Indoor Pest Control - Getting rid of bed bugs?
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mikehende
12-21-08, 06:19 PM
We started getting bed bugs a few months ago, we immediately threw out all of our beds/mattresses and ripped out the carpets hoping to go back to all wood flooring now but these bugs are still around, my guess is they are hiding beneath the wood flooring? I tried spraying both bed bug spray and clorox spray on a daily basis between the wood floor spacings but it is not solving the problem, what can I do to finally get rid of these bed bugs please?
twelvepole
12-21-08, 08:36 PM
Bed bugs can live for months without feeding. They hide in cracks along interior trim, furniture cracks, and, as you say, in cracks in wood flooring. Vacuum mattresses and seal in plastic to save new mattresses from getting infested. Bed bugs can also be found in upholstered furniture, drapery hems, etc. They can spread to other rooms.
Think like a bed bug and where you would hide. That's where you will likely find them. With an infestation, it's often best to call an exterminator. It will take repeat treatments. Eggs are protected by egg cases and hatch after the exterminator has left.
If you Google bed bugs, you will find that there is no shortage of info with 2,130,000 links available. Here's a good place to start: Bed Bugs | University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp)
Think like a bed bug and where you would hide. That's where you will likely find them. With an infestation, it's often best to call an exterminator. It will take repeat treatments. Eggs are protected by egg cases and hatch after the exterminator has left.
If you Google bed bugs, you will find that there is no shortage of info with 2,130,000 links available. Here's a good place to start: Bed Bugs | University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp)
mikehende
12-22-08, 06:04 AM
Thanks for the link, I will try to get this job done first myself and will start with the insecticide and dusting mentioned here in this article I just found:
Bed Bug: Elimination, Description of Bed Bugs, Common Bedbug (http://www.pestproducts.com/bedbug.htm)
Bed Bug: Elimination, Description of Bed Bugs, Common Bedbug (http://www.pestproducts.com/bedbug.htm)