Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida
UF researchers turn up the heat on bedbugs with new low-tech treatment method
July 7, 2009
Topic(s): Agriculture, Entomology and Nematology, Household Pests, New Technology, Pests, Safety
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bedbug infestations are notoriously hard to eliminate, but University of Florida researchers have developed a low-cost, low-tech method to kill the bloodsucking insects in furniture and bedding, using heat.