Question by Betty28:
How do you clean a house after bombing for bed bugs?
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Answer by Josie826
Vacuum everything, carpet, chairs, couches, drapes, etc. Wash all area rugs and thoroughly wash all your bedding in very warm water. Vacuum your bedroom very well, including the mattress on all sides, box springs on all sides and under the bed. I would wipe down all surfaces that were not covered with some type of cleaner and thoroughly wipe down your cupboard doors and countertops. When you are done vacuuming, seal the vacuum bag up in a trash bag and discard outside…..just in case one of those little vermins made it through the bombing process!
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The information provided by the poster above is good information. However, you should know, that bombing, if i understand what you have already done correctly, is insufficient to take care of this problem. If you are referring to a bug bomb that can be bought at the store and is normally used for being a wide-spectrum bomb for all insects such as cockroaches and fleas…. then the infestation is going to re occur because the “bombs” do nothing to eggs (it is illegal for them to do so because of carcinogenic reasons)
You may have eliminated a great many of the full-size ones, but as you are no doubt aware, these fellas are very very good at hiding and surviving.
I am not trying to push down your hopes and i really wish that blanket bombing did work… it just, unfortunately, doesn’t
look thoroughly at the seams of your matress, and box-spring, and i mean very thoroughly. it’s best to look for them at arounf 11 at night, or so i heard.Grab a flashlight and closely inspect those seams. Also, look for any eggs in the bed base, and headboard. Make sure that there aren’t any bed bugs on your couches and spray the crap out of you whole house with a bed bug and flea spray (i found it in my supermarket where the regular cockroach sprays were.)Also, if you pick up furniture or things that people throw away, it probably has bed bugs on it