This is by far the BEST trap I’ve used! Better than any of the store bought traps! The CO2 concentrates in the small cup and the tall one won’t spill if it get knocked over. It sure would be nice if you could bring this to retail. Thank you for posting & sharing
Thanks Larry! I’m going to put a terrarium pad warmer under the cup to attract them even more. I’ll set it at about 98° or a bit more. Maybe put a piece of cloth over it so it’s like pajamas. Also I’m going to keep my bedroom dark as I can 24/7. Pretty good, huh? 🙂👍 Thanks again Larry! You rock! 😀
Wow, just wow! Practical, achievable, affordable, amazing! Mentally disabled so retrieved a stuffed animal from someone's trash and brought home an infestation. They got a good hold bc we were concentrating on my husband's cancer battle, so we did not know right away. We have now been fighting for 3 years! I have used sprays, traps, diatomaceous earth, covers, cases, cleaning, sealing up, and anything to get rid of them! I spent $1000.00 alone on mattress and pillow covers. Tossed mattresses, furniture, pulled out all our carpet, used the freezer and the dryer, and anything else we thought might work. I feel like we are close to winning the battle. Maybe these CO2 traps will put us over the top! Thank you!
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THANKS SO MUCH BRIAN ! You answered a really important question: Between human CO2 and yeast CO2 they go for the human first. SO, no sleeping in the bedroom for a MONTH!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 will moving from sleeping in the bedroom (where traps will be) just lure them into the other room? how many traps would you recommend : to room size maybe?
@@judithprice5809 It can happen. They should go for the closest CO2 source first, which would be your trap. But just in case take preventive measures around wherever you are sleeping in the house. 1-2 traps per bedroom should be plenty
Just wanted to say thanks, Larry, for the excellent presentation of the Co2 trap method. I've watched several of these videos now, and yours is the best I've found, so far, because: it starts with an overview; all your equipment is neatly organized and displayed; you explain your choices of materials, the reason they are chosen, and where substitutions can be made; you quickly and clearly show each step; concisely explain the proper preparation of the Co2 mixture AND how long it will last; and also explain the project you're prepping for, with some info about the habits of the bedbug, so that us novices -- with no funds for professional help -- can understand better what we're dealing with! I know there are other issues with heavy infestations, and egg eradication and all that; I'll keep researching until I get a more complete picture. But, this video is a great primer on how to approach a DIY trapping project. Kudos to you! And thanks so much for CARING enough to make this video! 👍 🙏
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! I'm not an avid "youtuber," but I am passionate about insects, education, and helping people. So I am very happy to hear that my video was able to help atleast one person. If there is any other information you are in need of, I am full of it! Contact me anytime larryspestpatrol@gmail.com, I'm always willing to help. Thanks again for taking the time. Take care!
You articulated my thoughts exactly. Also, my husband was one of the only technicians I knew that got sincere satisfaction giving people advice to help them do it themselves! I’ve realized that is a sign of an honest ,highly skilled and caring individual. Kudos!!!!
Thank so much there's a person out there who somehow a heaven sent for people, experience bed bug infestation who cant afford bed bug exterminator. Like me I've been having bed bugs for 4 months. Physically mentally I was very affected because of sleepless nights. Thank you is not enough Larry ❤️🙏
So kind of you to give out your expertise like this through CZcams for people who can’t afford you or other peoples business.. love that, good for you! 🤘🏻
Have just set up a trap according to your tutorial. Can't wait to see the results. Have had the Pro's for chemical treatment but the trap is handy to see if any are left. Thank you so much for your lesson.
@@pardesibhai1669 The yeast produced CO2 for several weeks. No bugs caught however, but also no evidence of any bugs left to be caught (after the pest controllers had been). Was hoping to catch some to see effectiveness of trap. But all pleased that no bugs are left.
This is really smart. You are making alcohol. The yeast make CO and alcohol. This would draw them in for sure. At the end you have something to drink as well. Thanks for sharing
Larry, I am devistated since Tuesday. September 7, 2021 when I first encountered an abrupt attack of what I presumed to be chiggers but to my dismay I learned firsthand after catching one crawling around my neck the awful attack was bed bugs. I've been totally discombobulated because I have been literally eaten alive for six days, and finally had to leave my apartment that I just moved into on July 12, 2021. Today is Wednesday September 15, 2021, and I am expecting a treatment of the premises tomorrow from an exterminator provided by the complex. I will definitely implement the instructions that you so generously provided to us. A huge shout out , and thanks a mil. BTW. . . I will get the aquarium tubing as well. I did see that suggestion 😃
@Itis Me I refused their treatment because GOD literally sent me an angel that gave me specific treatment that completely got rid of the infestation in the first application one week prior to the appointment.
@@adraeharris6957 How and where did you apply the sulphur? Can you explain where and how you laid it down around your home please? Also is it safe for humans (breathing it in, skin exposure)?
@@r.v.k.6932 I recieved mattress, and box spring encasments from my daughter's friend, and I cut the underlining of the box spring before applying the Sulphur, then put the encasements on. I wore a mask, scattered the Sulphur inside each encasement, along the baseboard behind my bed, and all over the floors of my home, then I left to stay at my daughter's for three days. I came back home, thougroughly vacuumed, and mopped the floors leaving the baseboard covered in Sulphur. I make sure I do another fresh scatter after six months.
From all I have watched you are the one I want to make traps. I am so sick of bedbugs. My building should be taking care of this but I have called them for 2 months and no return call from them.
Wow! When you have bed bugs and someone is actually willing to offer real time advice, it brings you to tears! Thank you! We have no idea how we got them, and i had bites about 3 weeks ago and found one part of one in our bed. We are about to purchase 3000$ heaters to try and kill them off as there is zero bug exterminators in our area. If we planned on leaving for 3 weeks from our home, setting up traps everywhere would that help? I have also another question to ask. 1. If the bed bugs were only seen in one area of the house, would it be better to set up traps just in that room? Or should we set up traps everywhere and assume they have travelled? 2. Would heating the rooms with expensive equipment work in your opinion? or is there a less expensive option we could try? Thank you!
I’m definitely going to try this out… i wonder if you put a hand warmer pack that you put in gloves to keep your hands warm in there it would simulate a person’s body heat to the bedbugs and really attract them to it 🤔
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Thanks for the video, but I didn't understand how exactly do u attach the plastic tube into the inside of the glass, without making a way for b bugs to get out on it? Do you leave it hanging?
@@zz-fc9ei Yes I just leave the tube hanging inside the cup about half way Don't allow the tube to touch the bottom of the glass or it could become an escape route. Also very important to line the glass with baby powder so it becomes to slippery to climb out. I also recommend getting a very flexible tubing, as opposed to a more rigid plastic tubing (like I was using in this video) It's quite a bit easier to work with and less likely to pop out of the glass.
Thank you for this video. I wander if you can use a CO2 cartridge instead, the ones used to inflate bicycles tires. Of course a leaky release valve connected to the tube would be needed as well. Not sure how much CO2 is produced in a week though.
Larry I found a better way of making the caps, when I went to the hardware store to buy the tubing, I walked around the to the nail section and bought 3 really LONG nails that were the same diameter as the tubing. I then heated the tips of the nails and just pushed them through the middle of the caps, so easy peezy to do and no fiddling with knives. If the tubing did not push the hole, I just heated the long nails tip again and melted the hole a tiny bit bigger by rotating it. If you happen to make the hole too big, you can seal it with the silicone so no gas leaks out. I did not have to do this, as all my holes were a perfect fit. I made 6 caps in less than 5 minutes using the nail method. Remember pl you need to buy LONG nails so the whole nail does not heat up and you can comfortably hold it to push through the caps. I didn't even have to use gloves.
Thanks for your clear presentation. You mention that you are placing this in hotel vacant rooms, what happens when If you need to place this in the room you are sleeping in every night. 🤔
Thanks Larry. It's great to see a professional help people who can't afford pro treatments. Does air circulation (like from a ceiling AC vent) dissipate the CO2 in the glass?
Forgot to ask, do you have to heat the water & do you use a thermometer to make sure the water is hot enough? 🤔 does it have to be precise or can you just open the faucet & use that hot water? Also, should I put some Vaseline on the tube as well in case they try to climb up the tube?
@ro-landocalrissian4633 you don't want the water too hot. You want it Luke warm, or body temperature. Adjust both hot and cold on your faucet until it doesn't feel too hot or too cold on your skin. Kind of like testing a baby bottle lol. You can use a thermometer if you really want to be sure. It should be around 98 degrees. Some Vaseline on the hose would be a good idea for extra security
Suppppper great video. Thank you it’s a mental issue for sure too! Quite overwhelming. Only infestation (where I sleep mostly cause of injury) bed cover with good mattress covers for long time. Don’t see any in there but treating well too. Threw the couch away. Got a new one steaming every two days using DE etc. Sleeping in another chair. Want to keep the new couch as clean as possible. With steaming is this good or any other thoughts. Will put one of the bottles I make today right beside the couch would you suggest? Dont want to draw them to it though but draw them out to see what o have but do want to see if anything left??? Wish the couch had legs (use the things to put under to catch them before crawling up but they have bars under them so amy thoughts on prevention for couch?
Hey I just came across this video. I take it you are probably busy with the motels & hotels. I’m surprised a company hasn’t attempted to make a trap commercially
You can use a thermometer to make sure it's 100, I just run the tap under my hand until it feels the same temperature as my skin, kind of like checking a baby bottle lol
Thanks for all this info! I have questions... We live in a 2 story house (just 2 of us). We found them in our bed a few months ago. We did the hot washing (my washer has a steam option too) & hot drying & bagging of upstairs stuff (we replaced bed). We only use the kitchen downstairs (our family room & bedroom is upstairs). We don't sleep any place but the bed. We have a large double parlor & dining room downstairs that we use for parties. My question is should we feel safe that no bed bugs would come downstairs since we're 95% of the time upstairs? Will they charge down the stairs if we have company for a few hours? I set up some traps. I didn't catch anything. A half full bottle bubbled up to the tube (I assume blocking the gases). I tried an alternate method of bottle with yeast mixture with a baggie over the top in plastic container with paper towel ramps to get it. That went over the top a little too but it didn't block the gas exiting. I haven't caught anything but I'm still freaked out. I would feel better if I caught something then stopped catching them! We have the interceptors on the feet of our bed. Still getting them in there on occasion - mostly tiny dots. Our mattress is zipped in a quality mattress protector. I have sprayed (Harris bed bug) and dusted (diomaceous earth from Harris for bed bugs). I started outside the room from adjacent rooms to cut down on them going to the next room. We found a few dried specs of bugs in our bed recently (so tiny) and 2 tiny blood spots. We cleaned the room again. My main concern is Will having company downstairs for a few hours (no sleep-overs) attract them? Will they just stay where they are and wait for us at the bed? I have quick rise yeast for bread machine. I bought the active dry to see if it made a difference. Now that they're so tiny (orig ones were large enough to see), I fear they could be anywhere & I wouldn't know. I spray furniture, floors, cracks, etc. I dusted with the earth so much that it looks like we've been have coke parties. I vac it up and put it back down...
Oh dear, I'm sure it's nerve racking going through all this knowing you have company coming, and during the holidays nonetheless. I'm going to give you advice and info based on my experience, and how I'd handle the situation, but keep in mind bed bugs are very unpredictable, and have proven me wrong more than once. Bed bugs are obviously attracted to your CO2 and your body heat, but they also know the minute you walk inside the house, and are aware of where you are at at all times, that's how sensitive they are. So it's not impossible that they would come downstairs. But they also want to be sneaky and not get killed while having a meal, so they will wait for dark conditions, or when your sitting near the infested area for a long period of time. Couches are commonly infested from a person getting bit in bed, moving to the couch only to have then follow. I also tend to find them in office and gaming chairs where people sit for several hours. If you called me to your house, first thing I would do is inspect every room, and ask you where everyone sleeps. If no one is sleeping in the living room, and I find no evidence, I will focus my treatment on bedrooms only. I reinspect every 2 weeks to make sure nothing has spread to other areas, and spot treat areas that were infested if needed. So I guess the answer to your question unfortunately is yes and no. In your situation it sounds like your safe downstairs if no one has been sleeping down there, and your visitors should be just fine. However, stay vigilant and always reinspect. Eggs hatch every 10-14 days which is why I follow up every 2 weeks. And they hide in absolutely everything, so make sure you have a good flashlight and are looking in every single crack and crevices up high and down low. Also, (I'm not a yeast or bread specialist) the quick yeast I think is okay to use, I want to say it produces CO2 way faster than active yeast, so it will most likely quit producing CO2 faster, and may leave you without CO2 when they want to come feed. Again not 100% sure on this. Sounds like you are on the right track, just keep an eye downstairs where anyone sits for long periods of time. Let me know how it goes and if you have anymore questions. Thanks!
You have also been getting rid of the egg laying adults, which is why you are only seeing the tiny nymphs so you are on the right track. Stay on top of them cause they go from tiny nymph to egg laying adult in just a couple weeks if they have a food supply. The eggs and nymphs are the toughest to find and eliminate, which is why reinfestations are so common. Pesticide resistance becomes an issue at this point too. If those nymphs survived your first spray it may not work again, so try to use something with a different active ingredient
You would only have to worry about them coming downstairs if you had a major infestation. Mainly from yourself transporting them downstairs on your clothes or if you’re bringing down laundry and they’re in the laundry. These devil bugs know exactly where you sleep and they’re not going to leave that source of blood unless they’re starving. You would have to start sleeping downstairs for a few weeks for them to make their way downstairs. They don’t need to feed everyday and they can go several months without feeding. This is why the majority of bugs are going to be found in some part of the bed or very close to the bed. If it were me I would cancel any guests from coming over to be honest. The guilt you would have knowingly exposing guests to the possibility of transferring these bugs would drive you crazy. I’ve dealt with these evil bugs twice in my life. I surrendered one time and just threw out everything and moved. After dealing with them once I dealt with them again and defeated them. You become an expert if you’ve dealt with these things before. To defeat them you have to have extreme diligence, patience, and borderline paranoia. You need to turn the tables on them and have a Hunter/trapper mindset. Good luck!
I wonder what my grandparents did years ago?? I remember them talking about bed bugs but I thought it was caused from feather mattresses, one elderly lady said to put your mattress in the sun
Great honest video. This is like an oncologist giving homeopathic or natural advice on how to reverse and heal cancer and not seeing the dollar signs that poisonous chemotherapy will do.
Does this make your house smell? How long do these last? Do you have to put these in the room where you sleep? I got bit in my bed, so i know they’re there..that’s the only place I have to sleep, so what can I do so they go to the trap & not me? Can you leave the air conditioner on with these in there? Last, can you put this in your car?
@ro-landocalrissian4633 does not make your house smell. Just don't spill it! They will last for 2-3 weeks. It's preferable to put them in the room when your not sleeping in there, but if that's not a possibility, then just know that they may go after you instead of the trap, not much we can do about that unfortunately. You can leave the AC on. They will work in a car, but I do not have many issues in vehicles unless someone is sleeping there, or they are carrying them on their body or items and happened to drop some. If you're just getting bites but haven't seen a bug yet, it's really important to get a positive ID first. Check your matresses and bedframe for evidence, particularly near the head, and get a positive ID if you can first
I might have a low level infestation and its hard to see them and draw them out. Ive seen approximately 30 bugs in 1 month but applied dE on bed frame and baseboard, steaming, vacuuming, removing all clothes and bedding (heat), alcohol on encasements, etc. Im going to try this.
Hey Larry, thank you so much for this easy-to-follow video. I'm hoping to get your expert view on my bed bug situation... Mid Dec 2021 - Started getting bitten everywhere. 5 Jan - We spotted a bed bug and called in exterminators. 25 Jan - New bites, and 2nd round by exterminators. 15 Feb - New bites. 1 Mar - New bites. 26 Mar - New bites. Do you think we're still dealing with bed bugs here, given the fairly "long" periods between bites appearing. There's active pesticide in our room from the 2 treatments. Any thoughts you have is much appreciated!
Hello! So sorry to hear about your problem. Are the most recent bites similar in nature to the bites you were receiving when bed bugs were found? They tend to bite skin that is exposed while sleeping, usually the neck, face, and sensitive parts of the arms and legs. They also tend to bite while moving in a line, zig zag pattern or circle. They also don't feed everyday, usually only every 2-5 days. Given the history it's possible you still have a problem, but I've found that everyone reacts to bedbug bites differently, and often something that looks like a bite can be caused by a reaction to something completely unrelated. So it's important to confirm with physical proof. These traps can help with that. But my most important tool is my 1000 lumin flashlight. Looking in the cracks of all the furniture for evidence of fecal droppings, molted skins etc. Follow up inspections are extremely important after treatment. Bedbugs are extremely resistant to many products. Every company has a different way of doing things with different products, I personally include my follow up inspections in the price of my initial treatment. Even though I have a 95% success rate on the first treatment using Crossfire, I will always follow up every 2 weeks for a minimum of 6 weeks to watch for new activity and spot treat if needed. I hope this helped a little bit, if I could inspect I could tell you for sure 😔 Let me know how it goes or if you have any more questions. Take care, good luck and thanks for watching!
Thanks Larry, We definitely have fleas I am getting bitten most nights. They are small black jumpers. We have lots of shrubs and big trees right outside the apartment and there is a nasty family of raccoons that live up in the big willow tree. I did some research that said raccoons can bring around fleas not sure what's going on here as we vacuum every day have put down DE, baking soda, salt, on the carpets. Washed and steamed the laminate floors. Still getting bit. We even got rid of our beds and bought new ones. Any recommendation on a particular brand of residual insecticide ? I really don't like toxic chemicals but may have to go that route. There are people in the apartment building that have dogs and cats. Maybe it could be the shared laundry room? Anyway thank you so much!
Sounds like it might be tough to pin point the exact cause of the issue. Raccoons can carry fleas and other parasites, and they are one of the most common carriers of rabies. Fleas from a host animal can easily take shelter in vegetation. Have you brought this up to management to contact a proffesional? I would relocate the racoon, and power spray the shrubbery, then maybe a light residual spray around the window sill. I would be cautious with insecticides until the source is found. The product I use for fleas is called Talstar Pro, it has the active ingredient Bifenthrin. It has low toxicity to mammals, no odor, and will let me treat carpets for fleas if I need to, and I can mix it in my large tank sprayer and spray shrubs with it. Now I do live in a very dry, desert environment with not a lot of dense vegetation or wildlife, so fleas here are actually very easy for me to control. It's a little different in more humid, wooded areas where some professionals have a tougher time And need to make multiple applications, or mix with insect growth regulators. I would get with management to have a professional look into if possible
in a shelter, with dozens of men on all sides, treatment of my cubicle is impossible. i had hoped that traps would divert them from me, but you have removed that hope. i fear that i have to put up with the welts. maybe tea tree oil and tape around my bedframe will slow them?
I sleep with a cpap I never get bites but my husband does. He travels a lot so when he leaves if I sleep in another room using the traps in our bedroom will this still work? I don't want to have to get rid of all our bedroom furniture. I'm down to finding maybe one bug a month is the corners of the bedding but very much alive. Got rid of the mattress put all new pillows and mattress in anti bug covers.
It's weird how sometimes it seems like one spouse is getting bit while the other isn't. I'm not really sure if they prefer one over the other sometimes, or if there other spouse just doesn't show reaction to bites. These traps will work if you can stay out of the room for a few days. Remember bed bugs may not come out to feed everyday, sometimes only every 2-5 days
@@larryspestpatrol9235 I went with a very expensive Italian commercial model. I plan on winning this battle with multiple bits of knowledge and perseverance. I also never... ever thought that this would happen to us. We moved into our home December 2020 and ordered "New" furniture. We are almost sure that with delays "Due to Covid" that our new furniture delivered by anyone with a box truck and 2 guys brought in some uninvited guests as we wondered if those delivery trucks are or were ever cleaned. On another topic... fleas, I have had success using "Creoline" that we used on our former home. We purchased it through a farm supply on line. Thanks for reply:)
how long will you know you have bed bugs?...i was in hotel oct.9th - 10 13 2023..then i hospital for about 4 days then back home about oct.20ish,,,,,how long will it take to know/?..i just realize about a month ago.
Much respect to you!!! Drove from Toronto Canada to Cleveland Ohio and was shocked to find out that my 84 yr old mother has bed begs. Here in Canada I ferment everything so I knew where you were going. I have confirmed that she has been but I still going to setup a few ferments. My plan of attack is to put Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade) everywhere!! What do you think??
I've built your trap and placed it under my bed near the headboard. After one night, there are no bugs in the trap. How long should I leave the trap under the bed before seeing any bugs?
Bed bugs don't feed every night, usually only evey 3-5 days. Keep the trap out, it will continue to produce CO2 for weeks. When they get hungry enough they won't be able to resist it.
Can you use diatomaceous earth instead of baby powder in those containers? I've been fighting a losing battle with these little demons for better part of four years now!
DE works but it takes a while. If you use the curved glasses he shows that he got from the dollar store , they will fall in and not be able to climb back out. At that point you can empty the glass either into a sealed plastic bag and discard it or flush the contents down a drain with hot water.
if the water is really important to stay at temperature then how fast is this trap going to work because the longer the water sits out freely the faster it's going to lose temperature obviously
That is exactly what these traps can be used for. Leave them in the room for atleast a few days, a couple weeks if possible, and monitor for any new activity.
What if you live in a one bedroom Apartment and you have some one that sleeps in both bedroom and living room what can you when someone is sleeping in both room
Yes unfortunately it won't do any good for eggs that may hatch, so this should be used with other treatment methods. I personally use Crossfire during my treatments. It's expensive but it's the best stuff out there.
@@larryspestpatrol9235 How would you use Crossfire properly? We spread Borax all over the floor of the infected room and threw out the box spring and bedframe. The mattress was in a protective cover, so we kept it. We have a cat so need to be mindful, but have kept her out of that bedroom.
@@janedoe7583 Borax has been proven to kill some bedbugs in a low 1% or .5% concentration, it is very ineffective in high doses. Borax must be eaten to be effective, and it is very hard to get bedbugs to eat Borax, they only want blood. It can also be very dangerous to breathe or get on your skin. Diatomaceous earth is dust that will slice up the exoskeleton of a bedbug causing it to dry out, but again I always stress to use in moderation because it is very harmful to breathe. Cimexa dust is a very good dust to use in cracks and crevices. But since I've gotten proficient in my treatments with Crossfire, I rarely use dust anymore and I have a 95% success rate on the first treatment. I'm very precise with my treatments using Crossfire, its very expensive. My best tool is my 1000 lumin flashlight, and I have my hand steamer and vaccuum at my side to physically remove any evidence i can. I'm looking in every single crack and crevice. Crossfire does allow me to do a general surface treatment of carpets, walls, mattresses and box springs, but I'm not allowed to treat if skin is going to be in contact. Crossfire is also a slow acting product for a reason, so they have time to take the active ingredient back to those harborage areas that we might not be able to see or get to, killing more bugs in the process. They are like unpayed employees! If it's a really tough job I might add Gentrol Insect growth regulator in my spray can to really mess them up. Hope this helps a little, please let me know if you have any more questions. Take care!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 when you apply Crossfire (no liability or responsibility for what I go an do implied) what precautions do you take? Gloves, goggles, type of mask? I would definitely read all the instructions if I used this, but not having done so yet, do you or could it be used with a pump sprayer? I live in an older home converted into apts-I don’t know if they got in through us or our neighbors-and I don’t want to send them through shared walls into other apartments Any advice on how to discuss with my landlord? I want to do so soon, but am apprehensive about being held liable for treating other apartments. There are large openings from our bedroom into the basement that contains the communal laundry, as well as large cracks in the wooden baseboards & floor It’s a gorgeous historic building, so the gaps don’t surprise me, it’s just in this context something to tackle
I have found dusting with diatomaceous earth every bit (lightly) sure helps. Keep it in window seals along baseboards closets etc too. I put out sticky paper traps here and there. Getting a lot less bugs on them!😊
The solution stays in the 2 liter bottle, it creates CO2, which moves on its own through the tube and collects in the small glass where it will attract bed bugs
I made one of these couldn’t find the tubing so used some from an exercise band I had worked well. We had these little pieces of 💩 back in 2007 they are a night mare omg hate them so so much.
Why do I see bed bugs dead ones around my apartment. No bug bites. I don't see signs on my bed. They just show up dead on my floor around my apartment. Dead ones on my deck outside
Sounds like you may be dealing with something other than a bed bug. You will not find bedbugs outside on a deck. We have been having major problems with Elm Seed Bugs in my neck of the woods. You may be dealing with something similar. If you send me a picture, I can try to ID it and tell you what it is and where it's coming from.
@@larryspestpatrol9235 What about baking soda? Could I use it to line the inside of the glass. Also, does baking soda in and of itself help kill them when they ingest it &/or walk across it. I have heard conflicting information. Some people swear by it as an effective remedy, and others say it is useless.
@@Daniel-415-Ponce Baby powder is slippery and prevents them from escaping the trap. Baking powder is more abrasive, so it might have the opposite effect. I wouldn't use it. Also, despite all the conflicting information out there, there is no scientific proof that baking powder or baking soda kills bed bugs. Diatomaceous Earth would be a better alternative, but always used safely and in moderation.
Not a good idea. It would be best if the CO2 tube did not contact the inside-top of the glass. The easy way to do that would be to wedge a ball of tape between the glass where the tube is taped in below the rim.
cook em in your dryer. make sure your dryer goes to at least 125 degrees F. put 3 towels in dryer for 20 minutes-stop dryer=put meat thermometer inside the middle of pile-aim the face of thermometer to where you can see it through the clear door glass if have it-close door quickly=wait 5 minutes-if it gets over 120 to 125 degrees then it's hot enough. my dryer goes to 145 degrees per this test. I read some say 30 min on high heat-I found it wasn't enough. I do at least an hour. Also can't find any info on heat killing eggs. I still dealing with nymphs. I cook my blankets every 4 days and steam heat my carpets the same. I was told to do this for 6 weeks since the entire cycle of the bug is 6 weeks. I had a pest control come spray/fog/put powder into outlets 2 times in march and now I am doing follow up, Cimexa also works really well except I think the steaming of carpets is causing the powder to clump where I apply on the bed frame...but I do find tiny red dots in the lint pocket of the dryer on occasion...so looks like we have to wait for the eggs to hatch then kill the buggers.
@@booksfoxxy9827good advise. I’m steam cleaning couch and carpets every two days in room where I had infestation in couch. Vac first then steam (keep vac in closed see threw bad, canister type) Threw couch away. Got another one and steaming it every two days too. Use the DE lightly with a puffer so they walk through it babies etc and will die off in couple days. Vac and steam. Thank god have small apt I had a injury and was sleeping on the couch so that’s why they were there not the bed Keep out just the cloths I wear and have dried and steamed. All other was cleaned steamed dried and have gone in industrial sized clear bags with DE. Gonna do this trick from video. The other thing I found was super expensive. Gonna spend all summer killing off. Feels good to downsize and only have out what I need. I keep it all in a clear tub treated.
Hello! Coupled with the baby powder, some plastic cups might be okay, but I would be hesitant as they may be able to escape over even the slightest textured surface. I have even thought about coffee cups, but I worry they may be able to climb the ceramic. I doubt they would be able to escape from a shot glass with baby powder. The only downside I can think of with the shot glass, is you may not get as much concentrated CO2 as in a larger glass, so it may not be as effective, or may not draw them in from too far away. Thanks so much for the question!
Yes yes yes oh, I have another question. Can I mix the concussion in the 2L then pour the concoction in several different 16.9 fluid oz empty water bottles?
I'm so glad you asked this. After using the traps I made in this video, I realized that the tubing I bought was way more rigid than I usually get, which caused the ends going into the cup to curl, and making them difficult to work with. I recommending getting a thinner, more flexible tubing then I showed here. Masking tape worked well for me so I could still use these, just make sure the tube doesn't touch the bottom of the glass. Thanks for watching!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 thanks so much for your reply!! We are having success with these traps! Not all gone yet, but making progress. Traps were easy to make; the vacuuming and washing EVERYTHING every 2 weeks is the time consuming part!!! Thanks for the great, inexpensive treatment video!
You're cool cause youre sincerely wanting to help and you're humble and genuine. And cause you have a cool shirt too. 😊 Thank you.
Firt person I've seen with a company that doesn't just make vids and say don't do it yourself. Big ups to you man.
What if he wasn't fit? Prejudice mf3r
This is by far the BEST trap I’ve used! Better than any of the store bought traps! The CO2 concentrates in the small cup and the tall one won’t spill if it get knocked over. It sure would be nice if you could bring this to retail. Thank you for posting & sharing
Thanks Larry! I’m going to put a terrarium pad warmer under the cup to attract them even more. I’ll set it at about 98° or a bit more. Maybe put a piece of cloth over it so it’s like pajamas. Also I’m going to keep my bedroom dark as I can 24/7. Pretty good, huh? 🙂👍
Thanks again Larry! You rock! 😀
Wow, just wow! Practical, achievable, affordable, amazing!
Mentally disabled so retrieved a stuffed animal from someone's trash and brought home an infestation. They got a good hold bc we were concentrating on my husband's cancer battle, so we did not know right away. We have now been fighting for 3 years! I have used sprays, traps, diatomaceous earth, covers, cases, cleaning, sealing up, and anything to get rid of them! I spent $1000.00 alone on mattress and pillow covers. Tossed mattresses, furniture, pulled out all our carpet, used the freezer and the dryer, and anything else we thought might work.
I feel like we are close to winning the battle. Maybe these CO2 traps will put us over the top! Thank you!
Oh wow you've had quite the battle on your hands. Sorry I'm just getting caught up on some comments I missed. How have things been going?
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Unapred Hvala.
THANKS SO MUCH BRIAN ! You answered a really important question: Between human CO2 and yeast CO2 they go for the human first. SO, no sleeping in the bedroom for a MONTH!
Nothing like the real thing!Thanks for watching!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 will moving from sleeping in the bedroom (where traps will be) just lure them into the other room? how many traps would you recommend : to room size maybe?
@@judithprice5809 It can happen. They should go for the closest CO2 source first, which would be your trap. But just in case take preventive measures around wherever you are sleeping in the house. 1-2 traps per bedroom should be plenty
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Thank you so much (for the video, your attitude, and the reply
@@judithprice5809oh it's my pleasure 😊 please let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck!!
Just wanted to say thanks, Larry, for the excellent presentation of the Co2 trap method. I've watched several of these videos now, and yours is the best I've found, so far, because: it starts with an overview; all your equipment is neatly organized and displayed; you explain your choices of materials, the reason they are chosen, and where substitutions can be made; you quickly and clearly show each step; concisely explain the proper preparation of the Co2 mixture AND how long it will last; and also explain the project you're prepping for, with some info about the habits of the bedbug, so that us novices -- with no funds for professional help -- can understand better what we're dealing with! I know there are other issues with heavy infestations, and egg eradication and all that; I'll keep researching until I get a more complete picture. But, this video is a great primer on how to approach a DIY trapping project. Kudos to you! And thanks so much for CARING enough to make this video! 👍 🙏
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! I'm not an avid "youtuber," but I am passionate about insects, education, and helping people. So I am very happy to hear that my video was able to help atleast one person. If there is any other information you are in need of, I am full of it! Contact me anytime larryspestpatrol@gmail.com, I'm always willing to help. Thanks again for taking the time. Take care!
You articulated my thoughts exactly. Also, my husband was one of the only technicians I knew that got sincere satisfaction giving people advice to help them do it themselves! I’ve realized that is a sign of an honest ,highly skilled and caring individual. Kudos!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A GREAT VIDEO AND YOUR KINDNESS OF TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE LIKE YOU!!!!
Thank so much there's a person out there who somehow a heaven sent for people, experience bed bug infestation who cant afford bed bug exterminator. Like me I've been having bed bugs for 4 months. Physically mentally I was very affected because of sleepless nights. Thank you is not enough Larry ❤️🙏
So kind of you to give out your expertise like this through CZcams for people who can’t afford you or other peoples business.. love that, good for you! 🤘🏻
This video was so helpful and its day #3 and I have caught 2! Thank you so much.
So happy to hear this! Thank you! 😊
@@larryspestpatrol9235 there’s no area code to the phone number you gave us.
Have just set up a trap according to your tutorial. Can't wait to see the results. Have had the Pro's for chemical treatment but the trap is handy to see if any are left. Thank you so much for your lesson.
Any updats? Did it work ?
@@pardesibhai1669 The yeast produced CO2 for several weeks. No bugs caught however, but also no evidence of any bugs left to be caught (after the pest controllers had been). Was hoping to catch some to see effectiveness of trap. But all pleased that no bugs are left.
Great video. Clear concise instructions Larry. Thank you👏
This is really smart. You are making alcohol. The yeast make CO and alcohol. This would draw them in for sure. At the end you have something to drink as well. Thanks for sharing
Larry, I am devistated since Tuesday. September 7, 2021 when I first encountered an abrupt attack of what I presumed to be chiggers but to my dismay I learned firsthand after catching one crawling around my neck the awful attack was bed bugs. I've been totally discombobulated because I have been literally eaten alive for six days, and finally had to leave my apartment that I just moved into on July 12, 2021.
Today is Wednesday September 15, 2021, and I am expecting a treatment of the premises tomorrow from an exterminator provided by the complex.
I will definitely implement the instructions that you so generously provided to us. A huge shout out , and thanks a mil.
BTW. . . I will get the aquarium tubing as well. I did see that suggestion 😃
Good luck and please let me know how it goes!
@Itis Me I refused their treatment because GOD literally sent me an angel that gave me specific treatment that completely got rid of the infestation in the first application one week prior to the appointment.
@kountree38 I went to the FEED STORE, and got SULPHUR.
@@adraeharris6957 How and where did you apply the sulphur? Can you explain where and how you laid it down around your home please? Also is it safe for humans (breathing it in, skin exposure)?
@@r.v.k.6932 I recieved mattress, and box spring encasments from my daughter's friend, and I cut the underlining of the box spring before applying the Sulphur, then put the encasements on. I wore a mask, scattered the Sulphur inside each encasement, along the baseboard behind my bed, and all over the floors of my home, then I left to stay at my daughter's for three days.
I came back home, thougroughly vacuumed, and mopped the floors leaving the baseboard covered in Sulphur. I make sure I do another fresh scatter after six months.
You are ingenious! Congratulations!
From all I have watched you are the one I want to make traps. I am so sick of bedbugs. My building should be taking care of this but I have called them for 2 months and no return call from them.
Get some liquid Crossfire online,
Wow! When you have bed bugs and someone is actually willing to offer real time advice, it brings you to tears! Thank you! We have no idea how we got them, and i had bites about 3 weeks ago and found one part of one in our bed. We are about to purchase 3000$ heaters to try and kill them off as there is zero bug exterminators in our area. If we planned on leaving for 3 weeks from our home, setting up traps everywhere would that help? I have also another question to ask. 1. If the bed bugs were only seen in one area of the house, would it be better to set up traps just in that room? Or should we set up traps everywhere and assume they have travelled? 2. Would heating the rooms with expensive equipment work in your opinion? or is there a less expensive option we could try? Thank you!
Any update on your situation?
Any update?
Your awesome. Never had bed bugs but nice to see you care.
Ditto
Thank you Larry very much for your advice! I'm gonna try this!
I’m definitely going to try this out… i wonder if you put a hand warmer pack that you put in gloves to keep your hands warm in there it would simulate a person’s body heat to the bedbugs and really attract them to it 🤔
@EzYb380 This is a great idea!
You deserve more attention man, enjoyed your videos
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Thanks for the video, but I didn't understand how exactly do u attach the plastic tube into the inside of the glass, without making a way for b bugs to get out on it? Do you leave it hanging?
@@zz-fc9ei Yes I just leave the tube hanging inside the cup about half way Don't allow the tube to touch the bottom of the glass or it could become an escape route. Also very important to line the glass with baby powder so it becomes to slippery to climb out. I also recommend getting a very flexible tubing, as opposed to a more rigid plastic tubing (like I was using in this video) It's quite a bit easier to work with and less likely to pop out of the glass.
Thank you so much for making this!
No, thank you for "Appetite for Destruction" the soundtrack of my youth. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. I wander if you can use a CO2 cartridge instead, the ones used to inflate bicycles tires. Of course a leaky release valve connected to the tube would be needed as well. Not sure how much CO2 is produced in a week though.
Larry I found a better way of making the caps, when I went to the hardware store to buy the tubing, I walked around the to the nail section and bought 3 really LONG nails that were the same diameter as the tubing. I then heated the tips of the nails and just pushed them through the middle of the caps, so easy peezy to do and no fiddling with knives. If the tubing did not push the hole, I just heated the long nails tip again and melted the hole a tiny bit bigger by rotating it. If you happen to make the hole too big, you can seal it with the silicone so no gas leaks out. I did not have to do this, as all my holes were a perfect fit. I made 6 caps in less than 5 minutes using the nail method. Remember pl you need to buy LONG nails so the whole nail does not heat up and you can comfortably hold it to push through the caps. I didn't even have to use gloves.
Excellent tutorial thanks
Thanks for the good video watched a couple and yours is the best. Can't use you i stay in South Africa
Thanks for your clear presentation. You mention that you are placing this in hotel vacant rooms, what happens when If you need to place this in the room you are sleeping in every night. 🤔
Great video, thank you very much, note to self(nts) watched all of it,
Thanks Larry. It's great to see a professional help people who can't afford pro treatments. Does air circulation (like from a ceiling AC vent) dissipate the CO2 in the glass?
How do you actually kill the bugs once they’re in the cups? Or how or where do you discard them?
Thank you for your kindness
Best way to pick them up is with Duct tape. Make 5 inch strips and tip on them. They stick to it right away
Forgot to ask, do you have to heat the water & do you use a thermometer to make sure the water is hot enough? 🤔 does it have to be precise or can you just open the faucet & use that hot water? Also, should I put some Vaseline on the tube as well in case they try to climb up the tube?
@ro-landocalrissian4633 you don't want the water too hot. You want it Luke warm, or body temperature. Adjust both hot and cold on your faucet until it doesn't feel too hot or too cold on your skin. Kind of like testing a baby bottle lol. You can use a thermometer if you really want to be sure. It should be around 98 degrees. Some Vaseline on the hose would be a good idea for extra security
Suppppper great video. Thank you it’s a mental issue for sure too! Quite overwhelming. Only infestation (where I sleep mostly cause of injury) bed cover with good mattress covers for long time. Don’t see any in there but treating well too.
Threw the couch away. Got a new one steaming every two days using DE etc.
Sleeping in another chair.
Want to keep the new couch as clean as possible. With steaming is this
good or any other thoughts. Will put
one of the bottles I make today right beside the couch would you suggest? Dont want to draw them to it though but draw them out to see what o have but do want to see if anything left???
Wish the couch had legs (use the things to put under to catch them before crawling up but they have bars under them so amy thoughts on prevention for couch?
Hey I just came across this video. I take it you are probably busy with the motels & hotels.
I’m surprised a company hasn’t attempted to make a trap commercially
Praying don't hurt either Hollywood 😎
Hi. Could you specify the exact measurement for the yeast ?? I have a jar of active yeast ??
Can't u come to India ....joking but your solutions is perfect pls tell me how to measure the temperature of water..
Thank u very much for the video.
You can use a thermometer to make sure it's 100, I just run the tap under my hand until it feels the same temperature as my skin, kind of like checking a baby bottle lol
Thanks for all this info! I have questions... We live in a 2 story house (just 2 of us). We found them in our bed a few months ago. We did the hot washing (my washer has a steam option too) & hot drying & bagging of upstairs stuff (we replaced bed). We only use the kitchen downstairs (our family room & bedroom is upstairs). We don't sleep any place but the bed. We have a large double parlor & dining room downstairs that we use for parties. My question is should we feel safe that no bed bugs would come downstairs since we're 95% of the time upstairs? Will they charge down the stairs if we have company for a few hours? I set up some traps. I didn't catch anything. A half full bottle bubbled up to the tube (I assume blocking the gases). I tried an alternate method of bottle with yeast mixture with a baggie over the top in plastic container with paper towel ramps to get it. That went over the top a little too but it didn't block the gas exiting. I haven't caught anything but I'm still freaked out. I would feel better if I caught something then stopped catching them! We have the interceptors on the feet of our bed. Still getting them in there on occasion - mostly tiny dots. Our mattress is zipped in a quality mattress protector. I have sprayed (Harris bed bug) and dusted (diomaceous earth from Harris for bed bugs). I started outside the room from adjacent rooms to cut down on them going to the next room. We found a few dried specs of bugs in our bed recently (so tiny) and 2 tiny blood spots. We cleaned the room again.
My main concern is Will having company downstairs for a few hours (no sleep-overs) attract them? Will they just stay where they are and wait for us at the bed? I have quick rise yeast for bread machine. I bought the active dry to see if it made a difference. Now that they're so tiny (orig ones were large enough to see), I fear they could be anywhere & I wouldn't know. I spray furniture, floors, cracks, etc. I dusted with the earth so much that it looks like we've been have coke parties. I vac it up and put it back down...
Oh dear, I'm sure it's nerve racking going through all this knowing you have company coming, and during the holidays nonetheless. I'm going to give you advice and info based on my experience, and how I'd handle the situation, but keep in mind bed bugs are very unpredictable, and have proven me wrong more than once. Bed bugs are obviously attracted to your CO2 and your body heat, but they also know the minute you walk inside the house, and are aware of where you are at at all times, that's how sensitive they are. So it's not impossible that they would come downstairs. But they also want to be sneaky and not get killed while having a meal, so they will wait for dark conditions, or when your sitting near the infested area for a long period of time. Couches are commonly infested from a person getting bit in bed, moving to the couch only to have then follow. I also tend to find them in office and gaming chairs where people sit for several hours. If you called me to your house, first thing I would do is inspect every room, and ask you where everyone sleeps. If no one is sleeping in the living room, and I find no evidence, I will focus my treatment on bedrooms only. I reinspect every 2 weeks to make sure nothing has spread to other areas, and spot treat areas that were infested if needed. So I guess the answer to your question unfortunately is yes and no. In your situation it sounds like your safe downstairs if no one has been sleeping down there, and your visitors should be just fine. However, stay vigilant and always reinspect. Eggs hatch every 10-14 days which is why I follow up every 2 weeks. And they hide in absolutely everything, so make sure you have a good flashlight and are looking in every single crack and crevices up high and down low. Also, (I'm not a yeast or bread specialist) the quick yeast I think is okay to use, I want to say it produces CO2 way faster than active yeast, so it will most likely quit producing CO2 faster, and may leave you without CO2 when they want to come feed. Again not 100% sure on this. Sounds like you are on the right track, just keep an eye downstairs where anyone sits for long periods of time. Let me know how it goes and if you have anymore questions. Thanks!
You have also been getting rid of the egg laying adults, which is why you are only seeing the tiny nymphs so you are on the right track. Stay on top of them cause they go from tiny nymph to egg laying adult in just a couple weeks if they have a food supply. The eggs and nymphs are the toughest to find and eliminate, which is why reinfestations are so common. Pesticide resistance becomes an issue at this point too. If those nymphs survived your first spray it may not work again, so try to use something with a different active ingredient
You would only have to worry about them coming downstairs if you had a major infestation. Mainly from yourself transporting them downstairs on your clothes or if you’re bringing down laundry and they’re in the laundry. These devil bugs know exactly where you sleep and they’re not going to leave that source of blood unless they’re starving. You would have to start sleeping downstairs for a few weeks for them to make their way downstairs. They don’t need to feed everyday and they can go several months without feeding. This is why the majority of bugs are going to be found in some part of the bed or very close to the bed. If it were me I would cancel any guests from coming over to be honest. The guilt you would have knowingly exposing guests to the possibility of transferring these bugs would drive you crazy. I’ve dealt with these evil bugs twice in my life. I surrendered one time and just threw out everything and moved. After dealing with them once I dealt with them again and defeated them. You become an expert if you’ve dealt with these things before. To defeat them you have to have extreme diligence, patience, and borderline paranoia. You need to turn the tables on them and have a Hunter/trapper mindset. Good luck!
@@alejandro3485 Very well said!
@larryspestpatrol9235 I tried this last night and woke up to 10 in the cup! Do you know if the CO2 will have affects to people or animals?
Great information. Many thanks
Best part...when you are done with it, you can drink it, distil it and make some hooch same as a sugar wash for homemade liquor
Would diatomaceous earth be good option instead of powdered or Vaseline?
I wonder what my grandparents did years ago??
I remember them talking about bed bugs but I thought it was caused from feather mattresses, one elderly lady said to put your mattress in the sun
I want to make that and place it on a small bowl to put under my sofa. What I don’t use can I store in the fridge?, please advise
Yes, you can store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Thanks, and good luck!
Great honest video. This is like an oncologist giving homeopathic or natural advice on how to reverse and heal cancer and not seeing the dollar signs that poisonous chemotherapy will do.
Love the analogy, thank you so much for the kind words!
Does this make your house smell? How long do these last? Do you have to put these in the room where you sleep? I got bit in my bed, so i know they’re there..that’s the only place I have to sleep, so what can I do so they go to the trap & not me? Can you leave the air conditioner on with these in there? Last, can you put this in your car?
@ro-landocalrissian4633 does not make your house smell. Just don't spill it! They will last for 2-3 weeks. It's preferable to put them in the room when your not sleeping in there, but if that's not a possibility, then just know that they may go after you instead of the trap, not much we can do about that unfortunately. You can leave the AC on. They will work in a car, but I do not have many issues in vehicles unless someone is sleeping there, or they are carrying them on their body or items and happened to drop some. If you're just getting bites but haven't seen a bug yet, it's really important to get a positive ID first. Check your matresses and bedframe for evidence, particularly near the head, and get a positive ID if you can first
I might have a low level infestation and its hard to see them and draw them out. Ive seen approximately 30 bugs in 1 month but applied dE on bed frame and baseboard, steaming, vacuuming, removing all clothes and bedding (heat), alcohol on encasements, etc. Im going to try this.
Hey Larry, thank you so much for this easy-to-follow video.
I'm hoping to get your expert view on my bed bug situation...
Mid Dec 2021 - Started getting bitten everywhere.
5 Jan - We spotted a bed bug and called in exterminators.
25 Jan - New bites, and 2nd round by exterminators.
15 Feb - New bites.
1 Mar - New bites.
26 Mar - New bites.
Do you think we're still dealing with bed bugs here, given the fairly "long" periods between bites appearing. There's active pesticide in our room from the 2 treatments.
Any thoughts you have is much appreciated!
Hello! So sorry to hear about your problem. Are the most recent bites similar in nature to the bites you were receiving when bed bugs were found? They tend to bite skin that is exposed while sleeping, usually the neck, face, and sensitive parts of the arms and legs. They also tend to bite while moving in a line, zig zag pattern or circle. They also don't feed everyday, usually only every 2-5 days.
Given the history it's possible you still have a problem, but I've found that everyone reacts to bedbug bites differently, and often something that looks like a bite can be caused by a reaction to something completely unrelated. So it's important to confirm with physical proof. These traps can help with that. But my most important tool is my 1000 lumin flashlight. Looking in the cracks of all the furniture for evidence of fecal droppings, molted skins etc. Follow up inspections are extremely important after treatment. Bedbugs are extremely resistant to many products. Every company has a different way of doing things with different products, I personally include my follow up inspections in the price of my initial treatment. Even though I have a 95% success rate on the first treatment using Crossfire, I will always follow up every 2 weeks for a minimum of 6 weeks to watch for new activity and spot treat if needed.
I hope this helped a little bit, if I could inspect I could tell you for sure 😔 Let me know how it goes or if you have any more questions. Take care, good luck and thanks for watching!
Question.
What if one were make hot ice by using baking soda and vinegar? Can this be an option to make CO2 to trap bed bugs?
How long will it last?, fermentation last i think 2 to 3 weeks
Thanks Larry, We definitely have fleas I am getting bitten most nights. They are small black jumpers. We have lots of shrubs and big trees right outside the apartment and there is a nasty family of raccoons that live up in the big willow tree. I did some research that said raccoons can bring around fleas not sure what's going on here as we vacuum every day have put down DE, baking soda, salt, on the carpets. Washed and steamed the laminate floors. Still getting bit. We even got rid of our beds and bought new ones. Any recommendation on a particular brand of residual insecticide ? I really don't like toxic chemicals but may have to go that route. There are people in the apartment building that have dogs and cats. Maybe it could be the shared laundry room? Anyway thank you so much!
Sounds like it might be tough to pin point the exact cause of the issue. Raccoons can carry fleas and other parasites, and they are one of the most common carriers of rabies. Fleas from a host animal can easily take shelter in vegetation. Have you brought this up to management to contact a proffesional? I would relocate the racoon, and power spray the shrubbery, then maybe a light residual spray around the window sill. I would be cautious with insecticides until the source is found. The product I use for fleas is called Talstar Pro, it has the active ingredient Bifenthrin. It has low toxicity to mammals, no odor, and will let me treat carpets for fleas if I need to, and I can mix it in my large tank sprayer and spray shrubs with it. Now I do live in a very dry, desert environment with not a lot of dense vegetation or wildlife, so fleas here are actually very easy for me to control. It's a little different in more humid, wooded areas where some professionals have a tougher time
And need to make multiple applications, or mix with insect growth regulators. I would get with management to have a professional look into if possible
in a shelter, with dozens of men on all sides, treatment of my cubicle is impossible. i had hoped that traps would divert them from me, but you have removed that hope. i fear that i have to put up with the welts. maybe tea tree oil and tape around my bedframe will slow them?
Amazon sells pit fall traps that you set your Bed post in....that may help alot..
Great job and thanks, Larry, but im not understanding you saying this wont get rid of all the bugs?
I sleep with a cpap I never get bites but my husband does. He travels a lot so when he leaves if I sleep in another room using the traps in our bedroom will this still work? I don't want to have to get rid of all our bedroom furniture. I'm down to finding maybe one bug a month is the corners of the bedding but very much alive. Got rid of the mattress put all new pillows and mattress in anti bug covers.
It's weird how sometimes it seems like one spouse is getting bit while the other isn't. I'm not really sure if they prefer one over the other sometimes, or if there other spouse just doesn't show reaction to bites. These traps will work if you can stay out of the room for a few days. Remember bed bugs may not come out to feed everyday, sometimes only every 2-5 days
Hi Larry
Is there A specific way to dispose of what's in the glass after 2 weeks of letting it sit there?
It is safe to dump down the drain. Run hot water through the drain for a few minutes to flush the lines after.
I dump the contents into sealable quart bags , roll them up and tape them shut then discard them directly outside in the trash bin.
It would be nice to actually SEE it at work trapping bedbugs.
if you have them and you've made the trap correctly , you'll see them in the cup.
Thank you for useful information on this.) I just bought a steam cleaner to eradicate these little monsters and eggs!
My $12 handheld steamer from Walmart is still my most used tool! Thanks for watching!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 I went with a very expensive Italian commercial model. I plan on winning this battle with multiple bits of knowledge and perseverance. I also never... ever thought that this would happen to us. We moved into our home December 2020 and ordered "New" furniture. We are almost sure that with delays "Due to Covid" that our new furniture delivered by anyone with a box truck and 2 guys brought in some uninvited guests as we wondered if those delivery trucks are or were ever cleaned. On another topic... fleas, I have had success using "Creoline" that we used on our former home. We purchased it through a farm supply on line. Thanks for reply:)
good evening, can you please tell me how much active dry yeast you use and how much sugar in grams for the two liters of water?
The active yeast pouch is .75 ounces (about 22 grams), and the amount of sugar needed is 128 grams.
@@larryspestpatrol9235 thank you very much!!!!!!!
@@eutuxatzi8085 your welcome! 😁
how long will you know you have bed bugs?...i was in hotel oct.9th - 10 13 2023..then i hospital for about 4 days then back home about oct.20ish,,,,,how long will it take to know/?..i just realize about a month ago.
The traps should catch something within a few days to a week, as long as someone isn't sleeping right next to it or in the same room.
Can you please show that it WORKS? also, how do they die? Do you rinse them out of the glass? And are you using cirnstarch baby powdwe or talc
Much respect to you!!! Drove from Toronto Canada to Cleveland Ohio and was shocked to find out that my 84 yr old mother has bed begs. Here in Canada I ferment everything so I knew where you were going. I have confirmed that she has been but I still going to setup a few ferments. My plan of attack is to put Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade) everywhere!! What do you think??
Also my water bottles are 1.5 litres not sure if that makes any difference.
That's okay, you can reduce the amount of water and sugar slightly. It might last maybe a few days shorter than a 2 liter
I've built your trap and placed it under my bed near the headboard. After one night, there are no bugs in the trap. How long should I leave the trap under the bed before seeing any bugs?
Bed bugs don't feed every night, usually only evey 3-5 days. Keep the trap out, it will continue to produce CO2 for weeks. When they get hungry enough they won't be able to resist it.
@@larryspestpatrol9235 thanks so much for your help!
Does it have to be a two liter bottle? Can I use the same recipe but disperse it into four 16 oz sealed glasses?
Nope. The bugs only like it from the size dude uses
Can you use diatomaceous earth instead of baby powder in those containers? I've been fighting a losing battle with these little demons for better part of four years now!
DE works but it takes a while. If you use the curved glasses he shows that he got from the dollar store , they will fall in and not be able to climb back out. At that point you can empty the glass either into a sealed plastic bag and discard it or flush the contents down a drain with hot water.
So what do I do to get rid of the rest of them?
Would adding more yeast (two bags) strengthen the mixture and produce more CO2 or weaken it? Many thanks
It will produce CO2 for a longer period of time, as long as you add the same corresponding amount of sugar.
if the water is really important to stay at temperature then how fast is this trap going to work because the longer the water sits out freely the faster it's going to lose temperature obviously
Have a question.. how do u know they r gone.. n its safe t go home
That is exactly what these traps can be used for. Leave them in the room for atleast a few days, a couple weeks if possible, and monitor for any new activity.
What if you live in a one bedroom Apartment and you have some one that sleeps in both bedroom and living room what can you when someone is sleeping in both room
God bless you bro from india
So how do you get rid of them if that trap doesnt get all of them? Does baking soda kill them?
How many bottles should we make for a 12 x 13 sized bedroom
Would the gas be harmful to a parrot?
Nope, the amount of CO2 produced is about equivalent to having another person breathing in the room.
this works good but they dont attract eggs. got rid of all my bugs but 6 months later the eggs hatched and had to start all over again. any tips?
Yes unfortunately it won't do any good for eggs that may hatch, so this should be used with other treatment methods. I personally use Crossfire during my treatments. It's expensive but it's the best stuff out there.
So did you get rid of the bed bugs using his method
@@larryspestpatrol9235 How would you use Crossfire properly? We spread Borax all over the floor of the infected room and threw out the box spring and bedframe. The mattress was in a protective cover, so we kept it. We have a cat so need to be mindful, but have kept her out of that bedroom.
@@janedoe7583 Borax has been proven to kill some bedbugs in a low 1% or .5% concentration, it is very ineffective in high doses. Borax must be eaten to be effective, and it is very hard to get bedbugs to eat Borax, they only want blood. It can also be very dangerous to breathe or get on your skin. Diatomaceous earth is dust that will slice up the exoskeleton of a bedbug causing it to dry out, but again I always stress to use in moderation because it is very harmful to breathe. Cimexa dust is a very good dust to use in cracks and crevices. But since I've gotten proficient in my treatments with Crossfire, I rarely use dust anymore and I have a 95% success rate on the first treatment.
I'm very precise with my treatments using Crossfire, its very expensive. My best tool is my 1000 lumin flashlight, and I have my hand steamer and vaccuum at my side to physically remove any evidence i can. I'm looking in every single crack and crevice. Crossfire does allow me to do a general surface treatment of carpets, walls, mattresses and box springs, but I'm not allowed to treat if skin is going to be in contact. Crossfire is also a slow acting product for a reason, so they have time to take the active ingredient back to those harborage areas that we might not be able to see or get to, killing more bugs in the process. They are like unpayed employees! If it's a really tough job I might add Gentrol Insect growth regulator in my spray can to really mess them up.
Hope this helps a little, please let me know if you have any more questions. Take care!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 when you apply Crossfire (no liability or responsibility for what I go an do implied) what precautions do you take? Gloves, goggles, type of mask? I would definitely read all the instructions if I used this, but not having done so yet, do you or could it be used with a pump sprayer?
I live in an older home converted into apts-I don’t know if they got in through us or our neighbors-and I don’t want to send them through shared walls into other apartments
Any advice on how to discuss with my landlord? I want to do so soon, but am apprehensive about being held liable for treating other apartments. There are large openings from our bedroom into the basement that contains the communal laundry, as well as large cracks in the wooden baseboards & floor
It’s a gorgeous historic building, so the gaps don’t surprise me, it’s just in this context something to tackle
Thanks for the info!Where can I get that to shirt you have on? Please PM me a link thanks
What about baking powder its like baby powder ?
Will this work for spiders or ants
No, unfortunately this is for bed bugs only
I have found dusting with diatomaceous earth every bit (lightly) sure helps. Keep it in window seals along baseboards closets etc too. I put out sticky paper traps here and there. Getting a lot less bugs on them!😊
How much yeast would be the equivalent to one of those packages? I have a big jar. Would it be a tablespoon or more?
That'll be 2 1/4 teaspoons
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Thank you so much!!
Cool . looking out for the least fortunate.love it. Im low income
Thought you were making alcohol. To a brewer, that's a "blow off tube"
While I do ingest yeast pee frequently, I leave the manufacturing to you proffesionals!
I don't understand the liter bottle with tubing. Do you pour the solution into the smaller cup or what
The solution stays in the 2 liter bottle, it creates CO2, which moves on its own through the tube and collects in the small glass where it will attract bed bugs
Can bed bugs die in a mason jar with a lid 😒 🤔
Eventually. The last time I tried, they lived in a sealed jar for 6 months. Whether they died from starvation or oxygen deprivation, I don't know.
I made one of these couldn’t find the tubing so used some from an exercise band I had worked well. We had these little pieces of 💩 back in 2007 they are a night mare omg hate them so so much.
Did anyone try this and did it work?
What if you have to sleep in the room, cause there's no where else to sleep and is it safe to breath in
What is the max length of the tube that can be used? Is 5 feet too long?
Should be okay as long as you have a hood seal on the cap and none of the CO2 is leaking out
wait i cant hear about the yeast. make sure its not expired or expired?
Thank you
Why do I see bed bugs dead ones around my apartment. No bug bites. I don't see signs on my bed. They just show up dead on my floor around my apartment. Dead ones on my deck outside
Sounds like you may be dealing with something other than a bed bug. You will not find bedbugs outside on a deck. We have been having major problems with Elm Seed Bugs in my neck of the woods. You may be dealing with something similar. If you send me a picture, I can try to ID it and tell you what it is and where it's coming from.
Cannot buy talc anymore. Would cornstarch baby powder work as well?
Baby powder is perfect, I wouldn't use cont starch. Lining the glass with Vaseline would be my next go to if baby powder is not available
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What about baking soda? Could I use it to line the inside of the glass. Also, does baking soda in and of itself help kill them when they ingest it &/or walk across it. I have heard conflicting information. Some people swear by it as an effective remedy, and others say it is useless.
@@Daniel-415-Ponce Baby powder is slippery and prevents them from escaping the trap. Baking powder is more abrasive, so it might have the opposite effect. I wouldn't use it. Also, despite all the conflicting information out there, there is no scientific proof that baking powder or baking soda kills bed bugs. Diatomaceous Earth would be a better alternative, but always used safely and in moderation.
Im stumped on how they stay in the glass up or shot glass. Your saying they can't climb out?
I am assuming they fall in and drown
Do you tape the tubing to the inside of the glass so they can crawl up the tube?
Not a good idea. It would be best if the CO2 tube did not contact the inside-top of the glass. The easy way to do that would be to wedge a ball of tape between the glass where the tube is taped in below the rim.
Can I use instant yeast? Thanks for the info
No, it must be dry active yeast
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Can you explain why? Shops around me only sell instant yeast 😭
What's the best way to kill the bed bugs once you've caught them?
cimexa and steam machine. a good one. Decluttering. Sealing up things in bags BEFORE moving it out of room.
How do I treat the blankets and pillows? Wash and dry and steam?
cook em in your dryer. make sure your dryer goes to at least 125 degrees F. put 3 towels in dryer for 20 minutes-stop dryer=put meat thermometer inside the middle of pile-aim the face of thermometer to where you can see it through the clear door glass if have it-close door quickly=wait 5 minutes-if it gets over 120 to 125 degrees then it's hot enough. my dryer goes to 145 degrees per this test.
I read some say 30 min on high heat-I found it wasn't enough. I do at least an hour. Also can't find any info on heat killing eggs. I still dealing with nymphs. I cook my blankets every 4 days and steam heat my carpets the same. I was told to do this for 6 weeks since the entire cycle of the bug is 6 weeks. I had a pest control come spray/fog/put powder into outlets 2 times in march and now I am doing follow up, Cimexa also works really well except I think the steaming of carpets is causing the powder to clump where I apply on the bed frame...but I do find tiny red dots in the lint pocket of the dryer on occasion...so looks like we have to wait for the eggs to hatch then kill the buggers.
@@booksfoxxy9827good advise. I’m steam cleaning couch and carpets every two days in room where I had infestation in couch. Vac first then steam (keep vac in closed see threw bad, canister type)
Threw couch away. Got another one and steaming it every two days too. Use the DE lightly with a puffer so they walk through it babies etc and will die off in couple days. Vac and steam. Thank god have small apt
I had a injury and was sleeping on the couch so that’s why they were there not the bed
Keep out just the cloths I wear and have dried and steamed. All other was cleaned steamed dried and have gone in industrial sized clear bags with DE.
Gonna do this trick from video. The other thing I found was super expensive. Gonna spend all summer killing off.
Feels good to downsize and only have out what I need. I keep it all in a clear tub treated.
God bless you ❤️
How about a sleep number bed?
I can print you a guard for the legs of your bed
Hi Larry. Can they crawl up plastic cups? And can I use plastic cups instead of glass cups or shot glasses?
Hello! Coupled with the baby powder, some plastic cups might be okay, but I would be hesitant as they may be able to escape over even the slightest textured surface. I have even thought about coffee cups, but I worry they may be able to climb the ceramic. I doubt they would be able to escape from a shot glass with baby powder. The only downside I can think of with the shot glass, is you may not get as much concentrated CO2 as in a larger glass, so it may not be as effective, or may not draw them in from too far away. Thanks so much for the question!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 Thank you very much for replying so promptly. I will go with the glass and shot glass as you instructed.
@@andreaelliott2618 If you have any more questions don't hesitate to contact me. Good luck!
Yes yes yes oh, I have another question. Can I mix the concussion in the 2L then pour the concoction in several different 16.9 fluid oz empty water bottles?
@@andreaelliott2618 You sure can. The smaller bottles may stop producing CO2 sooner than the large bottle, so I would make a new mix after 2 weeks.
How do you secure that curly tubing into the glass? Thank you.
I'm so glad you asked this. After using the traps I made in this video, I realized that the tubing I bought was way more rigid than I usually get, which caused the ends going into the cup to curl, and making them difficult to work with. I recommending getting a thinner, more flexible tubing then I showed here. Masking tape worked well for me so I could still use these, just make sure the tube doesn't touch the bottom of the glass. Thanks for watching!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 thanks so much for your reply!! We are having success with these traps! Not all gone yet, but making progress. Traps were easy to make; the vacuuming and washing EVERYTHING every 2 weeks is the time consuming part!!! Thanks for the great, inexpensive treatment video!
@@janejensen1847 so glad to hear you are having success! Keep at it, and if there's anything else I can help with don't hesitate to ask. Good luck!
@@larryspestpatrol9235 : you might want to try clear aquarium fish tubing ! Not so stiff
@@HBDuncan1 This is perfect! Thank you so much!