I found out last night I had bedbugs..I went to the store and got bedbug spray, new sheets and laundry detergent since I was out. I put the new sheets on the bed and washed the old sheets and this morning I sprayed and inspected and sprayed some more.

I live in Texas and I'm used to roaches. And they are bad enough but these things bite without provocation.

There have been several communities in Ct who have shut down their libraries due to infestation. Also hollister in NYC time square along with some other high end clothing stores have had to shut down to fumigate. You won't catch me at a movie theater these days, I wait for video. Eeewww is right, they are everywhere

It's bad enough that I have sleep apnea and now I have this stress too. And I have knee problems that make doing all the exterminating and cleaning myself is difficult. I told my boyfriend that if I can't get rid of the problem myself I will have to call an exterminator.

From my understanding they are very difficult to get rid off. Apparently, they are back on the rise because the stuff they used to spray with had cancer causing agents. You may have to get rid of your mattress :-(

Yikes, how do you know if you have bed bugs?

I'm in Texas too.

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DDT was the cancer causing bug spray. They are resistant to most commercial stuff. The exterminators have professional grade stuff, or use freeze gas ( they die in temps below 32 F, or heat greater than 118 F for 90 minutes

Good info

http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/eoha/pdf/bedbugs-rutgers.pdf

Yep, that is it! And since they stopped using it those things are everywhere EWWWWW. I get nervous everytime we stay in a hotel. They give me the ebi jebbies.... And all you have to do is take one home.

Good info

http://www.ct.gov/dp...ugs-rutgers.pdf

Awww you could of warned us there are photos in that link! lol

Oh my gosh!!!! Gross lol now I'm itching lol

Yeah, they kinda have that effect on a person. I feel bad for OP. I never would be able to sleep.

As a visiting nurse, I never sit on upholstered chairs . I would rather stand. I bring clear plastic table clothes to cover movie seats for each of us, if my husband is succesful enough to drag me into a theater. I live in the woods, and I hate bugs! Lol

Oh wow! I never thought about picking them up at the movies.....Geesh thanks! LOL, one more place for me to be paranoid. I used to carry Lysol with me to hotels, but Lysol ain't doing nothing for those buggers!

If they are so hard to get rid of....is it time to put plastic over everything? I know they make plastic mattress covers and pillow case covers.....I hope the bed bugs don't fine there way into my home. Good luck with getting rid of them Pinky

Yep, that is it! And since they stopped using it those things are everywhere EWWWWW. I get nervous everytime we stay in a hotel. They give me the ebi jebbies.... And all you have to do is take one home.

I use this site to check hotels and so far, so good.

http://bedbugregistry.com/

My sister had bed bugs in her apartment in Vegas. They discovered the source as being the person upstairs who traveled out of the country. The apartment complex had to replace all of their furniture and move them to another apartment. They had to get their laundry washed a certain way and I think leave them in black trash bags outside on the patio for awhile. It was crazy!! If you rent you may need to notify somebody, if you own you may want to call your homeowners insurance. I pray it gets resolved quickly and thoroughly!