commercial bug bombs & exterminator
- We brought the pests home with us after a motel stay. I bought 3 raid bug bombs to set off in the house. The next week I had an exterminator do a professional job. That with laundering everything seemed to do the job. My advice would be to pay extra for a top-of-the-line hotel. I stopped at a bargain place because I had been driving for 14 hours. In the next few weeks I paid more than I had saved. (Ed note: Thanks for the advice! As an fyi to all, the data shows that the quality level of a hotel doesn't matter insofar as bedbug infestation possibility and, in fact, (inherently cheap) hostels are among the lest bedbug-ridden lodgings around because hostel owners (generally) have never pretended bedbugs weren't a possibility and have *always* taken steps accordingly -- see: http://studenttravel.about.com/od/healthystudentholidays/a/bedbugs.htm for interesting thoughts from bedbug pros on this.
- —Guest tinasman
How to Kill Bed Bugs
- I found this very easy and quick way to kill bed bugs: Alcohol 70 proof or higher. I did this at home and wow, Works!. Your house wont smell bad at all but at the contrary will smell clean. Spray all over the house abundantly; they die quickly and there is not way they can scape; alcohol is liquid and it penetrates anywhere, cracks, wholes, etc, etc. I bet nobody though of this before :) Good Luck!
- —Guest Majawar
Plan A, B,C,D,E,F, etc
- I'm not quite ready to throw everything out, but have considered burning down house. I've read that cockroaches eat bed bugs. Trying Pine oil today. Diatamaceous powder seems to help but not completely effective. Squeezing blood out of new bites seems to help remove venom and cut healing time. Have ordered a bed bug kit. Have heard that kerosene helps. When winter comes, I plan to freeze whole house if still fighting them. I put night clothes into freezer when not wearing them. Night clothes have elastic openings. Two layers of clothes needed.....they can bite through one layer of fabric. I may try the burning sulfer method. I may try anything. Cheers, mr Bill
- —Guest still trying
BEDBUGS
- The bedbugs have come back because a certain spray that was used in the 30's 40's 50's 60's and 70's was used I think it is call DDT? Not sure...anyway it was outlawed because a certain women (don't remember her name and don't care too (she was so proud) said all this is going to kill us sooooooo what happed? law outlawed it and we ARE SUFFERING...thru it...I would RATHER SNIFF THAT than go thru another night of NO SLEEP THAT WOULD KILL ME FIRST Thank you Victoria
- —Guest VIKKI
Got Rid of the Bugs with Perseverence
- We got rid of the bed bugs by steam, exterminator strength pesticide (retail pest control store mixed up formula for us.) Put petroleum jelly along all the light switches, cracks, and doorway to room that was most infested, threw away mattress, and wood frame (they love wood and cracks in wood), we took everything outside (Arizona heat) and baked it in the sun. My son had a million little legos which we soaked in clorox solution and put in the sun. We washed and super dryed all bedding. Went into the room at night with a flash light and looked for activity for a month and sprayed. Every piece of furniture was turned over and sprayed with pesticide and I would find two little lover bed bugs trying to escape to another room and squish the things to death. It took 6 months and we are rid of the bugs, but I had nightmares, and was always jumping out of bed and turning on the flashlight to see if I could catch them. I still look when my children sleep over, or hotel stay, no luggage.
- —Guest Marge
this sometimes works
- vacuum and thoroughly spray room; wash all clothes with hot water and dry in dryer. spray the heck out of the bare mattress with strong bug spray and then cover it right up with a tightly fitting plastic cover. set off a bug bomb and seal the door. leave the room empty for a couple of days. i did not ever see another bedbug.
- —Guest junie
STAY "LEAN" AND YOU'LL REMAIN CLEAN...
- CLUTTER must go... The less clutter, the less places the little @#%!^$ have to hang out. NO OLD SWEATERS OR UNUSED ARTS AND CRAFTS SUPPLIES UNDER THE BED - KEEP IT TOTALLY CLEAN UNDER THERE, AND EVERYWHERE, FOR THAT MATTER. If you get bugs and buy a bug-proof mattress cover as a result, the cover will do you little good if the unwanted guests have someplace to hide that is near to you (like ANY cluttered space in the bedroom OR THE ENTIRE HOUSE/APARTMENT). Reducing your useless possessions is the ONLY WAY to stay bug-free after a SERIOUS heat treatment, which is the only thing that has worked for me (FORGET chemical treatments, professional or otherwise). Been bug-free for three years. I will not divulge my self-applied (and invented) heat treatment, because I put both myself and (ashamed to say) my neighbors at great risk when I applied it. I understand that there are now professionals that use this method of extermination - CALL THEM! And remember... GET RID OF THE CLUTTER!
- —Guest ALL PACK RATS MUST GO
attack of the bugs!
- my first place and they came (bedbugs) i was hoovering the mattress and washed everything and tumble dried every thing. then i made a solution up of vinegar and water. use a spray bottle and use 3/4 vinegar and 1/4 hot water spray the bugs they stand up and go skinny then vacuum the area when done. repeat this every other day for a week to 2 weeks depending on how bad. x
- —Guest a owen
Use heat with caution
- I heated my house up with a propane heater to 126 F. I held the temp until I got interntal temps of 115+ in mattresses + furniture + walls. 115F for 7 minutes will kill all including eggs. 5 weeks now and no sign of them. before you try this, think it through, you could burn your house down, explode aerosol cans, set off ammunition etc. Do at your own risk or hire a professional. Renters: You landlord is most likely responsible for the costs to remediate.
- —Guest Crispy Critters
meh
- You don't need to kill the bed bugs...just stop them biting you. Bed bugs can run (and fast) but they cannot jump or swim. simply nuke the bed, mattress, bedframe etc with your lethal chemical of choice. then place the legs of the bed in bowls of water. make sure nothing is connecting to the wall or floor. and you should be bite free!!
- —Guest be smart
the good old days with ddt ?????????????
- where are the good old days with ddt ?????????????????
- —Guest brason MO
hot water treatment
- Have always had this terrible experience with the bugs lately especially when ma girl is around. most people says it is as a result of dirt but i don't know where they came from. so what i did was took all ma bedding out and washed them all with hot water. the wooden bed too. it truly worked for me. but you need to do this on a regular basis and you will be seeing no bugs in your room. it worked for me since i am in a single room. (bedsitter) i suppose to say. (ED NOTE: Bedbugs are not a result of dirt or an unclean environment. See "Myth #3: Bedbugs Like It Dirty" -- http://studenttravel.about.com/od/healthystudentholidays/a/bedbugs_3.htm for more info.)
- —Guest michael kim
kill bed bugs
- a good spreading of food grade diatomaceous earth all over carpet mattress nooks and crannies will get rid of them..no chemicals
- —Guest mike m
How to be free from Bedbugs
- MOVE (and hope they don't move with you!!) and I'm serious, they are EXTREMELY hard to get rid of even with the above tips..
- —Guest wybarra
Bed Bugs
- My guest came home with me from vacation. Every day , the news has bed bug stories, so being aware saved us. I went to change my bed and I spotted a bug in between the comforter and blanket. The Chinese probably heard me, but I caught it in my bug jar which I keep for spiders and I identified this one on the net.We eventually squished it (between 2 pieces of white paper) to confirm positively (blood) then called in pros. The exterminator said we had a few nymphs around the bed but we had caught it so quickly that it was not going to be a further problem after the spray (37 years experience next to my 1 day). My best advice is to be aware of the possibility and never say never. Next, contact an exterminator. They know what they are doing, and where to look. You don't need to tell your friends of your dilemma, but you could suggest that every one needs to be aware of their surroundings.
- —Guest annie
