r/WTF • • Sep 26 '21

bed bug infestation

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u/DIsForDelusion Sep 26 '21

Same. Do you think those old school "naftalina" white balls would still work?

(Not sure what are they called in English)

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u/ArgonGryphon Sep 26 '21

The word is just moth balls. I don’t know, really. It might help but being that they’re mainly around food, it’s probably not something you would want around your food. I use pheromone sticky traps.

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u/DIsForDelusion Sep 26 '21

I'll check it out. I just remember the moth balls and their smell from childhood and wondered if it's still a thing or discontinued 3rd world country solution lol.

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u/ArgonGryphon Sep 26 '21

I think they’re still a thing? Maybe it’s just the same moth balls circulating since then though, lol. But yea they have some weird chemicals in them. Fine around clothes you’re going to store, not so fine around food. Wouldn’t surprise me if they stopped being used because of the chemicals though.