Is it possible to kill bed bugs with normal pesticide? or do i have to use pesticide specially formulated for killing bed bugs?
bed bugs feed on ur blood. not dead skin. and their bites are really itchy.
Throw away the bed. Difficult to kill them.. Go to a specialised shop in town for the best insecticide.
Whats the best way to prevent/ kill bed bugs or any other very small parasite or insect in my bed.
I live in a tree house (it is insullated, and has walls, and carpet)
Prevention
If bedbugs are already present in your home, you can help ward off bites by wearing nightclothes that cover as much skin as possible.
To help prevent bedbugs from becoming residents in your home:
Inspect antiques and secondhand furniture thoroughly before bringing them into your home.
Employ the regular services of a professional exterminator.
Use bed nets impregnated with permethrin to ward off infestation in tropical areas.
Inspect any room you're about to inhabit while traveling.
After you return from a trip, check your luggage for insects that might have hitched a ride.
Change bed linens at least once a week, and wash in hot water of at least 97 F (36 C).
Vacuum around the home at least once a week, paying special attention to areas surrounding bed and furniture posts.
Caulk holes in floors and walls.
Dismantle and either treat with insecticides or discard any old furniture, including bed frames and mattresses. Use insecticide sprays containing dichlorvos, permethrin or malathion around cracks and crevices in your home. Lawn and garden insect control sprays may contain these insecticides. However, professional inspection and extermination may be best.
Eliminate any neighboring bird and bat habitats that may serve as a refuge for bedbugs, especially following an extermination attempt.
Treatment
Treatment of bedbug bites is aimed at relieving symptoms. Bites usually resolve within one to two weeks.
Apply a topical cream, such as cortisone, to relieve itching.
Avoid scratching to prevent infection.
Consult your doctor if you have severe reactions. An oral antibiotic may be recommended if infection occurs. Oral corticosteroids may be recommended for severe allergic reaction.
Take antihistamines if needed to help relieve allergic reactions.
Once your symptoms are treated, you must tackle the infestation. First, you'll need to freeze pajamas, sheets and other bedclothes for at least 24 hours or launder them in hot water of at least 97 F (36 C). Vacuum the area of infestation daily and freeze the vacuum bags for 24 hours. Insecticide sprays such as dichlorvos, permethrin and malathion must be used around cracks and crevices in your home. Lawn and garden insect control sprays may contain these insecticides, and garden stores may have permethrin. However, this difficult task likely requires a professional inspection of the bedbug habitat and subsequent extermination.
Complications
You're likely to experience only the itchy skin welts that bedbugs cause while feeding. However, some people develop more complicated reactions to bedbug bites, such as clusters of inflamed red bumps, dilation of the capillaries under the skin, formation of pus-filled blisters and hives up to 8 inches across.
A rare possibility exists that anaphylactic shock may occur as an allergic reaction to the substances the bedbug injects while feeding.
Screening and diagnosis
Diagnosis of bites requires a history of your exposure and a physical examination of the bite areas. Because the bites can be mistaken for those of other insects or other skin problems, your doctor will need to rule out fleas, body lice and scabies before determining a diagnosis of bedbugs.
Diagnosis of a bedbug infestation in your home can be more difficult, since bedbugs are active primarily at night. If you have signs or symptoms, immediately inspect your home for the insects. Thoroughly examine crevices in walls, mattresses and furniture. You may need to perform your inspection at night when bedbugs are active.
Look for these signs:
Discrete bloodstains on sheets and mattresses
Specks of blood behind wallpaper or other sites of heavy infestation
Insect excrement at the entry to hiding places in furniture crevices and walls
An intense, sweet odor caused by bedbugs' oil secretions
If I slept on a bed (not in my house) that had bedbugs, do I have any risk of bringing them into my home?
I saw some random bug-like thing crawling on my floor and it kind of vanished…that sparked my fear that they got in…but I think it was larger than pictures I've seen of them. How big are they?
Yes! Get some bug spray for your room.
Can I get rid of bed bugs on my own? Called on a prof. and got a quote of $900, too much for me to afford! I don't want to notify my landlord since it was probably my fault for bringing in a chair from the street.
This website from the University of California, Davis, has some ideas on how to control them. They do suggest a professional if it gets out of hand. If you do go for a professional, do not hesitate to see if they are licensed and to see how aware they are of "integrated pest management" which is a rather generic term for using pesticides only as a last resort and using management methods instead.
For Bed Bug Control
http://ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7…
How to choose a pest control company from the Univ of Cal (sometimes ya gotta).
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES…
Note that these are meant for Californians, but will work other places as well. Good luck
I just moved into my first condo and within the first two weeks my fiance and I discovered we have bed bugs. I am absolutely disgusted, and we're having an exterminator come tomorrow. However, we have three cats and I am extremely concerned about their well-being. Does anyone know how soon it is safe for me to bring my cats home again? And furthermore, I'll need to treat the cats for bed bugs just in case - does anyone know of a safe treatment that can be applied TO cats? I tried to contact the MSPCA, but they weren't very helpful.
I actually did some research on this when I thought I had bedbugs. It turned out my dog had brought a rat in and killed it on my bed, causing an infestation of mites.
You will not have to treat your cats for bedbugs. Bedbugs live in dark areas, like corners and in your mattress. They come out at night to feed.
They do not attach themselves to pets.
There are some really good sites. Google bedbugs to learn all about them (and plan to be revolted).
Is it true that spraying some lavender oil on the folds, etc of a bed can help keep away & kill bed bugs?
I will be going on a trip and I wanted to have some kind of safe guard.
I don't know about lavender oil. Change the sheets once every two weeks (once a week if there is "activity") and spray the mattress with Lysol.
i was wondering if clorox bleach will help kill bed bugs and there eggs?
i threw out my bed already ive been sleeping in an inflatable.what ive been thinking of doing is just throwing out every thing.such as all my clothes and every thing and just moving out and buy new things what do you think i should do?
Bedbugs have become an epidemic recently. They are difficult to eradicate. Good Luck!
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500560.html
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/bedbug.html