Anonymous
Post 11/28/2016 00:01     Subject: Bedbugs!
Instead of diatomaceous earth, look into Cimexa. It's more effective than DE, and cheap and non-toxic. We did heat treatment and had to retreat after finding a live bug in a bed interceptor cup a couple days later. We thought the bugs were coming from the house next door, so even after the second round of heat treatment we've taken precautions like keeping the bed interceptors and moving the bed away from the wall. I also puffed Cimexa into the cracks between the floorboards and behind the electrical outlets and it gave me some added peace of mind. I wouldn't rely on it as a solution to an existing bedbug problem, but it's a useful supplement.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2016 23:51     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?


Movie theatre for me

And DD caught them at the hospital. I was too through.


NP here. I got bedbug bites in a hospital ER once. Thank goodness i didn't bring them home with me, but a friend who's a nurse confirmed that it is a growing problem in hospitals.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2016 23:39     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?


Movie theatre for me

And DD caught them at the hospital. I was too through.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2016 12:43     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?

From when we stayed with you, quit deflecting.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2016 12:08     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
doodlebug wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need an exterminator. Diatomaceous earth, etc, do not work.



OP here. I have a friend who had them in her NYC apt and she had a bed bug consultant (can't believe that exists!) come in and they actually said to use the diatomaceous earth. They had her put it on the floor then vacuum it up so it could get into the vacuum - so as to not spread the bedbugs every time she vacuums. That's why I'm using it.

Apparently they also have dogs that can sniff out the bugs. I'm hoping I'm not at that point yet.

As of now all bedding has been washed on steam cycle and dried on high heat for an hour. Mattress and box spring vacuumed and bedbug proof mattress protectors put on. Bedbug interceptors put on each foot of the bed to see if the eradication efforts are working (they apparently crawl in and can't crawl out so you can see if you still have bugs). Bed pulled away from the wall and rug vacuumed. At least I feel safe sleeping tonight.

Will tackle my nightstand tomorrow (bagging up contents).

Keep your fingers crossed for me, DCUM.
I had zero bedbugs caught in the the cups you put under the bed legs. Don't let those determine whether what you're doing is working or not because they're not a good indicator. All they really tell you is whether a bug crawled into the cup and couldn't get out.


Did you use the heat treatment like the other PP?
no
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2016 07:22     Subject: Re:Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had them two years ago and I wish that we had gone straight to the heat treatment. We washed/bagged everything and had 3 chemical treatments before doing the heat. The heat got rid of them in one day. I would highly recommend it. Good luck!


Would you mind sharing the name of the company you used?
TIA!


Superior Bed Bug Solutions

http://www.superiorbedbugsolutions.com/

They were confined to our upper floor, so we were offered two options. We could do the whole house with a warranty for one price (they would come back and do it again if the bedbugs were not killed), or for a 1/3 of the price they would do just the upper floor with no warranty. We chose the latter and they were gone with one treatment.


OP here. Thank you so much!
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 23:31     Subject: Bedbugs!
This is my biggest fear. I'm so sorry, OP. I hate that you have to deal with this.
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 21:37     Subject: Bedbugs!
I had crabs once, poured gasoline on the "problem" and was cured.
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 21:12     Subject: Re:Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had them two years ago and I wish that we had gone straight to the heat treatment. We washed/bagged everything and had 3 chemical treatments before doing the heat. The heat got rid of them in one day. I would highly recommend it. Good luck!


Would you mind sharing the name of the company you used?
TIA!


Superior Bed Bug Solutions

http://www.superiorbedbugsolutions.com/

They were confined to our upper floor, so we were offered two options. We could do the whole house with a warranty for one price (they would come back and do it again if the bedbugs were not killed), or for a 1/3 of the price they would do just the upper floor with no warranty. We chose the latter and they were gone with one treatment.
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 21:07     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?


My husband got ours on a business trip to NYC.


It's becoming the lice of travel..
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 19:43     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need an exterminator. Diatomaceous earth, etc, do not work.



OP here. I have a friend who had them in her NYC apt and she had a bed bug consultant (can't believe that exists!) come in and they actually said to use the diatomaceous earth. They had her put it on the floor then vacuum it up so it could get into the vacuum - so as to not spread the bedbugs every time she vacuums. That's why I'm using it.

Apparently they also have dogs that can sniff out the bugs. I'm hoping I'm not at that point yet.

As of now all bedding has been washed on steam cycle and dried on high heat for an hour. Mattress and box spring vacuumed and bedbug proof mattress protectors put on. Bedbug interceptors put on each foot of the bed to see if the eradication efforts are working (they apparently crawl in and can't crawl out so you can see if you still have bugs). Bed pulled away from the wall and rug vacuumed. At least I feel safe sleeping tonight.

Will tackle my nightstand tomorrow (bagging up contents).


Keep your fingers crossed for me, DCUM.


You are past that point. Don't waste time or money on anything else yourself. Call Connors.
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 19:33     Subject: Bedbugs!
doodlebug wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need an exterminator. Diatomaceous earth, etc, do not work.



OP here. I have a friend who had them in her NYC apt and she had a bed bug consultant (can't believe that exists!) come in and they actually said to use the diatomaceous earth. They had her put it on the floor then vacuum it up so it could get into the vacuum - so as to not spread the bedbugs every time she vacuums. That's why I'm using it.

Apparently they also have dogs that can sniff out the bugs. I'm hoping I'm not at that point yet.

As of now all bedding has been washed on steam cycle and dried on high heat for an hour. Mattress and box spring vacuumed and bedbug proof mattress protectors put on. Bedbug interceptors put on each foot of the bed to see if the eradication efforts are working (they apparently crawl in and can't crawl out so you can see if you still have bugs). Bed pulled away from the wall and rug vacuumed. At least I feel safe sleeping tonight.

Will tackle my nightstand tomorrow (bagging up contents).

Keep your fingers crossed for me, DCUM.
I had zero bedbugs caught in the the cups you put under the bed legs. Don't let those determine whether what you're doing is working or not because they're not a good indicator. All they really tell you is whether a bug crawled into the cup and couldn't get out.


Did you use the heat treatment like the other PP?
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 19:32     Subject: Re:Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:I had them two years ago and I wish that we had gone straight to the heat treatment. We washed/bagged everything and had 3 chemical treatments before doing the heat. The heat got rid of them in one day. I would highly recommend it. Good luck!


Would you mind sharing the name of the company you used?
TIA!
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 19:27     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?

You think you're immune?
Anonymous
Post 11/26/2016 19:27     Subject: Bedbugs!
Anonymous wrote:Where on earth are you people picking these up?


My husband got ours on a business trip to NYC.