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HELP! After 7 months of fighting them -- THEY'RE BACK!
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megan_the_bed_bug_slayer
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Posted 2 months ago
Thu Aug 27 2009 13:34:50
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This is a bit of a long story, but I think in order to get all the information I need, I need to share a lot!
My boyfriend lived in an apartment with a complete IDIOT that bought some nasty old couch from Craigslist. NEVER BUY SOFT FURNITURE UNLESS IT'S BRAND NEW OR YOU KNOW THE PERSON AND WHERE IT'S BEEN!!!! His roomate slept on the couch and then was bitten by bed bugs so started sleeping in his room without telling my boyfriend that he'd found the bugs -- or doing anything about it. So his room got bed bugs, and it soon went into my boyfriend's room. So we called a PCO. We cleared our clutter around the bedroom per the instructions of the PCO who had us bag our clothing and move it into the living room. Well the couch that this idiot brought in was the point of origin of the infestation -- which at this point he hadn't told us.
So as the PCO is combating them in our rooms, unknowingly our other stuff was being infested in the living room. So the PCO moves in there spraying everything like a mad man, hte PCO tells us it is the point of origin. My boyfriend and I spent 3 days at the laundrymat washing ALL of our clothes, sheets, comforters, blankets, etc. He then stayed with me at my apartment.
We threw away the couch, his bed, the bed frame, the computer chair -- basically anything we found them on. I swear we sprayed every inch of that place. We also had an inspector check my apartment and he didn't find anything.
Well a few weeks later I found tiny ones that hadn't bitten yet on my bed. I stripped my bed, washed everything, RE-washed all of our clothes, and covered the mattress.
We both moved out of our apartments (thank GOD!) my furniture went into a storage facility (it's concrete and has a metal door) and his dresser (the only furniture he had left) went into his parents garage.
So I kept all of my clean washed clothes in bags,and I haven't opened them until now (3 months later) I am now washing them again - just to be certain - I'm PARANOID of these things! I looked through all the things I ever had at his apartment, things that were under his bed, etc. I couldn't find them.
Well, his parent's house is now infested, despite all of our efforts. I am so scared that they'll re-appear at my parent's place too, and I don't want to bring them to my apartment which I move into in 3 weeks! I can't have anymore sleepless nights because of these stupid bugs - it's my senior year in college!
My bf and his parents have been fighting the bugs for weeks now, putting mattress covers on but nothing seems to be working. I sent him this site and he's going to start following the suggestions here and continue consulting with the PCO.
Like I said, I started going through my stuff from my apartment but I haven't seen anything, nor have I been bitten, but i'm scared since the bugs took 2 months before they appeared again at his parent's place.
My thought was since all of my furniture has been sitting in that storage space (it's not temperature controlled, it's outdoors), and we've had a really hot summer. Those bugs are probably dead if there were any. We were also going to get spray (I need some suggestions of what product would be best) and spray everything in there REALLY well and then seal it off in the storage space for a few days.
Also I'm getting mattress and box spring covers made to protect against bed bugs, and like I said earlier I'm in the processes of re-washing everything.
Is there anything else I should do? Please any help is greatly appreciated.
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buggyinsocal
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Posted 2 months ago
Thu Aug 27 2009 13:47:26
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Hard furniture like dressers or bookshelves are just as susceptible to bed bug infestations as soft furniture. Bed bugs will go hide anyplace they aren't disturbed during the time that they aren't feeding.
Given that you're clearly in the middle of a pretty pitched battle with bed bugs, I would look for a good PCO in the area who knows his or her way around bed bugs, and get that PCO to treat his parents' place for sure, and where ever else you think the bugs are. A PCO who didn't inspect the couch in the apartment doesn't strike me as an especially effective PCO.
I would not try to go the do it yourself route unless you have absolutely no other options. Bed bugs, as you've unfortunately discovered, are a really difficult pest to get rid of. It's one of the times when paying a professional with expertise is often a very, very wise investment once you find a really good professional.
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cantstandbedbugs
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Posted 2 months ago
Thu Aug 27 2009 18:08:47
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Hi Megan_the_bed_bug_slayer,
You can try the hot shot no pest strips to treat the storage unit. It last for 4 months.
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mangycur
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Posted 2 months ago
Fri Aug 28 2009 19:35:19
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you poor baby! you could always try steaming the furniture. My pco steamed my bookshelves, then sprayed them.
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I'm in Anaheim, CA and have a re-infestation. Where can I get a steamer????
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KILL_ALL_BEDBUGS
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Posted 1 month ago
Tue Sep 29 2009 8:58:27
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I sure as hell wouldn't count on the heat in the storage unit killing the bugs unless you live in Arizona.
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