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1. RayRay

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   bed bugs not only like your bed but will also attach themselves to your couch..they might only be on your side of the bed and that’s why they are only biting you. they all stay and hide in one spot in your mattress look for a rust color on your mattress they tend to leave this on the spot they are hiding at. the mattress cover will help but wash ALL your bedding even your actual pillows in HOT water in your washing machine. hot water kills them and i actually boiled water in my tea pot and poured on the area where they were and i cleaned from under my bed and sprayed bug spray and i haven’t had a bite since. hope this helps they are such a pain. i wash my bedding at least once week always in hot water just to always be on the safe side.

2. nerovega

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   yeah that will probably get rid of them but they still hitch a ride from your moms so you should probably help her out also to make both of you happier

3. Kris

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   around 300,000

4. Sandra

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   you could have 1000’s, you never just have one, we have them in our apt in paris, they are thee hardest things to get rid of, we caught mattress protectors but it wasn’t enough, we then seen one a few days later, they hide in clothes and wall and only come out and onto the bed when it i dark, you need to get an exterminator i am telling you, it is the only way

5. mathew j

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   move your bed to a diffrent area and then kill all the bugs…. thats would be the most helpful… and change the shhets

6. SusieQ

   August 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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   Gwendalyn,

   Your husband may be getting bit and just not reacting. It is an allergic reaction to the bite that causes the welts and itching.

   Is it possible you just have one bedbug – possible yes but likely no…

   Even if you only have one, it has likely laid eggs already so the rest of the family is coming to visit soon.

   You may end up needing an exterminator to deal with this but since your infestation is likely small and controllable on your own, I think you should look at some do-it-yourself options that you can spray on your furniture including your mattress.

   There are several chemisal free bedbug products available. the one that I have seen used most is called BedBug Terminator and it is sold online by a company called Kleen-Free. Apparently it will kill th bedbugs on contact as well as their eggs. You just spray it everywhere for a few days.

   Good luck with this. Your mother may want to get some too or split the cost of a larger order and try ot get rid of them at her place too. You do not need to or want to try to live with bedbugs.