How to kill bed bugs?

[jinx626]

should I buy frontline and just place it under my bed? will that help? I am NOT going to wear frontline like I do with AXE!!!

 

[Tubor]

1.) Identify what you have if anything (you could have been bitten somewhere else).
2.) Figure out a strategy for getting rid of them

I think try the warm soapy water in a bowl and see what you get. Examine the bed, behind pictures, in corners, cracks (use your torch!). Try to catch (under a glass/jar) everything you can find and take a picture of it and identify it (post?). If you have a pet try to find out if it's got fleas and treat it as fleas will jump on the pet and then die.

Some info on bed bugs:
http://www.bed-bug.net/aboutbedbugs.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbug

Fleas (usually "cat" fleas):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_flea

Various types of fleas:
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th5a.htm

 

[AlexGT]

How to make a flea trap,

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Flea-Trap

 

[Tubor]

How to make a flea trap,

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Flea-Trap

Make sure the bulb doesn't fall into the bowl of water or ZAP!!I wouldn't plug it in until you've secured it in position.

A shallow dish of water with a tea-light (candle) in the middle should also work well.

 

[The_LED_Museum]

Diatomaceous earth sprinkled liberally into carpeting is also said to be a fairly effective remedy for fleas.

This material (sold as a whitish powder) has very tiny, sharp-edged particles that cut into the flea's exoskeleton, causing it to become dehydrated/desiccated (dried out); the dead insects can then be disposed of by vacuuming.
Be certain to dispose of the vacuum cleaner bag in the outside garbage in case any live fleas got sucked up.

 

[TITAN1833]

just to throw in some flea facts:apparently there are 2000 varieties,a female can lay 500 eggs and the biggest flea is 5mm long,so it seems there are plenty to go round :sick2:
on a biter note:they can be controlled:sweat:
I'll leave you with this little thought!

Big fleas have little fleas,
Apon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas,
and so, ad infinitum.

Have a great weekend,sleep tight and dont let those bedbugs bite

 

[DM51]

A CPF member called Titan
Is trying his hardest to frighten:
"Whether bedbugs or fleas,
"You will catch a disease!
"Good night & sleep tight & leave light on!"
​

 

[monkeyboy]

I tried one time and spray my whole room and bed with raid, then leave it there for 3 days until it safe to sleep there again. I guess it worked for awhile.

Raid is not very good these days. I recently emptied an entire can of raid into a bees nest with little effect. I reckon there must be new regulations on the chemicals allowed in fly spray. I seem to remember the old days where one small spray of Raid meant instant death.

 

[chmsam]

Ah, recalling the days when Rolling Stone magazine was only about the culture of San Francisco and more importantly, mostly about rock & roll, they had an ad they used to run in the classifieds in the back of almost every issue, kind of a hip version of a Burma Shave ad:

"Craps & lice are not so nice,
and nits are simply stupid.
So take the cure that knocks 'em dead
And gets you back to Cupid!
A-200!"



But back on topic, once again I would suggest contacting the Cooperative Extension in your area -- just check the phone book. Good information that is free and has been tested, so you know it will work. Cooperative Extensions are government funded sources that work with colleges and universities that do the research. You're paying for the information with your tax dollars (one of a few good uses I guess), so use it! Whether fleas or bed bugs, what have you got to lose except the bugs? They'll probably be able to tell you how you can tell what it is that is feasting on you, too -- unless it really is an alien "probe."

 

[DM51]

We've been given a reminder about the What is The Best Way To Get Rid of Mice thread, so we might as well revisit the bedbug thread as well, lol.