Question by Keta:
Bedbugs. Possible to treat or call a professional? Suggestions?
Found some bedbugs making their home in a futon in my attic. No where else in the house and no one has been bitten. I’m paranoid about the size of the infestation since we don’t know how big it is but I bagged up all clothing, bed coverings and pillows in the room anyway as a precaution. Washed all the blankets and about half of the clothes in hot water and dried on High heat as I saw to do on a website.
Now what do I do? It’s not a normal futon, it’s a Klik Klax, so the mattress is covered by a fabric that is sewn all the way around the pad and the frame, so spraying inside would require me to cut the fabric off the bottom.
Also we don’t know where they came from, since they are no where else in the house I wonder if they were already inside when it was purchased (half a year ago).
Suggestions? I’m afraid to even use it anymore.
Yeah, thoughts of tossing it have crossed my mind. It’s served as my bed though for the time we’ve had it, and I don’t want to risk bringing a new mattress into the room if they are in the walls or carpets around it.
Best answer:
Answer by BobbyR
I’d personally throw it out
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After looking at this article – I would call a pro ASAP
Please read the following article.
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp
The pros use a permethrin spray several times over a period of a couple months – permethrin is safe for indoor use but won’t kill the eggs so you need several treatments to get them all.
Most indoor insecticide treatments will do the job but the advantage of using a professional is that they know where to spray, how much to spray and how many treatments it takes. I would strongly recommend professional treatment of the whole house – they could easily have migrated to other parts of the house and you just don’t know what signs to look for.
Good Luck!
I would say clear the room and throw it out… ! Put all your clothes and belongings in plastic tubs until you find out if you got them all… No sense having to do all that work again…. I store many of my off-season clothes in rubbermaid extra large garbage cans with sealable lids….. They hold more and are cheaper than the sealable tubs…. Good luck