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Posted By: Newt

bed bugs - 06/02/22 10:33 AM

For the first time in my life. SOME how I got bed bugs. I tried sprays. Cleaned mattress and box spring.Now after two days they are back.
What do I do ?
Posted By: warrior

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 10:46 AM

Heat
Posted By: Leftlane

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 11:25 AM

Yeah I think the pros crank the heat up to about 120 and let them bake in it.
Posted By: the Blak Spot

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 11:57 AM

Yep, heat
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Leftlane
Yeah I think the pros crank the heat up to about 120 and let them bake in it.

Wow
Posted By: coonlove

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 12:08 PM

Look into Diatomaceous Earth.
Posted By: Newt

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 12:27 PM

heat ? Hair dryer ? shop heat gun ?
Posted By: Nittany Lion

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 12:44 PM

Just crank the wood stove up. grin
Posted By: Nessmuck

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 12:44 PM

My son worked for a pest company ….they heated up the house to a certain temp for x amount of hours.
Posted By: DaveP

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Newt
heat ? Hair dryer ? shop heat gun ?



No, they pump your whole house full of heat.

Diatomaceous earth, bed bug bag your mattress.
Sprays, powders, gotta go nuclear on them
Posted By: bjansma

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 01:28 PM

Not going to get rid of them with the stuff you find at the hardware store. Heat requires special equipment, its not as simple as turning the furnace on high.

This is what we used when I owned a pest control company.

https://www.amazon.com/MGK-1852-Crossfire-Concentrate-Insecticide/dp/B01NAE47Q0/ref=sr_1_5?crid=NQZHVO5M449J&keywords=crossfire+bed+bug+concentrate&qid=1654176264&sprefix=crossfire%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-5
Posted By: Nessmuck

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 01:35 PM

Have to get the pros in there Newt.
Posted By: run

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by coonlove
Look into Diatomaceous Earth.

X2.
Posted By: Fisher Man

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 02:51 PM

Don't come near me.
Posted By: GritGuy

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 03:01 PM

My son had them for a bit, I suggested he use a portable hand held steamer and go thru the room with it

Worked like a charm, just use it any where they will hide, mostly in carpets, any kind of deep cloth
until the area is steaming.
Posted By: trapdye

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 03:48 PM

Them buggers will hide in the moulding, electric outlets & every crevice.
Posted By: FairbanksLS

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 04:08 PM

https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/bb-heat1.pdf

Tap the link
Posted By: iowayote

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 05:03 PM

My Uncle had them. Pest company removed everything plastic and brought in giant heaters to heat the house for several hours. When complete, they found a few overlooked pieces of plastic that were melted. More than one treatment may be needed.
Posted By: Bogmaster

Re: bed bugs - 06/02/22 06:25 PM

Newt, 1 match should do it.
Tom
Posted By: BigBob

Re: bed bugs - 06/03/22 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by warrior
Heat

As in, burn the place down. You probably need to contact a professional exterminator.
Posted By: KeithC

Re: bed bugs - 06/03/22 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by iowayote
My Uncle had them. Pest company removed everything plastic and brought in giant heaters to heat the house for several hours. When complete, they found a few overlooked pieces of plastic that were melted. More than one treatment may be needed.


I wonder what happens to the plastic coating on the house's wiring?

Keith
Posted By: danny clifton

Re: bed bugs - 06/03/22 05:16 PM

Know anybody with some DDT stashed away in their barn? That gets them first dose.
Posted By: Black dogs

Re: bed bugs - 06/03/22 05:33 PM

Suspend sd worked for me
Posted By: VaBeagler

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 05:04 AM

Better start screening your lady friends better. Lol . Just kidding, could happen to anyone of us. Sorry you are having to deal with this.
Posted By: Cragar

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by danny clifton
Know anybody with some DDT stashed away in their barn? That gets them first dose.

That stuff worked. That is why we never had a bed bug problem.

DDT was a very effective pesticide. It was just misused. They thought more was better. In the right hands , used properly in low doses , it worked great.
Posted By: Nessmuck

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 03:53 PM

Newt…..you still scratching…?
Posted By: badger

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 03:57 PM

Make sure they are bed bugs and not bat bugs they look extremely similar but with different habits.
Posted By: Brian Mongeau

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by badger
Make sure they are bed bugs and not bat bugs they look extremely similar but with different habits.

This. Bat bugs look exactly like bed bugs. You need an entomologist to confirm. I'd look in the attic to see if you have bats. 1-3 times a year a customer will call, discovered they have bats by the bugs. Not all colonies have them.
Posted By: 52Carl

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 05:13 PM

In the immortal words of Hank Kimball from Green Acres, "Burn the crops."
Posted By: BigBob

Re: bed bugs - 06/04/22 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by bjansma
Not going to get rid of them with the stuff you find at the hardware store. Heat requires special equipment, its not as simple as turning the furnace on high.

This is what we used when I owned a pest control company.

https://www.amazon.com/MGK-1852-Crossfire-Concentrate-Insecticide/dp/B01NAE47Q0/ref=sr_1_5?crid=NQZHVO5M449J&keywords=crossfire+bed+bug+concentrate&qid=1654176264&sprefix=crossfire%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-5


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