| − | In clinical tests chlorine dioxide has been shown to be effective in killing bedbugs. <ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22476276 Gibbs SG, Lowe JJ, Smith PW, Hewlett AL., March 2012, ''Gaseous chlorine dioxide as an alternative for bedbug control,''] Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health</ref> | + | In clinical tests chlorine dioxide has been shown to be effective in killing bedbugs, such as in a hospital room setting.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22476276 Gibbs SG, Lowe JJ, Smith PW, Hewlett AL., March 2012, ''Gaseous chlorine dioxide as an alternative for bedbug control,''] Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health</ref> |