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Is it possible to kill all bed bugs by hand?

I've been seeing at least three of them a day for a couple weeks now. Every time I killed them. I've been too embarrassed and scared to tell my folks after such a long time of having them. I just put my pillowcases, blankets, and sheets in garbage bags, tied them up, and now they're waiting to be washed. Since then I haven't seen or felt one in my bed. Which is odd. I've shined a flash light all over. Raised my mattress. There's no way for them to hide IN my mattress without any openings. I don't see any under the bed or on the floor. Is it possible I got rid of the only living ones by killing them by hand or taking the blankets off?

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EllaDisenchanted · F

They actually can get in to a mattress. Some will gnaw tiny pinholes in to the fabric and lay eggs in there. Hubby had to deal with them at the hotel all the time and they're nasty. You really should look in to a full santization of everything in your bedroom.

KaciAlex · 26-30, F

Got them from a friend’s house once. I bought a Raid bomb thing from Walmart and I haven’t seen one since. This was about 3 months ago so it appeared to have worked. You have to be careful, if you have carpeting in your room they could be in the carpets or rugs too.

EllaDisenchanted · F

@KaciAlex Yep! If it's early enough in the problem a raid bomb works well. For carpets you'd want to vaccum twice a day as close to the carpet's roots as possible.

boklenholley7 · F

Bed bugs that you smoosh by hand will be up and walking within a week. They can live for upwards of 6 months without blood. The only way to kill them is with extreme heat.

ManicMicah · 22-25, M

@boklenholley7 The bedbugs I smooshed aren't even bugs anymore xD i don't see how they'd be up and walking at all if most of their essence ended up stained to my fingertips and then later washed off.

Miram · 31-35, F

There could still be eggs

butterfly1013 · 26-30, F

I don't know and don't plan on finding out.

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