COMBATING INSECT INFESTATIONS
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1. A process of combating bed bugs, eggs or larvae thereof, which comprises:
- exposing bed bugs, their eggs or larvae to a disinfecting atmosphere which includes ozone at an amount of 2-350 ppm by weight and hydrogen peroxide at an amount of 0.2-10 wt. %, at a relative humidity of at least 30%, and for a period sufficient for an effective kill thereof.
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Abstract
Bed bug infestations are combated by exposure to a disinfecting atmosphere which includes ozone and hydrogen peroxide, at a relative humidity of at least 30%.
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1. A process of combating bed bugs, eggs or larvae thereof, which comprises:
exposing bed bugs, their eggs or larvae to a disinfecting atmosphere which includes ozone at an amount of 2-350 ppm by weight and hydrogen peroxide at an amount of 0.2-10 wt. %, at a relative humidity of at least 30%, and for a period sufficient for an effective kill thereof. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable system for destroying bed bugs, eggs or larvae thereof, in rooms and on surfaces therein, comprising:
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an ozone generator for discharging into the room a gaseous mixture including ozone; an ozone controller adapted to control the amount of discharged ozone; a source of hydrogen peroxide for discharging controlled amounts of hydrogen peroxide into the room; means for discharging the hydrogen peroxide and ozone into the room; humidity adjusting means adapted to increase or decrease the relative humidity of the room during treatment; and an ozone remover adapted to destroy ozone, down to a safe level in the room atmosphere for subsequent human utilization. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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