Comments on: FAQ: Is there an insect that will eat bed bugs? http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:08:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: parakeets http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9745 parakeets Fri, 30 May 2008 23:43:03 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9745 Once a year my building is overrun with carpenter ants. Every spring when we have the yearly influx of carpenter ants, the bedbug population is sharply curtailed. I'm wondering if the carpenter ants eat the bedbug eggs? Who knows? Once a year my building is overrun with carpenter ants. Every spring when we have the yearly influx of carpenter ants, the bedbug population is sharply curtailed. I’m wondering if the carpenter ants eat the bedbug eggs? Who knows?

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9738 nobugsonme Thu, 29 May 2008 22:24:05 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9738 devraj, Plaster of paris in your furniture and floor cracks seems like it would crack and not be effective. Caulk is a better option others have recommended. devraj,

Plaster of paris in your furniture and floor cracks seems like it would crack and not be effective. Caulk is a better option others have recommended.

]]> By: devraj http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9722 devraj Tue, 27 May 2008 10:21:39 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9722 to avoid bugs from forming colonies, fill all cavities in floors walls furnitures with an filler (e.g. i used plaster of paris) to avoid bugs from forming colonies, fill all cavities in floors walls furnitures with an filler (e.g. i used plaster of paris)

]]> By: Gypsy http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9670 Gypsy Wed, 21 May 2008 16:17:18 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9670 Nothing works to kill the bugs except for professional exterminators. I've sprayed my apartment with raid specially designed for bed bugs, and it has done nothing. Unless properly treated, the bugs will come back. Nothing works to kill the bugs except for professional exterminators. I’ve sprayed my apartment with raid specially designed for bed bugs, and it has done nothing. Unless properly treated, the bugs will come back.

]]> By: hopelessnomo http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9661 hopelessnomo Tue, 20 May 2008 15:19:28 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9661 BugginMe, there are probably many things that kill bedbugs. Doesn't mean they should be used or are the best option, especially if we don't know what effect they have, if they are repellent, if they may cause them to spread, etc. In addition, spraying your mattress where you sleep with something that may be toxic is not a good idea. A professional who is experienced in bedbug eradication is the best bet. Yes, such a person may not be easy to find, but it should always be Plan A. Experimenting in this way may be a bad idea when you consider the total infestation and what your best options are to get rid of all your bedbugs, not just the ones you see. BugginMe, there are probably many things that kill bedbugs. Doesn’t mean they should be used or are the best option, especially if we don’t know what effect they have, if they are repellent, if they may cause them to spread, etc. In addition, spraying your mattress where you sleep with something that may be toxic is not a good idea. A professional who is experienced in bedbug eradication is the best bet. Yes, such a person may not be easy to find, but it should always be Plan A. Experimenting in this way may be a bad idea when you consider the total infestation and what your best options are to get rid of all your bedbugs, not just the ones you see.

]]> By: vicki http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9659 vicki Tue, 20 May 2008 14:49:08 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9659 OMG centipedes have nests with MORE centipedes? OMG centipedes have nests with MORE centipedes?

]]> By: BugginMe http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9646 BugginMe Tue, 20 May 2008 06:11:06 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9646 I just sprayed one with some Payless Shoe Source brand Rain & Stain Guard for leather & suede, and it die within 20sec. at the end its body kind shriveled up a little. Tomorrow im going to look for its nest to try and find the others. im going to spray under all the seams and inside the boxspring tomorrow and see if that'll kill them or either make them no longer want to live there. Do you all thing it'll work? I just sprayed one with some Payless Shoe Source brand Rain & Stain Guard for leather & suede, and it die within 20sec. at the end its body kind shriveled up a little. Tomorrow im going to look for its nest to try and find the others. im going to spray under all the seams and inside the boxspring tomorrow and see if that’ll kill them or either make them no longer want to live there. Do you all thing it’ll work?

]]> By: vacationer http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9426 vacationer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:41:36 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9426 Sara, don't worry. Centipedes don't seek out people or beds, or even care about you at all except by accident. I've always had a few in whatever house I was living in, and they never do anything that I can tell. -v. Sara, don’t worry. Centipedes don’t seek out people or beds, or even care about you at all except by accident. I’ve always had a few in whatever house I was living in, and they never do anything that I can tell.

-v.

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9376 nobugsonme Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:06:31 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9376 Sara, If you have bed bugs you need to get your home treated. You can get rid of them. Come to the forums (blue button above right)to talk to others. You are unlikely to get stung by a house centipede. We are just making the point that bringing lots of them into your home is not a solution for bed bugs (for several reasons). Sara,
If you have bed bugs you need to get your home treated. You can get rid of them. Come to the forums (blue button above right)to talk to others.

You are unlikely to get stung by a house centipede. We are just making the point that bringing lots of them into your home is not a solution for bed bugs (for several reasons).

]]> By: sara http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9367 sara Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:46:19 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/#comment-9367 omg this is so scary id ont want to think of those eating me at night that doesnt want me to go in my bed and the centepede it can sting? im really scared now omg this is so scary id ont want to think of those eating me at night that doesnt want me to go in my bed and the centepede it can sting? im really scared now

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