toast1 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 In Europe at the moment, a small bed bug problem. Some say you can remove them with heat, getting the room very hot. I could do this with gas fire and electric heaters, though my circuits blow if I use too much electricity. Anyone done this or have any practical, useful solutions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadtler Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Companies will do it for you professionally but cost 5000 Dollars to do it for one normal sized house in America. Don't forget to take the cat with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Bed bugs do love warmth heat will not kill them get a pest control in and get it sprayed. The bugs are not just in the bed as the name says they also will hide and breed on any fabric, carpets and clothes and so on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadtler Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said: Bed bugs do love warmth heat will not kill them get a pest control in and get it sprayed. The bugs are not just in the bed as the name says they also will hide and breed on any fabric, carpets and clothes and so on. They don't spray bed bugs. They cook them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphus Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Buy a new mattress. Job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 No you are wrong bedbugs do not just live in beds, yes it is a good idea to buy a new mattress but they also live in any fabric like carpets or clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadtler Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Raphus said: Buy a new mattress. Job done Not good enough. And no, Stadtler has never been an exterminator. The bedbugs are in your clothes, they are everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Raphus said: Buy a new mattress. Job done no 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post talahtnut Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 Hang yer bedding outside in the sun every day. the little bugs dont like UV 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On July 3rd in your other bed-bug thread you said you'd fixed it Your local Rentokil or equivalent should be able to sort for you. Are these guys local to you https://www.empirepestcontrol.co.uk/bed-bug-control-finchley-n12/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Had some in the house here in USA some years back. The outbreak was in the bedroom of a Thai nephew who was in ESL classes with a bunch of other kids at high school from all over... Cost me about $3,000 USD and a whole lot of heartache to get rid of the critters. We had to turn the house upside down. Nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast1 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 I read about heat treatment, getting the room to a very high temperature, and this killing them, we are thinking of using a gas heater. Just wondered if anyone else did this themselves without professional help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee2 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 hours ago, toast1 said: I read about heat treatment, getting the room to a very high temperature, and this killing them, we are thinking of using a gas heater. Just wondered if anyone else did this themselves without professional help. Thanks In order to kill bedbugs and their eggs in a room by using heat, you would have to maintain a total interior temperature of 120 degrees F+ for 3 hours. To totally eradicate bedbugs, the heat in the room must be at least 140 degrees F to permeate into everywhere that bedbugs can hide such as cracks, crevices in floors, walls, etc. and takes even longer. It's not something that can be accomplished by do-it-yourself heating equipment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 11:46 AM, Stadtler said: They don't spray bed bugs. They cook them. I don't believe you. What does Stadtler think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike787 Posted July 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2020 I burned my house down. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condobrit001 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 There are pages of suggestions on Google which avoid the infantile and crass suggestions of some of the posters on this forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 1:37 AM, Meat Pie 47 said: Bed bugs do love warmth heat will not kill them get a pest control in and get it sprayed. The bugs are not just in the bed as the name says they also will hide and breed on any fabric, carpets and clothes and so on. Heat treatment offers certain advantages when it comes to bed bug management. Heat is non-toxic, and can kill all bed bug life stages including bed bug eggs. Bed bugs exposed to 113°F will die if they receive constant exposure to that temperature for 90 minutes or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Had some in our master bedroom in Dubai a few years back. Likely came with the rented furniture and soft coverings. We had to strip, clean, wash the blankets/covers multiple times and dismantle and clean the wooden bed several times to get rid of them. A key element was using a strong jet of hot air from a hair dryer on every piece and nook and cranny of the bed. And even then took maybe four times before we were confident they were gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Get some Diatomaceous Earth and sprinkle the mattress with it. Food grade, not the type used for filtration. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pest Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Eucalyptus sprays Tea tree oil lemon grass oil all these will keep them at bay We had an infestation onboard a vessel all the above worked better than the local pest control dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maprao Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Buy a steamer. Steam the matress, floor , carpets curtains everything. Wash all sheets blankets and dry in a tumble dryer on high heat. Keep repeating. Job done. If you dont have pets or children buy the chemical kits on amazon Edited July 10, 2020 by maprao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, maprao said: Buy a steamer. Steam the matress, floor , carpets curtains everything. Wash all sheets blankets and dry in a tumble dryer on high heat. Keep repeating. Job done. If you dont have pets or children buy the chemical kits on amazon I did what you suggest about 15 years ago and I managed to eradicate the problem in about a weeks time, doing the steaming almost every day. What you say works for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcol Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Forget any spray ,heat ...waste of time . Professional treatment very expensive . From personal experience .... Diatomaceous Earth . It's a fine powder ..like flour .your powder all round the areas you have a problem . On the edges of mattresses( brush in the seams with small brush ) , round legs of bed and tables round the edges of carpets ...etc ...and leave it ! The powder is harmless to humans and animals . But for bed bugs it is like razor blades ...they all die But ..they will have laid eggs . You must repeat this at least once more 10- 14 days later . Totally worked ! I used it when I was in the u.s. ...I think I ordered 1 kg .. from Canada . Can't remember more than that . This was the only thing that worked ...and it seems that most of America/ Europe is still unaware of it .. Research it on Google ...buy at least ½ kg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzupnow Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 burn your matrass,throw all textile in a washing machine filled with ice(below 5 degree they die) tape your room and spray it heavily with bug spray, and do not enter for 3 days i you were still in thailand you could place your matrass in the hot sun on a roof below 5 degree and over 50 degree Celcius they die 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoshark Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I owned many houses in slum neighborhoods where people weren't the cleanest. It's best in the long run to bring in a professional service and throw "ALL" the furniture away or they will come back. Carpets need to be professionally cleaned as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcol Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Update to my Diatomaceous Earth post Research on Google ..bedbugs /Diatomaceous Earth / ussge ...and look on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Vacuum the mattress to suck out eggs and all around the bed frame, spray mattress with med alcohol, vacuum again, spray again , shower yourself before bed as they feed on dead skin. This can also work for ticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Try flea spray on bed, mattress, floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izod10 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I had infestation of ticks,easily solved used a tick/flea powder,lightly dusted everything,bedding/floors,furniture etc. kept it down for 3 days . Used Tickoff but I guess any powder will do, perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 NYC, where I grew up, is the bedbug capital of the world. AFTER you ditch your mattresses, carpets, and wooden furniture, all bedding must be washed & dried, both at high heat. Professional exterminators use a super-cold spray (nitrogen?) to freeze the critters & pop their eggs. They'll be in every crevice you can imagine, hopefully not yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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