If you have bed bugs call us! 

Great Story from Scientific American. 

DIY pesticides don’t work.

"During the last 50 years, bedbugs have largely become biologically resistant to the pesticides sold at your corner store, namely pyrethroids and pyrethrins. DDT falls into the pyrethroid group, shedding doubts on claims that lifting the EPA’s ban on this dangerous chemical would curb the current bedbug resurgence. Spraying pyrethroids or pyrethrins directly on a resistant bedbug at close range may in fact kill the pest, but there’s little chance of hitting each individual insect, as armies of the sesame-seed sized bugs hide in the teeniest crevices."

Read the whole story here.

Items to obtain:

1. • Wash your car with the soap and water and bucket

   • Rinse the car and look for any love bug residue. Dip a dryer sheet in your soapy bucket.

   • Use the dryer sheet the same way as you would a sponge, you'll see the guts washing away. The film is the fabric softener unlocks the guts, while the mild abrasive from the dryer sheet does all the work.

   •  Rinse and dry car as normal.

This video is a trailer for the new book "Wicked Bugs" by Amy Stewart.  Looks like a great read!