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How do you get rid of a bed bug infestation?
After this neighbor moved in, a lot of the apartments where I live has had a bed bug problem at one point or another. I had an exterminator come in and I've sprayed bug spray every time I can but these bugs won't go away. It's been more than a year. How do I get rid of them once and for all?
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- jean ann jLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
The other apartments need to be treated for the bugs. The bugs go inside the walls during the day and go from apartment to apartment. The manager needs to have the other apartments treated.
Source(s): http://www.badbedbugs.com/ - Anonymous5 years ago
* Call in the professionals. At the first sign of bed bugs, you should clean everything in the immediate area and call in people to spray things down. Try to find where they are coming from before you call people in, and try putting double sided tape around parts of your room to try and see where the are coming in from. Once you have called in professional people, follow their instructions exactly. * One doctor told me to change the bed twice a week, and wash the sheets in hot water; also wash my pajamas the same way. Make sure that you dry the clothes and sheets in the dryer and not on a clothes line. * Treating or discarding any paper products, and loose sheets of paper may help, as bed bugs don't only like fabric. * I got rid of mine with a high powered steam cleaner. These can be bought for around $50. You first need to find out where they are coming from. I started by going through all the cracks and spraying hot steam into them for 2-3 seconds. I had to do that every week for about 2 months, and I have not seen any again. * I got rid of my problem using Pronto. It is specially made for bedbugs and dust mites. This product is about $8 per can. * You need to wash every cloth item in the house from bedding and PJ's to curtains, and everyday clothing. Thick items like a pillow or comforter might take much longer than an hour to safely kill bed bugs in the dryer. And it is the long time in the dryer, not the washing machine, that will really ensure they are dead. Nevertheless once clothing and linens are brought home, they must be kept in sealed, airtight bags (for example, XL Ziploc or carefully sealed space bags). Dry cleaning is alright for delicate which cannot be washed and dried for an hour on Hot, but you must tell the dry cleaner the item is infested with bed bugs (otherwise they can reinvest you and others). And when you bring dry cleaning home, it also must be sealed as the other items are (dry cleaning bags are not airtight and thus not sufficient.) * One of the products I found that was very useful is Steri-Fab, which you spray almost everywhere: your mattress, clothes and even carpets. Also using natural products (such as Rest Easy) is a good idea too, taking these types of product when your traveling so that you don't bring them back with you. Getting box spring and mattress encasements is a good idea: it not only helps eliminate them, but helps prevent them. If you try to cover your mattress and box spring with plastic, the bed bugs will just chew right through it. Spraying the mattress and putting dust into the holes in the sides of the mattress before covering the infested mattress is a good idea.
- Anonymous8 years ago
It is easy to catch a bed bug when you sit on a beg bug infested chair or couch then they attach to your clothes and infect your personal space - your own couch, bed, and dining chairs. If you want to remove the bed bug problems, get a pest control service or exterminator. Let them work on the bed, couches, chairs, and do major laundry for your clothes. You can check this website: www.bestpest.com.au