A non-therapeutic method for the control or repellency of bed bugs, the method comprising bringing the bed bugs into contact with an inhibitory effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the structure wherein R is selected from the group consisting of -OH, -OC R 4, -OR 6, -(OR 6) 2, wherein each R 6 is independently selected from an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R 4 is a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; X is CH 2; each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of and (CH 2); y is a numeral selected from 1 and 2; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R 3 is selected from H, a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, -(CH 2) n OH, -CH 2 C OR 7, -CH 2 C R 8, - CH 2 C NR 11 R 12 where each of R 7, R 8, R 11 and R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 12; and the bond between the 2 and 3 positions in the ring structure may be a single or a double bond; wherein the compounds of structure contain from 11 to 20 total carbon atoms, wherein the inhibitory effective amount is from 0.1 to 10% by weight in a carrier. R is selected from the group consisting of -OH, -OC R 4, -OR 6, -(OR 6) 2, wherein each R 6 is independently selected from an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R 4 is a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; X is CH 2; each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of and (CH 2); y is a numeral selected from 1 and 2; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R 3 is selected from H, a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, -(CH 2) n OH, -CH 2 C OR 7, -CH 2 C R 8, - CH 2 C NR 11 R 12 where each of R 7, R 8, R 11 and R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and a branched or straight chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 12; and the bond between the 2 and 3 positions in the ring structure may be a single or a double bond; wherein the compounds of structure contain from 11 to 20 total carbon atoms, wherein the inhibitory effective amount is from 0.1 to 10% by weight in a carrier.