i need a bedbug professional...They are almost impossible to get rid of. Anyone know how to get rid of them?

Question

I'm not talking about calling the bug man here...I'm talking about something just short of burning the place to the ground. New York city is infested and they are all over the place and immune to all the bug sprays. Anyone had a real success with getting rid of them completely?? Thanks

Answer 1

I've never had this problem. But, I definately would NOT use bug spray or flea powder on my bed. I would try using a mixture of vinegar (disinfectant) dishsoap(1tbsp should do the trick), and HOT water in a spray bottle spray top and bottom of matress and all around the bed and any other places I had the problem. Wash all of your bedding in your usual manner and add a cup of vinegar to the wash load. I hope this helps. In Jerry Bakers organic gardening book, almost all of his recipes to get rid of pests include dishsoap and also listerine. You might try the listerine instead of vinegar. I wouldn't mix listerine with vinegar though. That might cause a reaction.

Answer 2

You can spinkle flea powder for cats or dogs on the mattress. I know that it gets rid of fleas. The instructions on the product say to do this when you sprinkle your pet.

As far as bug spray, I use the gallon bottle of Ortho Max from the Home Depot ($12-15). It has a small tube and spray-handle. It's very good stuff.

I have book here at home that says to spray your baseboards, wall crevices, and floor cracks with an insecticide containing 2% malathion, and to spray bed frames and springs with 1% malathion. Mist mattress with 1% malathion, but do not soak them. Be sure to spray mattress seams and tufts. Let mattress dry completely before reusing. If reinfestation occurs, treat again after an interval of two weeks. Launder all bedding, and keep the house clean.

I live out in the country and I can find a bottle of malathion in hardware stores and farm stores. It's used for mosquitos and also termites among other things.

Answer 3

Treatment & Control
Control of bed bugs is best achieved by following an integrated pest management (IPM) approach that involves multiple tactics, such as preventive measures, sanitation, and chemicals applied to targeted sites.

Bed bugs are challenging pests to control. They hide in many tiny places, so inspections and treatments must be thorough. In most cases, it will be prudent to enlist the services of a professional pest control firm. Experienced companies know where to look for bed bugs, and have an assortment of management tools at their disposal. Owners and occupants will need to assist the professional in important ways. Affording access for inspection and treatment is essential, and excess clutter should be removed. In some cases, infested mattresses and box springs will need to be discarded. Since bed bugs can disperse throughout a building, it also may be necessary to inspect adjoining rooms and apartments.

Bed bugs were treated years ago by wholesale spraying of pesticides. This practice is no longer permitted. Thoroughness is still important, but treatments today are generally more targeted and judicious. It often takes hours to properly inspect and treat a bed bug infestation, and follow-up visits are usually required.

Infested bedding and garments will need to be bagged and laundered (120°F minimum), or discarded since these items cannot be treated with insecticides. Smaller items that cannot be laundered can sometimes be de-infested by heating. Individual items, for example, can be wrapped in plastic and placed in a hot, sunny location for at least a few days (the 120°F minimum target temperature should be monitored in the centermost location with a thermometer). Bedbugs also succumb to cold temperatures below freezing, but the chilling period must be maintained for at least two weeks. Attempts to rid an entire home or apartment of bed bugs by raising or lowering the thermostat will be entirely unsuccessful. Vacuuming can be very useful for removing bugs and eggs from mattresses, carpet, walls, and other surfaces. Pay particular attention to seams, tufts and edges of mattresses and box springs, and the perimeter edge of wall-to-wall carpets. Afterward, dispose of the vacuum contents in a sealed trash bag. Steam cleaning of carpets is also helpful for killing bugs and eggs that vacuuming may have missed. Repair cracks in plaster and glue down loosened wallpaper to eliminate bed bug harborage sites. Remove and destroy wild animal roosts and bird nests when possible.

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

a very expensive vacuum (i have a kirby) can suck them out of the top layer of your bed.

after that you can cover your bed in a special plastic undersheet. look for hypo allergenic or something to that effect. then when you wash your sheets you wash away the 'new' bedbugs

Answer 6

i've got considered some businesses that declare to sanitize mattresses for mattress bugs and dirt mites, yet i do no longer understand how nicely this works. you in all probability could look interior the telephone e book.

Answer 7

simple: go buy some lysol, and pine oil, spray lysol on till real damp, then rub in pine oil, with warm water. then let dry. mattress only.

Answer 8

http://www.bed-bug.net/

Answer 9

leave everything and move out

Answer 10

throw that **** out!!!!!!!!!.