DIY bed bug eradication solution
Dr. Richard Naylor's Bed Bug Research and Insights Dr. Richard Naylor, associated with Cimex Store and The Bed Bug Foundation CIC, has been studying bed bugs for over 20 years. Together with his wife Alexia and their team near Chepstow, they run a research and development lab focused on bed bugs. This lab tests various products and cultivates bed bugs for research and detection dog training. In this article, Dr. Naylor shares findings from his research and discusses bed bug management strategies for Test Bedrooms for Realistic Evaluation In 2019, Dr. Naylor and his team created two test bedrooms to evaluate bed bug products in a realistic setting. Studying bed bugs is challenging because people usually want them eradicated immediately upon discovery, leaving no time for thorough field trials. Laboratory trials often lack realism, particularly in the presence of a host, which significantly alters bed bug behaviour. A device might perform well in a small lab, but attracting bed bugs