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whats the best way to get rid of bed bugs? i think i mightve had them for a while but thought it was just the occasional bug, id wake up with scratches on my legs and didnt know why, i didnt hardly see them but i saw them this morning, so i took off all my sheets and blankets, put them in big garbage bags and took them out to the dumpster, and yes i saw bugs on them which is why they got trashed, i have other ones, i went to the dollar store and bought some spray for them, havent used it yet cause i heard they dont work and im not sure if it will set off my smoke detector, dont feel like telling management about it yet if i dont have too, i saw they sell pest repellers for bedbugs online but i have pest repellers in my apt so i decided to move one of them into my bedroom and plug it by my bed and see what happens, i feel like it might be a waste of money to buy theres when i already had one. shouldve done that before, put it in my bedroom but didnt think of it. so any suggestions on how to get rid of them on my own so i dont have to tell the manager in my building, havent seen any since i plugged in my pest repeller, think that can work?
updown2020 · 61-69, M
Kill the Bed Bugs
Make sure the methods you select are safe, effective and legal. See What's Legal, What's Not for more information.
Consider non-chemical methods of killing bed bugs. Some will be more useful than others.
Heat treatment using a clothes dryer on high heat, black plastic bags in the sun or a hot, closed car (pest management professionals have other methods that are not suitable for non-trained individuals to use).
Cold treatment can be successful in the home environment if the freezer is set to 0o F. You must leave the items in the freezer at that temperature for four days. (Always use a thermometer to check the temperature, since home freezers are not always set to 0o.)
Reducing the numbers of bugs with these and other non-chemical methods is helpful, but is unlikely to entirely eliminate the infestation.
If needed, use pesticides carefully according to the label directions or hire a pest management professional.
Look for EPA-registered pesticides.
Bed bugs must be listed on the label.
Use foggers (bug bombs) only with extreme care. Improper use can harm your health or cause a fire/explosion.
Because foggers work with a broadcast spraying action, they should not be used as the sole source of bed bug control. The spray will not reach the cracks and crevices where bed bugs hide.
See Should I Use a Fogger?
Every few days after you complete your initial cleanup and control processes, carefully look for any evidence of bed bugs.
If you see bed bugs, that means that either the initial cleanup missed some individuals or that eggs have hatched (finding and removing or killing all eggs can be very difficult) and retreatment may be needed.
If repeated treatments are needed, consider using pesticides with different modes of action.
Desiccants (drying agents) can be particularly effective in some situations since they work by drying out the bug (which means the bed bugs can't develop resistance to it).
If using desiccants, be sure to use only products registered as a pesticide.
Do not use pool or food-grade diatomaceous earth - this type of diatomaceous earth can harm you when you breathe it in. The pesticide version uses a different size of diatoms, which reduces the hazard.
Desiccants can be very effective; however, they can take up to several months to work.
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Bed bug interceptor
Bed bug interceptor (place under furniture legs to catch bed bugs)
Evaluate and Prevent
Continue to inspect for presence of bed bugs, at least every 7 days, in case any eggs remained.
Interceptors (placed under the legs of furniture to catch bed bugs and keep them from climbing the legs; commercial and do-it-yourself versions available), traps or other methods of monitoring can be used.
Continue to implement preventive measures.
For additional information, please see:
Bed bugs: Do-it-yourself control options -- Texas A & M AgriLife Extension EXIT
Bed Bug Control in Residences -- University of Minnesota EXIT
Bed Bugs Integrated Pest Management in and Around the Home -- University of California EXIT
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Penny · 46-50, F
@updown2020: i've used food grade diatomaceous earth before and it worked, but yeah, you aren't supposed to breathe in the dust is all
updown2020 · 61-69, M
@dianeO: Well I just found that on the net.
Benny5678 · 41-45, T
Burn down your house

100% success rate
pearllederman · 61-69, F
@JKerouac: cant, i'll end up in jail for doing that, i live in an apt building
Benny5678 · 41-45, T
@pearllederman: Im just solving the bed bug problem. I'm not able to give you legal advice
Groofydorkgerdo · 51-55, M
Stop your bed, wrap your matress in plastic, either with trash bags and or shrink wrap or whatever you can use, try to press the matress down to get rid of as much air as young can. Leave it as big a heat as youbcan for a Raynor so, the get it super cold as fast as you can.
The plastic on.you mattress should help kill them.
Atbthe very least it will.keep.the from getting to you.
Beside to vacuum you matress really good before hand bro get rid as many of them bastards as you can.
I suggest to boil your sheets in high temperature water, the wash them with a lot of bleach on the high st tempature possible.
Put them in a trash bag after ward and toss the in the frezzer for a day or so.
To prevent them from returning be sure to take a shower b fore going to.bd and exfoliate invite skin surfcasting to get rid of any dead skin cells.
Badum your matress each time youbcan the sheets, or more if it is warm and you perspire during your sleep.
updown2020 · 61-69, M
Well if you have bed bugs changes are other people have them to. Well the sheets and blankets you could of put them in the dryer for about 30 minutes on high heat. Check around the seams of the mattress and box spring that's usually they like to hide. You will have to get poison to kill them and keep on spraying and you want poison that says right on the label that they kill bed bugs. Did you pick up anything furniture or anything ?
pearllederman · 61-69, F
@updown2020: no, thats the only place i saw them
updown2020 · 61-69, M
Okay read the info I sent you.
Penny · 46-50, F
get some diatomaceous earth (food grade) and put a layer of it a couple inches wide around the perimeter of your bedroom and either around your bed or around your bed posts. it's a little messy but they crawl over the powder and it scratches their exoskeleton and they dry up and die. you don't have to throw away your stuff, just wash it in the washing machine.
Penny · 46-50, F
@dianeO: after they are gone you just vacuum up the powder. i left mine on the carpet for a long time (maybe 6 months?) just in case but it got rid of my bedbugs really quick
curmudgeon1968 · 51-55, M
sprays and foggers don't really do much for bed bugs, they recommend using extreme heat. They make a bed cooker of sorts. It raises the temp really high for like 24 hours, sometimes even that takes more than one treatment.
DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
Try a can of raid for roaches or other creepy crawly things. Spray the $%%^ out of your bed and then try spraying around the doors, windows and vents.

It can't hurt.
pearllederman · 61-69, F
@DallasCowboysFan: i moved one of my pest repellers into my room , hoping that will help,
DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
@pearllederman: One of the electric ones? They only work for a little while and then they get used to it and return. At least from what I understand....never used one.
updown2020 · 61-69, M
Just go to your local exterminator shop and ask them.
SW-User
It's complicated. You will have to spray and wash all your sheets. There are kits you can purchase for decontaminating your bed... and they will take effort, and can be kind of expensive. Then you may have to apply a non-breathable bed cover (they sell those too). After six weeks all your bed bugs are dead.

It's not easy, sorry.

 
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