Question by misswannano:
how do i get rid of bed bugs?
I ‘ve been living in my new apartment for two weeks and i noticed a lot of bites on my daughters arm. I took her to the doctor and he said they are bed bug bites! I inspected her room and sure enough there they were. I tried to spray them with raid, I even fumigated the room but they are still there! what should I do?
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Answer by artiststree
Of course spray the mattress with insecticide but what you need to do after that is purchase a mattress bag with a zipper to fully enclose and suffocate the little critters. There are eggs that will hatch but they wont have a chance to become adults bugs. Of course there are companies that handle mattress treatment but I would say were costly. Get the bag a fully enclose the mattress and get something for the box spring as well.
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Been there, they were feasting on me!
If you are in an apartment, the landlords should be responsible for getting an exterminator for you.
Even then, they dont really go away.
Raid is not going to help either.
2 different ways of getting rid of them:
Go to Lowe’s or Home Depot, there is this stuff called Bayer Advanced (in a blue spray bottle) for indoor/outdoor pest control. Keep any animals away from it until it dries.
Worked for my problem.
If that doesnt work, the only other thing you could do is get rid of the bed.
Hope this helps 🙂
Thoroughly clean the infested rooms as well as others in the residence. Scrub infested surfaces with a stiff brush to dislodge eggs, and use a powerful vacuum to remove bed bugs from cracks and crevices. Dismantling bed frames will expose additional bug hiding sites. Remove drawers from desks and dressers and turn furniture over, if possible, to inspect and clean all hiding spots.
Mattresses and box springs can be permanently encased within special mattress bags. Once they are installed, inspect the bags to ensure they are undamaged; if any holes or tears are found, seal these completely with permanent tape. Any bugs trapped within these sealed bags will eventually die.
To prevent bed bugs from crawling onto a bed, pull the bed frame away from the wall, tuck sheets and blankets so they won’t contact the floor, and place the frame legs into dishes or cups of mineral oil.
Caulk and seal all holes where pipes and wires penetrate walls and floor, and fill cracks around baseboards and cove moldings to further reduce harborages.
If you are a tenant, contact your property manager or landlord to discuss your respective obligations, and to agree on a plan to manage the infestation. Generally, landlords are legally required to contract with a licensed pest control operator.
Request a written integrated pest management (IPM) plan from the pest control operator. This plan should detail the methods and insecticides to be used by the pest control operator, and describe the efforts expected by the building manager as well as by the tenants.
Because bed bugs and other pests may spread through cracks and holes in the walls, ceilings and floors, it is wise to inspect adjoining apartments on the same floor as well as those directly above and below.
What are your rights and obligations?
Landlords and property owners have specific legal obligations to provide safe and habitable accommodations for tenants. Certain infestations, including bed bugs, may constitute an unacceptable condition. Tenants have an obligation to cooperate with owners and landlords. This includes preparing the apartment so that the pest control operator can easily inspect the rooms and treat if necessary. Contact your state or municipal health agency or housing authority for more guidance on these issues.
Do not apply pesticides unless you fully understand what you are applying and the risks involved. You are legally liable if you misapply a pesticide, or apply it without a license to the property of another (including common spaces in apartment buildings). Generally, landlords, owners and building managers cannot legally apply pesticides. They should, instead, hire a licensed pest control operator to confirm the infestation and to develop an integrated pest management plan.
Do not dispose of furniture that is useful. Infested furniture can be cleaned and treated. Placing infested furniture (particularly mattresses) into common areas or on the street may simply help spread bed bugs to the homes of other people. Infested furniture intended for disposal should be defaced to make it less attractive to other people. Officials in some municipalities affix to potentially infested furniture a label to warn of bed bugs. To reduce opportunities of infested furniture re-entering their building, building managers should ensure that any disposed furniture is locked within a dumpster or immediately carted away to a landfill or waste facility.
Ive read and this sounds like a pain…To wrap the mattress/box spring in black plastic, like the huge contractors bags and put them outside in the sun on a hot day…It will cook the little bastards…. Also vacuum your matress regularly and keep it in a bedbug resistant cover…
if you say you have fumigated your room, and it doesn’t work, i think your bed then. a mattress bug. i suggest u to ‘sunbath’ your mattress. put it outside your house when the weather is hot, and leave it for a couple of hours. there will be a little bit smell on ur mattress after that, but don’t worry, it will gone soon. or you can get a new mattress. try it. it works =)
sorry to say
mattress in the trash.
clean the house and ,maybe exterminator to bomb the place