tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512008508676967431.post2073253511033628815..comments2008-08-20T07:08:16.111-04:00Billy Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970765117350021317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512008508676967431.post-65598567049532259562008-08-20T07:08:00.000-04:002008-08-20T07:08:00.000-04:00You are mis-informed Gerry...ask any entomologist and he or she would agree with me. Resistance is a huge problem. They are in fact HARDY, with examples in the lab where bedbugs walk through pesticides and are not phased in the least bit. We need a bigger a boat.Billy Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512008508676967431.post-19990420962835585192008-08-20T02:32:00.000-04:002008-08-20T02:32:00.000-04:00I am responding as the owner of Hearts Pest Management, www.heartspm.com, in So. California.<BR/><BR/>The main reason it is hard to get rid of bed bugs is NOT because they are "hardy." They are easy to kill, but often hard to find. They can hide almost anywhere. The inspection must be extremely thorough and the treatment must be equally thorough. Additionally, instructions to the homeowner must be complete and followed completely. <BR/>Yes, there is some resistance to certain pesticides (not to an entire group of pesticides), but resistance is still not common.Organic Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09043346668368929617noreply@blogger.com