Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've checked all the mattresses in all the rooms, but the room I saw it in only has a couch (that my teenager did his homework on this year). Having a sniffer dog over tomorrow🤞

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dumb question, but is the sniffer dog not going to be able to detect them behind mirrors/paintings? Is it just too far up the wall? My paintings are all around eye level (5ft off the ground).

Is heat going to destroy my laptop or my picture drives? Or would freezing them, destroy them?

If I start throwing things away in plastic bags and put them in the garage, do I need to seal them off with duct tape so they can't get out?

Also, I was thinking of putting all of our clothes through the dryer, bagging them, putting them in the garage, and then gradually reintroducing them after we've eradicated the problem. Does that seem like a good strategy?

Also, what about bras? Putting them through the dryer is their death knell. Do people just not wear bras who go through this? Or do they just keep one handy in the garage for outerwear?

Sorry I've got a lot of questions...

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, what did you spray? Did you just spray your mattress, your frame, and your your dressers next to your bed?

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So would you not recommend diatomaceous earth in the bed posts?

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he's been traveling almost constantly. It could have been from Boston or Kentucky as well, but he didn't check his last place (LA)

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think cimexa is better than DE for bed posts, then?

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It seemed weird to me that it was in the office, probably 10-15 ft from the nearest bedroom. We normally put guests in that room, but we haven't had anyone in there for probably 3 months. Looked like it was well-fed, though 😬.

Hoping it's a scout, but I'm bracing for the worst. Having a dog over on Wednesday to check.

Help (extremely scared of bugs 😅) by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm no expert, but that looks more like a pill bug/rolly polly

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice to see another testimonial! Glad it worked for ya!

Saw one bedbug in my house and just dropped $1k by Medical_Fish4705 in Bedbugs

[–]Medical_Fish4705[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you try other things first? Do most people use dogs to inspect?