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They'll never bring it back, but DDT could kill them pretty well

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Came to say same. Bust out the DDT. I swear I remember seeing an old popular science article on how to make your own.

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The article claims that they're immune to DDT and that it wouldn't work, but I call bullshit. DDT is widely regarded as the best pesticide that humanity has discovered so far.

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Interesting. I recall it was very good against bed bugs and the reason we don’t have them anymore. Or didn’t anyway, as I recall an article five or so years ago where they were making a comeback due to both immigration and in some cases returning soldiers.

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How I got rid of the bedbugs that came with my house.

1) Wash all sheets and curtains. 2) Slowly Steam the entire mattress, bed frame, baseboard/crown molding, window trim and curtains. Also pet beds/sleeping locations. 3) Vacuum steamed areas using a bagged hepa vacuum. Throw bag away outside immediately after completion. 4) Apply crossfire to mattress seams, bed frame and furniture in a four foot radius of the bed.

Bonus consider adding permethryn to curtains and sheets during wash cycle. Also, after traveling wash clothes immediately and steam luggage.

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“Hey Google, will hydrogen cyanide kill bedbugs?“ …reads for two minutes… “Hey Google, is hydrogen cyanide still manufactured today?“ … reads for two minutes… “Hey Google, WE HAVE TO GO BACK.“