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1. jxracer007

   June 10th, 2009 at 5:09 am

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   Hello,

   Actually i have had a bed infestation.

   I know my remedy might sounds ridiculous but it actually works.

   Try and buy or borrow a heater gun, you know the ones used to melt plastic or rubber to stick stuff together, now keep in mind that this must be done by an adult this is not for children to play with.

   Once you have this use it to basically steam clean all the furniture where the infestation resides, every little crack bent or hole everywhere. this will kill live bed bugs and also their eggs.
   Second, If you have a spring box this most likely is filled with them i try to cleaned myself but in the end i had to discard it.
   Third buy plastic bags for your mattress and pillows, I prefer to put 2 just in case.

   Next is to access your living space.
   First do you have a carpeted floor?
   If you do let me tell you things are much more complicated. to find out if the infestation is local, this is what i can suggest. Place glue traps, yes those for insects and mice, near where you sleep, near the corners where the wall meets the carpet and of course at the legs of your bed, since they will try to climb to get to you.

   This will give you an idea if the infestation was local to your, if the next morning you find bed bugs on the traps then your problem might not be solvable by trying to fumigate.

   Does the carpeting have padding if it does then the bed bugs are below that padding layers and the chemical you or your exterminator put will not do anything, the only choice is to rip the area apart , I know it sounds harsh but it is the truth.

   The other option which I recommend not to take just because it is dangerous is to use rubbing alcohol, it is a very volatile substance so if you know that you have pinpointed where the infestation is coming from then spray that over them it takes about 10 seconds and the alcohol kills all the live bed bugs i can't know for sure about the eggs, because i did this for 10 consecutive days so any eggs that hatched died right away.

   Please this is not a joke the infestation of bed bugs is really serious and the measures against them maybe worse, what i told is my personal experience and how i dealt with the infestation. If someone tries this please do so with much care specially if you try to use rubbing alcohol wear protective gear such as masks and this should only be done by adults.

   fumigations and bombs do not work trust me, the reduce the numbers so that it looks like it worked but they will reproduce again and keep coming back

2. Keith T

   June 10th, 2009 at 5:09 am

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   yes sprayed for bed bugs works for a time then they are back a vac cleaner will do same job

3. richard t

   June 10th, 2009 at 5:09 am

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   I have the plastic covers…………..threw out my rugs.vacuum every three days(important)..and had an exterminator in three times…….it takes more that one visit…………..
   Exterminators have more powerful poisons than you can buy……………

4. Teddy's Mom

   June 10th, 2009 at 5:09 am

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   I have not but a friend has and it worked for them. She got the covers and taped over the zippers. She also had to "bomb" the room to kill any that were in the carpet.

   I also read that if you put bounce dryer sheets between the mattress it will kill them..I don't know if that works or not.