Treat Bed Bugs

people comes and sprays,will it be effective,does the bedbugs will be eliminated completely.pls respond dear people.

It can be completely effective. . . our apartment building, and our unit, had this problem a few months ago. After one treatment, the problem went away. Make sure that you wash everything in your bedroom though. . . sheets, pillows, comforters, any clothes that you store near your bed, etc. The larvae can live for months without blood (gross, I know), so larvae could hide out and then reemerge months later if you don't get them all at once.

Hi Everyone,

every single night, i go to bed, and i try to sleep, but i cant because of all those bed bugs pinching me. they are too anoying for me to handle. what should i do about them?

sleep on the couch

I've been waking up with small circular insect like bites on my body periodically but I can't find any evidence of any bugs. I thought it was bed bugs but exterminator told me he didn't think so but sprayed anyway and I washed and cleaned all my belongings but it started back up a week later so now I think it could be mites.

It probably is. I would buy lice shampoo and apply it like lotion. I got the same thing a while back. Also wash your bedding and cloths in the hottest water you can and dry them in high heat. The heat will kill the little buggers. If you have things you can't wash rap them in a tight air proof bag for 30 days. The shampo wil say leave it on for ten minutes, but that didn't work for me, I left it on over night and had to do this for a couple of days.

we just discovered that we have bed bugs - ugh! everything that i have read indicates that you must get an exterminator to get rid of the bugs; however, we have newborn and i am very afraid to use pesticides in our apartment for that reason - we spend 24hrs a day here. not to mention, i have a brother with autism so i am very fearful of damage that can happen to a child when they are developing. please help! how can we kill bedbugs without harming my newborn?

There are many internet sites that have information about bedbugs. Thsi is from only one. Get on teh internet and search for them and if it is necessary to hire a professional exterminator, have them tell you what they do to protect your child. They are supposed to be the experts. Make them earn their money.

Given the ideal environment your bed and mattress offer for sleep, what other residents are likely to take up residence in your bedroom and what impact can they have on your health?

Many people suffer from allergies – to pollen, to food, to animal dander, and to dust. Many allergies also stem from dust mites. Dust mites are very small insects that can be found in homes around the world. They are tiny relatives of spiders and ticks that have eight legs, no eyes, and are more or less just a stomach on legs. Dermatophagoides farinae is the scientific name for household dust mites. It’s unpleasant to think about, but dust mites eat the skin that falls off people every day (and night). They eat enough of it to produce twenty or so small pellets of fecal waste. Humans can breath in this waste and it can cause allergic reactions. These reactions in turn can make you feel tired, irritate respiratory function, and lead to a lousy night’s sleep.

There can be millions of dust mites in a single mattress. And dust mite infestation in homes is not uncommon- as many as 44 million American households are thought to have dust mite problems.

Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are another unpleasant tenant in bedrooms with unhygienic sleeping conditions. Their name is cute - it even shows up in a nursery rhyme (‘good night, sleep tight…’) but dealing with them is far from cute.

They are small - usually just a fraction of an inch long - and nocturnal, hiding during the day. At night they come out and attach to human beings. They inject a coagulating agent and numbing substance and – not unlike a large mosquito – will suck the blood out of sleeping people. Most of the time people awaken with small itchy welts. Sometimes they can have allergic reactions leaving large hives and severe skin irritation. In extreme cases bed bug bites can cause anaphylactic shock in reaction to the substances they inject while feeding.
Treatment and Prevention.

Bed bug bites usually heal themselves and treatment with ointments (like cortisone) can minimize discomfort. If you have an allergic reaction, see your physician. Similarly, treatment of allergies due to dust mites is often over-the-counter symptom relief from antihistamine.

Once you’ve treated the symptoms, you should move on to eliminating any current infestations and preventing new ones. If you suspect you have bedbugs or dust mites, put your pajamas and bed sheets in the freezer for at least 24 hours. Then wash them in hot water. This should kill any organisms on your clothes and sheets.

Next give your bedroom (and house) a thorough cleaning. For bed bug infestations, consult an insect exterminator.

To prevent future infestations:
Vacuum your home weekly
Don’t eat food in bed
Inspect older, antique or second hand furniture before bringing it into your home
Change your bed linens at least once per week
Eliminate bird and bat residences near your home – bedbugs often live with birds and bats
Caulk cracks and crevices around your home
Make sure your mattress hasn’t turned into a site of infestation

I have heard of hotels lately in Toronto infested with bedbugs, could you please list where they do and don't have bed bugs, preferably where they don't? Thank-you.

Bed bugs have been a problem across North America in the last several years. Toronto isn't much different, especially among cities its size.

Check out the registry link below to see possible places to avoid.

Almost 2 years ago now I broke out in an itchy bumpy rash. It started around the backs of my knees, slowly made its way up my thighs, around the front of my knees, to my lower back, my shoulder blades, the inside of my upper arms, the back of my lower arms under my elbow, and then to my knuckles and sometimes inbetween my fingers. I immediately went to the doctor because it progressed quickly and he suggested that it was a pesticide, or bed bugs, basically that lived under your skin and caused an itchy red rash. I was given pesticide which made my affected areas burn severly. Stopped that, and went to a local dermatologist who suggested the same thing. Leaving that possibility behind again, I went to another dermatologist. She said I had a bad allergic reaction to nickle(from my belt holes and buckle), along with eczema, and a mild case of hay fever. She gave me a cream that always makes the itching stop temporarily, but has never gotten rid of the rash totally. Suggestions?

Aquaphor is an excellent oinment, or use Eucerin if you want a cream. Apply several times a day, and it should help with clearing it up