102 DDT— Killer of Killers 



Cimex lectularius, but known far and wide as bedbugs. These 

 creatures don't like the light, and our hotel guest has to 

 move plenty fast if he expects to get a glimpse of them be- 

 fore they scurry to their hiding places. 



Of course, another way to find out if a hotel is, or has 

 been, infested with bugs is to look for bedbug powder on the 

 mattress or to sniff the mattress to see if it has been sprayed 

 with an insecticide. Since many of the preparations that 

 have been used for bedbug control are not very effective, evi- 

 dence that they have been used is usually a warning that dur- 

 ing the night, ii you remain awake, you will feel numerous 

 sharp stabs as the bedbugs come out for their midnight snack. 



If your hotel manager is smart, he can make certain 

 that you will be the sole occupant of the single bed for which 

 you will pay $5.50 in the morning. Even though some pre- 

 vious occupant of the bed may have brought to it a few choice 

 specimens of bedbugs, there is no reason why the bugs should 

 be permitted to perpetuate their race. For DDT is the per- 

 fect answer to bedbug control! 



Either a spray of 5 % DDT in deodorized kerosene or 

 a 10% DDT powder will do the job. One treatment with 

 either of these formulations will not only clean up the bedbug 

 infestation, but will prevent re-infestation for at least 6 

 months and possibly for over a year. Three fluid ounces of 

 the 5 % solution or two ounces avdp. of the powder are suf- 

 ficient to treat a double bed. But be sure to do a thorough 

 job: spray or dust both sides of the mattress and pillows, the 

 bed springs, and particularly the cracks and joints in the bed- 

 stead. Also treat the cracks and crevices along the window 

 and door frames, behind pictures on the walls, and along 

 baseboards and mouldings. All of these dark places may 

 be hideouts for the bugs. 



