getting rid of bed bugs

Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:10 am

Had some filthy neighbors in my apartment complex some how me a man who keeps house has bed bugs in his couch and recliner... How do I get rid of these buggers?
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kelly thomson
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:49 pm

I'd burn the place to the ground.

Only half-kidding. :P

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Nitol Ahmed
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:19 pm

Tempting my building manager is a buffoon
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Sweet Blighty
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:13 pm

Bed bugs have nothing to do with how clean or dirty someone is. They don't like dirt, they like blood and clutter.

As for how to get rid of em...Good luck, buy some insecticide cause if they are in your sofa there is a good chance that there on your bed or in any carpet or in your bookshelf.

My pop had them and he had to buy a new bed, change all the carpet in his house and still sprays insecticide all around the house.

PS. Bed bugs are a [censored] to get rid of.

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Chrissie Pillinger
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:39 pm

Organic solution-Neem oil. Chemical warfare solutions-various. I'd go with the neem oil. Whatever you choose for active ingredient, you want to go with a fogger delivery system. Do every room in your apartment, because if you've noticed them in two pieces of furniture they are in all the others too, as well as the carpets.

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Betsy Humpledink
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:28 pm

I proudly sleep in a hammock so the liability of them getting in is slim and by dirty I ment drug fiends
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Cash n Class
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:34 am

You still need to do the whole apartment, all at one time. The reason they are notoriously hard to get rid of is that people take piecemeal approaches...kill them in one room and within 24 hours they will be back, having moved from the other room. There won't necessarily be enough of them to notice right away, but they will be there.

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Princess Johnson
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:28 am

Like Tim stated and a few other posters stated.

Also other apartments might need to be checked out as well as the complex since they could be on the carpets on the hallways and such.

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Josh Lozier
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:35 pm

Drug fiends have fleas and yup, like you said, bed bugs >_>.

I'd recommend checking out home depot for that insecticide I mentioned. It kills the [censored]ers quickly AND gets rid of any eggs they may have put around.

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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:02 am

Good point...I wasn't associating apartments with carpeted halls (warm climate guy and apartments have direct outdoor access in my mind)...but if you have a welcome mat bring it in when you blast off the foggers. It's also good to coordinate with neighbors/management and have everyone do it at the same time.

Oh, hey, another thing...do not trust the volume claimed on the foggers. If it says it will do a two hundred square foot room, figure one for every 150 sq ft in your place.

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Heather M
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:18 pm

Good advice I will bomb the [censored] out of them
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:51 pm

As others have said, you should probably get building management involved. If any are allowed to survive they're likely to just breed and re-infest.

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DAVId Bryant
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:38 pm

bomb them with relentlessly with the best stuff you can find. You can also spread Borax everywhere like your carpet for added help against new ones crawling in.

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Kyra
 
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Post » Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:00 pm

Good plan

Never had to set off bug bombs do I need a mask or something?

I just talked to the people in my building and we are all gonna do it
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