Treat Bed Bugs

i have bed bugs and i dont want to dry clean all my delicates cus that would be too much money and they cant go in the washer and dryer cus they'll get rueined. they have a lot of decrotive things on them what else could i do?
and would just putting them in water i boiled and hang drying them then iorning them kill the bed bugs and eggs?
i hate these mother Fers! they city should be doing more to get ride of them, they've infested our cities and u can get them just from walking outside. eeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr!:(
ok i know about the matress stuff and the exterminator is coming but they told us to wash all our clothes in hot water and then put them in the dryer on high heat for an hour but i thought i could boil water and just pour it on my delicates and then iron them when there dry. and no there in the closets not on the bed. but those are the exterminators instrustions. i live in mass.

Babe - washing the bed clothes is gonna make NO difference whatsoever. You need a new mattress and de-infestation. Where on earth are you from?!

And how can i remove the spots and itchiness from my hands face and legs…?//

If a person gets bitten by a bedbug, the bite will feel itchy. Bedbug bites look like little red bumps, and they can sometimes occur in a line on the body.
If you think you've been bitten by a bedbug, wash the bites with soap and water. Put on some calamine lotion to help with the itching. An adult can find an anti-itch cream at the drugstore for you. Try not to scratch the bites too much, because this can make the bites become infected.
If you get an infection from scratching bedbug bites, a doctor will need to prescribe medication to clear up the infection.
The best way to avoid getting bitten by bedbugs is to keep your room clean by changing your sheets once a week and vacuuming the floor often. If you have bedbug bites,spray your bed and baseboards with a special insecticide that will kill the bedbugs where they live.

Apply residual liquid, aerosol or dust residual insecticides such as Demand Cs, CB D Force Aerosol and Drione Dust.

Direct residual sprays or dusts such as Demand CS, Intruder HPX or Drione dust into areas where insects hide during the day.

Anyone with actual experience using ddt on bedbugs, or just hearsay, please tell me what you know, including what vehicle (liquid or dust) to mix it with. Am living in a cheap hotel, and don't have a lot to decontaminate.
I live in Chicago

I'm pretty sure DDT has been banned. It caused so many problems in the 70's that it's illegal to use in the U.S. now. I would either contact a local exterminator and get their advice or try someone like Home Depot. I know bed bugs are hard to get rid of. The hotel should have to eliminate them for you though. I would get a phone book and call the county health department. They might tell the owner of the hotel that he/she needs to pay for an exterminator.

What can you spray or whatever to get rid of bed bugs? What can you put on a mattress?

To address the previous answers:
1). Never steam clean a mattress as the residual moisture will prompt growth of mold, mildew, fungi and spores.
2). Avoid spraying the common types of cleaners as most are chemical-based and flammable.
3). Across the board, people who live in the south are no more intelligent than the people (sic, yankees) who live in the north…how absurd and totally ignorant! Bed bugs do not nourish themselves on a persons' body oils…they suck your blood, period. Dust mites nourish themselves by surviving off the 1.5 million skin cells that humans shed daily. They do not bite people.

With that said, the task of toting mattresses outdoors to beat the dust (and crap, literally) out of them, then exposing the mattresses to the natural cleansing abilities of the sun (UVA and UVB light waves) has become a mostly forgotten, spring-cleaning chore. This truly is an absolute necessity for improved health and even more so today than in decades past due to improved (air tight) energy-efficient construction methods.

Now for your question. First, confirm that you really mean bed bugs. Oftentimes and quite erroneously, dust mites have been referred to as "bed bugs." These are two very different animals. Dust mites are microscopic and next to impossible to spot with the naked eye. Bed bugs are quite visible and so are the tale-tell signs of infestation such as, bite marks, fecal droppings (small reddish-brown spots), and even small blood stains on the sheets.

If you truly mean "bed bugs"…create barriers from where the bed bugs hideout and your bed.
1). Pull your bed away from the wall
2). Place a light coating of vaseline on the legs of the bed, or
3). Place the legs of the bed into empty tin cans then add mineral oil or vegetable into each can
4). If there is a sham on the box-spring, take it off to prevent access to bed from the floor, likewise, do not allow the bedspread/sheets to reach the floor.

Again, if you really mean bed bugs…you will more than likely want instant gratification by wanting them dead NOW! So you have 2 choices, call an exterminator (best choice) or do it yourself with available pesticides. Bed bugs are nocturnal and typically hideout behind furniture, wall hangings, bed frames, and in cracks and crevices created by molding and trim. IF, you have holes in your mattress they could be inside the mattress.

Once you have your instant gratification (dead bed bugs) begin a preventative measure to thwart future incidences.
All natural, non-toxic, non-flammable (very important for mattresses), chemical-free and odorless, Enzyme Cleaners are becoming very popular due the multitude of uses that these products provide.

Ideal for every home environment, "green" (eco-friendly) enzyme cleaners reduce the prolific chemical usage presently found in name brand cleaning products. They are especially ideal for persons who are susceptible to chemicals and the volatile organic compounds (VOC's) emitted by typical chemical-based cleaning products through casual use. Kid-friendly, pet-friendly, totally safe…this product can even be used on humans and pets as a body wash or shampoo!

The enzyme cleaner I use is also non-magnetic, or non-static, meaning that once a surface is wiped cleaned there is no chemical residue left behind (of course) AND the freshly cleaned surface (furniture, counters, picture frames, Knick-knacks, etc.) will not attract dust, unlike conventional, chemical-based cleaning products!

What do you want to clean, sanitize and sterilize?
Any and all household surfaces can be cleaned with an Enzyme Cleaner and at extremely economical costs without any chemical residue or VOC's.

Need an all-natural pesticide?
Enzyme Cleaners attack pests (fleas, bed bugs, dust mites, scabies, lice, roaches, silverfish, etc.) by causing the insect to pre-molt and die, unlike pesticides which attack the central nervous systems. Pesticide residues also attack YOUR central nervous system, to varying degrees.

Call around to various merchants in your area and ask what they have to offer in the way of enzyme cleaners. Health food stores will probably stock such items. Try it out and if you like the product and for even more economical savings, look at purchasing it by the gallon over the Internet. The product I use for my business and home use, cost me $75.00 per gallon, BUT, it's super-concentrated and requires a mix ratio of only 1 ounce per gallon of water. This equates to $0.72 per gallon (when shipping costs are included). What other cleaning product can you buy for just $0.72 per gallon plus the cost of a gallon of distilled water? I think a gallon of bleach even costs more than that…but I don't really know for sure because I haven't had the need to purchase any bleach for a very long time.

If you would like to know which product I use…feel free to send me an email.

If by chance you meant dust mites and not bed bugs…visit the link below. It's cost-free info "76 Tips to Reduce Dust Mites and Indoor Allergens"

http://www.sterilmattress.com/ebook_dust_mite_removal_tips.html

I'm really freaked out because I must have about 30 bites all over my arms and like a couple more on my hips and I'm scared because this is currently happening as I reside in my cousin's house because my parents are out of town for a few days…and its really annoying she called a exterminator but idk if thats the problem…what can I do to treat my bites and stop the itching? Plus does anyone know if I will be scarred permanently…than I can be the only girl that wears sleeves to the prom :/ I hate this…does anyone have any experiences they can share? thank you, your help is appreciated :)…still itching…i shouldn't do that but can't help it!

Ow, sorry to hear about your bites.

I believe it eventually goes away like mosquito bites, unless you scratch it a lot. Try calamine lotion for the itching.

In my grandmother's time, the only way to get rid of bedbugs was to take the clothing (all of it, strip naked) and bedding (including the mattress) outside and burn it. Even if you sprayed the adults, the eggs would hatch later. Perhaps technology has improved; the exterminator should know.

Might be worth visiting the doctor to make sure your body is clean of them.