Question by JeLu102:
How do I prevent bed bugs?
I have a friend coming to visit me from NY next month and a few weeks ago they got bed bugs in their apartment. Even though they have been treating properly, thrown away their beds & other items, & had an exterminator come in several times, I have read that it can take up to 4 months for all of the eggs to die.
What are the chances that she could be carrying eggs on her?
Is there anything I can do ahead of time to assure that if she does carry eggs with her they die and do not hatch? A bug bomb ahead of time?
Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Mickjam
Wash your sheets every day. Shower before bed.
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JeLu102,
Short of inspecting all the guest’s clothes, and possessions etc, there is not a lot that you are able to do. In 50 per cent of the cases, a guest or visitor brings bedbugs in to the house. Discovering bedbugs often takes weeks or months, which gives the bugs more time to breed. The bloodsuckers don’t just live in beds, but inhabit any dark cracks and crevices in furniture or the house, where they lay eggs. They like to hide in the seams of mattresses, usually close to the wall or where it is dark. They come out at night to suck blood. A tell-tale sign of infestation is blood spots on the mattresses or sheets. The adult bedbug is the size of an apple seed, about four millimetres, and can easily be seen by the naked eye. In severe infestations, you may smell the musky stench of the bugs.
Sorry to be somewhat negative,
Hope this helps
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