New York City Bed Bugs Are Evolving Part II Of II
Continuing from Friday…
These new pesticide resistant super NYC bed bugs have also been found to have a stronger exoskeleton in comparison to bed bugs that are found in other states. The stronger shell has provided ample protection from the pesticides that NYC pest control experts have been using to try to eradicate bed bug infestations. The study also revealed that each NYC bed bug that survived repeated pesticide applications was able to build up a resistant to the toxic chemical and then surviving bed bugs were able to pass the new resistance on to future generations so that those bed bugs were able to survive the eradication process as well. Scientists call it a form of “un-natural selection”. The study also showed that bed bugs were able to turn toxic chemicals into a water soluble substance which bed bugs were able to excrete.
Laboratory tests in United States, Europe and Africa prove that today’s bed bugs can survive pesticide levels that are 1000 times greater than they were just 10 years ago. These super bugs need a super insecticide, yet there is nothing really on the horizon as there is little funding to support research and control measures.
For those who cry for the return of DDT, they might be surprised to hear that according to researchers and the University of Kentucky, their study of bed bugs reveal that many of the bed bugs sampled from various locations around the US continue to be immune to the effects of DDT.
With these new scientific findings, it should come as no surprise as to why NJ and NYC bed bugs have continued to thrive. Scientists warn “”Simple spraying around of some pesticides may not [be enough] now or in the future,” when discussing how to get rid of the blood suckers.
It’s important that everyone be on the look-out for bed bugs wherever they are and if you think you have encountered bed bugs, contact a pest control expert as soon as possible. The faster you begin treating your New York or New Jersey bed bug infestation, the better. For expert NYC and NJ bed bug services, contact Stern Environmental Group.
What we’re seeing here is not evolution. Evolution refers to the changing of one species into another. The process being observed here is the ability of bed bugs to alter their genetic makeup and adapt to external threats in order to preserve themselves as a species. We are not seeing bed bugs become some new species.