Treat Bed Bugs

thanks for your help in advance

nooooo! bug spray wont do. it wont kill the eggs, anyway bedbugs can live up to 4 yrs without food (i.e blood)

u need to wash all the clothes u frequently wear (bedbugs r easier to deal with malescoz females hav massive mounds of clothes lol)

wash then use the dryer at highest tempreture without damaging clothes. also wash sheets and live with a friends place 4 a few days while u get a profesinal to fumigate the place.

this is not the cheapest but the best way to get rid of them coz other sprays will only work short term and in the long run, u lose money (plus it's bad for ur lungs)

TAKE CARE!

I live in a 3 story place in Dorchester, I rent one of the 12 rooms. Recently, we’ve noticed the presence of bedbugs. We spoke to the landlord and he sprayed several rooms with some sort of spray that he bought from the Home Depot.

It’s not working.

I looked up stuff on google and the Boston Inspectional Services flyer I found says that proper extermination should include inspection by a qualified inspector.

Can I make my landlord hire a qualified inspector? Who would pay?

If you didn’t bring the bugs in, then it would make sense that the landlord should have to pay. I have no idea how you would go about making him do it, other than taking him to court, which would probably really screw up your living situation. Check out the City of Boston’s website, I believe it’s cityofboston.gov or boston.gov or something. I know there used to be a section on there all for renter’s, basically geared towards out of towners coming in as students, but it should apply to you too. I’m pretty sure there should be a “Renter’s Bill of Rights” on there somewhere, I know I remember seeing it…and good luck.

I work at a youth hostel and get bitten up by bed bugs almost daily. How can I get rid of them or stop them from biting me?

The bedding has to get thrown out. Or anything that has these bugs in them; blankets, pillows, mattress, etc..

I own a rental property and the tenants moved out because of bed bugs. I never had bedbugs before and they kept alot of trash in the property and I had a quarterly pest treatment, I kept the deposit for the expensive treatment and now they are unhappy. I was only notified of bed bugs when they moved out, they also didn’t rid the property of silver fish, roaches when they left as per the lease?

It all depends…
Bed bugs move quickly from place to place if the near by area is infested with bed bugs then you might be responible for the treatment also if it does not state on your lease agreement anything about the pest management then the tenates should take care of the cost.

Becareful next time you lease your place out and be sure to state on the lease agreement issues regarding pest control.

me and my gf are planning to move out of the flat we are in at the momment, we are renting one of the rooms , what would be the best thing to do not to bring the bed bugs to our new home, is it safe to bring things like laptop, tv, electric guitar and computer? do we have to wash our clothes? or do we just put our clothes in a dryer for 20 mins or so? please help us, thank u

Some of these answers are very wrong, or just plain stupid but they still get two points!
Every one has bed mites in their bed. These are harmless and no need to worry about them.
Bed bugs are about 4-6 mm long dark red & suck your blood. Not very nice to have in the house.
Put any electrical goods and other items that cannot be washed into the deep freeze for 48 hours or in the oven at 75 C for 2 hours to kill the bugs. All clothing should be washed or dry cleaned and isolated to prevent re-infestation. Take care with things like old suitcases stored under the bed. If in doubt throw them out.
It may be an idea to cet the local council to come & treat the flat to be extra sure that you do not take the little blighters to your new flat.

I have bed bugs. It has gotten to an overwhelming point though. I can’t sleep for nothing. It got to a point where I had to take sleeping pills to keep me knocked out because I had to get up to work. I tried cleaning the room and spraying down everything with bed bug killer. It stopped for about a week and little by little they popped up again.

I have been though all that. I feel your pain. We tried everything you could ever imagine, fogger stuff, sprays, and exterminators…but those evils always find the way to come back to bite us. Finally we found Bed Bug Powder from the site below, and it worked!! It is organic powder that is safe to humans and pets. I would recommend you using steamcleaner first to kill the existing bed bugs. Heat can kill bed bugs without messing your room up.
Then use Bed Bug Powder on your bed. We have not been bitten for at least 2 years since we started using it. Good luck.

My cousin and I are staying in a hostel in Montreal over January and some reviews show that there have been bed bugs previously. How can we avoid getting bed bugs? Or kill them before we sleep? Help! These little creatures REALLY creep us out. hahahah.

When we traveled to NYC, which is the capital of Bed Begs, we brought Bed Bug Powder with us, well actually we shipped it to the hotel in advance to avoid the security confusion at the airport. We did not get any bites for the entire trip (4 days). We have been using the powder since we got bed bugs at home. The Powder kills bed bugs with no chemical. Put it underneath of the sheet. it lasts longer than sprays or fogger type of killer. Also, bed bugs are very good at hiding. They can easily slide into your suitcase and go home with you. I really recommend using the powder and even after the trip, you should use the powder on your own bed just in case…. They are very sneaky and contegeous…… Good Luck

My sister came to live at my house a few months ago, that being said. She has been still living here but also spending nights at her boyfriends house. She came over my house today and while she was here had informed me that where she is staying they have bed bugs. Her 7 month old son is getting bitten.

Can they bring them to my house now as they visit? ?

If she comes to stay here now because they have bugs can she transfer them here?

I don’t want to throw my sister out and her baby but I don’t want bugs either. My house is very clean and free of any kind of bugs, we treat for almost everything and a very clean people.

Yes they can be brought into the home but before you go and kick out your sister for it, which sounds a bit extrem, consider this:

Bed bugs are back on the rise…very high rise….they are becoming much more common as if we were back in the day….why? Because foriegners that we can not offend and hold and have checked for diseases and bugs like we use to, are bringing them into the country.

There are ways of getting rid of them but you will need to look on line. If they are already there they are not going to leave just because your sister and her baby do.

Use a room spray , that smells very bad , Use the spray , of old stock . that helps you better. It really worked for me. Happy sleeping

thanks i regularly hoover the mattress and also change the sheets regularly

what do you think

buy a new mattress. check your classifieds. you'll most likely find some brand new cheap mattresses someone will be selling out of a warehouse.