crystal silica gel cat litter crushed & powdered can kill a bed bug : habits
Posted on Jun 13, 2009 under how to dry flowers | 26 Comments
This is how we defeated the invincible bedbug.
This is cheap and easy. You can make your own insecticide dust by mixing in a little pesticide. I used propoxur because it has a residual effect lasting up to a month. Pyrethrin type insecticides break down in air in a couple of days. If that is all you have use it, however you don’t need the insecticide THE SILICA GEL POWDER WORKS ALL BY ITSELF. If you want to test silica gel then find a small packet of silica gel desiccant that is commonly packed with lots of products to absorb moisture. Crush up the beads in the packet to a fine powder and put it in a container along with a couple of bedbugs. The powder will stick to the bedbugs and will dehydrate them. They will be dead in a couple of hours.
The silica gel in the packet of dessicant is the same as the silica gel cat litter.(Kills roaches too)
The silica gel cat litter is fairly soft and easy to crush to a powder. Make it softer by soaking it in water. As you crush it the water will evaporate.
You can also use cement powder, aquarium diatom filter powder(Vortex or any brand). All the bedbugs in our house are dead but I had wanted to try tile grouts and plaster powders and even powdered sand or anything that will dry out bedbugs. The key substance for killing bedbugs is fine silicon dioxide powder. You guys experiment and let me know your results.
Bedbugs are cannot become resistant to these powders that dry them out, get in their joints and wear holes in their exoskeleton. Even if pesticides fail to kill them they will always be susceptible to the physical action of silicon dioxide powders.
Silica gel powder can also be used to dry flowers.
see also;
http://www.cheapbedbugkillers.blogspot.com
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June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Bedbugs suck the …
Bedbugs suck the blood of the rich and the poor. No we know all people are truly equal. Insects can be controlled in the house apt or condo but a person has to do a little research and spend a little money. It is always cheaper and more effective when you can do it yourself.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
i see, cause it …
i see, cause it turned to little balls but when i touch it it still is dry and like chalk. they closed part of lenox hospital in new york as it was infested, asked staff to stay at home, hired dog, who identified 2/3 of appartment and houses infested, all those nice mensions… crazy
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I don’t think it …
I don’t think it will affect the powder. The powder after all is like crushed stone. It is like glass to the bedbugs and cuts them. Glass is not affected by moisture and neither is the powder. If it gets damp the water will just evaporate. That is how it works as cat litter. The cats pee and then the water in the pee evaporates slowly from the silica gel. It will evaporate even faster from the powder because the powder has a much larger surface area.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Jack, do you know …
Jack, do you know and have experiences with powdering in humid weather??? it is comming to be humid in NYC, I wander whether it affects the powder effectiveness.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
The powder is a …
The powder is a nightmare too but bedbugs crawling on you while you visit friends is the ultimate nightmare. Get the people in your building to all work together. The silica gel cat litter is very cheap and a large bag goes a long way and can treat many apartments. Just be sure it is ground very very fine.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Yes, I know, cause …
Yes, I know, cause three appartments had it probably two weeks ago, and i have jsut one bite so far, i powdered again, i hate my room but i am sure powder works. thanks.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Thanks. Those 3 …
Thanks. Those 3 bedbugs would be hundreds in a few weeks.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
You have to put a …
You have to put a fairly thick layer of fine fine powder everywhere (about a quarter to half a millimeter) Bedbugs can be difficult to eliminate because you live in a building. All the tenants must put powder at the same time. The spread from apt. to apt. Trust me without the powder your problem would be worse. They can climb the legs of the bed or drop from the ceiling (they climb easily on the wall.)
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Jack I have another …
Jack I have another question please, I powdered with sock, it was cloud of dust, EVERYWHERE, after two weeks I believe i have bite on my arm, and i am sure it is them, how it is possible, I did around legs, can they actually get to me and climb the legs of the bed and bite me? i have clean matrace , will check today, it is powdered with sock as well as well as head board, i am getting crazy, though bldg had them i saw yesterday THIRD dotted matrace outside of the blgd, waiting for sanitary car
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Most cat litter has …
Most cat litter has bentonite, I think.
Any cat litter that says gel or crystal and looks like rock salt has silica gel. Diatomaceous earth is the majority ingredient in most insect powders. It is just a form of silicon dioxide, as is silica gel.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Have you heard …
Have you heard anything about diatomaceous earth? What brand of cat litter has the gel in it? They dont list the ingrediants.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
do you think, it …
do you think, it will treat also fleas?
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
ive read stories …
ive read stories that these insect bite some people but not others. Does anyone know why?
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
do a GOOGLE for Bed …
do a GOOGLE for Bed Bug Powder
I also made a video at the top of this page
under my name
stuff worked and was cheap
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
If you do nothing …
If you do nothing your problem will escalate exponentially. Just be sure there is powder at all times kill any bedbugs that enter your condo.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
See my other video …
See my other video about Mortar and Pestle. If they came from another apartment it would be best to get everyone involved.The bedbugs do move around but tend to stay around one person.You will be able to get rid of all the ones in your condo but you will have to leave dust scattered at all times in case new ones arrived.The powder works as long as it is there and not covered in too much dust. We got rid of them in a couple of weeks.The powder kills them in hours.They will eventually bite him.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
well exactly how …
well exactly how did you crush the stuff into a fine powder? and i like an condominiums with ghetto neighbors who probably wouldn’t care about bed bugs, does this mean that i wont be able to get rid of them? i honestly think they came from there also, because i dont travel and haven’t brought anything in my apt!
how long after you laid the dust, did it take for the bites to stop? i am the only one bitten. they dont ever bite my husband..just me. maybe 5-10 new bites a day.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Don’t be so quick …
Don’t be so quick you have to crush the silica gel cat litter to a fine powder. It takes some time to crush silica gel but it will work. It is not toxic so you can go crazy with the FINE POWDER you make. If you are limited on time you may be better off buying the insect dusts from Home Depot. Eggs they are too small and you won’t find them all. Finding 3 adult bedbugs means there are more.If you live in a building you have to work with all your neighbors to get rid of them.Any questions?Ask me.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Don’t be so quick …
Don’t be so quick you have to crush the silica gel cat litter to a fine powder. It takes some time to crush silica gel but it will work. It is not toxic so you can go crazy with the FINE POWDER you make. If you are limited on time you may be better off buying the insect dusts from Home Depot. Eggs they are too small and you won’t find them all. Finding 3 adult bedbugs means there are more.If you live in a building you have to work with all your neighbors to get rid of them.Any questions?Ask me.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
im going to try …
im going to try this IMMEDIATELY! thank goodness i have only found 3 bed bugs, after further investigation of the mattress! well about 20 eggs to with the 3 though. im going to pour this stuff everywhere!
thanks for posting
July 31st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
How’d it go?
I’ve been looking FAR and WIDE after Kiselgur aka Diatomaceous Earth aka Something Silica, but only one apothecary could get it where I live – at a ridiculous price. So getting this news is welcome indeed! Now to buy a mortar and pestle…
August 8th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Careful – crystalline diatomaceous earth is as irritating to your lungs as asbestos fibers, and leads to silicosis & cancer.
Look for “food grade” amorphous or fused DE/silica, and consider a respirator (quality dust mask).
Some farms feed it to livestock to kill parasites.
DE kills all sorts of soft-bodied bugs (aphids, bedbugs, etc.) by slicing their waxy surface and absorbing their fluids. But it can be slow.
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Bedbugs prefer human blood, and form colonies in crevices.
Usually near a bed, or chair. Eggs are tiny, like salt.
They mostly come out before dawn; you won’t feel the bite.
Until later – minutes, hours, or even days later.
Many people think it’s just a delusion because of the delay.
Even the allergic minority among us.
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Alcohol quickly kills on contact, then evaporates away.
You can cook ‘em (145 degrees F, or 120 for an hour),
or freeze ‘em (23 degrees F for a week, or -15 for faster).
Biz and Oxydol enzymes for dried/set fecal blood stains.
Good hunting!
August 8th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Oh, and they can’t swim through mineral oil, or
walk over petroleum jelly, or
climb a smooth surface (like a bowl) after walking thru talc.
Good ingredients for traps, like under bed frame feet.
August 8th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Be vigilant long-term: they wait 18 months for a victim to trip up, and bring heat and CO2 (exhale). Check traps weekly.
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 am
How do you get the stains out when they have been there for a while?
December 19th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Apparently in the nineteenth century people tried to control bedbugs with kerosene. The Fire Department Museum in Denver observed that in the old logs many fires were listed as having been caused by “bedbugs,” which was puzzling until an old-timer explained that smoking and kerosene are a volatile mix.