Comments on: Bed Bug FAQ

By: tracey

tracey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:12:11 +0000

i have heard tell that you can kill bed bugs with bleach, is this true?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:38:30 +0000

Hi, I’m dealing with bed bugs problem in housing unit, single mother of two and expecting another baby. I had to throw out my couch set, bed and whatever is wood in my home. Having bed bugs and getting rid of them you lose out and they’re really annoying. I am seeking whatever help is available to get rid them myself. Housing does have these units sprayed from every 2 mths, but, them bed bugs still keep coming back. I wish the city allowed deet back then we the world wouldn’t have bed bug problems.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:35:13 +0000

HI, I was living in an apartment for about 10 monthes and all of a sudden we got bed bugs. I had my bed in the living room were i was sleeping. Thats were the bug were being seen and i was getting bit at night. Also if people sat on the chairs or the couch they were being bit too. So when i moved, i got rid of the couch and the chairs. As for the bed i got plastic covers and covered them twice. I washed my end tables, the tv stand, the tv, and everything else in the room. I also washed all our clothes and everything that was cloth. I got rid of a lot of our stuff. Stuff i was scaired would have the bug in them. Now I’m in my new apartment, hoping i got rid of them. So my question to you is: How long do i have to wait before i know i got rid of them and i didnt bring any with me? And how long should i wait before i could take the plastic off my beds. PLEASE HELP ME THANKS

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:44:22 +0000

I moved into a new apartment a month ago. Three weeks into my lease, I woke with bites on my legs and arm. Upon investigation, I found bed bugs all over my sheets. My apartment has treated 2x in the last few weeks and have apparently “destroyed the nest”, thought I have my doubts as I woke with a new cluster of bites on my leg. They have also discovered the person whom brought these in and are evicting him.

My question is regarding the boxes that I have not unpacked. It is possible that they have crawled into these boxes and made themselves at home? If so, how do I treat books, papers, and other items? As to clothes, can I dry them as I was intending to donate them?

Please help
Thanks
Pam

By: nova

nova — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:57:14 +0000

Hi! I got a mattress two weeks ago from a friend. I have now found out that the complex where she had the bed has a problem with bed bugs. I also have had bites on me since getting the mattress, but everyone told me I was being paranoid. I am pregnant and my skin is very sensitive, so I thought, OK. I am just being paranoid thinking it was because of the new mattress. I have looked thoroughly and found what I believe to be the shedding skin. I am certain that the mattress has the bugs.

My question is what to do next. Is my house now infested since I have had the mattress for two weeks. If I get rid of the mattress now, could I prevent the whole house from being infested? I just confirmed this today and I can’t stop crying and freaking out. My pregnancy is high risk and I am only 21 weeks, so I need to calm down. I just don’t know what to do if we have an infestation.

We also have a dog and a cat and I am afraid that they could get sick from treatments and that they could be carrying them around the house. My husband has been sleeping on the couch because of his snoring (and we have saved for 2 years and just bought these couches) and I am afaid the couches will be infested too.

I could really use a little advice and the sooner the better. I feel that since it has only been 2 weeks, if I get rid of the mattress now, it might not be so bad – this could just be wishful thinking though! I have been on the computer for hours now and have not been able to find out anything about infestation times. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I thank you all in advance!!!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:22:13 +0000

hey Ive just noticed that I have a bed bug infestation, Ive noticed in the FAQ that you don’t necessarily need to throw out your mattress if your infested. The trouble is I sleep on a pull out couch. I just want to know how likely it will be for me to keep my pull out couch if I am to try sterilizing it with a steam cleaner/pesticides .

By: Basherah

Basherah — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:24:38 +0000

hello, i just recently found a bug that was crawling very slowly under my computer desk in my bedroom. I don’t know if it was a bed bug but it kind of looks like the same one that you show on your website. My question is can you see the legs of the bed bug because I just saw the bug crawling very slowly as if it was a taupe colored caterpillar, it did not look like a cockroach, which I believe what most bed bugs look like I think. PLEASE HELP! Your website also said if you detect a bed bug, don’t sleep anywhere else because it could follow your movement but what if I already smooshed it and killed it and put it in the garbage? I’m confused..thanks for any help you can give me! :(

By: Jeri

Jeri — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:19:28 +0000

Hi Jim,

I am hoping you can perhaps provide some peace of mind or at least insight into what’s going on in my home… I live in an apartment and have lived here for 2 years. A couple of weeks ago as I was laying in bed in the early morning a bug fell on my arm from the ceiling. It kind of resembled the pictures of bed bugs I have seen on your site and elsewhere on the internet, but not exactly. It didn’t seem thin like they are usually described. It was probably about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch long (honestly I was too panic-stricken to estimate properly), oval, and light brown in color. A few days after that, I noticed a similar bug crawling across my pillow. I also have been getting what appear to be insect bites all over my arms and chest, though these have been happening occasionally for a few years now and I think they might just be a product of my incredibly sensitive skin and/or insect bites (not necessarily bed bug). The part that worries me is that I have noticed a couple “clusters” of three bumps in different areas and this has made me paranoid.

However, I have only seen the two bugs that I described earlier and I have not noticed any evidence of bed bugs otherwise. I lifted the mattress and inspected it thoroughly but saw nothing that looked like casings or fecal matter. I also checked out the box springs and couldn’t find anything there, under the bed, or around the baseboards either.

Does this sound like it could possibly be an infestation of bed bugs or am I just being overly cautious?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:40:12 +0000

Ok here is the story, my 10 year old son had weird bites on parts of his body, this was about 2 months ago, took him to the dr and they said poison ivy, they didn’t go away so I went back and they sent him to a dermatologist, she didn’t know, they went away eventually, but today on my husbands arm, he has the same marks, he watched TV in my sons bed last night, then my son woke up and he is covered.

I have determined from your website they are in fact bed bites, but we didn’t know this and hes been all over the house with his stuffed animals, blankets and everything else, and he has a watered…..so I want to know if there in his bed, and possible the whole house, although i haven’t been bit at all thank goodness, how do i clean my whole entire house, we have lived here 15 years and nothing till 2 months ago, ughhhhhhhhhh thanks

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:26:34 +0000

I’ve lived in my apartment for 7 years, and I’ve had the same bed and furniture the entire time. For the last 2 nights I’ve slept on the couch (the first time ever) and this morning I awoke to find what I believe are bed bug bites on my leg, a total of 8 located near my ankles and my knees.

I can only think that the way they came into the house was from my husband’s clothes because he spent the night at a relative’s house and was sitting on the couch the next day, so I’m hoping it’s only a few adult bugs and I can catch them by vacuuming the couch thoroughly. My question is, how fast do they move and how far can they travel in one night or when disturbed?