Can a box spring matress carry dust mites?

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This is counter intuitive, but my family won’t stop pestering me about the bed bug treatment I ordered. I’m trying to do well for these people, but they keep saying that spraying chemicals on the box spring/bed frame and in the dresser chests will contaminate clothing and be toxic to them–and potentially poison or kill them.

Isn’t it a little counter intuitive to think that a bed bug treatment would be harmful to humans? Do they have a point?

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Hi There,
I recently found about 15-20 tiny blood spots/smears on my sheets in a small cluster. I have no bites and have not seen any other evidence of bed bugs, but I am paranoid and strongly believe "Better safe than sorry". Luckily, I am moving in less than a month. If I do have bed bugs how can I safely move without bringing any? What should I do other than wash everything that can be washed? What can I do about my mattress/box spring (I can’t afford to throw it out and get a new one.. especially if I don’t 100% know that i have bugs)? What should I do with my furniture (Dressers, shelves, night stands, couch, dining room table… etc.)? What about other things I cannot wash such as picture frames, books, lamps, cat scratchers, chairs, DVD’S, laundry baskets, GUITAR AND GUITAR CASE, and ELECTRONICS?? Should I totally ignore everything in the living room or should I treat every single thing I own? Including kitchen things like cups, plates, microwave, toaster oven, blender??

I have read that renting a moving truck and heating it to 120+ degrees for a few hours would kill bed bugs on anything in the truck. How does that work? What items should I not put in the truck? Should they be placed apart from each other, or does it matter?

Also, there are obviously some things that cannot be heated that much. For those items, what can I do??

I realize that there is a good chance I am freaking out over nothing, but I don’t like the idea of having tiny bugs suck my blood while I sleep and I don’t want to take any chances!

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For a while, every time I would lay down to go to bed I would itch uncontrollably. I began to think that maybe I had bed bugs, though I had no bites. Not long after that I saw a tiny little brown bug in my room. I killed it and told my family that I thought that maybe there were bed bugs in my room. They didn’t believe me and said that I was crazy. After that, I washed all of my linens and curtains an dvacuumed my box spring and mattres. I haven’t been itchy at night for a long time now but yesterday I discovered three bites on my legs. They aren’t near each other or in rows like most bed bug bite pictures I have seen. I just checked my mattress and box spring and didn’t come across anything too suspicious. No dead bugs or anything like that. There are some stains on the box spring but I’m not sure if they are bed bug stains. I vacuumed the box spring and mattress again and am washing everything in hot water as I type this. I also sprayed the bed with lysol and have my bedroom window open. I keep my room pretty clean and haven’t stayed in any hotels as of late so I don’t know how I could have gotten them. I’m not sure what to do since my family doesn’t believe, me I can’t call an exterminator.

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Ok so I got a bed from a friend and I started noticing bites all over me . I found out they were from bed bugs because I actually found them in the bed , I got rid of the box spring and mattress and vacuumed the entire room thoroughly . Is there anything else I should do to make sure they are gone ? Please help ! Thanks

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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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I don’t have a bed frame, so my bed doesn’t have any legs. It’s just a box spring and a mattress. Do I coat the Vaseline around my box spring?

I haven’t seen any obvious signs of bed bugs (no blood spots, feces, or eggs so far), but I’ve been getting itchy red spots after waking up in the morning for the past 3 days.

Any tips on how to catch/trap these little suckers would be greatly appreciated.

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Ever since then, I’ve been losing a lot of sleep and I even spent a whole day (I should have been studying for my Algebra test! I ended up getting a 48!) looking up information about bed bugs. Every night or in my case, morning (I usually go to sleep between 2-4:30am) I spray my pillow, mattress, pillowcase, covers, between my mattress and box spring, curtains, and in little holes around my window with 91% alcohol. I usually end up using anywhere from 20-30 oz. of alcohol every morning! The fumes are no joke, but I’ve survived them so far, thank God! Luckily, I haven’t been bit, but I feel like I’m over doing it. Before I spray, I always do a through inspection of everything I listed above and I haven’t seen anything. How hazardous are the alcohol fumes? I heard that bed bugs don’t like borax and I thought about putting some between my mattress and box spring. Do you think that will decrease my need for the excessive amounts of alcohol I’ve been using? Also, I just read that taking vitamin B1-B-Complex could keep them and other bugs at bay…I wonder if this really works! With the exception of calling an exterminator (I REALLY DON’T HAVE THE MONEY), I want to know if you could give me additional ideas on keeping them at bay. Thanks so much for your time and effort in advance! I got the alcohol idea from my cousin. They had bed bugs in their apartment building and they sprayed everthing down with alcohol and they haven’t had any ever since!
Oops! I meant "everything" (the last sentence). Sorry about the error!
I just realized that I spelled "thorough" wrong also! Once again, I’m sorry!

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In May, my youngest son attended a camp for three weeks. When he came home, unintentionally he brought home a little surprise. I obviously had no idea for a while why he was receiving bites all over his body, I just brushed it off as misquotes. As time progressed I started receiving bites and my other son also started getting bitten up. I was still completely confused until one day I was laying in bed and saw something crawling on me. I obviously killed the bug but had no idea what it was so, I did my Google homework. I basically found out this bug was a Bed Bug. Once I learned what it was I inspected the mattress and my son’s was completely infested. I ended up throwing it out because it was so badly infested. I also inspected my mattress in which I only found one bug and only like 3 small blood stains. I vacuumed it very well and put it in a bed bug vinyl bag (bed and box spring). luckily my eldest sons bed did not show any signs of infestation but i vacuumed it anyway and also put it in a bag (bed and box spring). Also before even moving my sons new mattress into the house i encased it in a bag. The thing is, I still see them sometimes, on the bathroom floor and I know my sofa’s are infested. If anyone sits on them they get bitten. I don’t know what to do. It’s a brand new living room set, that I payed close to 2,000 dollars for. As a single mother living on a Nursing Assistants incoming, I honestly can’t afford to throw it away. Yet, I can’t afford to hire a professional. I called around and it’s 1,000 dollars, and most companies said it will probably take multiple treatments. I spent my entire day crying my eyes out. I don’t know what to do. I can’t live like this. I feel like a pig. I mean I’m going to try to rid myself of the problem but It’s already cost me close to 1000$ between replacing the mattress and box spring, buying bags for the beds, and buying the "good night" spray at home depo. I’m going to spray my sofa’s in this spray which seems to work really well (it’s non toxic and can be used directly on fabric). Then I bought foggers, I’m going to fog the entire house. Then I’m going to cover my sofa’s in plastic, with a staple gun and put sofa slip covers over them. I don’t know what else to do. I feel so helpless. Do you think this will work? I plan to launder the covers every week and do regular vacuuming of baseboards. I also plan on fogging once more. Anyone experienced these horrible little bugs? What did you do? Advice, is more then welcomed!

Btw. How can I avoid my eldest son bringing them to college with him. I’m so worried in the fall he will bring them to college with him.

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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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they come out at night and its creepy. they used to nest in duct tape that i used to hang up posters. they nest in the corners of my mattress and box spring and leave little black dots everywhere. i cant be the only one to come across these things. (they bite too)

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Ok so I was sitting in my bed reading when I noticed a small brown bug walking on my bed (towards me). I later read about bed bugs and the bug matched the pictures I saw. I also have been waking up lately with 1 or 2 bites, which I thought were mosquito bites until now. I searched my room for places where they hide, and even sprayed my furniture, carpet, mattress, box spring, and well everywhere possible (with bed bug killer spray). I didn’t find a "nest" so I was wondering if maybe I was overreacting. Is it possible to have a single bed bug on your bed? Because I only had a few bites at a time, which didn’t look like the bites a swarm does (I saw pictures). I slept in my parent’s room for a night and didn’t get bit either. I was also wondering if there was a way to prevent more from coming. I heard vaseline on your bed legs helps but well I’m not very sure. Advice anyone?

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I have seen mostly in my recent experience with Bed Bugs that they live in the box spring but how and where do they live in the mattress? Do they burrow through it somehow?

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Couple weeks ago I called to our condo Association and asked if they could help with bed bugs that I had just discovered in our bed. They offered the professional exterminators who came same day and found a bug or two in the bed. When I asked the Association who would pay for their work they said that the owners are responsible. I found out that I it would cost several hundred dollars if not thousands, and we cannot afford this expense. So we bought the bed-bug spray in the Ace Hardware store and worked all day with it. Bought the mattress and box spring protectors, disinfected everything around the bed. And canceled the extermination service. Now our condo association insists that we use the exterminators’ service at our own account and if not, they will make us pay for the extermination at our neighbors’ unit (who recently moved in and supposedly brought those bugs to us, not the other way around). I regret now that I contacted the association because now we have to deal with them. I figured that to pay their fine would be less expensive than the extermination service… Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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Last week my next door neighbor stopped me in the hallway to inform me that the 5th floor had a few reports of bed bugs (we live on the 6th floor). Ironically enough, 2 days later I had 2 bites on my legs and my boyfriend had a few on his stomach. I flipped out and went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought vinyl mattress covers and white sheets and sprayed the hell out of my apartment with bed bug spray. We also cleaned the place from top to bottom. We found NOT ONE BED BUG on our mattress or box spring. Since having the white sheets we also haven’t had any fecal or blood traces. We also had our super bring in a PCO to make sure we were clear; he claimed me were, but we had a few beetles so he told us to use a fogger to get rid of those and suggested maybe moqsuitos were biting us.

Fast forward 2 days and my neighbor tells me that she found a few bed bugs on her mattress. Does this mean that perhaps they’re in the wall and that’s why I haven’t found them on our bed or frame???

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I always seem to find these tiny, maybe 1-2 mm beetles when I clean. Either in the corners of my mattress pad, box spring, window sills, and in the ridges of rubbermaid storage bins. They have a very round shell and tiny feet underneath, and cling easily to tissues, etc. I don’t think they’re bed bugs or carpet beetles, does anyone know what they are called and how you can get rid of them?

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Was this the right thing to do? Do you think it would work? I only seen them so far near the bed and no where else in my home, and particularly only on the edges of the mattress and box spring (where I did the most spraying). Suggestions or advice will be appreciated.

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i need to know if I have bed bugs before I really freak out. I’ve been getting bitten, once last night, once two nights before, a few times a few weeks ago. i assumed they were mosquito bites, but reading up on bed bugs… that’s what they may be. they only itch when i scratch them or my clothes rub up against them, that’s why i put cortizone and covered them with bandaids.

i just vacuumed every inch of my bed, washed the sheets and comforter and pillowcases. i saw a round brown thing on the box spring which looked like the picture of a bed bug (which i never want to see again), but i vacuumed it up. what should I do next? my room is pretty cluttered so i’m working on cleaning it up, i’ve just read horror stories of these things living in the cracks in the floor and the baseboards and stuff. what do i do next? i’m not positive i have them but the signs point to yes. should i get some mattress covers and new pillows? is there even any point? what do i do?

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I have bed bugs in my apartment, I have done my research and know the difference between bed bugs and dust mites. I have webmd’ the bites on the arm and they are also a match for bed bugs. My plan is to vacuum out all my carpet and closet and dust everything, then to use the Bayer advanced indoor insect spray. then to vacuum my mattress and clean it dry so it doesn’t get mold with 20 mule team borax. then bagging up the mattress and box spring with tight hypo-allergenic covers, then buy new sheets,pillowcases, and pillows, any ideas to make this better? I’m a college student living in my apartment so needless to say I’m not loaded with money so calling the exterminator or replacing the mattress are too pricey for me right now. My landlord won’t do it for me, I’ve asked several times. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I WANT THOSE BUGS DEAD!!

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I just found out that we have a small infestation of bed bugs. We threw out our ol mattress and got new ones. I searched online for anti-bed bug covers and they were about 0 for mattress and box spring. I found a vinyl zipper cover in target for only 11.99. Will the vinyl keep the bed bugs out? Also, what can I use to kill them?

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I just put my mattress and box spring outside on my deck (it is about 29 – 31 degrees F out right now), while we are washing our sheets and bedding on hot water/high heat dry. We are also vaccuming like crazy. Any bed bugs we may have missed, will the cold kill them? and if so, how long should we leave our stuff out there (an hour, a day, a week?!?!?)

I’ve read a few places that putting your furnitre out in the freezing weather for a "period of time" will help kill begbugs, but what the heck is a period of time???

Serious answers only, please!
But How Long to leave it out?

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Does anyone have any tips on getting rid of dust mites (or at least preventing them from causing allergies)? I have dust mite covers on my mattress, box spring and pillows. What vacuum cleaners work best? I’ve been considering a Dyson Animal (because I have cats). Your thoughts?

Thanks!

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My one roommate definitely has evidence of bed bugs in his room and has since gotten rid of his mattress and box spring. My question is how easily can the move to other rooms of the house? And if I have not noticed any evidence of them in my room, is there chances that they are still there? The rooms are about 20 feet apart separated by a large open area with clothes closets in between.

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My neighbors across the hall had bed bugs and I saw them dragging out their mattress to be thrown away because the bed bugs had colonized inside the mattress. How do I prevent them from getting inside my mattress or box spring?? My mattress cost me about ,500 and I really don't want to face the thought of disposing it.

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