Help!! My home invaded by bed bugs!!

[Steyr69]

This is the first time in 20 years staying. I believe is brought in by my dad who likes sitting around at void deck benches...then come home lazy to changed bermudas....
Had thrown out my parents bed as it was infested.
But it appears the bugs had propagate to other areas of the house.
Sofas are not safe as i got bitten while watching tv.
So resort to sitting on plastic chairs.
My matress appears to have but i cant find any bb nest or eggs.
But on n off, they will appear n i will get bitten.
I had spray bug spray n sleep w light on....sometimes it works some times it doesnt.
The swelling from the bites will go off after sometime....but the discomfort is there n least to say, my sleep was affected.
They even find a way into my working shirts n pants....
Help!!!

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[popeyes]

Bro, u got bed frame? If yes, remove ur bed and search.

 

[Steyr69]

It is a wooden frame...with thick plywood as support for the mattress.....

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[popdod]

Hire pest busters to have a peaceful mind.

 

[Steyr69]

Effective boh? I read after fumigation, the bugs will still come back. My parents also like to hoard things....think this is going to be worst than Armageddon.

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[popeyes]

Remove ur bed and see the corner of the frame. Normally they hide there, at night then climb to ur bed to makan buffet.

 

[Steyr69]

I tot they hide inside mattress? Ok....will do a detail check again....darn....this is frustrating.

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[Steyr69]

I read there is a vapor steam kind of equipment who can kill the bugs....anyone use before?

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[popeyes]

Dolphin or whatever brand kind of vacuum cleaner which costs $4k+ ?

Useless machine. U give me 2k, I help u catch the bugs.

 

[Gixxerfied]

I tot they hide inside mattress? Ok....will do a detail check again....darn....this is frustrating.

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They can hide in any cracks and gaps...Furniture, mattress, gaps in walls, tiles etc etc..

 

[Steyr69]

How to exactly get rid of them? It seemed they got amazing spawning ability....

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[Gixxerfied]

I believe no pest coy would dare to tell u they can get rid of it totally..

 

[Mystified15]

To get rid of bugs, you gotta get rid of their essential elements of survival and propagation, namely a safe place to hide and the source of sustenance. Our common household bugs are cockroaches, ants, termites, bedbugs, mosquitoes, of which bedbugs is the most terrifying and difficult to get rid of. Terrifying as they spread like hell, look and smell disgusting, bite until you cannot sleep and hard to detect. But they can be rid of as I have successfully done on 2 occasions when my rooms were infested by tenants moving in from hostels. No amount of spraying, washing and cleaning alone, or baking the beds under the hot sun will terminate them as long as your bodies continue to feed them with blood and allow them an easy path to return to their hideout to grow, then fxxx each other and reproduce. But you still gotta sleep on your bed, right? Yes, but you create a barrier between your juicy body and the bugs by first covering your bed with a transparent plastic sheet. Then you place as little item on the plastic sheet or simply sleep on it without mattress. Over time, being deprived of an easy source of food and getaway, their population will dwindle and fizzle out, as these bugs have a definite lifespan. But if you allow them to reproduce with easy food, they will perpetuate. Then if you must sleep on a mattress, you make sure you constantly wash the bedsheet and the items on the mattress, like pillows, blankets. This way you isolate your bed and make it easier to clean and detect and get rid of the bugs. It will also to a large degree prevent cross spreading if it is a double deck bed. I have done it twice on my 2 double deck beds. Wish you success.

 

[Steyr69]

Thanks.....it is really frightening. Worst then mosquitoes.
I think i should wrap my mattress w plastic sheet.....
Any idea where to get?

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[Mystified15]

Available in stationery shop, rolled up, usually 6ft by 3ft, 6ft by 6ft. But in order to adequate cover yr bed, mattress, etc, you should buy bigger sheets. Some shops do sell cut to order.

 

[JaneDoeSg]

bedbugs are the worst

what my fam did was throw away the whole bed and bought new one

there are some cheap ones

and no problem ever since

 

[needreader]

bedbugs are the worst

what my fam did was throw away the whole bed and bought new one

there are some cheap ones

and no problem ever since

This method might not be effective as the bedbugs can hide in socket, cracks of wall, shirt, pants and everywhere. You need to clean the house thoroughly and spray a form of pesticide to kill it (think can get from Mustafa) . It take a lot of patience, time and endurance to get rid of it

 

[buttonsforeyes]

1. Throw out what you can, or wash what you own thoroughly. If you can afford to wash it in hot water and soap, even better. Buy large clear plastic zipper bags that you can seal (those meant for vacuum sealing unused winter wear, fabrics, etc for storage) from Qoo10/Taobao, and transfer cleaned items that have been dried immediately. If you want to get this done fast, go to one of those coin-operated laundromats that are now in most neighbourhoods near hawker centres.

They'll hide on anything possible, from guitar cases, to clothing, to rugs, to your bag, so you cannot just focus on your bed and hope that they will go away. This will be your cleaned items, so you can slowly go through what you own. This is very, very important if you want to stay sane and get through this quicker.

2. Seek out cracks and cover these up where possible via items from a hardware store.

3. Please consider throwing out the bed frame (responsibly, don't just leave it somewhere in a common area and let the bedbugs seek out the new victims). Check all corners and edges of your mattress, especially if there are little buttons on the mattress, or handles, or even trims. You can remove the bedbugs with sticky tape and then throw them into something you seal up.

4. Treat your mattresses, etc, with sprays. If you go to an old school hardware store, they will likely know the best treatment. One of it a strong smelling oil/mixture that you can spray onto your mattress (be careful, though, since it is flammable and may not be good for those sensitive to smells). You can then consider protecting the mattress with a plastic wrap/mattress protector to prevent them from returning to haunt your bed at night.

You might need to treat all rooms/textiles/furniture similarly, depending on how bad the infestation is. People in other rooms may be stubborn, but you need to insist on at least checking/monitoring because they spread/travel easily.

5. Monitor the situation. You may need to keep cleaning up items, and sticking to a sterile, sealed sort of routine until the horror is over. You will need to vacuum regularly where you can, check your bed when you can. You may need to reapply whatever treatments you picked.

6. If uncertain, you can engage treatments to fumigate the home once you have taken the above steps. This at least ensures that they haven't found a safe hiding place somewhere else among your belongings.

7. Make sure to have a policy of treating/inspecting items before taking it/allowing someone else to take it into the home. This includes luggage, since they can hop on during your travels overseas.

8. If in future your friends have suspicious bite marks on their arms/legs that look like several mosquito bites in a row, be extra conscious when visiting their homes/offer to help them check if they might have a problem because they might not be aware until they see their first bedbug running across their bed at night.

 

[bosssaizo]

You need to throw a lot of things out. Especially your beds.

Best to get a pest buster to come in and spray your whole house with pesticide while you move out.

For any cloth items that you want to keep make sure you use hot water to clean it.

 

[Steyr69]

Thanks for all advice....i just spent the morning, overturn the bedframe to clear the clumps of dust underneath. I only found one bug amid the dust. I couldnt locate any nest egg location. But i spray some bug spray into bedframe corners n edges.
I remove the bedsheet n wrap plastic sheet over my matress. See how it goes tonight.

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