OK, I have a bit of a bug phobia, and I have no idea how this could have happened, but I did buy new bedding about 4 months ago, and last Sunday I found 3 bugs that looked like bed bugs under my mattress!!!! Each one was like half the size of a bead, brown and flat. Of course, every piece of bedding went to wash in hot water, double dose of detergent, dryer for 90 minutes each batch, several day project.

Because of my phobia, I use Flea Busters’ Boric acid powder for maintenance cause it is effective in dehydrating bugs and it is safe and I have seen it kill spiders and roaches too. Pest control people say that bed bugs are a special breed and need special fumigating at the tune of 0!!

Does anyone know if Flea Busters Powder will kill a bed bug? I also read diotamecous earth will also kill bed bugs?

I also found a product called Bed Bug Powder, but I cannot find the product ingredient details to compare with Flea Busters to see if they are the same thing.

I read bed bugs have become a huge problem in the U.S., like in hotels…..that is why I have not traveled unless I can stay with family….the only thing I did different was buy a new mattress cover about 4 months ago and that is where I found the bug. It was packaged, but what if it was a return!!!

Since my bed is 8 years old, I am throwing it away, but I don’t know how long to wait before buying a new bed to ensure these things are gone before such an expense…. help!!!!

Help!

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I wash every clothes that i have in hot water and put the on dryer
i seal all cracks with tape in my wall and corners
and i check and spray the bed and cabinets none of these method dont work
I dont know what to do this morning i saw one dead bed bug on the middle of my bed when i woke up and had bites on my foot. Should I hired a exterminator i live in NYC please help

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We’ve had bed bugs for a little over two months and only identified them last month.
We decided to move out of the apartment and take precautions -
washing everything in hot water, drying them, freezing things.
However, we still have yet to bring over things like stuffed animals.
I’m concerned there may be bugs inside them, would washing and drying them in hot temperatures as well as keeping them outdoors in freezing weather help?

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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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im staying at a friends place and will be moving out in 2 days. I noticed that there are tiny black bugs here …they look like fleas? they jump around when i try to kill them or when i press on them hard. Im really paranoid about this. I have my blanket, pillows, suit case with clothes and a big lunch bag here. What should i do with these ?? How would i clean it!!!!

Blanket: Im thinking just throw it away (its old)!
Pillows: I cant sleep without these pillows. CAN I WASH THEM?
Suit Case: how to clean this? Im going to throw the clothes in washer immeditely with hot water when i get home.
Lunch Bag: How do i clean this?

can you guys just list solutions with colons. PLease. thank you!!

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I just want to know. I thought about tide, rubbing alcohol, lysol, windex, bug spray, etc. I wonder if a combinations of lysol and windex or tide with Clorox beach or any of it could kill them. I also would like to know if washing dark and delicate clothes (as well pinks) with hot water would be a good idea (I usually do that with my whites) because I heard that hot water will kill them. And should I wash my clean clothes just in case? I’d like to know if I should wash my mattress as well as my bed spring and bed frame, cover it up for a year, or to toss it. Anyway, my hair and my skin have been itching for over a week and I stand it anymore. Even if I take a shower, it still itches and it seems like welts and rashes on my body. What should I do to stop the itching? What products should I use to stop the itching of my hair and skin?

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My mom has been getting bitten in lots of different places by what we think are bed bugs. She’s been bitten where her arm folds when she flexes her arms, her belly button, her sides, etc. We’ve tried a bunch of different bed bug sprays and powders, but she’s still getting bitten! My father MAY be getting bitten, but he hasn’t said anything about it, and my brother used to get bitten but doesn’t as much anymore. I haven’t gotten bitten yet… Anyways, my mom is really distressed by these bed bugs and we don’t know how to get rid of them!

Additional Info: We have three bedrooms, my parents have a walk-in closet, we have an entry room, a living room, and a kitchen and dining room that are all connected with no doors, and a family room, a laundry room, three small bathrooms, and a garage. Also, we have a cockatiel and two mice, if that has anything to do with this mysterious biting thing. Help is appreciated! Thanks!
BTW, we already soaked everything in hot water, vacummed, washed, sprayed, powdered – everything we could think of!!!!!

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I am having my home treated for bed bugs, and to prep I am supposed to wash all of my clothes and put them in plastic bags before treatment…Some of my clothes will be ruined if washed in extremely hot water, and I know that bleach can kill bed bugs if applied directly, so will washing some of my clothes in cold water but using color-safe bleach kill the bed bugs and eggs?? (I was also going to put them in the dryer afterwards) PLEASE HELP ME!!

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They are NOT bed bugs or fleas (I know what those look like). These bugs are about the size of or slightly smaller than the printed letter…i They can jump and apparently do not bite as I have no bites. I have washed everything in hot water and vacuumed everything thoroughly. At any given time, I can find 3-5 crawling around on the sheets. Any ideas???
they are not lice or crabs…wrong shape

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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 found bed bugs on my mattress and bed frame last night, so today i went out and bought a couple cans of otc lice/bed bug spray and sprayed all over the carpet around my bed, mattress, frame, head board, and walls with the spray. lets say i soaked everything, and i have a bunk bed so i sprayed everything up there too. but i didn’t see any signs of bugs up there, i don’t think they woudl be on top though cause no one has slept up there in years.
i even threw away my pillows that i sleep on every night.

i am not, at least not planning on gettin rid of the mattress. don’t know if they’re gone yet, but does this sound good enough to you?

and yes i washed the sheets in hot water.

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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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Iv’e tried bombs for bed bugs repeatedly. Bed bug spray i bought online. Bed bug spray from home depot. Washed every porous item on hot water, threw out ALL my furniture and moved to a different apartment in my building ( that last one was my landlords "remedy for the problem") AND STILL they bite me. Aside from hiring an exterminator HOW WILL THEY DIE? I need a solution on a minimum wage budget!Please help. Any product i can buy or ancient secret of some kind?

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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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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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I just found out i have bed bugs in my room and also my parent do too in their room. I have no idea how I have bed bugs im a very clean person I vaccum, change my sheets once a wk wash them in hot water, shower daily, clean my room etc. So do my parents. I have put plastic cases in my mattress and the bottom stand of my mattress too. We have also done some Fogger which are killing some of the bugs but Eventually at night time more come out. This has now been a problem for almost 2 wks and im freaking out and am considering of throwing away my mattress and purchasing a new one… but im scared if i do that that the bugs will return i want to find the source from where they are coming from and KILL THEM FOR GOOD! any advice please it would be really apreciated…. really!

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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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My girlfriend found dead bed bugs after we had been getting bitten at night. She vacuumed, washed the bedding in hot water, dryed bedding in hot dryer, and sprayed isopropyl alcohol on everything in the bedroom. It seemed as if they were gone and then POOF 5 months later here they are again. What can be used to kill them without hurting the dogs or the kids???? Are there any ONE TIME USE products out there?

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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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We have had bed bugs for about 5 month’s now and we just now could get a bed. cause our old one had holes and stuff well i just killed around bed bug on the new bed and i don’t no what to do my son who’s 5 month’s sleeps on our bed cause we’re still saving up to buy him a crib and i want to get rid of these bug uhhh i can’t stand it so please help me i wash all my bedding in hot water and there still there i don’t don’t no what to do…

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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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I have bed bugs. I get multiple bites on my hands almost every night.

I have enclosed the boxspring with a latex cover, but the bites continue. I've sprayed with Home Depot insecticide, which says on the bottle that it kills bedbugs. I've sprayed every inch of my bedroom with this junk, multiple MULTIPLE times, including spraying the mattress. I've also done the routine of washing all bedding in hot water (I do it just about weekly).

I've spent so much money on this, it's ridiculous, from replacing pillows to paying exterminators to buying mattress enclosures. Do I really have to just accept that insects dine on my blood nightly and smear it on my sheets as they depart? Do I have to move and trash all furniture and belongings? Should I go to bed in a beekeeper's suit? What's a guy to do?

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she is 16 and has anxity and adhd she saw a picture of one online and said she read they are on food and bed basicly everywhere now she is wearing rubber gloves spraying lysol everywhere and getting very freaked out to the point she advoids sleeping what should i do? she is so scared of spiders and even had a panic attack when she found out how many dust mites have been in her bed for all these years and stuff. i know wash the sheets vacum everything hot water spray it but what do i do about her? she feels like stuff is crawling on her ever since she read about them.

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