DIDO.1 22,838 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Has anyone used it for bedbugs? Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 No but I've used phobi dose for them it's very good with 0 resistance I believe. Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ha auto correct on my phone! Quote Link to post
pestie100 5 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have to say, I had very poor results Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Every chemical suggested for bedbugs is either rated as totally crap or totally brilliant by different pesties.... Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The best I've used was stingray but of course that's being withdrawn, phobi dose was bloody good. The biggest issue with bedbugs is doing a very intensive treatment which a lot of folks don't do. That is the normal issue with a failed chemical treatment. Given there's no known resistance to phobi dose it would suggest you may have missed a few somewhere pestie100. Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Iv always believed the key to bedbugs is the treatment rather than the chemical. Treat a piece of material with your spray of choice, allow to dry for 5 hours then drop into a jar of bedbugs, check back in 5 hours and see how healthy they look! If bedbugs are in a safe crevice then they run on tip toes over treated material onto your client and their clean bedding....how effective is your super duper residual spray? Quote Link to post
stormyboy 1,352 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Cimex steamer...... 1 Quote Link to post
pestie100 5 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 The best I've used was stingray but of course that's being withdrawn, phobi dose was bloody good. The biggest issue with bedbugs is doing a very intensive treatment which a lot of folks don't do. That is the normal issue with a failed chemical treatment. Given there's no known resistance to phobi dose it would suggest you may have missed a few somewhere pestie100. Quote Link to post
pestie100 5 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Well, I suppose I'm not perfect so I admit I may have 'missed a few.' I don't think any of us have a 100% record when it comes to re-treats. My main workload is bed-bugs, my friends in the industry do an awful lot of bed-bug work too and I find that phobi is way down the list on preferred insecticides. Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Interesting Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,831 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 We use insectaban and it works spot on Quote Link to post
Rowan 308 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Well, I suppose I'm not perfect so I admit I may have 'missed a few.' I don't think any of us have a 100% record when it comes to re-treats. My main workload is bed-bugs, my friends in the industry do an awful lot of bed-bug work too and I find that phobi is way down the list on preferred insecticides. Hi Pestie100 , just wondering what is top of your list , hardly ever get a bedbug job in this neck of the woods , but it would be good to know what is recommended to use .... I have used Ficam W in the past with good results... Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,831 Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I used to use stingray from killgerm then the company went onto phobi dose but for me stingray mate if that helps.or we are starting to use demand cs. Quote Link to post
Rowan 308 Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I used to use stingray from killgerm then the company went onto phobi dose but for me stingray mate if that helps.or we are starting to use demand cs. Thanks , like I said very!! rarely get a job , bedbugs , so try to use what I've already got , but have now started to get abit more regular . Hence the reason I need to get a dedicated product/ solution . I did use Cimetrol when it was available , for fleas as well , but then moved onto Ficam W . I know Cimetrol + is out now . Would be good to hear how you get on with Demand Cs , cheers. Quote Link to post
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