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True story: taking low doses of ivermectin for a few weeks will end the reproductive cycle of bedbugs, since the eggs produced are sterile/never hatch. It won't
by shrubble 3y ago
True story: taking low doses of ivermectin for a few weeks will end the reproductive cycle of bedbugs, since the eggs produced are sterile/never hatch. It won't stop the feeding in the meantime , however.
- sigg3 3y agoYou weren't joking: > There were significant reductions in C. lectularius population size and fecundity in insects that fed on blood obtained from human study subjects up to 96 hours after they have consumed a single oral dose of ivermectin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901371/
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoUmm, works for scabies too, also an insect infection https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/ivermectin/ https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/ivermectin/ Interesting.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoAs they can survive a long time even without food, it may not be a solution even in theory.