HELP!! i think there's bed bugs in my bed?
Question:i can't sleep cause i'm so itchy...
is there anything i can buy to spray on my bed that will get rid??
i'm desperate!!
Answers:
Get it professionally done...it'll only be about £20 (if you're in the UK). We had them a few years ago, and used to use all sorts of sprays that allegedly got rid. They never did, so got in touch with profs., he said two visits will do the business - and it did! Sprays cost me almost as much, but only worked for a couple of nights.
Get some fly spray & buy a backscratcher. Other then that I don't think I could help you
try giving it a good vac then turn matress over
there are bedbugs in everyones bed.stop thinking about it or go sleep on the couch.
hire a steam cleaner or get someone to come out and steam clean it for u. (numbers for local firms will be in the phonebook). u will not get rid of the problem by normal vacuuming alone. the heat of the steam cleaner is needed to kill the little blighters !
i dont really know how to get rid of them but im allergic to them and to avoid bed bugs i was told to buy a latex mattress as they cant live in that material or buy everything in a thread count of 270 or higher thats your mattress protecter, pillow cases sheets and quilt/doona covers as they cant get through and die. also vacuum your bedroom and mattress everyday for 2 weeks to help get rid of bugs should help.
i did all of the above and sleep soundly now coles target kmart and bigw are places i know of that sell matress protectors and so does clark rubber
put your mattress outside for the day and the cold weather will kill them off too they hate the cold if you live in victoria you got the perfect weathern to do so... i live in nsw
It wont be bed bugs unless your really dirty.
It's most likely your allergic to something,have you washed your sheets in a different powder.or showered with a different product?
You need to go back to before it started happening,you may have eaten something your allergic to,its highly unlikely to be bed bugs.
Get some anti histamine tablets from the chemist until you have worked out whats causing the itching,they will stop you scratching.
if i was you i would boil the sheets on the hottest setting in the washing machine to kill the little b...rs, then get a bug spray and spray the matteress, and finally you can get mattress covers from any argos store or boots store or most bedding shops, or wilkinson.
hiya,
oh poor you,
instead of me copying and pasting google bed bugs and click on the wikipedia link,this tells you absoulutly everything you need to no,including how you can get rid of bugs without buying a new matress.
hope you soon have a itch free night,but the best thing to put on your skin is calomime lotion that will take the itch and cool your skin or buy some sudocrem they use for nappy rash because this can be used for everything and is really affective.
hope i,ve helped a bit
tc
We all have bed bugs but they don't bite you they live on flakes of skin that you shed while you sleep, they like warm places so throw your bed sheets back in the morning and open the windows turn your matress over once a month
Vacuum the mattress real good,both sides, change the sheets, If you have recently tried a new soap of any kind,stop using it,
why don't you hoover both side off the mattress or buy a new bed
I'm afraid you will have to strip your bedroom,even perhaps the carpet, bed bugs don't only nestle in the mattress, they can be found under the skirting boards. you can buy a spray, but i can't remember the name, homebase should sell it.
Be sure ,if, you have to carry anything from the bedroom,to wrap it well you don't want to lose any of the bugs through the house. I am speaking with experience.
I feel for you hon!
Check for tell tale blood spots on sheets and mattress cover.
If you see signs, this is a indication you do have bed bugs.
Spray the living daylights out of mattress and the surrounding area with Raid.
Go sleep on coach or another surface and if you have any essential oils, lavender is especially great,sprinkle it on the couch. Lavender is a natural bug repellent.
Now you can either treat for bed bugs yourself by sparying mattress and surrounding area with Raid every other day for a week or so, take a two week break and resprary every two days for a week or so. Take another two week break and repeat. After each spraying, wait a few hours and vaccumm like a mad person and pay special attention to corners of upholstey. Change vaccum bag after each use.
However, I stronlgy advise you to get the professionals in. Call pest controll 1st thing in morning and pay to have your apartment treated. Do not overly disturb the area until it's been treated -you don't want the blighters moving elsewhere in the apartment.
After the first treatment, you will also need to wash and dry all soiled clothes, bedding and towels etc and place all clean clothing, sheets etc in dryer for at least 10 mins. This will take care of any eggs.
If it's a rental unit, alert the property managment company. Bed bugs are survivilists - right up there with ivy and rats! They travel and it's possible they property managers need to check out the connecting units. If it's a condo/privately owned report it to the appropriate people.
Good luck.
Are there any signs that you're actually being bitten, or are you "just" itchy? If it's the latter, it may not be bugs at all, try another detergent, softener etc, you might be allergic to what you're currently using. Nylon sheets do that to me, so does eating cheese . . .
If they really are bed bugs, the only thing to do is get rid of the mattress, you can't eradicate them.
Go to the doctor first, get him to check the 'bites', it might be something else. If it is bed bugs, get rid of your mattress and sleep on a blow up bed or whatever you can afford until you can save up - anything's better than this, surely?
I wouldn't advise using sprays they are lethal and no matter what the instructions say you will still breathe it in. I bought myself a steam cleaner and it is the best investment I have ever made and only cost me £30.00. I doubt very much if it is bugs, just check the seams of your mattress and you can see them quite easily they are greyish in colour and if they have been nibbling on you during the night they will be bloated. I would imagine it is just the normal creepy things we get in our beds and therefore I recommend you invest in a steam cleaner and hoover your bed at least once a week when you change your bed linen.
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