Bed bug solution?

Question

anyone out there used and succeeded in ridding an area of bedbugs? I am looking for generic chemical names and not really something you can buy at Wal-Mart, get from Orkin etc. because we don't have those stores here. I live in Thailand and could probably get DDT if i had to, but would rather not. We have tried traditional sprays, sealing in bags, steam, pyrethin (maybe spelled that wrong) and all to no avail.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

first of all try to prevent getting bed bugs in the first place and use your bed for sleeping and sleeping ONLY

Answer 2

Bed bugs are, as you have found out, very difficult to get rid of.  There are only a couple of things that I can think of to try.  First try powdered Boric acid.  Bed bugs aren't just in the beds and matresses. So sprinkle the powder around the perimeters of each room, use a dust mask when doing this.  Boric acid is safe for humans but you don't want to breathe the vapors as you are "dusting" your rooms.  Cockroaches are also kept in cotrol by this method. Spray areas that you know the bed bugs are with  vinegar.  Many people can't stand the smell of vinegar so do this early  and let air dry.  Repeat the vinegar spray at least once a week for at least one month so that you cover the time for the different stages of their life cycle.   Make sure you change the bedding often and while it is off is when you use the vinegar spray.  

If the vinegar doesn't do it, rubbing alcohol should be tried next.  Again keep doing it through the life cycle.

Good luck I hope this brings some relief to your problem.  If you don't find relief and end up buying a new matress and box springs make sure that the manufacturer does not recover old matresses as that is often the method used and bed bugs are recycled right back to you.

Answer 3

You have to commit yourself to total war   IE   spray then vacuum repeat at least twice a day, also under and over the bed and surrounds

Answer 4

just turn you mattress over when you put on clean sheets you will never get read of bed bugs this just keeps them confused

Answer 5

Non-chemical approaches to control include the use of vacuuming and steam. Infested clothing can be washed in hot water and dried on the hot cycle of the clothes drier. Delicate materials can be placed into the freezer. Pesticides will need to be applied in conjunction with any non-chemical means of control. Good housekeeping practices and a reduction in possible harbourages such as cracks and crevices will discourage repeat infestations. As bed bugs are cryptic in their habits, complete control is often difficult to achieve with the first treatment.

Answer 6

The only real way to get rid of them is to buy a new bed.

Answer 7

You can flip the mattress, it will make the bugs go crazy and die.

Answer 8

Bed bugs are awful and incredibly hard to get rid of.  Everyone who said "Get a new mattress" or "flip the mattress" is entirely wrong.  Repeat: ENTIRELY WRONG.

First thing: You have to change your bedding often and wash them.

Second: Continue using a hand steamer (almost daily) on your mattresses, even with the bedding on.  Concentrate on the seams and any zipper/holes.

Third: Having an exterminator would be best, but spraying with a commercial spray is also helpful.  (http://spraywayretail.com/?p=SW003R  Order it online if you have to)Spray/steam on and around your bed, bedframe, floorboards and any cracks near your bed.  Repeat as often as you humanly can.

I combined all of these over the course of a year and it FINALLY worked.  I've been bedbug free for over 1.5 years.

They're awful and incredibly gross, but if you are persistant... Like REALLY persistant, you can get rid of them.  Best of luck.  I know your pain.

Answer 9

what i did was you have to change the beds, and also you might have to get rid of your carpet. bed bugs can live in the corners of the carpets on the floor near the walls. its a pain in the ***, but i think its better then flipping the bed

Answer 10

I worked in a hotel in Greece and we could tell there were bed bugs in one of the rooms by the faeces on the wall.  My boss got a blow torch and went nuts on them - problem solved.  If you look for little holes or cracks in the wall surrounded by the poo marks, they were in there during the day time.  Not sure if it'd be the same thing exactly in Thailand.  I think fire was the only thing that would kill the Greek ones.