[jamesjuicy55]

I fought bed bugs once with DE, heat, and dry ice traps or you can use a co2 fish tank pump to attract them into a trap. We also placed containers filled with oil at the bottom of each bed post.

It took a year but we were successful

[fbdab103]

Dry ice is an interesting idea. I want it to work, because it is just so deliciously different.

However, I assume the harsh reality says that it is nearly impossible to suffocate the entire infestation, and more than a few survivors or eggs would remain after the treatment.

[scarmig]

The goal isn't to suffocate them, but to draw them into a trap--they're attracted to CO2 because we exhale it. Over time, the hope is you trap and kill the entire population.

I think it'd work for mild infestations, but for larger ones the heat method is really the only option.

[fbdab103]

I suppose that seems much more plausible, if significantly less cool, ahem, than making a low hanging CO2 bath.

[newsclues]

Both heat and cold kill, it just takes a long time at certain temperatures.

[srott]

Double sided tape trapped whole families :)