Building A Better Bed Bug Trap
Building A better bed bug trap False-colored green trichomes either pierced through the bed bugs' feet (a, b and c) or hooked around them (d) M. Szyndler, C. Loudon/UC IrvineNew research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal. An old folk remedy involving hairy bean leaves strewn around the bedroom may have a new life as a modern bed bug trap, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Kentucky. With insecticide resistance on the rise, such a device could be a helpful tool for treating bed bug infestations. brightcove.createExperiences(); Although its mechanisms weren't known at the time, the tactic dates back to at least 1678, when the English philosopher John Locke wrote of placing kidney bean leaves under the pillow or around the bed to keep bed bugs from...