By 'keep the room clear', you mean nobody goes in or out? I've gotta sleep on the sofa, or at a mate's?
I suspect I have bedbugs
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By 'keep the room clear', you mean nobody goes in or out? I've gotta sleep on the sofa, or at a mate's?
Have you found any small brown/black specs? (Bedbug droppings)
Because with no reddish/brown stains, and no sign of actual bugs it seems unlikely it's bedbugs and more likely you're having an allergic reaction to something. Also, do you have pets? Have you de-flea'd them?
Because with no reddish/brown stains, and no sign of actual bugs it seems unlikely it's bedbugs and more likely you're having an allergic reaction to something. Also, do you have pets? Have you de-flea'd them?
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That's nothing, my flatmate hasn't cleaned his bed sheets since July
Wtf and you let him make my cup of tea the other day.
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Natural enemies of bedbugs include the masked hunter (also known as "masked bedbug hunter"), cockroaches, ants, spiders, mites, and centipedes. The Pharaoh ant's (Monomorium pharaonis) venom is lethal to bedbugs.
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yea wikipedia wants its cut of this action too...
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Burn the house down. That'll show em. 
But seriously, you will need to fumigate them and I would replace all the bedstuff.
But seriously, you will need to fumigate them and I would replace all the bedstuff.
Natural enemies of bedbugs include the masked hunter (also known as "masked bedbug hunter"), cockroaches, ants, spiders, mites, and centipedes. The Pharaoh ant's (Monomorium pharaonis) venom is lethal to bedbugs.
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sounds simple enough buy a few cockroaches and your problem is solved
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It's a very good idea to, yes. Pets will also need to be kept out of the room and the windows left open for at least 24-48 hours.
When we moved into our house the previous owners had left it INFESTED with fleas. We were getting eaten right, left and center.
Bought an anti-flea kit including a few bombs and carpet spray for the rugs. One treatment and we've never had an issue since. The bug bombs work wonders.
Yeah proper nightmare. A flat we once lived in got fleas from the woman upstairs cat. It was awful - they will feed on humans if there is nothing else and i remember going to bed in trepidation of what lay ahead.
Even after we moved we managed to drag some along with us - presumably in the mattress. My advice to you is ditch your mattress - take it to the tip ASAP and buy a new one. Then call in some professionals to properly nuke your house with insecticide. Its the only way to be sure.
Even after we moved we managed to drag some along with us - presumably in the mattress. My advice to you is ditch your mattress - take it to the tip ASAP and buy a new one. Then call in some professionals to properly nuke your house with insecticide. Its the only way to be sure.
That's nothing, my flatmate hasn't cleaned his bed sheets since July
Maybe it's him that's making you itch then?
Yeah, you had the cup from his room!
Ok, bed bugs confirmed. One of the little ******** hitched his way to work with me this morning, and I've found a couple of husks. I've spent a good portion of the day formulating a plan of attack. Please note that this plan contravenes certain health guidance rules, so I strongly advise against duplicating the process.
1) Assault preparation
I've just gotten home from work, and on my way I picked up a tin of Raid anti bug spray. Not 5 minutes ago, I finished drenching my bedding in it - quilt, mattress, pillows, the works. Unfortunately, because one of them hitched with me this morning even after I had a shower, I can't risk sleeping in the spare room tonight. It's going to be uncomfortable.
2) The Bait
The tin of raid will stay by my bed tonight. If I feel an itch, it's getting treated with a cloud of insecticide. In order to deal with the discomfort, I've also prepped a certain quantity of alcohol, which I am now consuming to speed my transition into a state of sleep in which the itching doesn't register.
3) The Blitz
A long day tomorrow - the first thing I'll do when I wake up is remove everything from my bed and relocate it to the garage. My sister's at work, so I'll be doing this in the buff to minimise contamination - all of the exposed clothing from my room is already down there. Throughout tomorrow and Saturday, I'll be washing every cloth item I own at 90C. Since this takes 2 1/2 hrs per cycle on my machine, and I've got at least six loads with my bedding alone, I suspect it'll occupy both days. In between each wash, I'll employ my overpowered vacuum cleaner to every exposed inch of my mattress and redouse with Raid. Obviously, all exposed surfaces will get at least a few runs throughout the day. After every vacuum & raid cycle, I'll be showering a little hotter than I can bear with a nit comb and the shower gloves I received for Christmas last year that I've never used because it feels like rubbing yourself with very rough sandpaper.
4) Control
Assuming I don't sicken, I'll be reapplying a light layer of Raid to my bedding every night until this time next week. Again, not the most comfortable of nights, but not as bad as it will be tonight or it would be if the invaders returned.
Now, granted I'll be taking a big risk here - namely, that the insecticide that should only be used in a well-ventilated area, never around pets and with minimal skin contact has a high chance of impacting on my health. I'm gampling on the fact that in the year and a half I've worked in A & E we've had two admittances for underwear-related injuries and none for over-exposure to bug killer, and I live in a moderately rural catchment area.
If you hear no more from me, there's a small chance that I'll die.
1) Assault preparation
I've just gotten home from work, and on my way I picked up a tin of Raid anti bug spray. Not 5 minutes ago, I finished drenching my bedding in it - quilt, mattress, pillows, the works. Unfortunately, because one of them hitched with me this morning even after I had a shower, I can't risk sleeping in the spare room tonight. It's going to be uncomfortable.
2) The Bait
The tin of raid will stay by my bed tonight. If I feel an itch, it's getting treated with a cloud of insecticide. In order to deal with the discomfort, I've also prepped a certain quantity of alcohol, which I am now consuming to speed my transition into a state of sleep in which the itching doesn't register.
3) The Blitz
A long day tomorrow - the first thing I'll do when I wake up is remove everything from my bed and relocate it to the garage. My sister's at work, so I'll be doing this in the buff to minimise contamination - all of the exposed clothing from my room is already down there. Throughout tomorrow and Saturday, I'll be washing every cloth item I own at 90C. Since this takes 2 1/2 hrs per cycle on my machine, and I've got at least six loads with my bedding alone, I suspect it'll occupy both days. In between each wash, I'll employ my overpowered vacuum cleaner to every exposed inch of my mattress and redouse with Raid. Obviously, all exposed surfaces will get at least a few runs throughout the day. After every vacuum & raid cycle, I'll be showering a little hotter than I can bear with a nit comb and the shower gloves I received for Christmas last year that I've never used because it feels like rubbing yourself with very rough sandpaper.
4) Control
Assuming I don't sicken, I'll be reapplying a light layer of Raid to my bedding every night until this time next week. Again, not the most comfortable of nights, but not as bad as it will be tonight or it would be if the invaders returned.
Now, granted I'll be taking a big risk here - namely, that the insecticide that should only be used in a well-ventilated area, never around pets and with minimal skin contact has a high chance of impacting on my health. I'm gampling on the fact that in the year and a half I've worked in A & E we've had two admittances for underwear-related injuries and none for over-exposure to bug killer, and I live in a moderately rural catchment area.
If you hear no more from me, there's a small chance that I'll die.
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Erm, I wouldn't advise that course of action. Still, your funeral!
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More than a small chance if you're spraying and breathing/sleeping in that much Raid!
Seriously, off-the-shelf Raid isn't going to do the trick. You need a bug bomb. Get yourself Kit 1 or Kit 2 from here and stop being an eejit:
http://www.pestcontrolsupermarket.com/bed-bugs-2-c.asp?gclid=CKuaq-bR9qQCFZtp4wod02Rhhw