[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge-discuss Digest, Vol 43, Issue 13

[Mahdi Gad]

Thanks for the initiative, but don't waste your money on bugbombs. From what I understand, they don't work on bed bugs, they may even drive pests into places we can't reach them, cover all public surfaces with harmful toxins Noisebridge will never completely get rid of, and set you back on money. 
http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/f/when-to-use-bug-bomb.htm
"Bug bombs, also known as total release foggers or insect foggers, use an aerosol propellant to fill an indoor space with chemical pesticides. These products are often marketed as all-purpose extermination tools that are easy for a homeowner to use.
When should you use a bug bomb? Almost never, to be honest. Bug bombs are most effective on flying insects, such as flies or mosquitoes. They don't provide much control for cockroaches, ants, bed bugs, or other pests that most concern homeowners. So unless you live in the Amityville Horror house, you won't find a bug bomb to be of much help with your insect problem.
Consumers are fooled into using bug bombs for roaches and bed bugs because they believe the airborne pesticides will penetrate every crack and crevice where these insects hide. Quite the opposite is true. Once these hidden pests detect the chemical fog in the room, they'll retreat further into walls or other hideaways, where you'll never be able to treat them effectively."

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From: gian.pablo at gmail.com
CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
To: aestetix at gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 11:47:01 -0700
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Solving the bedbugs problem at Noisebridge

Your Bed Bug Sentry has arrived, and it is on the reception table next
to the Makerbots.
 
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:48 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com> wrote:
> After talking with a few people, I am positive that bedbugs are at
> Noisebridge. I'm happy to give examples of instances privately, but for now,
> I feel it is very important that we address this issue asap, lest a new
> breed of them hatch and cause problems.
> While in this case I think it's appropriate that we invest Noisebridge funds
> into materials to kill them, I'm also just going to get a bunch of fogbombs
> and launch them myself. Given that they are highly toxic and launching
> multiple bombs at once is dangerous, if someone could help me handle it, it
> would make life a lot easier.
> Does anyone have things at Noisebridge that they want to cover up before we
> do this? I am thinking if we set them off sometime next week (maybe
> thursday?), in the wee hours like at 4am when nobody is around, there will
> be enough time to handle the situation properly. A number of people have
> expressed doubt over whether the fogbombs work, but I feel it does not hurt
> to try, and because I am personally paying for it (unless Noisebridge wants
> to be awesome) I see no issue with it.
> If there are bedbugs, and we set off these things, it will kill them, and
> everyone is happy. If there are no bedbugs, and we set off these things,
> they are still not there, and it harms nobody. So I figure I will move
> forward with the plan. If you are interested in helping me somehow, or have
> suggestions on how to make people both aware of what we're doing, as well as
> ways to prevent infections in the future, please don't be shy!
> aestetix
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