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TREATMENTS FOR DORM AND HOTEL ROOMS
WAYNE WALKER, ACEUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSINGAND RESIDENCE EDUCATION
TYPES OF TREATMENTS
• NON-CHEMICAL– MATTRESS ENCASEMENTS– TRAPS– VACUUM– STEAM– MECHANICAL DRYING
• INSECTICIDAL– DUSTS– SPRAYS– FUMIGANTS
Mattress Encasements
Traps
Traps
NON-CHEMICALVACUUMING
• THOUROGHLY VACUUM THE CARPET AREAS
• DISPOSE OF VACUUM BAG
• PLACE VACUUM IN HEAT OR ISOLATE IN SEALED BAG
STEAM TREATMENT
• PULL THE CARPET BACK FROM BASEBOARDS
• STEAM ALONG ALL EDGES AT THE JUNCTION OF CARPET AND WALL
• STEAM CRACKS AND CREVICES
STEAM EQUIPMENT
• VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE
• MAY NEED TO COVER TIP WITH TOWEL
• STAY AWAY FROM ELECTICAL
DRYERS
• CLOTHING AND LINENS DO NOT HAVE TO BE WASHED
• DOWN FILLED ITEMS RESIST HEAT
• 20 MINUTES ON HIGH HEAT
INSECTICIDAL TREATMENTS
DUSTS• GREEN PRODUCTS
• Diatect®--- diatomaceous earth
• Mother Earth® D--- diatomaceous earth
• • NIC®---ground
limestone
DUSTS
INSECTICIDES
• Tri-Die® ---silica + pyrethrum dust
• DeltaDust®--deltamethrin
• Drione®---pyrethrins• Tempo® 1% Dust---
Cyfluthrin
WHAT ABOUT BORIC ACID
• HOW DOES BORIC ACID KILL INSECTS
• DOES THIS APPLY TO BED BUGS
• REMEMBER THE LEG STRUCTURE OF THE BED BUG
LIQUID INSECTICIDES
PYRETHROIDS• Demand®---lambda
cyhalothrin • Dragnet®--permethrin• Tempo® Ultra---
cyfluthrin• Suspend®---
deltamethrin
IGR’S
• LABELED FOR BED BUGS
• DOES NOT INTERUPT THE MOLT NOR AFFECT THE EGG
• JURY IS STILL OUT
PHANTOM
• ACTIVE INGREDIENT – CLORFENAPYR
• VERY SLOW ACTING
• DOES KILL BED BUGS
SYNERGISTS• PBO-- piperonyl butoxide
• ADDS EFFICACY TO LIQUID PRODUCTS
• ASSISTS IN MOVING INSECTS INTO FRESH PRODUCT
OTHER POPULAR PRODUCTS
• STERI-FAB – ALCOHOL BASED DISINFECTANT
• NON-RESIDUAL
• BEDLAM – SYNERGIST AND ALCOHOL
• LABELED TO KILL EGGS
PEST STRIPS
• CONTAIN DDVP AND IS THE ONLY OP LABELED FOR BED BUGS
• USES INCLUDE CLOSETS, CONTAINERS, AND BAGS
• UNOCCUPIED AIR SPACES
WHEN THINGS ARE REAL BAD
• CONTAINERIZED FUMIGATION
• CAN TREAT EVERYTHING AT ONE TIME
• VERY LABOR INTENSIVE
WHOLE STRUCTURE FUMIGATION
• SOMETIMES MORE COST EFFECTIVE
• SOLVES ALL PROBLEMS AT ONE TIME
• STILL NEEDS RESIDUAL TREATMENT
SUMMARY
• THERE ARE MANY TREATMENT OPTIONS
• IT IS NOT THE CHEMICALS THAT WILL PROVIDE SUCCESS
• ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THROROUGH TREATMENT