I have bed bugs in my apartment this is the first time i ever have this its annoying i cannot afford an exterminator and my landlord thinks its too much to pay for i have talked to her about this issue millions of times in the last month and she refuses to help! just four days ago i started using my own home remedies i got the iron and started ironing all my mattress and carpet! in the room the steam helped a lot i haven’t gotten bit but i’ve been steaming in everyday i threw away clothes bagged up all the shoes sprayed hot shot on them and closed it my clothes i haven’t done because i don’t have enough money to wash every clothing item and what not i threw out some furniture that was inside the room. Today i am doing the living room i took out my center table and the chairs my dinner table and chairs sprayed them also and I’m gonna do the couch and leave it outside as well gonna try to iron the whole carpet in the living room…. there’s another room too but i cant clean that one as much as i would like to cause we rented but its seems like ever since that person moved in we got this issue i try to clean it when that person is not here but its impossible i wish i could just throw everything in that room away! I’m frustrated i can take it anymore i wanna runaway haha but anyways has anyone used any of their own home remedies and how have you gotten rid of those filthy bugs and cheap products you guys recommend or anything please help!

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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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I had bed bugs since a year ago. i did not notice them since july of 2010. I tried cleaning the house by sweeping, watching sheets and spraying chemicals but they are still there. i kill like 50 everyday and they don’t seem to decrease numbers. i believe they are sucking at least a liter of my blood every week . I called the bug exterminator and after spraying chemicals he told me not to stay in the house for 3 days until the chemical effect is done. i waited in my friends house for three days and when i return they are still some left. i bought new mattress, bed sheets and pillows and they still there. man, why aren’t they disappearing. one night in the middle of the night i found 5- 10 of them in my legs sucking my blood. i got up and seek to stay in my friends house. i mean they are found in my bed room living room and kitchen. What? do i have to now move out to different apartment for them to get off my house? Any bed bugs experts out there. man they are the worst bugs in the world. i wished i had mice or roaches instead of them. can you please give me advise?

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i’ve been under attack! by infinitesimal insects, which i guess are ticks or dust mites. I’m currently sleeping in the living room, not in my room, because i have suffered many bug bites there. whereabouts on where it came from is still unknown, but i don’t care, i just want to get rid of them. any helpful solutions? thanks in advance

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found out we had them, treated house, threw out mattress and bed, washed all clothes, etc. Before bringing our new mattress home (currently sleeping on air mattress in living room) and unpacking clothes (currently is plastic bags) is there any kind of test we can do to see if they are gone?

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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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it started in the living room moved up to are sleeping rooms first it was bitting my sister and then it moved on to were i sleep i have tried almost everything i have smoke bomb my room with poison and my sisters room i have tried poison powder all around the room i threw away are couch and the frame base of the bed.we now sleep with are lights on but yesterday i Finally caught two one was surpassingly in my computer bag i took it to work and it was really small i caught it killed it the other was in my room it was pretty big so i pit it in a cup.every day i wake up with this fucking large bites that itch we have tried to get the manager to hire someone to exterminate them but it did not work,and today im going to home depot to search for some spray or poison for bed bugs.if this does not work im going to go insane and burn the whole building down see if that kills this fucking things.does any one know any good poison or spray or things you did to get rid of them…

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from all pictures we’ve seen of bed bugs, they don’t look like them
we did see one in the living room
we do NOT bites

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We live in a apartment with two bedrooms. We’ve been suffering with these bed bugs for a while now but its a low infestation. We cleaned everything and killed them and their eggs. We even put the Results Insect Killer powder with silicone dioxide and pyrethrin everywhere. To test if the powder works we put the bugs in a cup and put the powder, it has been a day put they still haven’t died except they have slowed down and just squiggle around. The bugs are in the living room and the MB and my parent’s room is right in between both of them, but has no sign of any bugs or bites or anything. They’ve totally skipped the room right in between. How is that possible? How do i get rid of them?

We’re also moving soon into a town house soon so how do i prevent them from traveling to the other house with us? We’re thinking of Bell Environmental Services, but should we call them now or in the new house?
PLEASE HELP US SLEEP AGAIN!!!

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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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My boyfriend was getting changed and when i looked down i saw a small beetle looking bug, it was dim so i squished it and we went to bed. In the morning we looked at the bug, and it was a bed bug. The day before that, i noticed 3 red bumps on my arm. They look a lot like bed bug bites. I have since cleaned out my room, vacuumed every crack and crevasse, and i have inspected everywhere i could think. There is no evidence of bed bugs on my mattress (ie fecal matter, shedded skin, other bed bugs, blood etc) or anywhere else. My mom is going out to buy some bed bug spray for my mattress today. My boyfriend has been staying in shelters until he is able to move in to his apartment. Is it possible it could have been only one bed bug that was transferred from the shelter by his clothes to my room? Or is it likely that in the time he spent in my room had infested it, or other parts of my house like the living room?

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i just noticed them a month ago. i live in a one bedroom apartment with my small pomeranian. They have infested the couch and bed, which are the main places i have seen them. I told my apartment manager and at first they said they would take care of the problem. Now they are saying if i want them out, i have to pay for it. I haven’t gotten any new furniture and honestly i dont know where they came from. they are driving me crazy because they are biting me and my dog. I can’t even bear to sit on the couch, but i can’t stop the dog from doing so. I put mattress covers on my bed and they seem to be helping in my room, but the living room is another story. I dont have the money for an exterminator, plus i only have 2 months on my lease. I have already found another place, and i know i have to take special precautions when moving.
I just don’t have the funds to pay for two places at the same time if i move. last night, i got so fed up wit them i went to my parents. i washed the dog thoroughly and dried him on high heat with a blow dryer. I washed and dried my clothes and immediately threw them and the dog in the car and ran for cover to my parents. I read articles on how not to take them with you, and they say you need to wash and dry your clothes and other items. Anything above 113F will kill them. I haven’t been able to sleep because i know they are just waiting for me. i average about 3 hours of sleep a night, and i am seriously abusing coffee. Anyways if you guys were in my situation , what would you seriously do? Give me a step by step procedure. I cant stand these things at all. they are driving me crazy, i need help
not to mention i cant even spend time with the dog because i know she has been sitting on the couch for hours accumulating them. she wants to sleep with me , but i am afraid she willl bring them in my bed again. she scratches at the door and i feel really bad. i can’t wash her everyday b4 bed..ya know!

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We have had an exterminator at our house 3 times now and I am still being bit. My mother-in-law is convinced that they are only upstairs because the exterminator told her that they wouldn’t travel down stairs. Most of the time my welts appear when I’m sitting on furniture in the living room. How do you get rid of them? Obviously, extermination is not the answer. I’m about ready to buy some boric acid and put around my self in the bed. Please help!

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ok i am constantly being bitten by bugs in my apartment. I see them crawling on my bed and at first i thought they were bed bugs. I got mad because my mattress was bought new and is only 2 years old and i thought i would have to throw it away. Then someone told me they could possible be fleas from the other residents who have pets. I have ALOT of residents with pets. They told me you rarely ever see bed bugs you just get bites and see evident like bed bug poop on your bed. Yes, i have seen dark marks on the outside of my mattress but these things come out in bright daylight and they don’t really take the courtesy to hide. They just come and get me! I have seen them in the corners of my room dead cuz i sprayed a little bug spray the other night. i have even seen a few in the living room coming to get me! I was on the couch and yes two of them were under me , i turned on the light and saw them , turned my head for two secs to get some thing to kill em’ and they were gone. they mostly concentrate in the room either on the carpet or bed ( mostly bed). When i first noticed them i got bites all over my body while in bed. I broke out in hives and a first i thought i had some terrible disease and consulted a nurse who also thought they were hives. my whole arms were covered in bruise like bites ( large) and very very itchy. All my legs and just about everywhere. I have seen the bugs that did this too me and they are brown, flat, and about 1/4 of an inch in thickness. I can’t even sleep peacefully anywhere in the apartment wit these blood thirsty monsters around. What are they, and when will the leave my bedroom so i can enjoy my new bed???? How can i KILL these suckers??

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How come the bed bugs in my apartment are only in my master bedroom and living room? In between the master bedroom and the living room is the other bedroom and that bedroom has no bed bugs at all. They’ve gone all the way from the MB to the living room but left the room in between? How is that possible?

Also how do i get rid of them while I’m moving in 5 weeks. I don’t want to bring them to the new house and i don’t want them in the future so how do i prevent them forever?

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i dont care if they go into another apartment just as long as they are not in mine. please tell if i did the right thing by bombimg my room i live with roomates and no i didnt bomb their room or the living room. I used 2 bombs for my small room.. tell me what u think

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We recently found out that we have bed bugs, we thought they were ticks from the woods in our backyard. Anyway we bagged all material items washed what is needed for now, broke all bedrooms down, sprayed all hard surfaces(table joints, and chairs, etc.), everyday we spray baseboards, matresses, and carpet with 91% isopropyl alcohol. When I say spray, we are useing a continuous sprayer which puts out a continuous heavy stream. So we are actually saturating everything in alcohol. we have set up camp in our living room( its just nasty to sleep w/them) I need to know are we affecting them at all or just wasting time and money. By the way we cannot afford for the exterminator to do it, he said it was going to start at 0. So for you pros out there are we getting the job done?

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