Nobody wants to admit they have bedbugs. We got them and still don't know where they came from. After much work we also got rid of them using a five-stage approach, of which Bedlam was an integral part.
1. We got bedbug mattress and box-spring bags for our beds. These are available from Amazon and other dealers. They are tightly woven and also have tight zippers which even the tiniest bedbug can not wiggle through. These provide a barrier which will keep any bedbugs that might be in your mattress from getting out -- even if there is a nest there. It also keeps the bedbugs out which will keep the mattresses free of bedbugs in the future.
2. We got some Diatomaceous earth powder. This again is available from Amazon or other retailers. The powder is incredibly fine, and has sharp pointy edges. These are too tiny to hurt your skin, but they will mess up bedbugs that walk through it or touch it pretty bad. It also can cause them respiratory issues. This is something that can occur in some humans and pets, so be sure to wear the best dust mask you might have, and keep pets clear while applying. Diatomaceous earth is non-toxic to humans and is even used in some food and drug products. Use this powder, following label directions, in cracks and crevices. These can be places like along baseboards, in cracks in furniture, and similar places. Bed bugs that go through this powder will soon be in bedbug heaven, but will not drop dead on the spot. Still, eliminating any bedbug will help, and bedbugs have not gotten resistant to Diatomaceous earth.
3. Clean or get rid of everything made of cloth you can. If you can't clean them with soap or water consider using high heat in a dryer. If the fabric will take such punishment, dry it. Heating bedbugs to these temperatures for around 30 minutes or so will kill any living bedbugs, and also kill bedbug eggs. If you have old clothing or linens, stuffed animals or other things you don't really want any way, through them out or burn them. (Don't store them inside while waiting to get rid of them, since they might move to a new area of the house.) If you have something you really can't clean, but don't really want to through out you might take a chance and use the hot dryer method to kill any bed bugs. We have done this on stuffed animals which are still being used with none showing any signs of damage after their ride in the hot-air.
4. Get bedbug furniture leg "coasters". These are plastic dishes into which furniture legs are placed. They work by having a highly polished surface on which the bedbugs can not climb, or by placing a barrier such as mineral oil between the floor and the bed or chair legs. This either traps the bedbugs so they can be eliminated, or poisons them and kills them.
5. Use Bedlam Spray to treat everything you couldn't otherwise treat. This product can be used on most fabrics where water is safe, as well as carpets and other surfaces. Bedlam will not normally knock down or instantly kill every bedbug, and some people criticize this, but the product will stick to living bedbugs like glue, and when the bedbug returns to it's safe place (usually occupied by other bedbugs) it leaves a trail of insecticide, and contaminate their nests and pathways. Other bedbugs who walk these same paths or live in the same areas will touch the insecticide and be killed too.
Note that even if all bedbugs are eliminated, their eggs may still be present and these eggs can hatch and start another infestation. Apply bedlam again to the same areas in three weeks or so to kill off any new generations. It usually will require three to five treatments to get rid of all the bedbugs. Remember, bedbugs like to hide in tiny places during the day, so apply the Diatomaceous earth or bedlam to these areas first. Also remember that the closer you are to a place where a food source is (human being) the more likely you are to find bedbugs. So at 3 feet from the bed you might have a lot, at 6 feet a lot less, and so forth as distance gets further away. Bedbugs can smell people or blood and will move towards them -- their next meal. They may attach to clothing and move away from their blood supply, but usually will fall to the ground and try to work their way back to a blood source again.
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| ingredients | 3-phenoxybenzyl-(1RS, 3RS, 1RS, 3SR)-2, 2-dimethyl3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate 0.40% ; *N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide 1.53% | Insecticide | — | — | Water, Urea, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid | Other |
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This will definitely solve your problem. If you use it Correctly, I highly recommend it, between dusting your items with diatomaceous earth and the use of this product. It will solve your problem quickly they recommend that you redo it in two weeks. I did not even have to redo it, the one application worked just fine for me.
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This will definitely solve your problem. If you use it Correctly, I highly recommend it, between dusting your items with diatomaceous earth and the use of this product. It will solve your problem quickly they recommend that you redo it in two weeks. I did not even have to redo it, the one application worked just fine for me.
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