Before I moved I had a flea problem. I had purchased that Ortho spray and brang
it with me to the new place (not even knowing about the bed bugs). The first
time I saw the critter was during unpacking. I was unpacking my pillows and
there it was. I never seen it before and though it was a dead flat roach. Boy
was I wrong. I just flicked it off with the dead flat roach ussumption. That
night....OMG! Thats when I saw them running for their lives on the floor getting
into everything I brought! I threw everything out and just started spraying them
with the ortho stuff and it kills on contact but I eventually hired an
exterminator because I just kept seeing them everywhere (after all they where
moving too...they were looking for new placed to hide) I cant believe I never
seen them in the house I lived in! NEVER! But yet they came out like craziess on
moving day. It was not the joyeous experiance I was looking forward too. Im not
sure of the residual effects of the Ortho becuase I kept seeing them. Ive only
seen a few straglers after the extermination and as I mentioned that 1 on my
sock today! I wanted to scream to the 4 winds but I just kept my cool, killed
it, and trashed the socks. Then I went to work imagining I had been bitten but I
wasnt.  I do reccomend proffesional help for peace of mind. Tackling them
yourself takes alot. Although you still have to be consistant with the cleaning
after extermination. I have actually put double sided sticky tape on everything
I bought new, bed, sofa, dresser...EVERYthing and I havent seen them caught on
it so I guess its a good sign? Well anyway....Im glad I can talk about this here
because you cant just say to your coworker, "Hey I have bed bugs, lets talk."
lol

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@...> wrote:
>
> Well I made my way to the bed bugger forums tonight and I found a post on
something that just may help my situation. Thought that I'd make a post because
maybe some of you will find this helpfull also. I found a post regarding a bug
spray called Ortho Home Defense Max and it seems that this stuff kills on
contact. This spray does not indicate that it will kill bed bugs but it seems to
be working very well for the person that made the post. I was so excited about
what I was reading that I ran out and bought some. I sprayed a perimater around
my son's room and in the shelving unit that he has built in his wall, I also
sprayed all the molding. In the post that I was reading it said that if any of
the little buggers try to cross the perimater barrier that I sprayed they'll
die. Ooooooooh I hope this works I have renewed hope, didn't think that was
possible. I'm not to sure how often I'm supposed to spray this stuff exactly but
I'm going to do a perimater spray once a day as well as the shelving unit. I'm
going to do that for the next 7 days then once every 7 days and after about a
month of that every 14 days. I don't think that it'll be a right away fix but in
a few months of being vigilent and consistant with spraying I'm hoping for some
good results. I also know that I won't succeed in my fight against them if I
don't clean, scrub, and wash everything in my house. Ooooooh I hope, I hope it
works. I thought that I'd share the name of the product with you all. Maybe if
it works for me it may work for someone else to. Oh and I only paid $20.00 bucks
for it to that's a whole lot better then the $1500.00 dollars that the
exterminaters where quoting me.
>

I wanted to clarify that I am in no way suggesting anyone self treat.  My
circumstance was far different than most.  I had moved out of a heavily infested
rental unit and into a new apartment.  I had very little furnitings and no
clutter to deal with so when I discovered I had brought some bugs with me, I
decided to attempt to self treat.  If the results were not positive I would have
definately stopped and called in a professional exterminator.

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "robf1quality" <robf1quality@...> wrote:
>
> I had never tried the Otho product.  I did use a product called Beyer Advance
which contained .05% lambda-Bifenthrin that I had gotten at the local Home Depot
store.  I had tried several different spays that had differant levels of
lamda-Bifenthrin concentations.  I ended up using the Beyer Advanced since it
had the highest level.  It listed bed bugs as an insect to use it on, on the
inside label.  That seemed to help a great deal.  I would spray the bedframe
(after removeing the box spring and mattress), the perimeter of my bedroom,
living room, stairway and kitchen on a weekly basis for about a month then every
two weeks thereafter.  My infestation was a light one, my apartment is a small
lofted studio unit and I caught them early so self spaying may or may not work
out for you.  I hope it does.  For me, it took about 4 months before they were
finally gone.  I also found that its residual effect took care of other insects.
I discovered I had a small flea infestation as well(the prior resident of the
unit had cats).  So far I am comimg up onto the four month mark without a bite,
knock wood.
>
> Please make sure you are wearing a protective breathing mask while spraying
and wash any clothing you wear and shower after spraying.  The insecticide spray
effects the insects nervous system and over time with continued exposure you may
start feeling ill effects from it as well.
>
>
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@> wrote:
> >
> > Well I made my way to the bed bugger forums tonight and I found a post on
something that just may help my situation. Thought that I'd make a post because
maybe some of you will find this helpfull also. I found a post regarding a bug
spray called Ortho Home Defense Max and it seems that this stuff kills on
contact. This spray does not indicate that it will kill bed bugs but it seems to
be working very well for the person that made the post. I was so excited about
what I was reading that I ran out and bought some. I sprayed a perimater around
my son's room and in the shelving unit that he has built in his wall, I also
sprayed all the molding. In the post that I was reading it said that if any of
the little buggers try to cross the perimater barrier that I sprayed they'll
die. Ooooooooh I hope this works I have renewed hope, didn't think that was
possible. I'm not to sure how often I'm supposed to spray this stuff exactly but
I'm going to do a perimater spray once a day as well as the shelving unit. I'm
going to do that for the next 7 days then once every 7 days and after about a
month of that every 14 days. I don't think that it'll be a right away fix but in
a few months of being vigilent and consistant with spraying I'm hoping for some
good results. I also know that I won't succeed in my fight against them if I
don't clean, scrub, and wash everything in my house. Ooooooh I hope, I hope it
works. I thought that I'd share the name of the product with you all. Maybe if
it works for me it may work for someone else to. Oh and I only paid $20.00 bucks
for it to that's a whole lot better then the $1500.00 dollars that the
exterminaters where quoting me.
> >
>

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Thanks guys! This whole experiance has taken such a toll on my and of course my
husband thinks Im insane! The story is I just sold my house and moved to an
apartment with my husband. Upon taking the mattress and bed frame to the new
place they decided to show themselves. I didnt even know I had them! I always
attributed the bites to fleas (I had a cat) or mosquitos but NEVER BED BUGS! NOT
ME! lol. ALmost everday I had bites but never paid attention to them. So these
vampires spread out through my whole apartment. I threw out everything I owned
and got an exterminator. I was so stressed out! Couldnt eat or sleep and all I
though about was them. Mean while my husband was sound asleep! I was so happy
about my move then they just rained on my parade and gave me such big
depression. I started feeling better after the initial extermination because I
saw many dead ones and felt, "Ok its working." But after seeing the one this
morning (2nd extermination was done saturday) I just wanted to cry and be crazy
all over again. But from what you guys are saying that its normal to see them
after then Im going to try and relax and stop trying to not think of them. Am I
the only crazy one? Sheesh! And they are so little? How can something so small
consume me?

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "NildaP" <milfontan@...> wrote:
>
> Ok so I just got my 2nd treatment for the little vamps 4 days ago. This 
morning I saw a live one on my sock!!!! This is the only one I have seen after
the 2nd treatment. If there is 1 can there be more? I havent been bitten in 3
weeks now. What should I expect? Has anyone had success with extermination? This
is all new to me.
>

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Ok so I just got my 2nd treatment for the little vamps 4 days ago. This  morning
I saw a live one on my sock!!!! This is the only one I have seen after the 2nd
treatment. If there is 1 can there be more? I havent been bitten in 3 weeks now.
What should I expect? Has anyone had success with extermination? This is all new
to me.

I had never tried the Otho product.  I did use a product called Beyer Advance
which contained .05% lambda-Bifenthrin that I had gotten at the local Home Depot
store.  I had tried several different spays that had differant levels of
lamda-Bifenthrin concentations.  I ended up using the Beyer Advanced since it
had the highest level.  It listed bed bugs as an insect to use it on, on the
inside label.  That seemed to help a great deal.  I would spray the bedframe
(after removeing the box spring and mattress), the perimeter of my bedroom,
living room, stairway and kitchen on a weekly basis for about a month then every
two weeks thereafter.  My infestation was a light one, my apartment is a small
lofted studio unit and I caught them early so self spaying may or may not work
out for you.  I hope it does.  For me, it took about 4 months before they were
finally gone.  I also found that its residual effect took care of other insects.
I discovered I had a small flea infestation as well(the prior resident of the
unit had cats).  So far I am comimg up onto the four month mark without a bite,
knock wood.

Please make sure you are wearing a protective breathing mask while spraying and
wash any clothing you wear and shower after spraying.  The insecticide spray
effects the insects nervous system and over time with continued exposure you may
start feeling ill effects from it as well.


--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@...> wrote:
>
> Well I made my way to the bed bugger forums tonight and I found a post on
something that just may help my situation. Thought that I'd make a post because
maybe some of you will find this helpfull also. I found a post regarding a bug
spray called Ortho Home Defense Max and it seems that this stuff kills on
contact. This spray does not indicate that it will kill bed bugs but it seems to
be working very well for the person that made the post. I was so excited about
what I was reading that I ran out and bought some. I sprayed a perimater around
my son's room and in the shelving unit that he has built in his wall, I also
sprayed all the molding. In the post that I was reading it said that if any of
the little buggers try to cross the perimater barrier that I sprayed they'll
die. Ooooooooh I hope this works I have renewed hope, didn't think that was
possible. I'm not to sure how often I'm supposed to spray this stuff exactly but
I'm going to do a perimater spray once a day as well as the shelving unit. I'm
going to do that for the next 7 days then once every 7 days and after about a
month of that every 14 days. I don't think that it'll be a right away fix but in
a few months of being vigilent and consistant with spraying I'm hoping for some
good results. I also know that I won't succeed in my fight against them if I
don't clean, scrub, and wash everything in my house. Ooooooh I hope, I hope it
works. I thought that I'd share the name of the product with you all. Maybe if
it works for me it may work for someone else to. Oh and I only paid $20.00 bucks
for it to that's a whole lot better then the $1500.00 dollars that the
exterminaters where quoting me.
>

Well I made my way to the bed bugger forums tonight and I found a post on
something that just may help my situation. Thought that I'd make a post because
maybe some of you will find this helpfull also. I found a post regarding a bug
spray called Ortho Home Defense Max and it seems that this stuff kills on
contact. This spray does not indicate that it will kill bed bugs but it seems to
be working very well for the person that made the post. I was so excited about
what I was reading that I ran out and bought some. I sprayed a perimater around
my son's room and in the shelving unit that he has built in his wall, I also
sprayed all the molding. In the post that I was reading it said that if any of
the little buggers try to cross the perimater barrier that I sprayed they'll
die. Ooooooooh I hope this works I have renewed hope, didn't think that was
possible. I'm not to sure how often I'm supposed to spray this stuff exactly but
I'm going to do a perimater spray once a day as well as the shelving unit. I'm
going to do that for the next 7 days then once every 7 days and after about a
month of that every 14 days. I don't think that it'll be a right away fix but in
a few months of being vigilent and consistant with spraying I'm hoping for some
good results. I also know that I won't succeed in my fight against them if I
don't clean, scrub, and wash everything in my house. Ooooooh I hope, I hope it
works. I thought that I'd share the name of the product with you all. Maybe if
it works for me it may work for someone else to. Oh and I only paid $20.00 bucks
for it to that's a whole lot better then the $1500.00 dollars that the
exterminaters where quoting me.

A couple of you have beeen wonderfully supportive and I truly don't know what I
would have done without you.  The latest scenerio is I'm getting bitten, and the
only way I can explain how they're getting to me is they're somewhere in the
bed.  We've encased, have interceptors, even went to sleep wearing lavender
lotion (heard on bedbugger that works) problem was the ony place I didn't soak
myself in it I got bit four times. As many of you know I'm going on two years
with this due to living in an adjoined house that won't treat because of the
money. We had a four month repreive.  Heavenly but never trusted it.  The only
place I've found bugs is on the bottom, sides and on top of the box springs. 
There literally is nothing else in my room.  Anyway my nerves have become so bad
again, I feel sick all the time.  It's a house so I can't just move.  Learning
to live with this is hell.  I'm going to a place called Payne Whitney in NY that
deals with specific anxiety disorders which I've developed during this time. 
It's an excellant and reputable place - affiliated with New York Weill Cornell. 
I need so much mental help before I go over the deep end.  My husband thinks I'm
crazy and he yells at me.  I need all of you to hold my hand.  Here come the
tears, again.

my vacuum died tonight during my nightly ritual....moment of silent for my lil
bed bug picker upper...................ok going to buy a cheapish vacuum in the
morning...should i get another bagless or go with the bagged. the only thing i
didnt like about my bagless was cleaning that filter everytime. i know i couldnt
get it clean and just the thought of the eggs that i picked up would hatch in
the filter drove me insane. needless to say it sat on my porch in 4 trash bags
when no being used!! thanks for any ideas and suggestions!!!!

I seem to be having an allergic reation to my bites....they burn and swell!!!! I
feel like scratching my skin off, but im sure that wouldnt be good. Also, I find
that when I take a hot shower, all bites that I may not have known existed,
appear.


--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "packrattie" <annaknowlson@...> wrote:
>
> In my case, bedbug bites felt like I was being drilled with a hot pin. 
Looking at this list below from Bennett, I suppose the bugs may have bitten me
elsewhere and I never knew.  I think that even the immature "instars" bites feel
like a red hot pin, because I actually saw one on my leg turning pink at my
expense, and feeling like a hot pin.
>
> I had my handy spray bottle of rubbing alcohol by the bed and I would whip it
under the sheet and spray without turning on the lights or W.H.Y., which takes
too long.  I sprayed them with a blast of rubbing alcohol, and that killed or
repelled them immediately.  Of course it is not healthy to absorb rubbing
alcohol through one's skin, but for me it was a trade off.  I like DEAD bed
bugs.
>
> Anna
>
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "Bennett" <bennettjc61@> wrote:
> >
> > I am curious as to the bite pattern of others.
> >
> > For me:
> > -Most bites are on my bald head. Those don't hurt or itch particularly much
except in the hot shower in the morning. The marks generally clear completely
within 5 days.
> >
> > -Sometimes they appear on my neck and cheeks. Those don't hurt or itch.
> > Shaving unfortunately tends to slow the healing.
> >
> > -The above are of great cosmetic concern. Topical benadryl cream seems to
help.
> >
> > -Rarely I get them on my forearms. Those tend to itch and hurt. I often need
to apply some sort of anti-itch cream.
> >
> > -The second most favored area is my chest (and sometimes abdomen). Those
tend to hurt and itch alot.
> >
>

I understand your pain. I have been dealing with bed bugs for the past three
weeks. Im covered in bites, but have only seen 3 bed bugs. I live in an
apartment building on the 9th floor, and the infestation started on the second
floor, in the apartment of someone who was grabbing furniture off the street.
Luckily, my landlord called an exterminator, but they are only spot treating and
not exterminating the entire apartment building.

I tried the tape, and never caught one. I was steaming my box spring and thats
when I saw the fecal matter, and 1 adult and 1 nymph.

I would recommend getting a bed bug proof mattress encasement and box spring
encasement. This will trap them and prevent them from getting in or out. If you
are continuing to get bit, then atleast you know they are not in your bed, but
are coming from other places.

I just ordered Bed Bug Powder, it was very inexpensive. I just got that in
today, so when I get home from work, I am going to test it out. People say it
works.....

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <joe@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello I'm a Newbie to Bed Bugs. I just found out that I have these
> awefull pests and it's been driving me crazy. The exterminators want to
> charge me $1500.00 dollars to get rid of em and I can't afford it. I do
> have some questions though,:
>
> > 1) Are Bed Bugs A Sexual? My exterminator told me that a Bed Bug does
> not need a mate to breed that they are both male and female and can
> reproduce all by themselves.
>
> Find another PCO this person has no idea what he/she is talking about.
>
> > 2) Can freezing them kill them? My exterminator told me that if you
> freeze a Bed Bug it's heart will slow down and it'll go dormate and when
> you thaw them out they come back alive.
>
> Yes freezing can kill them but temps need to be held sub freezing for 3
> to 4 days
>
>
> > 3) I've only found not even half a doze yet. Does that mean that I
> should go crazy with worry? How fast will they multiply?
>
> If you can visually identify 6 live bed bugs, then yes you should be
> concerned.  When an infestation is new/small they can be very hard for
> most people to find.
>
>
> > I've thrown out my son's mattress and box spring and even the bed
> frame cause that's where they were in my son's room.
> > 4) My son has moved out of the house and his room is no longer being
> used but I have other bed rooms and the rest of the house I'm wondering
> how long will it take before they migrate to the rest of the house?
>
> Tough one to give an answer to, as to how long.  But they will
> eventually move towards a food source.
>
> > The first two questions that I've asked is because I'm not to sure if
> I should be believing everything that the exterminators are telling me.
> I'm going crazy with worry I hope some can give me helpfull
> suggestions,/answers,/feedback of some sort. Thank you so much.
> >
>

FYI, I am still dealing with my bed bug problem...its been about 3 weeks, and at
first, my fiance was not getting biten and he was saying I was
overreacting....however...he is now getting bit and he cant take it. Im having
an allergic reaction to them, my bites swell up very large, and burn....So, just
tell you man to wait!!! They will soon get him!

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "Sara G" <nyctini1122@...> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Julie, you're the 2nd person to tell me that, i'll be heading there
after work.
>
> Sara
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, julie holaway <holawayj@> wrote:
> >
> > Have you checked the Target in Brooklyn? Target usually has them, but they
might not be in the section you're looking in. The big bags aren't usually
stocked with the small bags in the food section. They're usually in the home
section. Ask someone there for help. I've also found them at Wal-Mart and even
some supermarkets. Make sure you ask someone who works at the store because they
might be in a different place than where you're looking.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Sara G <nyctini1122@>
> > To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 3:23:28 PM
> > Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Storage bags
> >
> > Ok, 2 nights ago i found bed bugs :-(  I won't even get into the neurosis
this has instantly caused and is completely consuming my life and it's only been
3 days.  My Fiance thinks i'm overreacting(he's not getting bit up, I am)and
after reading through so much online in the past couple days on how to begin
this daunting task, i have since ordered the protect a bed mattress covers & Box
spring(i honestly never knew this, and it is something that almost be
mandatory)and pillow covers as well.  Although i will want a new bed once we get
a handle on all this and if we have money left to afford it.
> >
> > My problem is, i don't know where to look to find sealed storage bags?  we
live in brooklyn, i am limited to where i can get with out a car and don't
really want to be around people right now.  I keep seeing references for Ziploc
but i see nothing like it in stores that are large enough for clothing and other
such things that we can't just toss out but, want to put away for the 18months
it takes to be sure they're dead. 
> > I need to get a lot of wash done asap and then i'll need more bags after
that to put the clean laundry in.  Since everything has to be air tight, where
can i find this?  After clothes are cleaned i can use the vaccum/shrink storage
bags but, where can i find XXL storage bags?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sara
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>

i am having the same problem with mold and lack of regular extermination as
well. forgot to mention that the management is making me partial pay for this
"bug man" to come out because it is "not normal wear and tear" according to the
letter I got on my door. And I have been dealing with this for 2 months. Just
realized that as I read the letter again. Since the first time he came out we
have been bit maybe 4 times in two months. dont know if that is a good thing or
not. just me and my daughter. she's only been bit twice. Flipped my son's bed
saturday and found about 10-15 ranging in age and no bites on him. I know people
react differently but just the amount of them I would have figured some
identifying mark would be on his body. i also found one live one on my couch and
a bunch of DEAD ones!!! threw that couch out as well. down to a loveseat and a
recliner and i have yet to get bit while sleeping on it. about the car I am
going to steam clean it this weekend and put sticky traps under the seats and
see what i get. oh well about to do my nightly vacuum and alcohol spray.

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "Sara G" <nyctini1122@...> wrote:
>
> From everything I've read, YES, you can bring them into your car.
> I am having the same issue with getting my fiance to understand this and
figure out how we can deal with it.  The worst part is after reading this, the
exterminators my building mgmt has hired to come(i played stupid on the phone,,
JUST TO SEE, the level of competency of the exterminators or if the were going
the cheap route, which i presumed) I asked, what about our car, we've been in
and out of that plenty and since we don't know how long we've actually had the
problem, do you/can you, treat the car too?  The girl on the phone, who
presumably fields these calls ALL DAY, told me "Oh no, don't worry about it,
just vacuum it, you'll be fine"
> That's when i called my fiance and said we are moving.  We cannot afford to
live here any longer.  On top of every other issue we are having with mold, lack
of regular extermination, vermin, etc.  To know that they are taking such a
shitty approach to this whole thing and all other ongoing issues, i knew we
would NEVER be rid of this situation if we remain.
>
> I am still trying to figure out what to do next about the car and am freaking
the hell out in the meantime.
>
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "kvillechic21" <kvillechic21@> wrote:
> >
> > I found a bed bug crawling on my arm during the middle of the day about a
month ago....called the office (live in apt complex) and the bug man showed up
30 min later. he has been here three times in the last month and this weekend i
found one on my leg and some on my son's mattress. i bought encasements for my
son's mattress and all pillows. i threw my mattress and couch out the day i
found out i had them didnt know encasements existed. i have sprayed alcohol on
all remaining furniture every evening about 3 hours befor my kids go to sleep.
even tried the petrollem jelly...thought about gettin the tin can and putting
water in it and sticking the bed legs in the can. then i read they will crawl up
the wall and drop down to feed. needless to say everyones bed is in the middle
of the room. i am currently sleeping in a recliner that i am going to throw away
as soon as i feel the self center critters are gone or i get bit!!! i am
freaking out. i wash the sheets and blankets everyday. vacuum in the morning and
at night. steam the baseboards daily and carpets 2 to 3 times a week. our
clothes are in space saver bags. the curtains and bathroom mats are in space
saver bags. i have put important documents (since they can live in paper and
books) in space saver bags as well. My hair was down my back but the idea that
they could be in my hair made me cut it off. i know i am doing everything
possible but to know they are still in here is driving me insane. knock on wood-
we went 2 weeks with no bites until this weekend and i saw three red bumps on my
daughters thigh. and it just crossed my mind...can i take these into my
car?????? i just was wondering if anyone else had any ideas and i needed to
vent...not something u wanna talk about with all your friends....
> >
>

As we prepare to uproot our lives, and basically start from scratch, I am
obviously trying to prepare the best way i can and take all necessary
precautions.  As far as mattresses & frames, I want to purchase your standard
metal bed frame, nothing fancy at all,i think i'll feel safer and they seem to
be the easiest best suited as i also want to use the ClimbUp interceptor dishes,
HOWEVER, most Queen bed frames have a center leg, that's right in the middle of
the bed, i don't want this.  I will not be able to properly monitor the CU dish
if it's in the center, without removing the mattresses unlike, the outer cups
where i can see them.  Does anyone know where i can possibly find such a frame?

On a lighter note , who else thinks that with all the hardship & cost associated
with this creature, and like myself has to start over from scratch, thinks Bed
Bug Registries aren't a bad idea?  I mean wedding registries were done as a way
to help a newly married couple get started weren't they?  And whatever hopes my
fiance and i had on starting to plan our wedding are out the door at this point.

From everything I've read, YES, you can bring them into your car.
I am having the same issue with getting my fiance to understand this and figure
out how we can deal with it.  The worst part is after reading this, the
exterminators my building mgmt has hired to come(i played stupid on the phone,,
JUST TO SEE, the level of competency of the exterminators or if the were going
the cheap route, which i presumed) I asked, what about our car, we've been in
and out of that plenty and since we don't know how long we've actually had the
problem, do you/can you, treat the car too?  The girl on the phone, who
presumably fields these calls ALL DAY, told me "Oh no, don't worry about it,
just vacuum it, you'll be fine"
That's when i called my fiance and said we are moving.  We cannot afford to live
here any longer.  On top of every other issue we are having with mold, lack of
regular extermination, vermin, etc.  To know that they are taking such a shitty
approach to this whole thing and all other ongoing issues, i knew we would NEVER
be rid of this situation if we remain.

I am still trying to figure out what to do next about the car and am freaking
the hell out in the meantime.

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "kvillechic21" <kvillechic21@...> wrote:
>
> I found a bed bug crawling on my arm during the middle of the day about a
month ago....called the office (live in apt complex) and the bug man showed up
30 min later. he has been here three times in the last month and this weekend i
found one on my leg and some on my son's mattress. i bought encasements for my
son's mattress and all pillows. i threw my mattress and couch out the day i
found out i had them didnt know encasements existed. i have sprayed alcohol on
all remaining furniture every evening about 3 hours befor my kids go to sleep.
even tried the petrollem jelly...thought about gettin the tin can and putting
water in it and sticking the bed legs in the can. then i read they will crawl up
the wall and drop down to feed. needless to say everyones bed is in the middle
of the room. i am currently sleeping in a recliner that i am going to throw away
as soon as i feel the self center critters are gone or i get bit!!! i am
freaking out. i wash the sheets and blankets everyday. vacuum in the morning and
at night. steam the baseboards daily and carpets 2 to 3 times a week. our
clothes are in space saver bags. the curtains and bathroom mats are in space
saver bags. i have put important documents (since they can live in paper and
books) in space saver bags as well. My hair was down my back but the idea that
they could be in my hair made me cut it off. i know i am doing everything
possible but to know they are still in here is driving me insane. knock on wood-
we went 2 weeks with no bites until this weekend and i saw three red bumps on my
daughters thigh. and it just crossed my mind...can i take these into my
car?????? i just was wondering if anyone else had any ideas and i needed to
vent...not something u wanna talk about with all your friends....
>

I found a bed bug crawling on my arm during the middle of the day about a month
ago....called the office (live in apt complex) and the bug man showed up 30 min
later. he has been here three times in the last month and this weekend i found
one on my leg and some on my son's mattress. i bought encasements for my son's
mattress and all pillows. i threw my mattress and couch out the day i found out
i had them didnt know encasements existed. i have sprayed alcohol on all
remaining furniture every evening about 3 hours befor my kids go to sleep. even
tried the petrollem jelly...thought about gettin the tin can and putting water
in it and sticking the bed legs in the can. then i read they will crawl up the
wall and drop down to feed. needless to say everyones bed is in the middle of
the room. i am currently sleeping in a recliner that i am going to throw away as
soon as i feel the self center critters are gone or i get bit!!! i am freaking
out. i wash the sheets and blankets everyday. vacuum in the morning and at
night. steam the baseboards daily and carpets 2 to 3 times a week. our clothes
are in space saver bags. the curtains and bathroom mats are in space saver bags.
i have put important documents (since they can live in paper and books) in space
saver bags as well. My hair was down my back but the idea that they could be in
my hair made me cut it off. i know i am doing everything possible but to know
they are still in here is driving me insane. knock on wood- we went 2 weeks with
no bites until this weekend and i saw three red bumps on my daughters thigh. and
it just crossed my mind...can i take these into my car?????? i just was
wondering if anyone else had any ideas and i needed to vent...not something u
wanna talk about with all your friends....