Bed Bug Monitors - The Game Changer in the Fight Against Bed Bugs!

Bed bugs - it seems that everywhere we turn more stories of infestation and lawsuits for bites are in the news. With the resurgence of this age old pest, never before has vigilance and early intervention been so necessary for hoteliers, property managers, home owners, and even boarding schools and university campuses. Businesses are even being plagued by bed bugs as more home owners and apartment dwellers are becoming infested and then in turn bring bed bug eggs to their workplace. With new technology bringing to market effective bed bug monitoring appliances, the fight against bed bugs has taken a new turn.

"I consider bed bug monitors a 'game changer' in the fight against bed bugs and one that no one is talking about yet," says Douglas Stern, Managing Partner of Stern Environmental Group, "their use may soon be necessary for all hotels and may even be considered by judges and juries when defending against bed bug litigation." Douglas Stern feels that bed bug monitors will allow professional exterminators to identify pest problems early and thereby contain both the infestation and the treatment cost. Stern says, "Home and coop sellers may rent bed bug monitors, in the near future, to certify their property for sale as being bed bug free. The possible 'real world' uses for these new exciting products are endless", says Douglas Stern.

There are several types of bed bug monitors and the prices range widely from $5 to $1,000. Several of these bed bug monitors actually have a bed bug blood meal lure, and in some case (in the more expensive products) a CO2 source to imitate a human body presence to actively attract bed bugs. Others have a sticky attractant in a glue-like trap or use special disks that fit under bed legs, or a small heat source. These new bed bug tools are proving to be game changers in early identification of a bed bug problem. Some are clearly suitable for the professional pest control market and some for home owners and apartment dwellers.

On this page you'll find links and information about new bed bug monitors are available in our store or that we find of special interest.

The Bedbug Beacon

We've just picked up a brand new product called the Bedbug Beacon which is being sold by the same people who have brought us PackTite, the portable bed bug oven. We've watched a video of the trials and the product seems extremely promising in regards to capturing bed bugs when a visual inspection has shown no presence.

The product is a small simple pit trap covered with a dome, a tube extends from the dome. With water and three packets of chemicals, you make a liquid that slowly releases small amounts of CO2 gas into the trap; attracting bed bugs. The chemical solution continues to create small levels of CO2 for up to 11 days.

The results appear to be excellent with even these small amounts of CO2 in attracting bed bugs. The product is relatively inexpensive and is patent pending. With the difficulties some people have of finding CO2 canisters to power many of the more expensive or professional bed bug monitoring tools, this ready-mix make your own CO2 solution may be the perfect combination for wide spread and also more economical use.

Find out more about this exciting new inexpensive bed bug monitor.

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NightWatch Bed Bug Monitor Is Available for Purchase Now!

NightWatch is an innovative bed bug trap and monitoring device that uses heat, CO2, and a patented lure mimicking the natural pheromones (chemicals that bed bugs extrude) to attract, trap and kill bed bugs. The NightWatch trap creates the same chemical patterns that a sleeping human does; attracting bed bugs for a quick bite, a snack, and then death.

This new product has been created by BioSensory Inc. and was extensively tested by Entomologists at Purdue University. The Entomologists concluded from their experiments that "pitfall traps with heat and chemical lures have potential to be useful tools for monitoring bed bug infestations and reducing bed bug numbers." – Just the right combination of elements that NightWatch provides to attract and then trap pesky bed bugs. NightWatch is is now available for purchase.

Find out more information and pricing about this innovative bed bug monitor.

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Climbup Insect Interceptor

This new product is installed under bed posts and creates a barrier between the floor and the bed. Bed bugs approaching a bed from the floor of the room will climb up the exterior surface of the Climbup Interceptor from Susan McKnight Inc. and fall and be trapped in the outer pitfall ring. Bed bugs climbing down from the bed will be found trapped in center well.

The rings are treated with a fine layer of talc preventing the escape of any captured bed bugs. This product can be an effective measuring and bed bug monitoring tool for identifying the presence of bed bugs in rooms even where low levels of bed bugs exist. Used as a low tech monitoring device in conjunction with an extermination protocol, it may be an effective monitoring option. You can read more about this new bed bug monitoring product at www.Insect-Interceptor.com. Read and article about the product online at www.PCTOnline.com, a magazine for pest control professionals.

Find out more information and view close up photos of this product.

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Watch a video about this new product on YouTube.

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BB Alert Active from MIDMOS Bed Bug Detection Device Coming Soon to the US

In development for the last seven years by MIDMOS, BB Alert Active has been selling in Europe and is due to be released to the US marketplace very soon. This device is a stand alone bed bug monitor with a special new attractant to attract bed bugs by imitating a "warm blood meal". We are delighted to be one of the first firms in the United States to be evaluating this new product. We will be selling this new product on our website as soon as it available for the U.S. market.

Additionally MIDMOS is releasing BB Alert Passive. This insect monitor will be very inexpensive and will allow for the monitoring of bed bugs by trapping and collecting tell tale signs of bed bugs. This product is different from BB Alert Active in that this monitor captures bed bugs not looking for a "warm blood meal" We have been told the cardboard traps will be under $20.

Next in the queue for release from MIDMOS is BB Alert O2PM. This new treatment process starves bed bugs locked inside for oxygen. Taking 30 days to treat the products effectively in a flexibag it rids bedding, clothing, furniture, and appliances of bed bugs.

Find out more about this coming new product and review close up images on a special BB Alert Active page.

Download the instruction book for BB Alert Active to learn more.

You can read all the details in the PDF brochure from MIDMOS or visit their website online.

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Bug Dome a Personal Bed Bug Monitor

This new product created by Silvandersson under the name of Silvatronic, based in Sweden, is now available for purchase in our online store. This bed bug monitor/trap uses a small heating element place underneath a dome to attract bed bugs. Once the bed bugs have climbed onto the dome trap, they are stuck in a glue material that coats the trap section. The trap section is replaceable when full. The unit comes with three glue domes.

The Bug Dome unit plugs into any wall outlet and is manufactured by the same company that has created Cryonite. You can view the company brochure for more information. This product is avaliable for $99.99 and ships free to customers in the United States.

Check out our Bed Bug Dome page for close ups of the product.

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CDC 3000 Bed Bug Monitor in a Case

This new bed bug monitor and trap is available now. It is an interesting product that is available to help eradicate bed bugs from your life. The CDC 3000 is an amazing tool in the identification and treatment of bed bugs in the United States.

The Cimex Detection Case (CDC 3000) is a bed bug monitoring and trapping device. This innovative device mimics the presence of a human body and can detect bed bugs in areas up to 100 sq. feet and in about a six foot radius from the equipment.  Bed bugs are attracted to CO2 and human-like warmth and scent.  This unit emits all of these so that any bed bugs in the area will seek it out instead of you.

Looking like a briefcase, the unit is portable and discreet and can easily travel with you to hotels or any other place you visit.  Each one time use CO2 cartridge lasts for about 10 hours. Unlike pesticides, this unit is safe to use around your children and pets.

Find out more information about this innovative new bed bug monitor that is available for purchase now.

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