1.  Make a Barrier

This means making a barrier between the bugs and their food source (you) by using the powder in the bed bug solution kit.  The barrier has to be constant for the entire treatment period. Even a day lapse could set you back by weeks.

Helpful hint:  If you can fit the edge of a credit card into a crack or crevice, bed bugs can fit in too!

2.  Sleep in Your Bed

If you stop sleeping in your bed and the bed bugs get hungry they will travel to find blood, meaning you will further spread the infestation.  They can also enter into a hibernation type state allowing them to survive for up to 7 months without a blood meal.

3.  Treat Once a Week for 4-6 Weeks

According to the website:
“1 lb of RESULTS will effectively treat a 1,000 square foot area. Most bedrooms are around 250 square feet so 1 bottle should be enough for about 3-4 weeks worth of treatment to a single room (a very fine and uniform dusting is very important, clumps of powder will create area’s the bed bugs avoid. We recommend gently spreading the powder after applying with a small broom or brush.). Just about any effective means of bed bug eradication is going to take several weeks to fully work.”

Diatect International says this product works because of Pyrethrums, which are oily, liquid esters which have been carefully refined from flowers of the Chrysanthemum family commonly known as the ‘African Daisy’.  When used in it can kill insects quickly but then disappear.  Once exposed to the natural environment, the Pyrethrum degrades to leave nothing harmful to accumulate in the environment, the natural food chain, or in our food supplies. This combination of lethality and nonpersistence makes it a near perfect insecticide.

Other ingredients used: Diatomaceous Earth (Safe as Sand but Lethal to Insects) and Piperonyl Butoxide (Synthetic Sassafras Oil for Longer Lasting Effectiveness)

More information including customer testimonials can be found at their website.

Website:  diatect.com/kill-bed-bugs-now3.php

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