Very interesting bed bug advice, I've never seen before. [View all]

[snagglepuss]

I discovered BB nymphs in a library book (i actually squished a couple of them in the book without knowing what they were at the time) then last week I found some adults in my apartments. A complete nightmare. I've been doing a lot of reading hoping to get rid of them at this early stage without having to tell bldg management. The link is interesting advice I came across, i've not seen elsewhere basically it advises to wrap mattress in plastic and starve them.

In my case I think they first settled in my reading chair which I wrapped completely in plastic and packing tape. Luckily my bed is a futon which made finding several of them very easy. After vacuuming and laundering I placed intercepetor cups under each leg as well as two sided taped on each bed leg. Since then i havent been bit though i did just read that they do not not need to feed nightly which is really a bummer since its hard to judge whether my quick action has staved off an infestation.

I think i'll follow advice in the article and wrap my futon in plastic , however for those who have the same issue and don't like sleeping on plastic he offers an alternative.

I can't believe this has happened. If anyone has had the exprience of nipping an infestation in the bud I would love to know about it.



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