The French have lost their minds over bed bugs
The French have lost their minds over bed bugs
The French are freaking out over a supposed infestation of bed bugs, but the actual threat doesn't warrant the social media-fed fear.
First paragraph of the article :
In October, many people in France became convinced their country was infested with bed bugs.
They saw the parasites everywhere, called exterminators in droves, and called for government action. But it appears that public panic far outstripped the bugs' actual prevalence.While their population may have slightly increased over last year, there was no drastic spike in numbers.
The instance appears to be a textbook case of a media-fueled social panic, where a group of people reacts negatively and in an extreme or irrational manner to a situation.The are concerned because a little event is happening next year. I don't know if you have heard of it it's pretty obscure, the 2024 summer Olympics.
Based on the detrimental effects of the games on daily lives of Parisians, I suspect some of them could release some bedbugs in the Olympic village
Les Parisiens ont le cafard. I'm just proud I could make this pun.
Diatomaceous earth kills the little bastards and it is non-hazardous to humans, as long as you don't snort the stuff.
Apparently for them is like walking on broken glass and they bleed do death, so to speak.
My sister had an infestation long ago and it was very effective. You can find the stuff online easily.
My hair wax has diatomaceous earth in it, does that somehow make me immune to some bugs? :D
No lice for you!
Diatomaceous earth kills the little bastards and it is non-hazardous to humans, as long as you don’t snort the stuff.
Fun fact, it's even used as an additive for food. If you wonder why shredded cheese doesn't stick ? The famous E551 is that product.
I used it when dealing with a roaches invasion. I don't how well it worked (can't be worse than regular bugspray, these bastard get sprayed and laugh at you), but it's definitely cool to know that I can use that near food without being worried
Bug spray is interesting. Often times it'll work, but it won't immediately knock them down. They'll crawl away laughing and then die behind the couch. I would like a little more stopping power though.
Works great on all kinds of infestations, too. I had wasps in my siding that were getting in my house and stinging me in my sleep. Doused them with DE and they haven't come back.
I would rather call a professional to deal with the situation.
You do you. A professional will ask you to move all your furniture, spray insecticide everywhere, come back two weeks later to repeat the same process again to kill the newly hatched eggs, and tell you that it is quite likely that the bugs will come back, so further rounds may be needed.
Diatomaceous earth pops up on every discussion because it works. Bugs gone in a couple of days, because D.E. sticks around to kill any larvae that hatch over the following weeks.
let the Brits shank em
