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Do Foggers Work For Bed Bugs?

bed bug Bed bug control with foggers I am occasionally asked whether or not aerosol foggers (flea "bombs") can be used to control bed bugs . The answer is actually pretty simple - there are better ways to control bed bugs ! In fact flea "bombs" don't even work well for fleas. The only really effective way to control bed bugs is to locate and directly treat their hiding places with a residual insecticide. What are foggers? Foggers are pressurized cans of insecticide that release all of their contents as an aerosol mist when the trigger is pressed. They are sometimes called " total-release aerosol insecticides " and are often used to treat indoor spaces for pests like fleas and sometimes flying insects. Do foggers work? In general foggers do not work well, even for their targeted pests. The reason is pretty simple - they don't provide the level of coverage that a carefully applied spray insecticide can achieve. Foggers produce a fine mi