REVOLUTIONARY BREAKTHROUGH IN BED BUG TEST
Testing conducted by Rutgers University
Monday August 17 2009 @ 01:16 PM
Cedar Oil is advertised as a safe, effective insecticide for controlling a variety of public health pests including Bed Bugs. Bed Bug Central and Rutgers University have partnered to put a variety of Bed Bug products to the test. Cedar oil is the first in the series. “Best Yet” Cedar oil was chosen due to the claims being made by the manufacture, to the public for use in controlling bed bugs.
Bed Bug Central funded Rutgers University’s, Dr. Changlu Wang to conduct research that examined the effectiveness of “Best Yet” cedar oil. The research examined the effectiveness of the cedar oil product on both bugs and eggs that were treated directly with the product as well as the residual effectiveness of the product once dry. This is a brief summary of the research findings.
The product tested was, “Best Yet” cedar oil. “Best Yet” is a category 25b EPA exempt product that contains 10% cedar oil and 90% latex. The bed bugs used in this research were from a field collected strain.
Direct Spray on Bed Bugs and Eggs.
The direct spray of “Best Yet” caused immediate immobilization of the bed bug nymphs, followed by 100% mortality within 1 minute of the topical application. In addition to being 100% effective on bugs directly treated with the product, it also proved to be effective against eggs that were directly treated. None of the 61 treated eggs hatched after 17 days compared to 75% egg hatch in a non-treated control group
The Results showed that “Best Yet” is highly effective against bed bugs including eggs when applied directly.