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Anyone here ever had bed bugs? Wanting to know other peoples experience, If any.
Worked a ton of temp cleaning and Janitoral jobs over the years so the house is always moderately clean. I do allow some of my belongings to be out of place but I never have any dirty cloths, trash, etc. lying around and the floors are always vacuumed/swept clean.

This is my first time really experiencing this bs. I've dealt with fleas, lice, mice, ants, roaches, wasps. I pretty much been using a killer spray specifically a kill on contact type and the fogger stuff. Its been working, it just seems I have small remnants of them left in the house compared to before.

I initially think I got them from another house from a former friend I think had them. Pretty much had like 10 people living in a 1 story house. They had Cats and dogs plus kids so you could imagine.

So I started looking into the fancy heat treatment and I called around. The cost is out of the question for me. Maybe if I had a ridiculous amount of money I'd pay the ridiculous price but there's no way.

Pretty much have turned expert finding all their hiding spots.

Shit is the most annoying thing though dammit.

Anyhow, so yeah, share me your PTSD with this if anyone has any. Much appreciated
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1) Bedbugs are AWFUL.
2) It has nothing to do with cleanliness.
3) You can pick them up anywhere. Every airport and many hotels are infested.
4) Rubbling alcohol works very well. It dehydrates them, even the eggs you can't see, it is cheap and safe for humans. Put it in a spray bottle and go crazy on anything you can't wash/dry in the machines.
5) Wash your sheets and PJs every. single. day. until you're sure they're gone.
Usually Curious 2018
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Do you know where you're going to?

Do you like the things that life is showing you? Do you know?

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Cheap heat treatment = can of gas and a match

Good luck


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Burn them with fire.

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they can bedevil you for weeks and then suddenly vanish. This year havent seen a single one. Very puzzling.
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A friend of mine is fascinated with them. Legit talked my ear off for a two hour car ride about them. I remember him saying they were resilient to normal bug infestation solutions, and I specifically remember him saying they hide in the pages of closed books on the shelf. Sound like a bitch. I lived in NYC for 9 years and I guess I lucked out. I’m gonna go ahead and scratch some phantom itches now.
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I should have bed bugs as my matress is on the floor. Need to make a base ( even a couple inches ) but matress will block lamp.
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B.ed B.ugs. = ((22))
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A friend of mine is fascinated with them. Legit talked my ear off for a two hour car ride about them. I remember him saying they were resilient to normal bug infestation solutions, and I specifically remember him saying they hide in the pages of closed books on the shelf. Sound like a bitch. I lived in NYC for 9 years and I guess I lucked out. I’m gonna go ahead and scratch some phantom itches now.
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Yeah they like wood, paper any kind of inseam to furniture they hide in the walls
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Yes I have a good experience with bed bugs. They come into my room and hop in the bed with me and bug me to let them suck the fluids from my body
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Awe man, In 2011 I had just moved to LA and had a photo studio there in a Live/Work loft downtown.

We had a shoot for the Australian version of Survivor, and they brought in a shitty mattress to light on fire durning the shoot.

Flash forward to two weeks later, I start getting bites on my wrists and ankles.

I started catching them in bags. You could stab them with a needle and they still live.

$2000 to heat treat all my stuff, still didn’t work.

Basically had to get rid of most everything I had, move and start over.

Good luck to you. I know they don’t like heat over like 98 degrees. Hope you can push them out. They can lay dormant without feeding for up to 6 months.

The ptsd still lingers anytime I get a weird bite now.
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1) Bedbugs are AWFUL.
2) It has nothing to do with cleanliness.
3) You can pick them up anywhere. Every airport and many hotels are infested.
4) Rubbling alcohol works very well. It dehydrates them, even the eggs you can't see, it is cheap and safe for humans. Put it in a spray bottle and go crazy on anything you can't wash/dry in the machines.
5) Wash your sheets and PJs every. single. day. until you're sure they're gone.
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I'll have to remember about the alcohol, isopropyl right?
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Strip naked inside your home...

(Make sure you go to wally mart before and buy some pants and a new shirt, but leave them outside in the back yard...)

Douse all belongings inside the house with gasoline...

Light a match before leaving your back door, drop it...

Get dressed in the back yard with your new pants and shirt and watch all the horror burn to the ground...
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I hate that PTSD from bed bugs while sleeping, until this summer I never had this kind of annoying bugs but looks like you can get rid of them with this
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bedbugs hate sun and hot temperatures so opening your windows in a sunny day do wonders, in my situation they came from my dirty neighbours which is the most common case. also be aware of any humid and dark places near your apartment, like attics or cellars, they multiply so fast in this type of places that even with expert treatment wont work from the 1st time...
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You can eliminate them. takes time but is possibe.

I have found that DIATOMACEOUS EARTH is the best way. You need to layer a fine dust on everything and just wait. spray the dust into every crack and crevice. DUST YOUR MATRESS and box spring and cover them with bed bug proof covers.

best liquid spray is a spray with cedar and mint essential oils. they hate it.

The diatomaceous earth cuts up their exoskeleton when the ingest or walk through it. The diatomaceous earth is non toxic but can really dry out your skin. Use a mask and gloves when applying.
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Awe man, In 2011 I had just moved to LA and had a photo studio there in a Live/Work loft downtown.

We had a shoot for the Australian version of Survivor, and they brought in a shitty mattress to light on fire durning the shoot.

Flash forward to two weeks later, I start getting bites on my wrists and ankles.

I started catching them in bags. You could stab them with a needle and they still live.

$2000 to heat treat all my stuff, still didn’t work.

Basically had to get rid of most everything I had, move and start over.

Good luck to you. I know they don’t like heat over like 98 degrees. Hope you can push them out. They can lay dormant without feeding for up to 6 months.

The ptsd still lingers anytime I get a weird bite now.
 Quoting: rubyheartdrips


Damn, lol Yeah I think I've had them before I knew I had them. Started from the matress, at first I thought I was just getting some kinda heat rash or something because the bites kinda feel like that sometimes. Wasn't thinking of it and I'd be all itching around my hands, arms, legs, feet. I was like what the fuck is this? Then I started actually looking at my mattress and sure as shit they were there after I pulled up around the corners of the blankets to uncover the mattress itself. They were all around the inseams.

Pretty much made the mistake of dragging it out of the house made it worse pretty much.
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You can eliminate them. takes time but is possibe.

I have found that DIATOMACEOUS EARTH is the best way. You need to layer a fine dust on everything and just wait. spray the dust into every crack and crevice. DUST YOUR MATRESS and box spring and cover them with bed bug proof covers.

best liquid spray is a spray with cedar and mint essential oils. they hate it.

The diatomaceous earth cuts up their exoskeleton when the ingest or walk through it. The diatomaceous earth is non toxic but can really dry out your skin. Use a mask and gloves when applying.
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Thanks, I'll have to look into that. I've also heard they don't like scent of lemon or even garlic I think too
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the PTSD part is real. Every time i have a random itch, I find myself obsessing over it until i can determine it is not a bed bug bite. This is 5 years later
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Boric acid may work

It's cheap buy at walmart
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the PTSD part is real. Every time i have a random itch, I find myself obsessing over it until i can determine it is not a bed bug bite. This is 5 years later
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Yeah if I feel like I've been bit I'm all using my phone flash light looking for them checking everything yep
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Raised three kids and we never had lice or bedbugs...of course we are clean people, not OCD though...
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You have my condolences OP. Used to work in the motel industry, and they were the bane of our motels existence(required constant pest control).

As for the PTSD, that never goes away. Worst I ever had in my home was sand fleas from Florida. Still freak out when a spec of dust lands on me.

As far as bed bugs, if you have any spare rooms in your house, clean out one room, buy an air mattress and sleep in it(granted, make sure you don't contaminate the room and clean it regularly).

Bed bugs can only travel about 20ft a night. There are ways you can bed bug proof the doorways.

If your looking for a more holistic approach:



[link to www.bedbugsbites.net (secure)]
[link to news.psu.edu (secure)]

It is not ideal, but something I considered when dealing with an incredibly creepy stink bug infestation/invasion(using natural predators).

But like with a black mold infestation, your going to have to throw alot of stuff out and be a minimalist for awhile.
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Relocate. Leave everything behind. You needed a fresh start anyway.
I don't know what lies they told you, but I can promise they were lies.

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Yeah, If I had a million dollars I'd burn my own house down and build a new one
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They hate cat shit and cat piss .. so if you can get your hands on a lot of cats and lock them inside your house for a couple of weeks you should get rid of them pretty much, or you could just buy some online and distribute it around your house in all the places that strange house cats would go to the toilet
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picked some up from a moderate price motel im pennsacola area..brought back to houston. Turns out I'm highly allergic. The bites whelp up on me badly..took a week to figure out what they were. Look for small blood stains near the headboard on the sheets. bedbugs are very small. Costs about 500.00 to get rid of them. THey have to break down your entire bed and treat everything..bedrames etc.
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picked some up from a moderate price motel im pennsacola area..brought back to houston. Turns out I'm highly allergic. The bites whelp up on me badly..took a week to figure out what they were. Look for small blood stains near the headboard on the sheets. bedbugs are very small. Costs about 500.00 to get rid of them. THey have to break down your entire bed and treat everything..bedrames etc.
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they basically cut you and drink the blood. Hence the small blood stains on the sheet. They only come out at nite..and are attracted to the warm etc of YOU
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AirBnB is a bedbug vector.....I see various AirBnB locations with plastic wrapped bed buggy mattresses outside waiting for pick up often....There been enough stories in the news about them.....some Apt. buildings have a very hard time eradicating an infestation cuz condo owners will get the exterminators for their units only....meanwhile the bed bugs are infesting adjoining units....

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You can eliminate them. takes time but is possibe.

I have found that DIATOMACEOUS EARTH is the best way. You need to layer a fine dust on everything and just wait. spray the dust into every crack and crevice. DUST YOUR MATRESS and box spring and cover them with bed bug proof covers.

best liquid spray is a spray with cedar and mint essential oils. they hate it.

The diatomaceous earth cuts up their exoskeleton when the ingest or walk through it. The diatomaceous earth is non toxic but can really dry out your skin. Use a mask and gloves when applying.
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THIS_POINTS_UP

I've no experience with bed bugs, but diatomaceous earth worked well and fast against a flea problem I had when I had cats. Just sweep and brush it everywhere - it will make your place look like it's decorated for a Halloween or Christmas party.

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