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70% Ethyl, Search and Destroy

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Ferdinand

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Posted 3 months ago
Sat Aug 22 2009 1:10:12
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Tonight I have killed. I killed. Probably not all of THEM, but MANY. I have killed a whole colony of BED BUGS. I hate them! I hate them! I do NOT think that I have solved the problem. And yes, I will sleep tonight (if I sleep) again in my pyjama with socks on, in the middle of a horribly humid August in Bushwick, New York City. But let me tell you briefly about my experience:

Two weeks ago I moved into my “new” room in a shared apartment. A couple of nights later I located the first red and itching spots on my body. The next day I was over and over full of itching spots, horribly burning bites. So I started to do some research on the internet and found pictures of other victims with the same symptoms.

I learned: THEY are out there, and we call them bed bucks. I truly believe that every horrible story I found about them online is true and I indeed decided to move out of this room by the end of the month. But since there are still a couple of nights left, I have tried to exterminate as much of them as I could/can.

What I believe THE TRICK is: You have to search them! Yes, you must move your bed and also your bookshelf and your TV. But I guarantee you, you find there nests. Right, spraying the common sprays around, as I did in the beginning, doesn’t help much. But when you have found the nest and if you have the cracks right in front of you where you see them crawling around, then try a common spray and it will work.

I used “Rubbing Alcohol” with 70% Ethyl, which I bought at Duane Reade PLUS another bed bugs spray. I filled the alcohol into an empty spray can, which I also bought at the drugstore. After spraying, I cleaned everything up with paper towels and then put another layer of spray on the floor and corners. Furthermore I put tape “inside out” around my bed-posts. Luckyly, so far I didn't find any traces on my mattress.

I’m not sure if this it the best recipe, maybe I will know by tomorrow. But I think that I made a least some progress on the symptoms. And it took me a while, guys. Actually, I can understand now, why exterminators take so much money to do this. I believe they are doing it like I did… crawling around on the floor and pumping spray into tiny little cracks and wholes. GOOD LUCK! And hopefully SLEEP WELL SOON.
DrFrank

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Posted 3 months ago
Sun Aug 23 2009 2:50:37
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At most, you've reduced the number of bugs. You'll still keep getting bitten if this is your only strategy for dealing with the bugs. Read the faqs on this site for how to get rid of bed bugs.
Ferdinand

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Posted 2 months ago
Wed Aug 26 2009 20:35:52
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Yes, you are right, they are back... I'm so done with this.
spideyjg

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Posted 2 months ago
Wed Aug 26 2009 22:25:06
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You are on the right track with the searching but need to use better products. Residual dusts such as DE far outshine sprays in cracks and crevices.

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Posted 2 months ago
Fri Aug 28 2009 13:06:00
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Ferdinand - 6 days ago »

I learned: THEY are out there, and we call them bed bucks. I truly believe that every horrible story I found about them online is true and I indeed decided to move out of this room by the end of the month. But since there are still a couple of nights left, I have tried to exterminate as much of them as I could/can.

Make sure you've read up on 'how to move without taking bedbugs with you'-- since your stuff has been in an infested area for a month now, you will almost certainly take at least a starter community with you wherever you go unless you do the pre-work. Some people leave extra space in the van and time on the van rental to treat the moving van with Vikane or a Thermal treatment. Whatever you do, everything has to be 'safe' before it's unpacked, or you're just going to start all over again.