Comments on: FAQ: advice on getting treatment to eliminate your bed bugs http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-18783 nobugsonme Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:41:45 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-18783 I do not recommend using any product outside of its label instructions. Truly, I don't recommend self-treatment at all. But if you're going to do it, do your research, use safety precautions, and stick to products labeled for bed bugs, and follow all label instructions (including ONLY using products where and how they are labeled to be used). You may try sealing all bedding and clothing in airtight bags, washing and drying on hot, then re-bagging in fresh clean sealed bags. You may also carefully inspect your bed. We have <a href="http://bedbugger.com/faqs" rel="nofollow">FAQS</a> on how to get bed bugs out of your bed. We have FAQs on using steam and on diatomaceous earth, but I have to caution you that even a small case of bed bugs may be difficult to treat. In addition, if attached neighbors are infested, and you try to solve this on your own, they may keep coming to you. Please come to our <a href="http://bedbugger.com/forum" rel="nofollow">Bedbugger Forums</a> if you need more support or want to discuss these issues. I do not recommend using any product outside of its label instructions. Truly, I don’t recommend self-treatment at all. But if you’re going to do it, do your research, use safety precautions, and stick to products labeled for bed bugs, and follow all label instructions (including ONLY using products where and how they are labeled to be used).

You may try sealing all bedding and clothing in airtight bags, washing and drying on hot, then re-bagging in fresh clean sealed bags.

You may also carefully inspect your bed. We have FAQS on how to get bed bugs out of your bed. We have FAQs on using steam and on diatomaceous earth, but I have to caution you that even a small case of bed bugs may be difficult to treat. In addition, if attached neighbors are infested, and you try to solve this on your own, they may keep coming to you.

Please come to our Bedbugger Forums if you need more support or want to discuss these issues.

]]> By: Mike http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-18742 Mike Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:51:45 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-18742 I was told that bed bugs could be killed using a more commonly found Lice treatment. it contains 0.50% permethrin and 99.5% other ingredients one of which is Petroleum distillate. IS THIS TRUE? i have a small case and not to many bites so i am looking to get it now before it gets bad and dont want to spend a whole lot. Will spraying this on my sheets, bed, and other funitures, as well as washing my clothes do the trick? thanks for your help I was told that bed bugs could be killed using a more commonly found Lice treatment. it contains 0.50% permethrin and 99.5% other ingredients one of which is Petroleum distillate. IS THIS TRUE? i have a small case and not to many bites so i am looking to get it now before it gets bad and dont want to spend a whole lot. Will spraying this on my sheets, bed, and other funitures, as well as washing my clothes do the trick?
thanks for your help

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-18724 nobugsonme Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:41:07 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-18724 Thanks for your feedback, Victory Pest! Thanks for your feedback, Victory Pest!

]]> By: victorypest http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-18699 victorypest Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:46:26 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-18699 Hello all, as a new member to this site, and as a Pest control operator in NJ, I am amazed all of the activity and comments on this site. What a great online community and resource this site is. We have been reading your comments and concerns as we are always trying to do our job better and with sensitivity to those effected. I like some of the suggestions that I have read from other pest control companies about making sure that the company that you choose is licensed and insured. Also try to see if they have any letters of recommendation from prior clients. We bring a book of letters with us to every consulation. Someone on the site said to beware of those "make a quick dollar" companies. I can't tell you how many times I hear from people that some guy offered to do the job for a hundred bucks, one treatment, and they're going with that company. Sadly I often get a call back shortly after asking us to come in because they still have the problem. Bed bugs require a thorough investigation and preparation, beware the quick fix companies. At our company, we first establish 3 zones of your home. The zones consist of 1. what needs to be sent to the laundromat, 2. what can remain in sealed bag or bins on your home in the "bed bug free area" of your home, 3. and what is going carefully into the trash. The prep work is essential to locating the problem and extinguishing it! When you hire your pest control company ask them for their prep sheet and their "plan". I want to reiterate that the company should have a pre-treatment checklist for you. There is a lot of preperation that must be done prior to the arrival of the company that you have chosen. This is not an ant treatment with "one spray" and its done. This is a very unique insect that we are fighting. The better you communicate with your pest control operator about what to be done before, during, and after treatement, the better the outcome will be. I can go on and on, and I thank you for allowing us to join the conversation... Hello all, as a new member to this site, and as a Pest control operator in NJ, I am amazed all of the activity and comments on this site. What a great online community and resource this site is. We have been reading your comments and concerns as we are always trying to do our job better and with sensitivity to those effected.

I like some of the suggestions that I have read from other pest control companies about making sure that the company that you choose is licensed and insured. Also try to see if they have any letters of recommendation from prior clients. We bring a book of letters with us to every consulation. Someone on the site said to beware of those “make a quick dollar” companies. I can’t tell you how many times I hear from people that some guy offered to do the job for a hundred bucks, one treatment, and they’re going with that company. Sadly I often get a call back shortly after asking us to come in because they still have the problem. Bed bugs require a thorough investigation and preparation, beware the quick fix companies. At our company, we first establish 3 zones of your home. The zones consist of 1. what needs to be sent to the laundromat, 2. what can remain in sealed bag or bins on your home in the “bed bug free area” of your home, 3. and what is going carefully into the trash. The prep work is essential to locating the problem and extinguishing it! When you hire your pest control company ask them for their prep sheet and their “plan”.

I want to reiterate that the company should have a pre-treatment checklist for you. There is a lot of preperation that must be done prior to the arrival of the company that you have chosen. This is not an ant treatment with “one spray” and its done. This is a very unique insect that we are fighting. The better you communicate with your pest control operator about what to be done before, during, and after treatement, the better the outcome will be.

I can go on and on, and I thank you for allowing us to join the conversation…

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-17779 nobugsonme Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-17779 Bernadine, we are not lawyers and cannot advise you. However, I suggest looking at the last two FAQS in the <a href="http://bedbugger.com/faqs/legalissues/" rel="nofollow">legal issues</a> section. They will help you determine if you want to see a lawyer, and if so, how to contact one. Please also <a href="http://bedbugger.com/faqs/travel/" rel="nofollow">take care to make sure you do not bring bed bugs home</a>, if you have not gone home yet, or be vigilant about their appearance at home, should you already have returned home. Bernadine, we are not lawyers and cannot advise you. However, I suggest looking at the last two FAQS in the legal issues section. They will help you determine if you want to see a lawyer, and if so, how to contact one. Please also take care to make sure you do not bring bed bugs home, if you have not gone home yet, or be vigilant about their appearance at home, should you already have returned home.

]]> By: Bernadine http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-17769 Bernadine Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:16:06 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-17769 Can I sue a motel for having to many bugs sending me to the doctor 2 times? It was the worst and most painful expierience I ever had to deal with at the hospital. Can I sue a motel for having to many bugs sending me to the doctor 2 times? It was the worst and most painful expierience I ever had to deal with at the hospital.

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-3/#comment-16482 nobugsonme Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:44:19 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-16482 freakinout, Please copy and repost your query in our forums: http://bedbugger.com/forum where many more will see it and likely respond. Thanks! freakinout,

Please copy and repost your query in our forums: http://bedbugger.com/forum where many more will see it and likely respond. Thanks!

]]> By: freakinout http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-2/#comment-16478 freakinout Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:25:32 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-16478 It's been confirmed that we have bed bugs. Ugh! And of course I began to do all of the wrong things. My husband and I moved over to the livingroom to sleep because the biting was so bad that we could not sleep. And we have jobs that if we are not rested and alert it can cause seriouse consequences. (He is a mechanic working with heavy equipment and I work with seriously emotionally disturbed children who can become violent at the drop of a hat.) I threw a bunch of DE on the bed and the draperies above our bed. And I was going to do my own treatment. But I found this website so I'm changing my gameplan. I had contacted ABC Pest Control ( I live in Texas) and they inspected and confirmed the infestation. But was going to charge me about $1, 5000.00 which included 2 treatments, with poison and steam and was going to supply us with one bed encasement bag. After encountering this website I did some more PCO shopping. And found one PCO who will treat for about $600.00 which includes a liquid and powder poison and a growth regulator in two treatments with a 60 day warranty. I was leaning toward this PCO, until I talked to "Lawrence" who is a PCO. He will charge me about $500.oo for as many treatments as it takes to get rid of them. When I asked about a warranty, he said, "I guarantee my work. I keep treating until they're gone." Lawrence said that he uses only poison and no growth regulator. When I asked why, he said that he been in business for 29 years and he's heard the regulators are not safe and he does not like to mess with chemicals that start messing with reproductive cycles and such. It's just too screwy. I don't know, I like Lawrence's down to earth style and seeming pride in his work. When I checked with BBB, and even though he is not BBB accredited, they gave his company a rating of A, listed no complaints against him in the last 3 years, he has been in business since 1980 and he was the sole propieter of the business. The other PCO is BBB accredited with a rating of A+ and the corporation has been in business since 2000, and no complaints in the last 3 years. Any reason that I should not go with Lawrence? It’s been confirmed that we have bed bugs. Ugh! And of course I began to do all of the wrong things. My husband and I moved over to the livingroom to sleep because the biting was so bad that we could not sleep. And we have jobs that if we are not rested and alert it can cause seriouse consequences. (He is a mechanic working with heavy equipment and I work with seriously emotionally disturbed children who can become violent at the drop of a hat.) I threw a bunch of DE on the bed and the draperies above our bed. And I was going to do my own treatment. But I found this website so I’m changing my gameplan. I had contacted ABC Pest Control ( I live in Texas) and they inspected and confirmed the infestation. But was going to charge me about $1, 5000.00 which included 2 treatments, with poison and steam and was going to supply us with one bed encasement bag. After encountering this website I did some more PCO shopping. And found one PCO who will treat for about $600.00 which includes a liquid and powder poison and a growth regulator in two treatments with a 60 day warranty. I was leaning toward this PCO, until I talked to “Lawrence” who is a PCO. He will charge me about $500.oo for as many treatments as it takes to get rid of them. When I asked about a warranty, he said, “I guarantee my work. I keep treating until they’re gone.” Lawrence said that he uses only poison and no growth regulator. When I asked why, he said that he been in business for 29 years and he’s heard the regulators are not safe and he does not like to mess with chemicals that start messing with reproductive cycles and such. It’s just too screwy. I don’t know, I like Lawrence’s down to earth style and seeming pride in his work. When I checked with BBB, and even though he is not BBB accredited, they gave his company a rating of A, listed no complaints against him in the last 3 years, he has been in business since 1980 and he was the sole propieter of the business. The other PCO is BBB accredited with a rating of A+ and the corporation has been in business since 2000, and no complaints in the last 3 years. Any reason that I should not go with Lawrence?

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-2/#comment-14937 nobugsonme Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:50:49 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-14937 Uma, Sorry but we have no way of knowing if your bed bugs are entirely gone. If you react to bites, I would continue to be cautious until several weeks have passed with no bites or signs of bed bugs. If you do not react to bites, I would be cautious even longer. It would be very difficult for a human to tell you if bed bugs are entirely gone, by looking. I would consider hiring a bed bug sniffing dog if this is an option. If you repost your message on our forums: http://bedbugger.com/forum/ -- you may have more responses than you do here. Uma,

Sorry but we have no way of knowing if your bed bugs are entirely gone.

If you react to bites, I would continue to be cautious until several weeks have passed with no bites or signs of bed bugs.

If you do not react to bites, I would be cautious even longer.

It would be very difficult for a human to tell you if bed bugs are entirely gone, by looking.
I would consider hiring a bed bug sniffing dog if this is an option.

If you repost your message on our forums: http://bedbugger.com/forum/ — you may have more responses than you do here.

]]> By: Uma http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/comment-page-2/#comment-14923 Uma Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/faq-advice-on-getting-treatment-to-eliminate-your-bed-bugs/#comment-14923 hi, i live in Fairfax, and my apartment got infected with bed bugs. So we did a treatment from Triple S. They completed their fourth treatment and after a week saw one more bug. Did they completely go after the fifth treatment from Triple S? Please advice what to do. hi,

i live in Fairfax, and my apartment got infected with bed bugs. So we did a treatment from Triple S. They completed their fourth treatment and after a week saw one more bug.

Did they completely go after the fifth treatment from Triple S?

Please advice what to do.

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