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US 2013/0276357 A1Published application
Combating insect infestations
AssigneeMedizone International, Inc.
InventorsMichael Edward Shannon, Dick Eric Zoutman
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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%.
Claims22
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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A portable system for destroying bed bugs, eggs or larvae thereof, in rooms and on surfaces therein, comprising:
- 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;
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- an ozone remover adapted to destroy ozone, down to a safe level in the room atmosphere for subsequent human utilization.
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