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OMG Jenny! You made me laugh so much when you said its not like your house was
infested with scorpions or vipors. hehhehehe I needed that laugh and kinda made
me think differently. I know they cant harm me but its just the thought of bugs
crawling on my while Im sleeping that does me in. But I was fine for 2 weeks
because I didnt see a thing but after yesterday I went right back to the mental
patient status. lol
I actually did stay at my moms for 2 weeks while my husband was eaten alive by
them. I wish I has his mental state because nothing phases him. I was much much
worst when I found out I had them. Thats when I actually left for 2 weeks. But
thanks for the advice. I will try to think that way. 1 day I will sit back and
just laugh at how silly I was about it. But right now just check me in at
freinds hospital lol.

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "NildaP" <milfontan@...> wrote:
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> Ok after my first post yesterday of seeing the 1 on my sock, I went home and
started to really really clean. I found 2 dead ones and 1 live 1 !!!!! SO of
course I couldnt eat, sleep, or even think of anything but them creatures from
outer space. I called the PCO and he is coming again today. The population is
not big anymore but I just want to not see them anymore and be at peace. I want
to relax in my own bed. I just cant. I broke down and started crying and praying
and my husband just though I was ridiculous offering me to take me to my moms. I
mean even seeing a piece of lint makes me think its one of them. How can I learn
to relax and not think of them? I feel like a mental patient!
>

dont feel bad I cry in the shower every night!

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "NildaP" <milfontan@...> wrote:
>
> Ok after my first post yesterday of seeing the 1 on my sock, I went home and
started to really really clean. I found 2 dead ones and 1 live 1 !!!!! SO of
course I couldnt eat, sleep, or even think of anything but them creatures from
outer space. I called the PCO and he is coming again today. The population is
not big anymore but I just want to not see them anymore and be at peace. I want
to relax in my own bed. I just cant. I broke down and started crying and praying
and my husband just though I was ridiculous offering me to take me to my moms. I
mean even seeing a piece of lint makes me think its one of them. How can I learn
to relax and not think of them? I feel like a mental patient!
>

Ok after my first post yesterday of seeing the 1 on my sock, I went home and
started to really really clean. I found 2 dead ones and 1 live 1 !!!!! SO of
course I couldnt eat, sleep, or even think of anything but them creatures from
outer space. I called the PCO and he is coming again today. The population is
not big anymore but I just want to not see them anymore and be at peace. I want
to relax in my own bed. I just cant. I broke down and started crying and praying
and my husband just though I was ridiculous offering me to take me to my moms. I
mean even seeing a piece of lint makes me think its one of them. How can I learn
to relax and not think of them? I feel like a mental patient!

The Ortho spray only kills on contact. It has no residual effect on the BB's.

--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "ElizabethB" <esuelin31@...> wrote:
>
> I went to the website the only insect pests they listed were Ants, Scorpions,
and Moths. The product also kills mice and rats. There is no mention of B.B.s I
t also seems to be a fairly dangerous spray. Elizabeth
>

I went to the website the only insect pests they listed were Ants, Scorpions,
and Moths. The product also kills mice and rats. There is no mention of B.B.s I
t also seems to be a fairly dangerous spray. Elizabeth

I'm self-treating too.  Women easily freak out (wait! what was that?  something
moved behind me?)  I gladly took my mission:


Colonel Lucas: Your report specifies intelligence, counter-intelligence, with
ComSec I-Corps.
Willard: I'm not presently disposed to discuss these operations, sir.
Colonel Lucas: Did you not work for the CIA in I-Corps?  (bedbug op)
Willard: No, sir.
Colonel Lucas: Did you not assassinate a bed bug government tax collector in
Quang Tri province, June 19th, 1968?... Captain?
Willard: Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would I be
disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in fact exist, sir.


Colonel Lucas: Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol
boat. Pick up Colonel Kurtz's path at Nu Mung Ba, follow it and learn what you
can along the way (where the bedbugs are hiding.) When you find the Colonel,
infiltrate his team by whatever means available and terminate the (bedbugs
command ctr )Colonel's command.
Willard: Terminate the Colonel?
General Corman: He's out there operating without any decent restraint, totally
beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field
commanding troops.
Civilian: Terminate with extreme prejudice.
Colonel Lucas: You understand Captain that this mission does not exist, nor will
it ever exist.



"Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
[kneels]
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a
hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one
of 'em, not one stinkin' (bed bug) dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline
smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end..."
[Kilgore unhappily walks off]


Zack Johnson: [radio announcer] And now here's another blast from the past
coming out to Big Cind, all alone in the mantle room out there with the First
Battalion Thirty-fifth Infantry, and dedicated by the fire team at An Khe to
their groupie CO Fred the Head: The Rolling Stones' Satisfaction.


Kilgore: [after the Red Team gunship spectacularly knocks out a heavy AA
artillery unit commanded by bedbugs] Outstanding, Red Team, outstanding! Get you
a case of beer for that one.



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/quotes  Apocolypse BedBug Now





--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, deborah november <deblynntshirt@...> wrote:
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> rob...its good to know that you did succeed in getting rid of your
bedbugs...bottom line is that you got rid of them...When I had bedbugs I told a
woman who colored my hair and she put me in touch with a friend of hers  who
had them and he got rid of them on his own... I called him and he offered to
help me but I declined and hired a PCO....in any situtation , imo, its always
best to leave it up to the experts, but in these difficult economic times some
people really cannot afford to hire a PCO...so it's good to hear from people
like you who did succeed on their own...
>
> --- On Wed, 11/11/09, robf1quality <robf1quality@...> wrote:
>
> From: robf1quality <robf1quality@...>
> Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Re: Beg Bug Newbie Here Again (Maybe With
Good News)
> To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:22 PM
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>       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.
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>
> --- In bedbugger@yahoogrou ps.com, "robf1quality" <robf1quality@ ...> wrote:
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> >
>
> > 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.
>
> >
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> > 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.
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> > --- In bedbugger@yahoogrou ps.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@ > wrote:
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> > >
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> > > 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.
>
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>

Hot showers soothe my bites.  About a month ago I was staying under hot streams
of water like it was a spiritual Winter Heat bath.  I'd groan, have an O and
forget what time it was (Yes! the pain was that bad and yes hot water soothed it
for me.)

Then I read we have to hydrate not take hot showers.  So hydrate, that's an
order soldier!  Use coco butter, aloe vera or one of those expensive
ones-Eurithecin?)

I'm very allergic to bites.  Just one bed bug making a few bites
can and will turn into an allergic reaction.  I feel like I have to scratch off
my skin.  My ex-girlfriend (women, they take care of ya!)
gave me a super potency Clobetasol Propionate 0.05%.

That got rid of all my original itchings and my allergic reaction/bite
areas got reduced 50% & more.  It took awhile but the itching immediatly stopped
(the itching would come back in an hour or more.  At that time I might hydrate
or use a cheaper medicine.)
There still are many purple marks.

First my butt (from my computer chair) and then the sides of my thighs
got affected (from my calf to thigh/hip.)  Time passed and I got a few more
bites on both sides of my belly.  Now either I got bit more or there's an
allergic reaction.

My ankles were also fairly new in being bitten.  Both are still very "hot" and
itchy as well as the tops of my feet.  I've only used teh expensive medicine on
my belly and ankles a few times.  I might continue to get rid of this allergic
reaction.

It's an expensive medicine $70 that was bought for $7.

Steve

PS:  Death to BedBugs!




--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, mjtmlamb42@... wrote:
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>
>
> I went to an allergist who prescribe a double dose of Rx antihistamine (went
through several before finding one that worked) plus i used a topical steroid
cream in addition to 2 courses of prednisone. My bites would swell to 6 inches
in diameter (on my arms and legs) plus i was getting bites on the bottoms of my
feet, on my face, around my fingernail beds and on the tips of my fingers --
really all over my hands -- making it difficult and painful to bend my
fingers. A hot shower always made it worse. try a tempid shower instead. If
the OTC anti-itch creams aren't working maybe ask your GP for a RX cream or
antihistamine.
>
> Jessica
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "deborah november" <deblynntshirt@...>
> To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:42:18 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Bedbug Support Message] Re: Where Do They Bite You And How Does
The Wound Feel?
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>
> I could always locate my bites after a hot shower in the morning...for some
reason the bites became more pronounced after the shower...I would suggest some
kind of over the counter creme to stop itching..
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> --- On Tue, 11/10/09, morgew44 <morgew44@...> wrote:
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> From: morgew44 <morgew44@...>
> Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Re: Where Do They Bite You And How Does The
Wound Feel?
> To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6:55 PM
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>
> 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@yahoogrou ps.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@yahoogrou ps.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.
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> > > -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.
> > >
> >
>

Don't know but I still have purple marks from August.  Whenever I get
bitten, I have a severe reaction.  Just a few bites WILL become an annoying
allergic reaction into many bumps.

Every piece of lint I see could be a potential Bedbug.  The enemy is very
cunning...

Steve


--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "robf1quality" <robf1quality@...> wrote:
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> I realize that each person's reaction to bedbug bites is different but does
the itching ever stop and the scars fade away?
>
> As of today, it has been three months since my last new bite after dealing
with these blood suckers and I still have sessions of uncontrollable itching in
areas of older bites.  Each itching sessions results in a full body examine to
be sure it is not a new bite.
>
> My bites typically started as a blood red dot that never scabbed over and
eventually turned a darker red then finally to a brown spot.  Bites I received
in January, when I had gotten bitten the most, are still dark brown dots.
>
> Do they ever fade away or will these scars and my constant paranoia always be
a reminder of seven months of anguish?  Maybe I should dye my hair red and try
to pass them off as freckles.
>

Thanks Dee.  I put down Murphy's oil, rechecked my bed for the 3rd time but this
time instead of spraying alcohol, I sprayed Deltamethrin that a friend gave me
(JT Eaton Kills Bedbugs 2.)

Hartz-I'll check that next time I'm at the grocery store.  DE-I don't
want to inhale that stuff...I've been procrastinating on getting that.
The Chair-I took that apart in the bathtub, then doused it with 4 bottles of
alcohol.

A day later I redoused it with 7 bottles of alcohol.  I don't think any bedbugs
could have survived.  I ripped up as much fabric as I could.  The only other
thing I could of done was to permanently ripped
apart the back support.  But I figured if the chair was soaking in alcohol, that
would be enough.

De-I don't know, with my luck I'd breath in a gallon of that stuff.
Maybe when I find out who sells it in my area.  I read that it's like little
pieces of glass that rips your lungs.

Pillows are encased but not yet the boxspring.  I just rechecked that tonight.
Btw the men at the Alamo celebrated for a few days.  Then a few bedbugs were
spotted...I got a few more bites recently.

Steve




--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, Dee Webber <dulcimer@...> wrote:
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>
> A couple of things to try:Hartz makes a home protection spray for fleas &
ticks.  That, vacuuming thoroughly, & dusting DE on the back, sides & under the
cushions got rid of an infestation in our couch after the PCO failed. This was
in '06 when PCO's around here were clueless about bbs.  We are able to get the
spray in the pet dep't at Walmart. It used to be Hartz 3-in-1 but they seem to
have changed the name.
> I would strongly advise getting some DE & dusting your chair on all the
surfaces you don't physically come into contact with. The same with your box
spring. You can vacuum or wipe it off later.
>
> Have you encased your mattress & box spring?  Encasements will trap bugs in, &
provide fewer hiding places for those on the outside.
> A strong solution of Murphy's Oil Soap is a powerful ally in the fight, better
than a Bowie knife! A strong solution kills bbs on contact.  Get the concentrate
& a spray bottle. Fill the bottle about 1/4 to 1/3 Murphy's, the rest water.
Anything that is wood, metal or plastic can be sprayed with Murphy's, making
sure the spray gets into every crack or joint in the furniture, then wiping off
the excess. I treated a very troublesome oak bunk bed frame this way & never had
problems with bbs in it again.
> Murphy's is a contact killer with no residual effects.  DE takes several days
to work after a bb comes in contact with it.
> DeeTo: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> From: creative_internet_ideas@...
> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:38:25 +0000
> Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Alamo surrounded, reinforcements needed!
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enough sleep.
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> Fort completely surrounded, food, medical supplies and ammo running out.
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> Jim Bowie lies sick in bed and Davy Crocket was a victim to bbs.  Can last
only a few more days.  Help needed quickly or will lose the Alamo.
>
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>
> That's the way I feel.  I discovered mice and believe either them or a woman
visiting me gave me bedbugs (she brought over a few bags of her belongings.)  I
started reading about bbs and I'm extremely allergic to their bites.  I got an
rx Clobetasol Propionate, 0.05%.   A super potency drug for my rashes.
>
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> Three nights ago I found two bbs on the bed while my overhead lights were on! 
I've been sleeping with the big lights on for a week or so.
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> Finding those bugs got me to thinking and I again googled bbs.
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> Last night I found the clever pests hiding in the bottom & inside of my
computer chair!  They were even hiding beneath metal screws.  I had started
feeling bites itchy while sitting there.  But I soaked parts of fit with a few
spray blasts of alcohol a few times.  But it wasn't enough to penetrated all the
insides of the chair (I never sprayed the bottom as i didn't think of it.)  I
didn't find them in my bed and had sprayed alcohol all around the bedroom (yes I
know, I read the info about not bombing or spraying until you know where they
are and have a plan, etc.)
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> Last night (Tuesday) I killed about 30 or 50 of em.  There must be about 100
in the chair (guessing as I'd have to rip open both the bottom part and top
parts of the chair to find out.)  I put the chair in the hallway and will mark
it "bedbugs" before throwing it out.  Do I have to throw it out?
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> but even if I do, I won't be able to see all the tiny babies and kill them. 
Alcohol kills most of them by the 3rd blast.  Though some "wake up" after a few
minutes and walk it off!  A few are seemingly immune
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> Now I'm on a metal chair with padding in plastic.  I miss my chair!
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> What else do I have to do?  I'm going to wash all my clothes and put them in
bags.  I'm going to buy an encasement for my bed + pillows.  My local stores
don't have them but Amazon.com does.  So does another website.
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> I don't have the $ for an exterminator and they seem rather expensive
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> if you need 3  + 4 visits.  Has anyone beat bbs without a professional?
>
> I also need to buy calkgun and calk up all the spaces between the walls and
floors.  Any advice appreciated.  I finally got some sleep last night.
>
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> But today I did find one bb on the bed.  It was on the cloth that covered my
chair's new plastic encased cushion, which I left accidentally on the bed.  What
else do I have to do?  I have three rooms
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> and have been throwing out old newspapers, clothes, etc.  I will continue to
clean up and wash clothes, etc.
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> But the last few weeks I was too tired from not sleeping to clean up
>
> and really look for the bbs.  I looked all around the bed and box spring but
never found any.  SINCE I FOUND WHERE A LOT WERE, DO THEY GATHER IN JUST ONE
SPOT OR A FEW?  I realize there will be a few strays
>
> hanging around and this war is not over!
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> The Santa Anna bbs will be defeated.  The Alamo will not go down in bb
>
> feces!  Help save the Alamo, send your prayers, thoughts and advice to
>
> this post.  :D  It was FUN to watch them die.  That was worth it even
>
> though I went against protocol.
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> Steve
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Thank you Sweetness,

Yeah I hate bedbugs.

Steve


--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, Dee Webber <dulcimer@...> wrote:
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>
> LOL!  Glad to see you have found a little release in humor.
> Dee
>
> To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> From: creative_internet_ideas@...
> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:47:54 +0000
> Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Scientists reveal bedbugs killed the
dinosaurs (and are from Mars!)
>
In a stunning turn of events, Paleontologists revealed they found new evidence
that bedbugs killed off the dinosaurs.  Two famous Paleontologists, a married
couple, revealed late last night that they have enough evidence to convince
astronomers that bedbugs up to three +
>
> inches big killed off the dinosaurs.
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> While itching and cursing profusely, the red swollen welted Scientists
>
> scratched furiosly saying "these bugs are from hell itself."  When questioned
further Mrs and Mr. Itchingberger believed bedbugs are from Mars.  Why cause
"they are reddish, tiny tanks that can hardly be killed by anything on Earth. 
In short they are the pets of a Lex Luthor
>
> and unleashed, have the potential to conquer nations."
>
>
>
> The News crew had no comments as they too were scratching themselves and
making a mad dash to the Pharmacy store.
>

----- Original Message -----

From: NildaP

To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:17 PM

Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Re: After BD extermination

 

No I did not. I never knew that I even had them until I started to unpack. Then I started inspecting and saw them on the bed frames and mattress :( It just sucks that I brought them to my new place. I have such anxiety and its so unsettling to think that I cant relax and enjoy my place of refuge. All my furniture is new and I have enclosed my new mattress and pillows with those protectors but I still cant just relax. Why do these things exist? I hate them!!!!

Question:
After that spray that they drench the floor with drys, does it still keep killing?
--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, Brandi Neal <brandilneal@...> wrote:
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> You're not the only crazy one. Did you notify the people who bought your house? You could have left some behind.
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> --- On Wed, 11/11/09, NildaP <milfontan@...> wrote:
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> From: NildaP <milfontan@...>
> Subject: [Bedbug Support Message] Re: After BD extermination
> To: bedbugger@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:28 AM
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No I did not. I never knew that I even had them until I started to unpack. Then
I started inspecting and saw them on the bed frames and mattress :(  It just
sucks that I brought them to my new place. I have such anxiety and its so
unsettling to think that I cant relax and enjoy my place of refuge. All my
furniture is new and I have enclosed my new mattress and pillows with those
protectors but I still cant just relax. Why do these things exist? I hate
them!!!!

Question:
After that spray that they drench the floor with drys, does it still keep
killing?
--- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, Brandi Neal <brandilneal@...> wrote:
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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?
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morning I saw a live one on my sock!!!! This is the only one I have seen after
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weeks now. What should I expect? Has anyone had success with extermination? This
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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:
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> 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.
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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:
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> 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.
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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.
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> --- In bedbugger@yahoogroups.com, "crazyisme56" <rhschmidt2007@> wrote:
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> > 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.
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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:
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> 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:
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> 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.