How to get rid of bed bugs??

[kokopup]

Originally post by lvpets2002
Oh ok I understand now.. Now I wash my sheets & bedding in Diluted Bleach cause the babies sometimes have throw ups.. Now I make sure its not too strong for the breathing afterwards.. Now is Ozone a Liquid or is it a Spray?? I will have to look for it..

If you look at the links on my post you will see that Ozone is a gas that is put out by this machine you rent or buy. If you use one that puts out Remediation strength that's in excess of 7200 mghr then I guarantee you
that after a day or two of running the machine in a closed room whatever is biting will be dead.

Originally post by M&M's Mommy
Do you have any ideas why it'd bite some people but not the others? I can only hope it won't bite my uncle & aunt - otherwise we'd be soooooo embarrassed! I am tempted to ask them to stay at the hotel, but my parents really want them to stay at our house. Plus, they told me that a new bed in my house is supposed to be much cleaner than a bed in a hotel..

The same reason some people are bitten by mosquitos and some aren't. Your
bodies give off odors that repell some insects. it can be a diet thing or a medication thing. Some people just repell insects and others attract them. I attract them. If I am around you are almost certain not to be bitten.

[beeniesmom]

Call an exterminator. Get rid of the mattress, probably the sheets too and have the room steam cleaned. You may still have problems after that.
I've never had that problem but have read a lot about it.

[Moesha]

Can you let your aunt and uncle sleep in your bed and you use your brother's bed?

[M&M's Mommy]

Can you let your aunt and uncle sleep in your bed and you use your brother's bed?

I don't think they would agree to that. If I come to someone's house, I wouldn't want to take up their master bedroom and have them sleep in their guest bedroom .

I offered to book a hotel room for them, but my parents and they insisted on staying at our house. I have no problems with that except I'm so insecure about the room right now.. I will have to tell them the truth and lets them decide. This way, if they choose to sleep in there and got bitten, they can't blame me - but regardless of whether they're staying or not, I need to get rid of these bugs!! I'm concerned about my brother coming home for the Summer. It's his home/room, and I want him to feel safe in it. Plus, I don't want him to sleep on the sofa

[Laura's Babies]

Those pesky little creatures can get in EVERYTHING, even visitors luggage and they take them home. I saw a thing on TV where hotels are having real problems with them, they are in the walls, the furniture, carpet, EVERYTHING!!! One lady took them home in her luggage and they had to go in and completely strip the walls out and everything.

Back when I saw that report, they were nearly impossiable to get rid of. I never heard of this

If you look at the links on my post you will see that Ozone is a gas that is put out by this machine you rent or buy. If you use one that puts out Remediation strength that's in excess of 7200 mghr then I guarantee you
that after a day or two of running the machine in a closed room whatever is biting will be dead.

If that works, they have made big advances since the last I heard of them.

I would warn the visitors that you have them, could be bitten, and possiably having a bad reaction to them.

[Karen]

I don't think they would agree to that. If I come to someone's house, I wouldn't want to take up their master bedroom and have them sleep in their guest bedroom .

I offered to book a hotel room for them, but my parents and they insisted on staying at our house. I have no problems with that except I'm so insecure about the room right now.. I will have to tell them the truth and lets them decide. This way, if they choose to sleep in there and got bitten, they can't blame me - but regardless of whether they're staying or not, I need to get rid of these bugs!! I'm concerned about my brother coming home for the Summer. It's his home/room, and I want him to feel safe in it. Plus, I don't want him to sleep on the sofa

As a quick fix, you could get a plastic cover for the mattress, then put a mattress pad, then the sheets and blankets over that. Then after their visit, you can work on more permanent remedies.

[lvpets2002]

Now there is a idea.. Now I have a mattress pad & then a plastic cover over my bed.. I do this so if the babies have throw ups on the bed then the mattress is not soaked..

As a quick fix, you could get a plastic cover for the mattress, then put a mattress pad, then the sheets and blankets over that. Then after their visit, you can work on more permanent remedies.

[Freckles]

This is interesting.

[kokopup]

originally post by Cinder & Smoke
I'd suggest some reading or Google.com searches on the use of Ozone
to eliminate Bed Bugs. The reports on using Ozone seem to be "mixed" at best.
See >>>

You are aware that for any position you can find the Naysayer for that position. I have been using Ozone for various remediation task for about 15 years. I have not had personal experience with bed bugs but I have with fleas, dust mites, pet odor, mold odor and the list goes on. The ozone generator should be a standard for pet owners.

I had a basement with extreme mold problems when I lived in Tennessee. I rented a ozone generator then to correct my mold problem. The Mold and odor was eliminated along with more bugs than I thought could live in a basement. I had little bugger on their back everywhere. I have since used my personal unite to rid my finished basement of a flea infestation. I keep one running on low to eliminate odors 24/7. If you have a unit that also has a ion generator it can blacken paint. If you buy or rent a unit make sure it does not also contain an ion generator. Ozone alone will not effect paint or rubber that was suggested by that article.

I am a retired engineer and worked around equipment that naturally gave off ozone because of the nature of high voltage power equipment. There was never any ill effects caused by ozone on this equipment. They were all painted and all had rubber gasket doors.

Low output units are good for odor elimination but to correct insect and mold issues you need a 7200 mghr+ unit.