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2. Bed bug control techniques - Wikipedia

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   Bed bug infestations spread easily in connecting units and have negative effects on psychological well-being and housing markets. In response, many areas have specific laws about responsibilities upon discovering a bed bug infestation, particularly in hotels and multi-family housing units, because an unprofessional level of response can have the effect of prolonging the invisible part of the ...

3. Indoor residual spraying - Wikipedia

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   Estimated cost per house per 6 months (US$) [6] WHO toxicity rating [7] DDT: Organochlorine: 1–2 >6 1.60 II Fenitrothion: Organophosphate: 2 3–6 14.80 II Malathion: Organophosphate 2 2–3 8.20 III Pirimiphos-methyl: Organophosphate 1–2 2–3 III Propoxur: Carbamate: 1–2 3–6 18.80 II Bendiocarb: Carbamate 0.1–0.4 2–6 13.80 II ...

4. Integrated pest management (cultural property) - Wikipedia

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   Pesticides will do nothing to prevent the infestation, they only kill the pests after the fact, once the damage has already been done. Museum objects should avoid direct treatment, however, if the object requires pesticides to remove pests it should be fumigated. All fumigation should be performed by a professional. [10]

5. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   Flea adults, larvae, or eggs can be controlled with insecticides. Lufenuron is a veterinary preparation (known as Program) that attacks the larval flea's ability to produce chitin, necessary for the adult's hard exoskeleton, but it does not kill fleas. Flea medicines need to be used with care because many of them also affect mammals.

6. Pest control - Wikipedia

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   Tent fumigation of a house in the United States . Fumigation is the treatment of a structure to kill pests such as wood-boring beetles by sealing it or surrounding it with an airtight cover such as a tent, and fogging with liquid insecticide for an extended period, typically of 24–72 hours. This is costly and inconvenient as the structure ...

7. Electronic pest control - Wikipedia

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   Electronic pest control is the name given to any of several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents or insects. Since these devices are not regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in the United States, the EPA does not require the same kind of efficacy testing that it does for chemical pesticides.