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The detection of bed bugs is always a problem to many people who try eradicating them. The beauty of
it all is that there are some measures that you can put in place to help you deal with them at home.
Verifi detectors are just some of the methods. In this article, we review how you can detect bed bugs at
home using this detector among other methods.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617843/
Bed bug light detector-UV, Flashlight & Reviews
What is the role of light in light detectors?
The light in the bed bug detectors is important to spot the stains of blood and droppings that bed bugs
leave on surfaces, the eggs that the bed bugs lay and the young bed bugs that undergo growth. It has
also been found that the light is able to kill microorganisms. This is because light with a wavelength of
245 nanometers kills anything and everything that has DNA. It ionizes the cells and thus dies.
UV light for bed bugs review
A particular frequency of the UV light is god enough to make droppings of the bed bugs and their eggs to
produce some light. This is therefore an important method that you can use to scan your mattresses,
bedding and chairs.
You can use this method also in hotels, furniture, airplanes, dormitories and plush toys. Once you find
the bed bugs, ensure you eliminate them using the most available resources. 2
According to various reviews on the bed bug store website, there are a lot of positive reviews on the
light being useful in bed bug detection. Several customers claim that it helps save a lot of time in the
detection of bed bugs. “This light helps me save time in bed bug detection because its frequency helps
me to see them easier”.
Others claim that they tried detecting bed bugs using any other means but failed. This remained to be
the only one left. They used the light to spot the stains that were left on the furniture by the bed bugs.
“I used this light to see bed bug stains on furniture that I could not see with the naked eye”. 3
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https://www.bedbugstore.com/bed-bug-uv-detection-light/
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https://www.bedbugstore.com/bed-bug-uv-detection-light/
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https://www.cedarcide.com/product/bug-lights-in-black-only/
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https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Sanitizer-Violet-Bacteria-Sterilizer/dp/B00C7O9CEC
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http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/bed-bug-proof-app-for-android-and-iphone
This app uses the original technology to scan then alert you when it comes across any bed bug on the
floor or any surface. It is very easy to have it set up and could start detecting the bed bugs for you within
a few minutes. It is also able to detect other insects. It is able to monitor any movement that is brought
about by the bugs and this triggers an alarm. 7
Just by detecting the movements and raising an alarm, you will be able to deal with the bed bugs
without necessarily looking for them in your house or hotel. Besides the bed bugs, this app is able to
detect other insects in the surrounding.
According to the information that is provided on the Bed Bug Supply website, the Verifi bed bug
detector is among the most useful bed bug monitors that have ever come to the market. It has proven
effectiveness because it has been studied by several scientists among them being Dr. Philip G. Koehler
from the University of Florida. It is easy to use and it is useful in homes, hotels and other shelters.
The other notable thing about this detector is that it utilizes a combination of three distinct types of
attractants. This makes it able to attract all stages of bed bugs. The attractants present include carbon
dioxide, kairomone lure and pheromone. The presence of carbon dioxide mimics an ideal blood meal
while the pheromone pulls the bed bugs which then aggregate in or behind the device.
You have to inspect two areas of the device that is suspected for bed bugs presence when you are done
detecting. The first area is the pitfall where the bed bugs are attracted to the device and then fall in
never to climb out again. You could also inspect the harborage area that is at the back of the device and
this provides an ideal hiding place for the bed bugs.
One the most liked things about this device is the fact that it is completely reusable. Each of the
attractants can easily be replaced within a short period of time and with ease. Further, it has a zip tie
that helps prevent it from being tampered with. This zip tie is suitable to be used in hotels, apartments
and the cruise ships.8
This instrument uses both carbon dioxide and methane sensors. It also uses pheromone detector so as
to pinpoint the presence of bed bugs within a square inch. This is three times as far as the dog could
detect. This device is also able to tell you the sex of the bed bug. 10
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antiquark.rbbdfree&hl=en
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https://www.bedbugsupply.com/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617843/
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https://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-05/2011-invention-awards-sniffing-out-bedbugs#page-2
Procedure
1. Take the dog’s bowl and then turn it upside down so as to form a mat and a dome
2. Then mix some water, yeast, sugar and then mix them properly in a coffee cup. Keep the coffee
cup on the upturned bowl in a cloth tape that is painted black. This is because bed bugs love the
black color.
3. The cloth tape will make it easier for the bed bugs to crawl up into the trap and fall into the well.
4. The wall inside the moat could be made of talcum and this makes it so hard for the bed bugs to
climb back out.11
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http://www.wisebread.com/diy-bedbug-detector-is-cheap-and-effective-and-full-of-science