I'm a pest control expert, and this is my ultimate bug bomb guide. advertisement. Homes & Gardens. Bug bombs 101 – what are they, how to use them, and the must-know safety measures to keep in mind.

Bug bombs, also known as total release foggers, roach bombs or insect foggers, release pesticides into a space via an aerosol propellant. Often, these products are thought to be a quick fix to rid ...

Bug bombs only kill insects that come in direct contact with them. In a room full of fleas, they work great. But they won’t kill anything lurking in the walls, cracks or cupboards.

Bug bombs may sound like a high-powered way to deal with a bedbug infestation. But research shows the pesticide fog they create doesn't have faze the tiny pests. And it turns out, the insecticides ...

To come to this conclusion, researchers tested four different foggers in 20 homes that were considered to be “cockroach infested.” They took wipe samples from various surfaces before the bug ...

Foggers, "bug bombs" are no match for bedbugs, scientists say. By Ryan Jaslow. June 4, 2012 / 11:52 AM EDT / CBS News Wikimedia Commons ...

Oct. 17 -- THURSDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Between 2001 and 2006, commercial "bug bomb" insect deterrents caused 466 cases of acute pesticide-related illness or injury in eight states, U.S ...

Discovering your home or apartment has a roach problem may be enough to make you want to take some drastic measures. Nobody likes seeing bugs taking over their living space, and foggers — or ...

Total release foggers (TRF) -- more commonly known as "bug bombs" -- are designed to kill bugs and pests, but they can also harm humans. A new report published in the Morbidity and Mortality ...

Bug bombs are duds at killing insects yet may pose harm to people, study finds Federal figures indicate that about 50 million Americans used total-release foggers in 2010. By Eli Wolfe.

Cans of aerosol insecticides, known as "bug bombs," are still making people ill, despite widespread efforts to make the products safer. Bug bombs release a fog into the air in order to kill ...

Insecticide foggers, also known as “bug bombs,” are still causing illnesses in the U.S., even after manufacturers were ordered to change the products' labels to make them safer, researchers say.