{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog","author_name":"Beyond Pesticides","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/","title":"Bedbugs May Be Controlled by Natural Fungus - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Dt6wr6Q6ah\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2012\/11\/bedbugs-may-be-controlled-by-natural-fungus\/\">Bedbugs May Be Controlled by Natural Fungus<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2012\/11\/bedbugs-may-be-controlled-by-natural-fungus\/embed\/#?secret=Dt6wr6Q6ah\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bedbugs May Be Controlled by Natural Fungus&#8221; &#8212; Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" data-secret=\"Dt6wr6Q6ah\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"(Beyond Pesticides, November 29, 2012) Preliminary research from Penn State finds that a natural fungus, Beauveria bassiana, may be used to control bedbugs. The study, entitled \u201cA preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control,\u201d finds that all of the bedbugs exposed to the biopesticide became infected and died within five days. The research found no differences in insect&#8217;s susceptibility to the fungus due to feeding status, sex, strain, or life stage. Most importantly, the infected bedbugs carried the biopesticide back to their hiding places, infecting those that did not go out in search of blood. &#8220;We exposed half of a population of bedbugs to a spray residue for one hour and then allowed them to go into a harborage with unexposed individuals,&#8221; said Nina Jenkins, senior research associate in entomology. &#8220;The fungal spores were transferred from the exposed bug to their unexposed companions, and we observed almost a hundred percent infection. So they don&#8217;t even need to be directly exposed, and that&#8217;s something chemicals cannot do.&#8221; This result is important because bedbugs live in hard-to-reach places. &#8220;Bedbugs tend to be cryptic, and they&#8217;ll hide in the tiniest crevices,&#8221; said Ms. Jenkins. &#8220;They don&#8217;t just live [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8206\/8202283121_f368bf819e_m.jpg"}