BongoBob Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I was casually surfing the net in my room, when I glanced at my bed while waiting for a download to finish, and I noticed a little spot that I thought was a fluff ball (from cats). But then I saw it move. And that's when I saw what it was. It was a f***ing bedbug. Now, I had a little infestation of these f***ers from end of april to mid june. And it sucked. These things, if you don't know, are probably the hardest bugs to kill. Raid, or basically anything like it, doesn't even phase them. They bathe in it. The only things that can kill them, are 115 degree farenheit heat for 15+ minutes, crushing them, and a special all natural bug killer thing that works by dehydrating them. And these f***ers aren't exactly big. Eggs are smaller than a pin head. Thankfully, we didn't find a whole lot, and I believe we caught them early enough to keep them from spreading like they did last time, but still. I hate these things more than anything else on earth. I wouldn't wish them on anyone. I started this thread partly to rant, and partly to warn my fellow swampies. If you are getting bites from seemingly no-where, check your sheets for blood stains/black marks. These are tell-tale signs of them. If you do have them, immediatly move your bed away from any walls, vaccum seal your bedding and ASAP wash them in hot water and dry them as high as the fabric can take it. Vaccum around the bed (especially around baseboards), and get this stuff. It's an all natural product that kills the bugs by dehydrating them. You can sprinkle the powder, or add it to water and spray it. As long as you do it every night with the spray and every couple days with the powder you should get control very soon. And don't make one crack about good night sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite, because I just did it. EDIT: http://www.diatectresults.com/bedbuginfo.html That basically explains everything about the bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I've heard horror stories about these things, Hope you get/got them all taken care of, from what I hear, it's the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Do you live in an apartment like place? Because the bugs could be coming from your neighbors, and usually you're supposed to let the building owners know about them so they can take care of them right away. I'm told that after I left my dorm, the next batch of kids had bedbugs, and they had to quarantine the whole section of the dorm. Nasty stuff, bedbugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Gross... Here's to hoping my college experience will be bedbug free.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dath Maximus Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Do you live in an apartment like place? Because the bugs could be coming from your neighbors, and usually you're supposed to let the building owners know about them so they can take care of them right away. I'm told that after I left my dorm, the next batch of kids had bedbugs, and they had to quarantine the whole section of the dorm. Nasty stuff, bedbugs. was it really necissary to leave bedbugs behind phreak? i mean...i know you're crazy and mildly grumpy, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Quickest fix for bedbugs: Burn everything you own and the building you stayed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Lovely insurance claim, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Hmm, just put the matress in the yard on a really hot day. Leave it out for an hour for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 The only way that works is if you live in a very hot place. Thankfully I live in Nevada, so it kind of could. Trust me, they're taken care of. And no, I don't live in an apartment. Thank god, or else this would suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Nice... I have had a flea infestation before but bedbugs sound nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-8252 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Strange, last night in bed I too saw a bug crawling around. I just threw the blanket it was crawling on off the bed and went to sleep. *Shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Do you have any bites on you? Their bites usually are in straight lines up and down veins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-8252 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Nah, I'm fine. Probably was just the scout bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Nah, I'm fine. Probably was just the scout bug. I hope you didn't give it a chance to report back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 *shudders* Ick. I can't stand the thought of some little parasite sucking my blood. I think I'd tear my flesh off and go insane if this happened to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Trust me, I damn near did. Simply because they were seemingly coming out of nowhere. My bed was sprayed down every night at their peak movement time, and I was still getting bites. But then I figured out that they were on/in my walls. Then about a week after that I found out what their eggs looked like. I must have popped about 30 eggs that day. I took a sick pleasure in killing the bastards >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Call the professionals. they come in and use a vacuum that sucks at 3x the conventional vacuums then they put an ultraviolet light on it and then do other things. my mom used to take all my sheets off and let my bed air out since they like to be warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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