He was only there about 10- 15 minutes and sat on the bed (didn’t lay down.)
My question is what do I do with him now that I know he was at a bed bug infested place, albeit only for a few minutes. Wash his clothes? Spray him with something? Give him a hot bath?

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This all just hit me very quickly. I have decided to move and while having friends over, they pointed out that we had bed bugs. Well i am planning to move and i have a couple questions. 1) What is safe to take with me? (pictures, clothes, dressers, etc.) 2) I have a dog. Can bed bugs travel through her fur? 3) Electronics. Can bed bugs travel in electronics? Thank you for all your help.

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We found out we had bed bugs pretty quickly. We got an exterminator and he will come every 2 weeks a total of 3 more times. In the meantime, I have washed linens, clothes, etc. in hot water and bleach or ammonia and in hot dry. We’ve been fine up until this morning when I woke up with a huge bite on my arm. I am going to wash the linens on the futon (we moved into the LR) and the clothes that are sitting out, but should I be washing my clothes and stuff every 3 days? I know I am vacuuming a lot. anyone have any ideas?

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Hi all Steve here I I had a Bed Bug Problem in my House. I called an Exterminator and he sprayed 10 times. Them came back and Said there is no sign of any Bed Bugs at all they looked in all my Dressers and beds in the house everywhere even in the basement. They looked all over my House for over 2 hours. I do not see any or have not see any in weeks. Here is the thing I even washed all my Clothing in hot hot water and dried on the hottest setting I did this several times for all my clothes. After I did this I put them in Those huge Space Saver Bags. Home Come every time I but on my Clothes I notice I have little red Round Bites all over my Body. What could this be I a loosing my Mind. I wash my Clothes every Week in the Hottest of hottest water and dry them on the Hottest Setting and put them in a Brand new Space Saver Bag. What could this marks be? I only see them after I have put on Clothes and had them on a while. I notice no new ones when I wake up from my Sleep just when I put on my Clothes. I have even slept Totally Naked just to see if I notice any new makes and I do not. I only see new marks after I have but on my Clothes and had them on a while. What could this bee are the Bed Bugs Still Living Inside all my Clothes? I have washed them all every week in the Hottest of Hot Water and Dried them on the Hottest Setting. So are they not dieing on my Clothes or is this Something else? Like I say I only see these marks after I have put on My clothes that have been washed in very hot water and dried on the hottest setting. Should I throw out all my Clothes Out or what? I thought washing and drying in the Hottest Kills bed bugs. How can I tell if they are still in my Clothes? Why are these marks only coming when I but on my Clothes. Respond all thanks

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I think there are microscopic bugs that keep biting me but I’m not sure. At first I thought I had bed bugs so I cleaned my sheets. But the itch wont go away and I’m sure it could be bug bites because often I would get tiny red dots. Verry tiny. I tried cleaning my house and my clothes but I keep itching. I live near the ocean and some of friends have told me it could be sea lice? What do you guys think?

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I moved in with my mother-in-law about a month ago because of a bed bug problem in my apartment, so i’m curious that IF i brought any, how soon will they start to show their disgusting selves?? I left ALL my furniture behind and I only brought clothes, shoes, handbags and important papers and pictures…i washed all clothes before bringing it. BUT if i happen to bring one, can you tell me?

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We are moving to a new (bed bug free) apartment in a few days from a pretty severely infested older apartment.We do NOT want to bring these horrible things with us. We are not bringing any furniture. Just our clothes (which will be washed in hot water before hand), our dvds and tapes and our electronics. I know how to treat everything else, but not the electronics. Help!?!?!? If I leave my computer outside overnight in the cold (wrapped in plastic of course) is there a chance it won’t work? I really need some answers!

Thanks,
Sam

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Like it says in the question-
last year we signed a lease at what looked like a decent apartment just to find out after we signed the lease that the place was infested with cockroaches and bed bugs. We’ve spent the last year working with pest control companies and fighting against our crappy landlord but there are just too many bugs, so matter how many times we kill the ones in our apartment it doesn’t matter because there are still bugs in the rest of the building to come back again.

So finally our lease is up and my husband, our 3 month old son, scent hound, house cat, 2 dwarf hamsters, and I will be moving out of our disgusting bug infested apartment into a brand new never-lived in condo, without bugs, and we need to know how to move all our things, without bringing the bugs to infest our new home.

We’ll be moving over-sized leather couches, mattresses, the carpeted cat tree, doggie beds, closets full of clothes, luggage, blankets, baby toys, pillows, etc…
and we don’t want to bring the bugs with us.
So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated- thanks!
I ask in this section since this is where I usually get the best answers

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So far my room is infested with bed bugs and discovered that my brothers and sisters rooms doesn’t have them as of yet or been seen.

I am thinking that i should throw away all of my clothes, bed, box springs dressers, and curtains i have money to replace them all but should i just throw away the bed and wash the other fabrics with hot water?

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Could anyone suggest some ways to get rid of the bed bugs that have invaded my clothes in the closet? They were initially in the bedroom and I thought had disappeared after pest control treatment. But they have only migrated to the closet. I will continue to follow the pest control treatment and washing of clothes in hot water as I saw in recommendations. But I need some effective measures to really be rid of them for good. Will appreciate good answers.

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So after travelling through europe for three weeks in hostels, the very last hostel we stayed at was infested with bed bugs. I only saw about three bugs, but I’m sure there are plenty hiding in the mattresses – after seeing all the bites on my body.

When I got home I sealed all my belongings in bags and kept it in the garage. I had clothes ready in bags to throw into the washing machine (hot water). After the wash I put them in the dryer for 60 minutes on the highest setting. I decided to put it for another 50 minutes on high just to be sure there are no bugs. Is this enough to kill the bed bugs? I hope I don’t bring them into my room…

and as for my backpack I haven’t cleaned it yet, it’s still sealed. I was thinking of pouring hot boiling water all over the bag and also scrubbing zippers and crevices with soapy water, and more boiling water. Is this enough?

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Alright, as many of us are aware, in the past few years, bed bugs have been on the rise in epidemic proportions in America. Unfortunately for me, I have them. Yeah, it’s gross.
I’m sure it’s bed bugs, I’ve done tons of research, and seen/killed them on my bed.
On the internet, websites suggest to keep the area clean and free of clutter, but that wont help me because my area is absolutely spotless. I barely have furniture! And I am the living anti-clutter. Anyways…

The websites say that the University of Florida have come up with the simple idea of using a controlled heat evironment containing the affected furniture.
But that got me to thinking. Experts also say that putting your clothes in the dryer will give off enough heat to kill the bugs.
So… why not just crank up the heat in the house?

And I don’t mean just turn on the heat.
Monday is going to be 100 degrees here. What if I turned the A/C off and turned the heat on? All the way, with the fan on, so it will continue to blow even after the thermostat reaches 100 degrees. I’m throwing my bed away, too. Obviously, this poses some kind of risk, right? I guess I can unplug almost everything, and take out all of the aresol cans and things of melty nature. Is this really a bad idea or am I really thinking the right way? I have no idea if I’m crazy due to just wanting to get rid of them so badly and avoiding the rental office and exterminator drama that will ensue at my apartment, or if this can actually work and I’m somewhat smart. =)

So I guess to sum up my questions, I want to know if you guys think it will work, and if you guys think it’s totally safe or unsafe.

Thanks everyone.
Tony, if you had read what I wrote, you would have found that I am throwing away my whole bed. And what do you even mean by, "you cant get rid of bed bugs". Simply throwing the bed away isn’t going to get rid of them, I don’t know what YOU think. But, anyhow, what I wrote really wasn’t that long, and if it seems long to you, then you’re not the kind of person I want even answering my question anyway.
Steven, that is kind of what I feared. You’re right… the air might be unbearable, but the actual walls and furniture and such probably wont get that hot. …. =/

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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 am going to be going to a place that I know to have Bed Bugs… can’t avoid it. Would spraying Off or another type of bug repellent on my clothes where I am going to be sitting, keep bed bugs from crawling on me? I just don’t want to bring them home!!!!

Any knowledge on this method would be very helpful
Smart Lady… thank you for your lovely answer! Know that you are truly a helpful person! It’s always nice to see random strangers insulting people over the net…

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okay as clean of a person as i am, i got bed bugs and dont ask me how i dont even care i just want to get rid of them, i called the pest control 3times already n they are stilled not gone!!! they are eating me up, and i was wondering do they bite puppies too, cuz i have mini dog n they are very sensitive so i cant put poison around my house bside my mom took him for the week and i had time to put poison and all that crap to kill bed bugs n still nooo!! summer is coming n i dont want a buch of scars! do they leave scars to?? im soo desperate i heard ironing your clothes is a good idea im doing that to! but any more ideas plz this is horroble im gettin eaten by this nasty insect!
sry for the bad spelling i was in a rush i need some sleep since this animals havent let me slept at all constently watching out for them..and trying to see them…well thanks guy. i also found a bunch on my wooden floor under my tv table.ew agh! thanks guys for the help.

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i was wondering if clorox bleach will help kill bed bugs and there eggs?
i threw out my bed already ive been sleeping in an inflatable.what ive been thinking of doing is just throwing out every thing.such as all my clothes and every thing and just moving out and buy new things what do you think i should do?

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i found out that ther are bed bugs in my friends house. if they get in my friends clothes how can she get rid of them? someone help my friend!

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I stayed at a hotel in London (The Rose Court Hotel) and my room had bed bugs. I was very careful when I came home. Made sure to wash all my clothes in hot water and dry them on hot. How many days/weeks/months do I have to worry before I know I escaped an infestation problem?

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Hi I live in Tempe, Arizona In an apartment called Wilshire Pines (do not move there) and have been living here for 6 months.

And i would like to know who is held liable if bed bugs infest an apartment? Is it the Landlord/apartment manager or the People who reside in the apartment?

Please answer I really would appreciate it, thanks!
And also I’ve been getting these bed bugs when i was heading into my 5th month.
I moved in 6 months ago. We brought our beds, furniture etc. practically everything. Then suddenly on the 5 month of our lease, bed bugs started appearing on our beds and clothes.

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