad I can't have company I can't have my kids over or friends but this is something you already know I'll figure it out I'll come back and give you an update thanks again 👍

[@wdharvey1]

Is DE the same as Roach Proof?

[@candlesandtarts]

ok so we found just a few in husbands box spring, we did all the washing drying cleaning, de, bedlam, bed covers, 3 weeks have passed, my husband moved into another room, last night 1 on his bed, please what do you highly recommend???? exterminator or move out, I'm stressed, crying, we are 74 years old and really can't afford this, an exterminator will most likely break us.

[@BedBugCentralTV]

I'm sorry to hear about your situation but it's tough for me to tell you what to do not knowing the extent of the problem or seeing your home myself, I recommend doing your research and at least have a pest control company come in an evaluate the situation to see if they can provide insight on how bad it may be

[@stevenichols5876]

Penny: I manage a sober house in a large city. 2 1/2 years ago someone brought bed bugs in from a treatment center. By the time I realized a room had them, they were literally crawling the walls. Here's what I did that got rid of them (no bugs for 18 months--try to find a pest control that will give you that kind of guarantee). First, DE works: "[From a] 2009 article “Bed bugs: are dusts the bed bug bullet?” in Pest Management Professional magazine by Michael Potter explores the effectiveness of various dusts, including Mother Earth D (which is 100% DE)...... [Diatmaceous Earth] caused substantial (>90 percent) mortality of susceptible and resistant bed bugs within four days and all bed bugs were dead after 10 days.” bedbugger.com/2007/03/30/faqde/#DEresearch 100% dead in 10 days. First, protect yourself. Clean the bed of visible bugs and eggs. Wrap your mattress and box spring in 3-6 mil plastic and seal it with duct tape. Wrap duct tape around the feet of your bed frame such that the sticky side is out (OR--put a coat of vaseline on the legs. This will either eliminate the bites immediately or all but eliminate them. Short term problem solved. Second, wash your bed linen weekly for the next 4 weeks, hot water. Third, get a powder applicator if you can afford a few bucks, or use a baby powder container if you can't afford the applicator. Buy some food safe 'Safer' diatomaceous earth from Home Depot--$10 for 4 pounds. Dust the floor of the infested room(s) with it. Let it sit for a month. This is a poor person's way of dealing with the problem. Rich people can afford pest control companies and repeated applications of heat and poison. The rest of us need a practical solution. The dust may make your place seem untidy, but be practical in your outlook on this. Two more things. First, the bugs may have already moved to another room. You now have the basic knowledge for dealing with them, and so you can apply that knowledge as needed. You can treat sofas and chairs the same way. Second, someone is certain to chime in with a warning that DE can cause silicosis. It can, if you breath enough. But you're 74 and something else is almost certain to kill you before you get silicosis. Moreover, your exposure is going to be limited and one would hope the likely damage will be just as limited. Good luck, and if you follow this advice, post your success in a month or so, so that other people can see there is a solution for those of us who have to live within limited means.

[@TheDigitalPillars]

Steve Nichols Thank you.

[@user11675]

Steve Nichols Very useful, easy to use, practical, real life advice! Excellent help, thanks for sharing this!

[@tekobari]

***** Penny, make sure it's FOOD GRADE DE, which is safe for both humans and pets to eat. It's like flour, not like the kind you can use in a garden to kill snails. Please use a face mask (they make disposable paper ones with elastic bands to keep it on your face. I found it to be sweaty work.) when spraying. If you have a pet(s) of any kind, it's okay if they get it on their feet and lick it off, but NOT for their lungs. Put them in one room while you dust the rest of the house, and keep them in there for two hours or a little less. You might not see DE dust in the air but it's there. It's okay for us to breathe it once the dust is settled a bit, but not for a canary, cat, or dog. Also remember to cover your computer and peripherals while dusting. You can vacuum them gently, of course, but not dust them. I put down rings of dust around them except near the fans/slots. I found this resource on line. It has a lot of links to other universities and government sites. We're in the same boat as you. We simply cannot afford even one visit from a professional.

[@ericaamericalagunas9750]

Where can I buy it DE

[@chrisg307]

I mixed the 2 'cuz I had both and still have bugs traipsing thru them.

[@MrTruthteller123]

The university of Kentucky study he mentioned was a flawed study based on the results of 1 residence, the study started out with 7 or 8 residence but all but the one dropped out of the study for one reason or another. Jeff white makes mention of this in his Tech Talk "Bed Bug Management Strategies that Work". Don't stop using D.E. ....... just don't use it ONLY.

[@verlenedawson2064]

Some people are not successful at getting rid of their bed bugs with DE. Just as many failures happen with other products. Every case is unique and the reasons for the failures are many. They could be bringing more bed bugs into the home from an infested car, or public transportation, or work, or school. Or a guest or visitor could be bringing them in. New bed bugs can hatch from eggs after the adults have been killed. The DE has to stay in place long enough to dry them, too. The DE has to be applied correctly where the bed bugs will walk through it.

[@susangardiner2087]

DE works just fine it takes time but yoy just need to dust it properly. University funding rules what they find out based on who funds them regardless of the truth. Therefore they have no credit period because you will find another study supporting DE the same year from a different university with a different funder who is supporting DE. And people who work in this field does not want to use a product that will kill the bugs right out because they will run out of clients and a way to make money from them if they don't actually get rid of them.

[@MissReddBelle]

exactly

[@meandanitoo]

Well here's the thing. When you're talking about a low cost product like DE (very much like boric acid) and you have someone speaking who specializes in pest control and sells their services, what do you think they will say? Using a University to do a study is the oldest trick in the book. If you're impressed with credentials you may be inclined to believe them, however keep in mind that MONEY is the deciding factor in how most, if not all of these studies turn out. I had pantry moths at one time and most people said boric acid would not work but it DID work and I didn't have to mix it with anything - just pouf and go and in about a week and a half they were dead. Bed bugs are awful because they populate quickly and you have to wash or dry EVERYTHING. The key I think is that if you catch them early (before the nymphs reach adult stage) the battle can be easily won. I have tried Harris bed bug killer, 91% alcohol to no avail. I have a small tube of DE and will try it but I have no doubt that it will work and am going to order some from Amazon. In the meantime, baking soda will work just make sure you use just a fine layer or they will go around it. The best thing is that you can also sprinkle baking soda on your sheets! Since bed bugs are blood suckers try using deet and/or avon skin so soft (original scent) or bites and see how it goes.

[@johnmitchell7892]

Is the DE need to be food grade or not ?

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

How do I use ''cymeXa'' without a puffer, ''how do I mix it with water or with a brush.''

[@pattim173]

Must be getting paid from this company. That's why he made the switch. 😂😂

[@rorionstar]

I just found out I have bed bugs I have called top name exterminator basically was shown a video to scare me saying untreated I will have 38 million bedbugs in about 9 months and my house will be unlivable, but If I want to kill bugs eggs and all more effectively I would have to use heat and liquid which would cost for my square footage 2700.00 which I don't have, so besides the silica dust what else do I need to do and what other products would I need , I am still not sure what to do with the silica dust do I need to spread it all over the carpet as well on my mattress? thanks for your help

[@BedBugCentralTV]

I'm sorry for the poor experience you had with the company you called, if what happened is true it is obviously poor sales etiquette, it is true that if left untreated it can become a significant infestation quickly but it shouldn't be used to scare you into an expensive decision, it's tough for me to tell you exactly what you should do unless I see the infestation myself and how bad it is, I always recommend bed encasements and interception devices as a starting point, I would also recommend bringing in another company to see if you have a better experience

[@Angelskris333]

+rorionstar How did it work out for you?

[@theurbanyankee]

can you spray d.e. on the mattress is it safe.

[@BedBugCentralTV]

you need to read the label directions

[@alliegator4242]

I can't handle this. Guys, he's saying that if ALL you do is poor DE everywhere and wait it's not going to do much in the way of treating your bed bug problem. You're pairing this with vacuuming (which has been shown to decrease infestations up to 50% on its own), mattress encasements, heat treating in the dryer.... You guys are following a series of treatments that has been proven to knock out bed bugs. What you're all doing is literally what he's telling you to do - pair the DE with other forms of treatment. Show me someone who successfully treated their infestation using just DE and has not followed up with any other form of treatment and maybe I'll consider justifying your needless outrage, but for now I'm going to trust the expert.

[@frank124c]

I've been using kosher salt. It sells in 3 pounds boxes for under $3.00. Spread it out all over and it will do the trick. This is cheaper than DE and also less toxic. Also do be sure to enclose your mattress in a mattress cover. Also, I've been spraying my clothes with a Permethrin based insecticide. It is sold for ticks mosquitos but hopefull it will work with bedbugs. When washing your laundry use the hot cycle and dry in a hot dryer for at least an hour. Use aloe vera on your skin to relieve the itching of the bites. Keep at it and those nasty buggers will be gone!

[@mandiemaytag]

DE isn't toxic

[@Falcarragh]

fly spray has permitherine so no need to buy anything expensive, you may be eating too much sugar which will cause the bugs that naturally live on your skin to go into a frenzy and start biting you and jumping around that could also be the problem.

[@kathy_beauty1955]

Another thing you can do wit the DE is to use baking soda or talc baby powder in between the sheets EVERY night. They have an oily residue on the outside of their bodies. They also breathe through their "skin". The talc will suffocate them and the baking soda acts almost exactly like DE. Cuts their nasty little bodies so they dry out. It is also much nicer to roll around in the good smelling baby powder than the DE which will dry out your skin too. They are very adept at sneaking around and hiding. I made boundaries around my bed so I'd they were having to travel a little bit they would have to go through it to get to me. I treated the box spring the mattress, headboard with a heavy dusting Then the top of the mattress as well before I put the mattress cover on. My little dog sleeps with .e so I didn't want her inhaling any dust from the DE. They are all gone. My sister came and stayed 2 weeks and informed me AFTER she went back home that she had tne.!!!! I could have eaten razor blades I was so mad. If you have them, for heaven sake try to be careful and respectful about knowingly taking them inside another's home!

[@leatherDarkhorse]

this is false, baking soda nor baby powder wont do anything, hope this help.

[@jesugonza758]

Isnt that silicone gel the method for caulking around the bathroom. I have bed Bugs for months tired of them. I use Dish detergent, Clove powder, pinesol, everything no luck. I use alcohol 91% no luck, baking soda, salt, no luck. I take bed Bugs with a tissue and put them un a plástic bag and throw in garbage outside. I put moth ball around the bed they did not bother that night but next day they started coming around 2am and again. I have had any good sleep for months.

[@kizzygay9751]

Jesu Gonza did you try using the DE powder?

[@longboredterrie]

I use DE food grade to kill bugs inside and out My daughter is in Thailand and has a bed bug problem she was home for a visit a few weeks ago I gave her a big bag of DE and she got matters cover where she lives they have no hot water or dryers for clothes she has to boil water her APT has a bed and table and a chair not much she was traveling when she picked up the bugs she did everything right but still came home to bugs the DE has helped but she thinks she sees bugs out side her place now she has no Vacuum and they are not cheap to buy she teaches and has little money 3 more months and she comes home I hope she gets rid of them I think she will be fighting them for the rest of her stay !!!

[@fairday2]

I have pet birds, and need to know that anything I use cannot be inhaled by my birds, as this would likely lead to their deaths. I have 2 birds that are 25 years old, and I raised them from hatching. I would not want to risk them after taking care of them so many years, and the other birds are not that much younger then these two. I am very concerned for my avian members of the household, and there is no place to board them, exept the vet, which would be expensive. Then, I do not know how much risks remain in the powder.

[@perrylatour]

I would recommend taking your birds out of the home when applying DE or any other treatment for that matter. As soon as the dust settles from your DE or silica gel treatment the birds should be safe to bring back in.

[@bcHomeless]

How much did Cimexa pay you?

[@Mrs.R.D.Oviatt1776]

treat every week for 3 months, even sprays say to do that much too

[@debj1378]

There are other videos about DE and they have nothing to do with bedbugs. I’m so confused. People are putting a spoonful in a glass of water and drinking it every day to help with different ailments.

[@rosemaryvan6885]

I take DE. It has lots of health benefits.

[@verlenedawson2064]

The food grade DE dries out the outer shells of the bed bugs. There are lots of other uses for this wonderful powder. It can be added to organic flour, grain, seeds, nuts to kill insects so they don't eat our food. (Insects won't eat the non-organic food.) I add DE to wool clothing or yarn to keep the moths away. Some people use it for facial scrubs. It can be added to pet food and bedding. It would probably kill fleas and ticks on furry animals. It might kill head lice. (I killed mine by smothering them with coconut oil under a shower cap all day & night for a week or two. Just shampooed if I had to go someplace.) I think it kills intestinal worms. Some people dissolve it in juice or water and drink it. It kills all kinds of insects: bed bugs, fleas, roaches, ants, spiders. Organic gardeners use it to kill pests, but it will kill bees, so it shouldn't be applied where they will be.

[@deekay6526]

Cimexa is the absolute best way to go! After fighting them for a year off and on, I finally read about cimexa and tried it. There was never another incident after the Cimexa. It gets every last straggler that the other treatments miss. It works super fast too and continues to work for 8-10 years if left undisturbed. Amazing stuff.

[@theautobahnguy141]

I saw some bed bug specialist- comments in here, who probably aren't even "specialists", claiming DE doesn't work. It is nothing new and often used in Germany. They wouldn't waste money on it for long if it weren't effective. Of course how you apply it / combine it with traps decides wether it works or not. Don't be afraid of losing customers, there are enough lazy, rich enough, busy ones who will pay for your service anyways.

[@henryknepp]

De is not a chemical pesticide. It a very useful industrial mineral diatoma are microscopic plants that grow a skeleton. It can be used as a filter, abrasive and medicine among many other uses.

[@stephanieh3502]

Uk study "We did not instruct them to disassemble beds, launder bedding or clothing, or dispose of infested furnishings. Moreover, no encasements were installed on beds while insecticide treatments were being evaluated. In this manner we hoped to isolate the effects of DE on bed bug populations, apart from other management inputs."

[@jamesparker3830]

Trying to promote and sale his product

[@MrBILLBO58]

I've had great success with DE, however you must be VERY aggressive and use the DE liberally. I buy 3 lb bags on ebay for about $9 plus $3 shipping. $12 ~$13 for 3 lb bags is a very inexpensive bed bug treatment. Caution: 3 months does not mean the buggers are gone, they have a dormant regeneration period of about 3 months, re-treatment is a MUST! I found a 1 week cycle period for retreatment over a 1 year period kills all the little buggers and the newborn in the nursery/nests. I also use the encasement method to insure the 400 day survival between feedings for adult bed buggers are a MUST. ALSO: Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. I also recently discovered the little buggers hate Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. Cut 1 part Lavender oil with 5 parts baby oil and use as a body spray or in your dresser drawers. Closet and Drawer "Sachets" will deter re-infestation. Remember Grandma had these in her closets and drawers back in the day? There was a reason for that, an unspoken reason. I found 16 oz glass bottles of Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure. for about $32 plus shopping on ebay. The past year I've spent about $300.00 and I'm bed bug free. Not to mention hundreds of other bugger pests as well, ALL DEAD AND GONE. I have 6 cats and 4 dogs who live in my home, everyone is healthy and doing well, nothing I've listed here is harmful to our domestic furry friends we love so much.

[@HF-rc1tr]

Damn, so sprinkle DE every week for a yr for a guarantee of dead and never coming back bedbugs... That's a lot of work. But if it needs to get done, it needs to get done

[@cyborg1320]

Jeff, you shouldnt put too much faith in a single study.

[@rickbar123]

I got a big bag and put it all over the place. I have not seen one since.

[@temickab]

Please review a bed bug product called Proof. Whenever you get a chance. It's a new product and I just don't trust those amazon reviews. They all look generic. I bought be a few bottles but have not tried the product yet because I'm away for the holidays

[@mariamarfil1620]

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[@33LadyAnne]

Ethics aside, companies DO fund research on their own products: the Dairy industry ( University supported); tobacco companies to hide cancer outcomes bec the chemicals used to cure tobacco are among the most carcinogenic, et al. not to mention gov't officials who cover up bad stuff or whistle blowers who are taken down for the bad stuff that their govt or corporate upper mngment bosses tell them to cover up (BP explosion, Flint MI lead in the water problem ------------- on and on. Low consciousness and tons of grief & guilt to boot. DE is a natural and effective pest control substance - just be careful not to inhale the dust. I mask wd probably be a good idea ( from my business client who uses DE on occasion for her clients swimming pool filters

[@christophermaize3563]

I've seen bed bug chilling in that crap

[@Theearthtraveler]

I found itE to be incredibly effective against bedbugs. Professional exterminators tend to down play DE. Tractor Supply sells it at a reasonable price.

[@joes9545]

Jeff, great videos. Are you an active PCO working in the field or are you an entomologist or both? Thanks!

[@BedBugCentralTV]

both, most of my field work these days is on the R&D/Product Development/Testing side but I spent about 2 years in the field completing everyday bed bug work as a PCO would, I almost have my Masters in entomology

[@joes9545]

***** You seem extremely knowledgable on the subject. Nice job. Question because I am freaking out. Have you experienced many successful situations where bed bugs were completely eliminated for good? It seems like for a lot of people this is a chronic problem even with good PCO's involved. Just wondering what your experience has been like in the field in terms of success rates. Thanks for any info.

[@BedBugCentralTV]

Joe S you can absolutely get rid of bed bugs, in fact for most experienced companies they have become just another pest (meaning controlling them is part of their every day work), let me know approximately where you are located and I'll see if I have any companies to recommend

[@joes9545]

***** Thanks Jeff, you rock. I live in Springfield, Massachusetts so if you have any recommendations for a good PCO out here please let me know. ---Joe

[@BedBugCentralTV]

Joe S I would check out Nukingstreet Pest Control or Minuteman Pest Control, both have trained with us

[@amedleyofbugs5168]

Your doing a good job man dont worry about the wannabe idiots on here who think they're pros

[@robrobski9445]

it's hard to kill them with DE so i don't know how people do that i couldn't

[@rorionstar]

thanks for replaying I have noticed a few of those pest on the wall that is the first time I have seem there, I did call another company they said they could do the liquid treatment for 795.00 and they guarantee for year where the other companies which have been three since our last chat they could only guarantee it for 30 days so I don't know about the good price of 795.00 is worth it or not but trying to come up with that kind of money I couldn't do it for about three months maybe longer, I have bought a encasement for my bed and I have washed all of my stuff on the bed, I have ordered some of the silica gel stuff and so I am going to try that for now until I can get a professional to come out , any suggestions would be grateful I honestly don't know how bad the infestation was to me it just look like a few clusters on the underside of the mattress I haven't seen to many adults like many 30 of them so far,

[@lowcountrygirl7779]

We have only ever had them on one room and they're gone from simply spraying conventional chemicals and wiping, cleaning everything out each time we change the sheets This was twice weekly .We're down to once per week.

[@starr38127]

Why I don't believe you

[@quransunnath6326]

In a cup with DE I placed 5 bedbugs only 2 died the rest 3 escaped. may I know why?

[@belle8i]

Quransunnath 632 because it takes time to work. It isn't instant.

[@robertrobski1013]

De don't work well

[@verlenedawson2064]

They might have all died. You witnessed only two of the deaths.

[@ShaunMillerSymbian]

CiMexa isnt Available in CANADA !

[@heyitsablackguy9553]

Ebay has a bunch of them and they deliver to Canada.

[@ShaunMillerSymbian]

Fantastic @heyitsablackguy ! Thank you Big guy !My only worry is that it might be confiscated at the Canaian Boarder - The Canadian Border Cops have a real Stick up their ass on anything that actually is even marginally effective ... It is Like we here are all Mushrooms .... Kept in the Dark and fed a bunch of Shit ! IF they can wrap it in a Plain Brown paper wrapper - It might no be looked at too closley and depending on theor workload - it might slip through! The Absolute BEST effective treatment I know of so far is Advion Cockroach and Bedbug Gel ... the Stuf has the Consistancy and Look like peanut Butter - it is an Attractand, a toxic poison And a growth retardant whick make fhousands of generations Dteril and stoops reproduction from happenning at all !

[@heyitsablackguy9553]

Symbian Miller That's gotta' suck. This stuff really works. I had but a small infestation under the boxspring and under 24 hours, nothing but dead shells everywhere along with the eggs. A silver bullet or a stake to the heart of bed-bugs. Hope you get it. The stuff is a game changer for low infestations.

[@danamonroe5627]

heyitsablackguy

[@jo-lynnhodgson8746]

I got Cimexa and I live in Alberta. No problem. Just paid with a credit card to a company that shipped to Canada.

[@darlamorey4105]

Shame on you! I used DE for ten years on my plants in my yard in my house on my dog. And it's the only thing I use. And I deworm all my animals with it. Daniel is right he's just trying to sell a product. I'm going to unsubscribe now.

[@30myisha]

I call bs on this... 1 month later nothing...

[@kingzero85]

I have watched bed bugs crawl right through DE.

[@CARUSO1944]

SMH, de isn't supposed to kill instantly boob, I'd bet my life they died within 24 hours.

[@Tool19672]

G Caruso I agree , Its not suppose to be instant killing action ! They may have crawled through DE & in my experience with DE I Would bet $$$ That the BB Died within 24hrs also .

[@johnholton8287]

Your wrong DE works great equal to silicon dioxide or better do your test learn the truth.