Question by April M:
Do bed bugs die when sprayed with Raid?
And if they do, how long does it take? They don’t seem to shrivel up like spiders or go into a frenzy like cockroaches.
Best answer:
Answer by Eagle Eye
No , you need a special spray for them read this first
http://studenttravel.about.com/od/healthystudentholidays/a/bedbugs_5.htmt
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dude if you got bed bugs your f’ed. you have to get all new stuff. raid will kill the ones you hit, but if anything you need to bomb and re-bomb your house. if you live in a apartment then i would move. you could get out of your lease because it is unfit to live with bugs like that. all in all that sucks and their is no good or cheap way to fix it.
April,
The RAID is not going to work.
You may end up needing an exterminator to deal with this but I think you should look at some do-it-yourself options that you can spray on your furniture including your mattress to see if it is salvagable.
There are several chemical free bedbug products available. The one that I have used is called BedBug Terminator and it is sold online by a company called Kleen-Free. It will kill the bedbugs on contact as well as their eggs. You just spray it everywhere for a few days.
You do need to be patient and persistent with this or any treatment as bedbugs hide well and can go weeks without feeding.
Also, not sure if you live in an apartment and if the bedbugs have spread or not but everyone needs to treat them and not just you – maybe you can split the cost of whatever you choose.
Good luck
Sue