I have a bed bug cover on my dorm mattress, but how would I go about removing it without letting the bugs out all over my room? Also, how would you recommend washing or removing the bedbugs from it so I can use it again?

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We stayed at a hotel a few weeks ago, now I think we have bedbugs in our house. I’ve read all about them on Wikipedia, but they don’t give any good ideas about how to get rid of them.

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I’ve been spending the night at a friends house often and just recently they told me they had bedbugs. I haven’t seen any or been bitten yet but am I putting my home at risk for possible infestation?

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My family and I are going on vacation later this summer and we have to stay in a hotel for 3 nights. Problem is – the area we are going to has a huge problem with bedbugs right now – and we have to stay in the hotel room for those days. What should we do if we find bedbugs in our hotel room? Are there any precautions we should take? Please help us – 10 points to best answer.

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My grandparents passed away, and their house was sold. The people who bought it rented it out, and it became infested with bed bugs. The house has now been abandoned for 10 months, and foreclosed upon. I have read that they (bedbugs) can live for around a year without a blood meal.

If I were to purchase this house back, and leave it sitting for another 6 months (during a sub freezing maine winter) will the infestation be alleviated? Will they all either starve or freeze to death?

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I don’t really know what it looks like because it’s VERY small. (Maybe like 2-3mm? I’m really bad at measuring.)
It’s dark in color.
I think it’s attracted to light because I see it on my laptop screen, gameboy screen, and on white paper.
It has very fast reflexes, it jumps before I have a chance to smoosh it.

I don’t have any rashes like the pictures I see and normally bedbugs are white at this size.
But if it was the book one then I don’t see why it would be on my bed and not in my closet where the books are.
I’ve seen it/them for a few months now but I only see one at a time. The first one was white/clear-I killed it.
The other two were the same size but more blackish. They were easier to kill and made a popping sound when smooshed.

I don’t know how much of this is helpful but I really need to know if this is a problem or not.
Thxx.

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Should I get rid of the carpet as well to do away with bedbugs and where do they come from?

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My dad left my matress outside to dry after washing it when I spilled something on it. I left it outside for a good part of the afternoon and a nd a little bit of the morning, but now, I’m concerned with the likelyhood of bedbugs. What are the odds of bedbugs making their way into my matress?

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we just discovered that we have bed bugs – ugh! everything that i have read indicates that you must get an exterminator to get rid of the bugs; however, we have newborn and i am very afraid to use pesticides in our apartment for that reason – we spend 24hrs a day here. not to mention, i have a brother with autism so i am very fearful of damage that can happen to a child when they are developing. please help! how can we kill bedbugs without harming my newborn?

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Okay, I don’t have bedbugs, but I’m worried that I’ll get them. If I get them, before calling the exterminators over should I sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag or does it not matter? I don’t want those creepy bugs getting anywhere near me.

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My uncle was living with a roommate a few months ago. His roommate brought stuff in the house that was from the garbage. My uncle ended up with an infestation of bedbugs, fleas, earwigs…weather it was from the things brought from the garbage or from neighbors of the apartment building he was in I am not sure. The roommate moved out but bugs were left behind. The management had his unit fumigated twice, other apartments were also fumigated. But the first time did not work, he got fumigated a second time. After the second time my uncle was still complaining he was getting bit, this after him throwing out his bed, couch and lots of other furniture. My uncle was getting real stressed out to the point of break down. He was sleeping on crates because he had no money to buy another bed. I opened my home up to him and he moved in here temporarily with nothing but the clothes on his back. The things he does still have are in storage at a storage facility because I did not want to risk getting any type bugs in my home. We moved my teenage daughter to an upstairs bedroom and let my uncle move into the renovated basement we built this past spring. There were never any bugs there because it was built for my daughter and she never complained.

About 4-5 days after he moved in he started saying he was getting bit. In bed and while sitting on the couch down there. My husband and I were not very happy because we did see the bites, it kind of looked like a mosquito bite. 3 days in the row he would tell us this and we checked his bed, looked for all the signs of bed bugs and didn’t see anything. Looked everywhere turned everything over, box spring and all and did not find a thing. Then we checked the couch and did the same and did not find a thing. But then we were thinking since we didn’t find signs of bedbugs maybe it’s fleas which are much harder to find and smaller. We used bug sprays, vacuumed, tonnes of laundry, it worked for a day or two but then he started saying he was getting bit again. So I looked on google and with my research found something called Food Grade Diatomaceous earth. It is safe for humans and pets but is razor like for bugs, cuts them then dehydrates them. We sprinkled that stuff everywhere downstairs. We used ALLOT of it. Left it there for 4 days then vacuumed. There is still some on his bed and in the carpet just not as much. He is still complaining of bites, and we do see the bites on him. We looked again for signs of bedbugs, still nothing. I am at my witts end. How can you kill a bug if you don’t know what you are trying to kill? My husband and I spend our evenings down in the basement with my uncle and do some catching up with him and enjoy his company once our children are in bed. We never got bit or feel anything. I have asked my children if they have felt bites or anything they all have said no. I have asked my visitors and they have said no. I would think it’s all in his head and he was imagining things because of the bad infestation he had and lived with for months, but that would not make sense because I have seen his bites. One person mention to me that it could be scabies. I am not sure exactly what scabies is and isn’t it catchy? He has lived here almost a month now and we are all fine. My uncle is going out of his mind now and seems like he starting to go into a depression because of all of this.

I have a cat and he has no fleas at all, both my husband and I checked him more than once.

Does anyone have clue on what kind of bugs this can be? Is it my uncle who has bugs or my house? Please help.

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My boss is actually doing an experiment on bedbugs and he wants me to find out where they keep LIVE bed bugs and where we can purchase them.
I have already tried many entomology departments and had no luck so far.
Even contacted local pest controls but they are telling me that they can not collect a live sample of bedbugs for me.
Is there a site or a shop where they sell them?

Yes, i know the dangers of bedbugs and how contagious they are, thank you.

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Where can I find a coupon code for Pronto Kill Bedbugs & Dust Mites Spray can

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My friend has Bed Bugs where he lives.
I have read that diatomaceous earth is an effective treatment for Bed Bugs.
I happen to have some diatomaceous earth for Pools.
I have read that DE for Pools is not recommended to use for BedBugs.
Why is that? Is one kind of DE better to use than another really?

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A few guys and myself are going to clean out a relatives apartment that is completely infested with bedbugs (moving furniture clothing tvs and everything else from the 12th floor down to the curb) Is it possible that i might end up bringing the bedbugs home with me by doing this

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I slept at my friends house, and she had bedbugs. Are they on my clothes? Can they come into my house now? What should I do with the clothes I was wearing there?

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I watch the news about bedbugs and decided to research them. That same night, I saw the little critter crawl around my bed. It looked like a skinny little bug, like a little black ant, except it had two parts instead of three.

The other day, I saw a fat bug that looked like the little bugs you see crawling in your grain or flour.

I saw red bumps on my breasts, I thought were mosquito bites, and I will freak out if there were mosquitoes.(I don’t want west nile.) Then I saw bumps on my shoulders I thought were acne.

I also saw little blood spots. I thought those blood spots were my period, but there’s no way I would bleed in a bed corner.

What kind of bugs are these? Do you think I have bedbugs? And what are those bugs that crawl into your flour?

Is there any way, that I can get rid of these bugs without getting a new mattress? Mattresses are expensive and I just got a new one.

And how to I prevent them? I’m not very good with hygiene. Does poor hygiene have something to do with it?

Are they dangerous? Are they going to kill me?

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I was given a matress that was infected with bed bugs, we sprayed the matress and continued to get bitten. we eventually threw out the matress and burned it. Now we have a new matress and have seen more bedbugs, one on the box spring of the mattress(which is also new) and one on the bedroom chair.

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I am considering purchasing the Riddexplus electronic device to get rid of bedbugs. Anyone know if this works?

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I mean aren’t they visible to the naked eye? I have a futon and I’ve been getting bites but a friend said they might be spider bites.
Yesterday I took the futon cover off to go wash it (along with all the bedding) and before I left I found a spider on the back board and killed it, but then of course today I woke up with a ton of new bites.

Everyone here is saying that if I have bedbugs I’ll have to throw out the mattress, but this was a 0 futon mattress and i want to make sure that I’ve really got to get rid of it before I do – also, this is my bed, don’t have a separate bed.

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went to dr..he said i have bed bugs…they are actually in my scalp…no kidding…i was thinking about spraying t scalp with insecticide…do you this would be ok to do…i’m very desperate…it’s not lice …it is bedbugs…hope you have some answers to help me …they are driving me …insane
th dr gave me an injection of cortisone..and some pills for itching…i have tried r id twice and the nix twice…no luck…i put listerine…vasline treatment…tea tree oil. we have vacuumed and done the carpets..done the sheets and towles in super hot water….and i still have them….

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I live in a 4 bedroom townhouse. We recently found bedbugs in the house which we immediately reported to our landlord. We do not have a written lease with our landlord, just an oral agreement that we will give each other 30 days notice before moving out. The security deposit 00 each. Our landlord is saying that it is our responsibility to pay for the treatment to the house. However, he informed us that 9 months prior to three of the roommates moving in, there was a bed bug problem reported and two spray treatments done to the house. It’s clear that the treatments didn’t eradicate them since most of the bugs were concentrated in the one roommates room that was living in the residence when the first outbreak occurred. Who would be responsible to pay for the treatment? Also, 3 of the roommates had no prior knowledge of the problem before moving in.
1.) He told me about the bed bug issue after I moved it.
2.) There are 4 of us at the house, 3 of us had no prior knowledge that there was an issue one year ago with bed bugs. I have documentation that he paid for the first & second treatment 1 year ago.
3.) The bugs are on every level of the 3 level townhouse.
Correction: The landlord only told the newer roommates about the bed bug issue only now since it’s a problem again.

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My friend got bedbugs on a used sofa he bought. I’m going to be helping him get rid of them, but I am curious as to cost for an exterminator. If anyone out there has had this unfortunate experience and has some advice, it would be most appreciated.

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What legal action or recourse do you have if you stay at a motel and the managers know the mattresses are infested with bedbugs,etc and you are severely bitten?

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My mom-in-law rented a living room set from rent-a-center, it was infested with those nasty bedbugs. She suffered with bites and allergic reactions for several weeks before they figured out what it was. Is there any way she can get her $ back for the rental of the furniture? Of course she’s having them come take it back immediately. But how do we make sure there aren’t any left behind?

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I noticed during the night i must have bedbugs because they bite and keep me awake during my sleep, ive tried some solutions that friends suggested to no avail. Ive washed and sprayed the sheets and mattress also.

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What can you do to kill bedbugs that hide in your couch? Apart from throwing the couch out or calling an exterminator? It’s just this one couch that has them too. I’ve just moved into this place and the only thing that the bugs can get into is this one couch since everything else is leather/wood and I have no bed.
I’ve use a flea and tick spray on them and it’s worked, but it seems like the bugs are coming OUT of the couch. Also, when do these bugs start to reproduce/lay eggs and how fast do they grow up to become that old?

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Okay, so I have a friend who has been getting these bites and recently found out that she had bed bugs. About a week ago, I went over to her apartment and absentmindedly sat on her bed to watch some youtube videos. Now I’m finding these red spots that I thought might just be acne, but they’re starting to show up on my legs. How worried should I be about having bedbugs now?

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I have been waking up in the morning with little red bites on my body. I do not see anything in my bed. Does anyone know how I can find out if I have bedbugs?

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So we have a basement, two small bedrooms, a big laundry room, and a larger room.

The laundry room and the large room are infested with fleas, and one of the bedrooms has bedbugs in it, along with the large room also, because my sister keeps waking up with red bites all over her.

We are setting off flea bombs and leaving the house for the weekend to get rid of the flea infestation,

but flea bombs kill the bed bugs also?? if not how do we get rid of the bedbugs and prevent them from spreading upstairs??

PLEASE HELP!!!

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I just heard about bedbugs. I want to know if they are real. Some info about them. And if they can harm me in bed. Do they bite?

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I used the HOT SHOT Bedbug and Flea spray but a person told me they will wake up again after seven days and then start biting me and that I have to freeze them and change all the bed which would be the best solution, please advice best solution to get rid of bugs
So, the Bedbugs can only be Controlled and not Fully Killed ?, if I have to do a Full Cleaning, of the entire apartment, it may not be possible, because this is a big house with about 8 rooms, the others who live in other rooms don’t have any problems…its just my room, esp my bed….Is there a way the pesticide company will fully kill them ?
I am planing on buying a new matress for myself, there is a big dent in the mattress through which bugs of a bigger size go in and out I guess, I sprayed inside the vent as well….however the bed is an old rut, I will definitely buy a new one…..now I found out from the guy living downstairs that he has this problem too ! now they pass through the walls and can live forever this way….I have called the Pest Control center Ehrlich and they said they can’t tell me the cost now, they will do a free inspection tomorrow and let us know what can be done…..Ideal thing am assuming would be to clean the Entire house through them….and then buy new Matress, get rid of all the furniture that guy has put in this room, cos they might be hidden anywhere….but that owner has to agree to pay to the Pesticide Company for Cleaning and Servicing…

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…really work?

Hey everyone.

Unfortunately, I’ve got a bed bug problem. The weird thing? They’re not hiding in my mattress. My guess is they’re hiding behind a loose molding in my room. Pathetically, I tried RAID. Of all things. Raid. Stupid ol’ raid. Thats right. It didn’t work. Now, all of my bedding is going in the washer/dryer, so that’s been taken care of. I know they can be INSIDE the mattress as well, because I don’t want to take any chances, I am going to get an encasement for my mattress very, very soon. But because the raid did not work, I want to try a bug bomb first, before I call the exterminator; if needed. Do bug bombs work? how do I use it? are there any other alternative ways on getting rid of bed bugs, before I call the exterminator? And I hear there is a type of lotion that kills bed bugs, what you do is put it on your body like a regular moistrizer, and if the bedbugs try to bite you, it will die from the moistrizer. Is it true? Also, how much would it be to call an exterminator? Thanks so much for the help!
Mark, I think you have fleas.

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me and my roommate share a large loft studio in Manhattan and have had bites when we wake up in the middle of the night. I’m pretty sure what I have seen are bed bugs but I can’t seem to find the source. I am afraid that an exterminator will be very expensive. Is there a cheap fix for bedbugs?

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My friend moved to London and left me responsible for her apartment.

I get a call from the sublettee this morning stating that there are bed bugs in the entire building. This has become a growing problem in New York City.

What do I need to do…on behalf of my friend to solve this problem…quickly. I need to know the law before I call up the management company or petition the building.
1. Subletting is legal.
2. Apartment was furnished…mattress and bed were brand spanking new.
3. Extermination clause…I don’t know.
4. Pia (my best friend) has lived there for 10 years; she handled everything with the landlord directly.

I think you are misunderstanding…someone else in the building brought the bedbugs in…not Pia nor her sublettee. However, they spread from apartment to apartment. The sublettee understandably wants to move out if the problem is not resolved. Therefore, I want to see that the entire building is fumigated. I will take care of the bed and cleaning my self…but I need the entire building fumigated ASAP.

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