Aprehend Bed Bug Effectiveness

Product aprehend a fungal biopesticide that causes disease in bed bugs but is lovely aprehend bed bug effectiveness pest world magazine npmas march april 2019 marketplace.

Aprehend bed bug effectiveness. It works as a long lasting barrier spray. Bed bugs are small nocturnal insects that feed on blood. Our results show that aprehend is just as effective three months after application as it was the day after spraying. This water based spray is safe for most surfaces including your mattress if you don t want it to become stained by pesticides.

Recently bed bugs have undergone a massive resurgence and are quickly becoming a worldwide problem. The aprehend technology is based on the use of a fungal biopesticide which is highly effective against bed bugs according to research conducted by scientists at penn state. Direct spray contact is not necessary. Aprehend has a unique mode of action and should be applied in narrow 2 spray barriers to target bed bugs as they emerge from their harborages.

A critical feature of any bed bug pesticide is the length of time that the spray residue remains effective. The bedlam plus spray will kill bed bugs on contact but also has up to two. Whether it s used as a stand alone treatment used alongside other products and techniques or after a heat. Because desiccants work through a physical mode of action the bed bugs cannot become resistant to desiccants as they can to pesticides with other modes of action.

Aprehend controls infestations with a single application and is less. Pcos across the country have been getting outstanding results by adding aprehend to their bed bug treatment protocol. Due to their cryptic nature bed bugs are extremely difficult to target by direct spray application. Bed bugs of all life stages sex or feeding status are killed within four to ten days following short term contact with a treated surface.

November 7 2019 november 7 2019 by donald mccandless. Despite their name bed bugs can be found in a variety of environments outside of bedding such as furniture walls office buildings college dormitories etc. Due to its excellent long term activity aprehend will provide three months protection from the establishment of bed bug infestations. Once this coating is destroyed the bed bugs will slowly dehydrate and die.

This 9 minute video explains how to assess a room for treatment with aprehend and placement of strategic barriers for optimal bed bug remediation. Desiccants are a valuable tool in bed bug control. In addition they have a long lasting effect and don t disturb normal bed bug activities. The fungal spores germinate within 20 hours of contact and then penetrate the cuticle of the bed bug and colonize inside resulting.

As bed bugs crawl across the sprayed surface they pick up the fungal spores and can transfer them to other bed bugs in their harborage targeting those that don t cross the spore barrier themselves. And now its registered for use in california. Desiccants work by destroying the waxy protective outer coating on a bed bug. While there are a lot of suitable bed bug sprays for mattresses bedlam plus is a popular option.

Aprehend for bed bugs is now registered in all 50 states. New biopesticide is designed to help battle bed bug resistance.