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===Insecticides===
===Insecticides===
[[Insecticide]]s known to kill bedbugs include [[deltamethrin]], a synthetic pyrethrin, one of many pyrethroids. Other chemicals include benseneacatate, chlorfenapyr, chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, fencalerate, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, phenothrin, propoxur and resmethrin, not all of which are EPA approved. <ref>[http://www.bedbugbattleplan.com/content/view/42/33/ Bed Bug Insecticides]</ref> Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol also works as a contact killer, as do most insecticides while others also provide some degree of residual effectiveness. Insecticides are classified according to their application method: Crease and Crevice, Indoor Surface, Indoor Space, and Fumigation.<ref>http://www.bed-bug.org/insectisides-for-bed-bugs/</ref> An additional factor is whether an insecticide repels bedbugs (causing migration if not killed), or not.
[[Insecticide]]s known to kill bedbugs include [[deltamethrin]], a synthetic [[pyrethrin]], one of many pyrethroids. Other chemicals include benseneacatate, chlorfenapyr, chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, fencalerate, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, phenothrin, propoxur and resmethrin, not all of which are EPA approved. <ref>[http://www.bedbugbattleplan.com/content/view/42/33/ Bed Bug Insecticides]</ref> Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol also works as a contact killer, as do most insecticides while others also provide some degree of residual effectiveness. Insecticides are classified according to their application method: Crease and Crevice, Indoor Surface, Indoor Space, and Fumigation.<ref>http://www.bed-bug.org/insectisides-for-bed-bugs/</ref> An additional factor is whether an insecticide repels bedbugs (causing migration if not killed), or not.
A supplementary type of insecticide are Insect Growth Regulators (IGR’s), such as hydroprene (''Gentrol'') and methoprene, which do not actually kill bedbugs, but instead work to prevent reproduction by disrupting the development of immature bedbugs, resulting in being unable to reproduce. This process takes longer but it can ensure an eventual end of the infestation, if contact with all bedbugs is made, but usually this chemical is used in conjunction with other insecticides.<ref>http://www.bed-bug.org/insectisides-for-bed-bugs/</ref><ref>http://www.zoecon.com/pdfs/GentrolBedBug.pdf</ref>
A supplementary type of insecticide are Insect Growth Regulators (IGR’s), such as hydroprene (''Gentrol'') and methoprene, which do not actually kill bedbugs, but instead work to prevent reproduction by disrupting the development of immature bedbugs, resulting in being unable to reproduce. This process takes longer but it can ensure an eventual end of the infestation, if contact with all bedbugs is made, but usually this chemical is used in conjunction with other insecticides.<ref>http://www.bed-bug.org/insectisides-for-bed-bugs/</ref><ref>http://www.zoecon.com/pdfs/GentrolBedBug.pdf</ref>