ULTIMATE Bed Bug Solution! AMAZING. This ALWAYS works.
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2024
- Bed bugs are one of the hardest pests to eliminate. If you have watched other videos and tried other treatments and you still have bed bugs, then this is the video for you. This treatment method simply cannot fail. So, stop playing games with bed bugs and learn how to do it right. You'll be very happy you did.
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This was the most informative video ever!!!! The tips and product information were the BOMB!!!! Everything he said was straight to the point and make me feel better about doing what was said!!!! Everyone who has bed bugs needs to see this video!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Be well Leslie.
I can't say what happened; I came across some bed bugs in my house last July, and immediately ordered a steamer to steam everything. Then I used a shop vac to suck every crevice I could, everywhere. Plus, I already had some tea tree oil, and so washed all my linens in hot water with tea tree oil in it, and then on into the hottest setting in my dryer. I also put some tea tree oil in my liquid soap, and washed myself in it, as well as my pajamas. What worked here, I don't know; the steamer never arrived. But for some reason the bedbugs abandoned my bed, my sofa, my loveseat, and me. They've been gone since last summer. The house is nice and warm, but no bed bugs. (I have hardwood floors, and had taken the rugs out and beat the hell out of them, and left them hanging out doors overnight, then replaced them in the house). I had only heard about the tea tree hatred that bedbugs have, so maybe that had something to do with it.
So sorry for the late response. I am only now seeing your comment. That happens sometimes. My thinking on your situation is don't question it too much. The important thing is that the bed bugs are gone. For whatever reason, the stars just aligned for you, so take the win. I love a happy ending. Be well my friend.
Being an Army veteran, my first inclination is to get an Army cot and store the bed in the garage. Now place each leg that touches the floor of the cot inside a box container filled with D-earth and then spray the cross metal legs to isolate you from them and neutralize the critters when they try to get to you.
I suppose that would do it, but you can keep the bed. It just needs to be treated. After treatment, the bed is perfectly safe to sleep in. Still, very creepy. I hate these things. Be well my friend.
I was helping a friend who just got home from the hospital clean her apartment so she could get around it in a wheelchair. She knew she had a horrific infestation and never told me. When I was cleaning her kitchen the first night I saw little bugs crawling out from where I was picking trash up. It was just disgusting. She would throw her garbage right on the ground and not in the trash can. I never in a million years thought what I was seeing were bedbugs because they were all over the kitchen. For some reason I thought they might be newly hatched cockroaches so I kept cleaning. The second night I worked on carrying bags and bags of garbage from her living room, same thing, just threw her garbage right on the floor in every room. As I was cleaning I wondered why she had white powder all over her furniture. I thought she was just sloppy putting baby powder on. She had medical issues with her legs so I figured I had to cut her some slack on her cleanliness issues. When I got to her bathroom on the third night I had to remove her toilet seat to install a riser seat. The bathroom was just as filthy as the rest of the apartment but I felt bad for her and wanted to help. I lifted the plastic caps covering the screws and saw all this rusty stuff . I thought that was so odd because plastic screws can’t rust on porcelain. I scraped what I thought was the rust with my screwdriver and dozens of bedbugs just shot out of the area. It wasn’t rust it was bedbugs that were packed in hiding under the screw caps. This time I was close enough to them to recognize what they really were and when I confronted her about not telling me she played dumb like she didn’t know. When they’re so bad they’re hiding in nuts of your toilet, you know you have them! Then I saw the bag of diatomaceous earth hiding behind her bedroom door and knew she did know about the infestation and realized that wasn’t baby powder on her furniture. I was so upset. I had been over there three nights in a row knee deep in fifth cleaning for her and she never told me. It was winter time and I was putting my coat on a chair every night in her apartment and just taking my clothes off when I would get home and putting them in with the rest of my family’s dirty clothes. By some miracle our home never got infected with them but for months I was on my hands and knees checking beds/furniture in my home for signs and my kids for bites. I lost that friendship because she didn’t care enough about me to let me know what really was happening in her home after all I did for her. It breaks my heart. Bedbugs are no laughing matter. You have to attack them fast and seriously or they will take over your home!
Oh my. That is quite a story. That was a serious infestation. The good news is that you dodged a bullet. Thanks for sharing. Be well my friend.
Another very in-depth & informative video. I know how very time consuming it was for you, to make this comprehensive video! 👍
Thank you so much for those kind words. Yes. I estimate that this video took about 160 hours to produce. That's almost 6 hours of production time for every one minute of video that you got to watch. Most of my videos are not this time consuming to produce. Some are just harder than others. I can usually produce a video with a ration of 1 to 2 hours for every minute of video. I know that you understand how this all works. It takes a lot more time and effort to make a video than most people realize. This one just happened to be a bit more of a challenge than most. I'm happy that I did it, but I'm also very happy to have it finished. I hope people find it helpful.
Thanks for watching. Be well mate.
@@GuysPestSolutions HOLY CRAP!! - I won't complain (as much) when next I make (if I DO!) any of my longer more complex ones, of 50 - 60 hours! (Editing, not including filming)
Super helpful video just like your termite series 👍. At what point, fumigation is necessary for bed bugs? How do we determine if we have serious whole-house bed bug infestation vs 1-room? Thank you Sir !
Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. We generally do not fumigate for bed bugs. I suppose that could work, but it would be an expensive way to go. You can treat bed bugs yourself very effectively if you are thorough. It is important to understand that bed bugs are hitchhikers. If you have them in one room, then it is very likely that they are in other rooms as well. Since they can be hard to find, I always recommend that you just assume that they are everywhere. They survive by eating blood, so always do the bedrooms first, followed by the living room. These are the most likely places to find them. However, they can be hiding just about anywhere. If you miss just a couple of eggs, then you are off to the races again. So, treat the primary areas first, like the beds and upholstered furniture, and then treat everything else in the room. By treating the floors, you make it hard for them to move from one room to another. Keep in mind though that YOU can carry them from one room to another. If you have them in the bed, then you can carry them to the couch and vise versa. So, be careful after you treat the bed that you do not reintroduce them to the bed after you sit on the couch. That means, until the infestation is gone, you should get undressed in a treated bathroom and check yourself for bed bugs before getting dressed for bed. Put your clothes in a plastic bag and wash them immediately. Do not underestimate these things. They are very good at what they do.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
What if you have carpet! Can you apply the treaments as well? I also have dogs!!!
Yes. You can treat the carpet with dogs there. Just don't apply diatomaceous earth to areas where they lay down. It's fine for them to walk over it. They can lay down on all the other products after they dry, except the diatomaceous earth. It will not harm them to lay in it, but they may start licking it off. You don't want them ingesting too much of it.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Hello. Great thorough content. New subscriber. I know there are several variables, but on average, how long does this have to be done for? What has your success rate been in eradicating infestations 100%? Ideas in how to treat an infested car? After infestation and treatment how do you cleanse your home of so much pesticide? Thanks in advance for any advice.
This works 100% of the time, but you must be thorough. People fail because they get lazy and miss areas where bed bugs are hiding. You must leave no stone unturned. Treat places where the bed bugs cannot possibly be. If you treat everything exactly as explained in the video, then they cannot survive. Do not remove the pesticide for at least 18 months. Do not unbag the mattresses for at least 18 months. If you have not bedbugs after 18 months, then you can consider the treatment to be successful. If you find any during that time, then immediately retreat the room where you are seeing the activity before they spread to other rooms.
You can treat a car the same way. Treat the seats the same way you would a couch. Steam the seats really well and do not apply pesticide to the areas where people are in contact with the seats. Steam is your best friend when treating bed bugs. Just like the house, you need to be thorough. So, don't forget the trunk. It is also possible that they may be under the dashboard, which you cannot steam. The best you can do is to apply DE as best you can and hope for the best. Make sure that any bed bugs that leave that area will be forced to cross DE. It is hard to catch all areas of a car, but that is what you need to do.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Would nuvan strips work for a car? @GuysPestSolutions
@@camisf78 I do not recommend using Nuvan strips in a car. It may work, but the active ingredient is DDVP. High or repeated exposure to DDVP can be very dangerous, causing rapid organophosphate poisoning. Symptoms can include headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tightness in the chest, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle twitching, loss of coordination, convulsions, coma, and even death. So, using them in an enclosed area that you frequent is a bad idea. These things can be used for certain sorts of treatments, but I don't like to recommend them because people can hurt themselves or others with them if they are used incorrectly. Everything I recommend in my video is safe and effective. You can get away with making lots of mistakes with the stuff I am recommending, and you will be just fine. Nuban strips are effective, but not safe. So, you need to understand how to handle them and you need to respect them. I think DDVP is best left to the pros. If you are going to treat a car with them, then that car needs to be taken out of service for about a month. 3 weeks to do the treatment and another 1 week to air it out. After the strips are placed, nobody should go back in that care for 3 weeks. Then, only to remove the strips while you are wearing a respirator and rubber gloves. The car should air out for a week with the windows open, preferably outside. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
I've left the car parked on a concrete driveway for 3 hours in 95 degree weather with the heater on. Oven thermometer read 130 degrees. I tried crossfire several times in the car and still getting bites. Don't see any other method at this point.@GuysPestSolutions
@@camisf78 I say give the Nuvan strips a try. Just have respect for them and be careful. If you handle them correctly, then you should be okay. Please let me know how it goes. Be well my friend.
Thank you for such a thorough response. I was planning to leave it out of commission during treatment, but thought to treat for 2 weeks and air out for a day. So you recommend 3 week treatment and 1 week air out? What type of respirator would I need for when I open the car?
You can probably get away without a respirator, but I like to be safe. I will give you a link to the one I use. It's not very expensive and it is comfortable to wear. 3 weeks is a bit of overkill, but you only want to do this once, so I don't play around. You may not need to air out the car for an entire week, but I like to play it safe. At least give it a couple of days. You may want to drive around a bit with the windows open. That should get it aired out pretty well too. Wave to the other drivers while you are wearing the respirator and watch their reaction. Hey... Why not have some fun while you are at it? Perhaps you should not do that with a cop. Lol.
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@GuysPestSolutions I'm with you on the not playing around part. Thanks for all the info and the laughs. Both are much needed and appreciated during this extremely stressful time.@GuysPestSolutions
One last question. I know the 3 week straight treatment is to cover the entire hatch cycle or kill eggs. The Nuvan label states it kills all pests in 48-72 hours. Could I do the 72 hour treatment to kill all instars and then 10-14 days later do another 72 hours to catch the new ones that would have hatched? Thoughts? I absolutely am prepared to go all in for 3 weeks if necessary, but am trying to mitigate being without transportation and trying to find the best and most effective solution. @GuysPestSolutions
@@camisf78 I looked into what is recommended when you treat a car with Nuvan strips. Other people who have done this think that 3 weeks is a minimum exposure, and you may need 4 weeks. I was thinking that 3 weeks would be more than enough, but my research suggests that it depends on the size of the car, how you place the strips, how well sealed the car is, the temperature, and the number of strips used. The problem is that the Nuvan strips were not really made for cars because it's too much open area. You need a high concentration of the vapor to kill the eggs. Bed bugs hide too. So, you need to place these things under the dashboard, in the trunk, under the hood, under seats, and anywhere else you can think of. I'm thinking that the adults will probably fold pretty easily, but you will need a lot of concentration and exposure time to kill the eggs. I have never tried this, but if it were me, I would use lots of strips and I would do a minimum of 3 weeks. You may want to go 4 weeks. Then put on that respirator and drive around with the windows open for at least 30 minutes or so. This will speed up airing out the car. You may also want to drive with the windows open for a couple of days after that. My research suggests that this can work, but apparently you do need a lot of exposure time. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutionsWow! The time and thoroughness. My deepest appreciation. Armed with the tools and knowledge, I'm going in on Friday. Wish me luck.
I think I just got infected. I got a two dot bite after staying in a cheap motel.
I've been vacuuming every day and spraying raid all over everything.
I've washed everything on hot.
So far so good. My only worry is my tri neoprene wetsuits. They're isolated in a bag but I can't heat treatment them. One of them is absurdity expensive. Can I soak it in insecticide? Heat will melt the neoprene.
Thx
If you only got one bite in that motel, then it may not be bed bugs at all. There is a good chance that this was actually a spider bite. Spider bites usually have 2 puncture marks, and you only get one bite. Bed bug bites often appear in clusters or lines. It would be very unusual to get just one bite with bed bugs. So, at this point I would stop treating. If you start to see any activity in your home, then do the full treatment, but I suspect that you will be okay. It sounds like you dodged a bullet. I will be coming out with a video in the next few weeks on how to inspect hotel rooms for bed bugs. If you subscribe to my channel, you will be notified when it posts. You should always inspect hotel/motel rooms for bed bugs and German roaches. I will be doing video on both.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Hello Guy!
I tried to email you with questions I have on dry termites and subterranean with the email you provided but it said , invalid email.
How can I contact you with questions? Thanks
You may have made a typo in the email address. Here it is. Just copy and paste it. guyspestsolutions@gmail.com
Please let me know if you still have a problem reaching me. Be well Stacey.
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Hi Guy ! Thanks for getting back to me ! I just sent you a email, will wait for your response!
Guy, we live in Canada and some of these insecticides are not sold in Canada. Can you suggest what to use in Canada. Thank you. Your videos are excellent and filled with great tips.thank you
Canada really makes it hard to do pest control. The only thing you can do is vacuum and steam really well, then treat everything with diatomaceous earth. I mean everything. I have had people do this and it was successful, but it took them several tries. If you are just using DE, then thoroughness is extraordinarily important. You should be able to get the bed bug traps for under the bed legs and couch legs. The only quick kill you have will be the steam, so do a very good job. The diatomaceous earth takes time to kill, but it should finish off the ones you miss over time, if you do a thorough job applying it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thank you Guy! We are a little Leary of using diatomaceous earth as inhaled it causing health issues. Your thoughts welcomed. Thank you for your reply.
You are partially correct. Inhaling any dust, including DE is not a good idea. That is why you need to wear a respirator when working with dusts. That being said, you will not have issues with it after the dust settles. The reason you only apply DE in dust form in places where it will not be disturbed is because you don't want to kick it back into the air. Places where it may be disturbed are sprayed with DE mixed with water. This will result in a very light coating of DE that will not become airborne when disturbed, so no health issues there. In Canada there really aren't any alternatives. It's steam and DE or live with bed bugs. Besides, DE is one of the best bed bug killers available. The biggest drawback to it is that it's slow. Steam and DE alone can get it done though, but you need to do a really good job. If you apply DE as shown in this video, you will not experience any health issues.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thank you Guy! Adding water to DE is a fabulous idea. We have done all our suggested, vacuum, steam clean, plastic bed bug trays under furniture, mattress and box spring covers. We have not seen any bed bugs but left with tiny black mites. They are so tiny , but bite. Any ideas on what and how to solve this issue. Thank you for your very sound advice.
@@user-gr5xg6xs5h It's hard to say what those things are without seeing them, but if you are sure that they are mites, then they may be clover mites. I know you don't like DE, but spraying the areas where you are seeing them with DE mixed with water may take care of the problem. This is slow, but may get it done. Normally I would spray with a quick kill pesticide, but that is not available to you. So, the best you can do is vacuum really well and hit it with DE mixed with water. I'm so sorry. I wish I had better solutions for Canada. Be well my friend.
I have a question that's more about asthetics. Couches, mattresses and other softer surfaces often tend to have bkotches of black. For example the button tufting on a couch.
I was told the black spots or blotches are fecies left behind by the bugs. Once the furniture is treated, how to you remove these nasty tell tale signs?
That's a great question. I'm not a cleaning expert, but my best advice would be to try upholstery cleaner or perhaps a carpet cleaning machine. Many of them have handheld attachments that may get it done for you. Bed bugs can leave quite a nasty mess on fabrics, so your success may depend upon how much of a mess they made and how long it's been there. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Are those products ok for cats? Thanks
For the most part, all of the products are safe for cats. The only product I would be somewhat concerned about would be the diatomaceous earth. I would not apply it where the cats like to sleep, or they lay down often. The DE will not harm them by touching it, but cats like to clean themselves and the DE will come off on their fur when they lay down on it. They can lay down on any other product after they dry. The problem with the DE is that is dries to a dust and that dust can come off on their fur. The other products dry hard and do not come off when touched. I don't think they would end up consuming a lot of DE this way, but it's best to play it safe.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Is it necessary to vacuum and steam? Can I mop with hot water? (I don't have vacuum and steamer I just use a regular broom to clean the house and mop with hot water). I bought a mattress cover, bed receptors DE and bug spray to treat the bed. After that I will start working on other items in the room.
It's not just about cleaning. The idea is that you want to kill the bed bugs and their eggs. The steam is hot enough to kill on contact. Hot water is not going to do this for you. Vacuuming is needed because it literally removes bed bugs, and their eggs, instead of just spreading them around to a different location. So, vacuuming and steaming are a must. You would be wise to invest in this equipment. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for replying. So I just ordered a vacuum and steamer. Actually, the bed bugs infestation has just started. My daughter went for a play date and we noticed the bedbugs pretty soon after that. It's been 2 weeks now. I also have cockroach infestation and ordered everything that you have mentioned in the other video to take care of that. I havekids.s . My question here iis there anything that i do not need and can do the treatment of both bedbugs & cockroaches without buying so much stuff. Like do i need Gentrol igr traps for cockroaches if I am going to treat my complete home with Gentrol igr concentrate?
Just trying to save some money :). I hope you will reply soon.
You are posing a fascinating, but somewhat complex question. German cockroaches have a totally different biology than bed bugs. I'm going to try not to be too technical here, but there are certain things that you need to know. Bed bugs do not ingest food the way cockroaches do. Bed bugs have piercing and sucking parts that are used to extract blood. Therefore, they cannot clean themselves the way cockroaches do. Cockroaches hate to get anything on their feet, so when they walk through a borate product, such as boric acid or Nibor-D, they get it on their feet, and they ingest it to get it off. This will cut holes in their stomach, and they will die of dehydration. Bed bugs do not eat that way, so they are not going to ingest boric acid when it gets on their feet. Therefore, diatomaceous earth works better on bed bugs. While using diatomaceous earth as a dust to treat German cockroaches can be effective, it is unclear how effective it will be if you mix it with water. Some people claim that it will clump up too much to stick to the cockroaches' feet if you mix it with water. That is the main reason why I have never tried treating German cockroaches with diatomaceous earth. So, I think it is always best to treat German cockroaches with borate products, and it's best to treat bed bugs with diatomaceous earth. That creates a bit of a dilemma if you are trying to treat both bed bugs and German cockroaches at the same time. So, here's what I would do. I would regard the primary pest to get rid of first to be the bed bugs because they are literally eating you. German cockroaches are nasty, but they are not busy causing you physical harm. They can still spread disease and they still need to go, but I think the bed bugs are priority. That doesn't mean you shouldn't treat both at the same time, but you need to understand that the treatment is going to be different. Some of the bed bug treatment may need to be replaced with the cockroach treatment after the bed bugs are gone. Since you have a light infestation of bed bugs, I would do the bedbug treatment in the bedrooms, living room, and any other areas where you are most likely to encounter bed bugs. This means you would apply the diatomaceous earth to the floors in those areas, but you would apply Nibor-D to the floors in all other areas, such as kitchens and bathrooms. After you have the treatment done for bed bugs, then I would immediately start on the phase one treatment for German cockroaches. As you know, this is only done in the kitchen and bathrooms. Since it is unlikely that you have bed bugs in these areas, I would treat all the cabinets, floor, around appliances, and all that sort of thing with Nibor-D, and I would apply the D-Fense dust, the bait, and the IGR discs as shown in the video. The majority of the roaches are going to be in the kitchen and bathrooms anyway. So, while the bed bugs are busy dying, you will be busy killing the cockroaches in the main breeding areas. Now that phase one is completed for the cockroaches, you can then start drilling the walls and applying the boric acid into the wall voids. You can also go ahead and place the IGR discs next to all electronics throughout the house. If you have a surface treated with a liquid IGR, then you would not need to use an IGR disk for particular surface until 3 months after the liquid was applied. At that point, you would need to place an IGR disc next to the electronics or appliances. After you confirm that all the bed bugs are dead, then you can go ahead and finish phase 2 throughout the house. I know this does not save you any money on products, but this would be the way I would approach treating both species at the same time. Unfortunately, neither of these species are cheap to treat.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thanks for replying and I totally understand what you said. I have started with bedbugs process first . And nothing bit us yesterday. Have cleaned the living room today. Will soon start on roaches problem. Your videos helped a lot. Really greatful for the detailed explanation . As products are easy to buy but you showed us how to use them .
@@amandeepkaur8629 You are very welcome. Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Be well Amandeep.
What if you have no choice and unable to vacate the home....would this still be effective??
I'm sorry for the delay in responding. I am on vacation at the moment, and I am on a cruise, so I don't always have internet and often I am doing vacation stuff. My wife and I have not had a vacation in over 13 years, so it was time. I will be home on June 11, so I can answer any additional questions you may have at that time.
There is no need to vacate your home to do this treatment. I think most people would not vacate their home. Just start with the beds and keep going. Remember that thoroughness is the key to success.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
How toxic are these mixtures you recommend we sleep on?
Keep in mind that you will be bagging the mattresses. So, you won't be sleeping on any of these materials. That being said, all of the pesticides are safe for children to play on after they dry. I'm not saying you should sit on them or sleep on them, but they are not all that hazardous after they dry. If you follow the procedures exactly as I explained them in the video, you will have total success, and it will be perfectly safe.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
I'm just starting treatment of my place along the lines you suggest. I only found one live BB and one dead one but I've been bitten a number of times. Two questions: I have a wall full of tools. Do I have to bag them all up and then spray and then put them back or do I just spray them. Not sure about handling them. I'm using Crossfire mixed with DE (Gentrol liquid couldn't get to me in time so I got a spray can of it) also I'm leaving soon for a 3 month trip. I'll be staying in one place. I have a number of electronic music modules (like the size of a game console) and hard drives. I don't want to bring any bedbugs with me. How can I treat these things and , in general, safely pack for this trip? Thanks!
You did not indicate what kind of tools you are talking about, but unless there are hiding places in the tools, like drills and things like that, bed bugs are unlikely to be hanging out on any sorts of hand tools. So, you probably don't need to treat them. I would concentrate on treating the wall on which they are hanging. If they should be inhabiting some sort of tool that has a hollow space in it, they are most likely going to get hungry at some point and cross the wall in search of a meal. That of course is going to cause them to die. It is very similar for any sorts of electronics that you may have. The truth is that bed bugs do not usually inhabit electronics, but they can. The same principle applies about treating the surfaces around the electronics. If there are bed bugs and a piece of electronics, they are going to get hungry and come out within a few days. When they do, they're going to cross the pesticide that you put around those items. So, the key is to be thorough and treat as many surfaces as possible. You are kind of creating an island that the bed bugs are eventually going to need to escape from and the pesticide that you put around it is kind of like sharks in the ocean. If they want to leave the island, then they are going to get eaten by the sharks. Okay, maybe that's a bad analogy, but you get the point. Just make sure that those music modules are on top of a surface that has been treated. If you leave them on the surface for about a week, then you will probably be okay. Of course, the longer they are on that treated surface the better it is.
Make sure that you treat any luggage that you will be using, and make sure that it is stored on a treated surface. Always wash any clothes that you will be taking with you and dry them on a high heat. As soon as the clothes are washed, you should bag them and then seal the bag, to avoid them becoming infested. It would be a good idea to immediately place the bag in your treated luggage. You can treat the luggage much the same way as you treat your mattress. Thorough vacuuming and steam are your best friends. After vacuuming and steaming, you can apply Bedlam Plus in all the seams and areas where bed bugs are likely to hide. The bottom line is that, if you are packing for a trip, you should assume that you have bed bugs in everything, so you should treat everything as well.
I hope that helps. You well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutionsI really appreciate your reply. Your video is extremely helpful. They're both really useful as I haven't found any forums where there's real and reasonable discussion and detailed answers to questions. The one on Reddit is the only one I came across and it hasn't been much help. Unfortunately I couldn't get hold of Bedlum Plus in time before leaving. I was able to get some Nuvan Strips (only the big size could get here quick enough) so I have 3 of the big ones I thought about breaking up for different places. I also just got a bottle of Cimexa. I bought a Wagner 915e steamer locally (to be quick) but when I put my instant read thermometer on it, it seems more like 140 rather than the 200+ I was hoping for. I haven't seen this discussed but couldn't I use my heat gun in some places more effectively? I saw a video czcams.com/video/dDOHl1fIOhQ/video.html while I was thinking about this and saw it takes quite a while before things actually begin to burn. In a separate matter does it seem like a good idea to put my electronics in in a bag that's been treated with Crossfire and/or some of that Nuvan strip as I fly? I can leave the music electronics in a bag for some days but I'll need access to the laptop soon after landing. I'd like to give it the most intense treatment that works the quickest. Not sure I should mix DE for the laptop as it does look a bit messy going through security. I have a new bottle of Crossfire and the Cimexa. Do you think I should use it mixed with the Crossfire instead of DE as I treat the kitchen, workroom and computer/music area? Many thanks!
I don't think I would use a heat gun. I have one and they put out a lot of heat. I would be afraid of damaging some of the surfaces. 140 degrees is not going to get it done. You need at least 212 degrees. Some steamers will put out over 300 degrees, which would be a good idea. That will kill bed bugs instantly. You can place electronic equipment in a bag with a Nuvan Prostrip, but this is not a fast process. It usually takes 10 to 14 days for it to work, and it is recommended that the bags not be moved. So, I don't know that this is a good idea for traveling. This is a somewhat hazardous material, and you wouldn't want it breaking open during travel. I can't even imagine the crimes they would charge you with if anyone got ill on the flight. I don't think that would end well for you. If you do it, make sure that the bags are at least 2 millimeters thick. You don't want the regular, white trash bags that you use in the kitchen. You need the thick contractors' bags. Also, make sure that it is sealed really well. I'm not sure how easy that will be to get through the TSA screening if it's a carry on. You may get busted right there. What do you tell the TSA agent about why you have these tightly sealed, heavy duty trash bags with you? I'm not sure, but I suspect it is illegal to bring DDVP on an airplane. You may want to check into that. Personally, I wouldn't do it. There isn't much chance of the bed bugs being in those devices anyway, so I would just take my chances with those things being untreated. Crossfire is a lot safer, but you would want the bags to be dry before inserting the equipment in the bag. This will only kill the bed bugs that come out of the equipment. I'm afraid there really isn't a good way that I know of to do this sort of thing.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Your comments are a big help! I'll just have to try to treat things as best I can here and leave that stuff behind. I'll be gone 3 months. I'll leave those Nuvan strips all over the place here and see about having someone come in and spray the perimeters a few times. It'll be uncooled and it's not well insulated. I'm still trying to get my head around treating the main room, which has the kitchen, tools on the wall work area and PC/Music area. I have about 20 plastic drawers and 5 regular wood drawers. Originally I thought about putting the plastic drawers in big contractor bags sprayed with Crossfire/DE. Since then I read that's not great because the bed bugs just stay where they are and then come out when the bag is reopened. My plan now is to give the place a big Crossfire /DE/Gentrol spray down before I leave. Last night I got some dry ice, put it in an insulated thermos with a sticky trap under it and stuck it in the room that used to be the bedroom. As it happened, all my storage stuff was in there when I got bitten as I was working on the storage room. I got rid of the bed and put a new metal one with traps under the legs in the storage room. I put all the 30 boxes of assorted papers and stuff in the bedroom/storage room in contractor bags sprayed with Crossfire/DE and sprayed the heck out of the room after vacuuming and steaming with my Anemic Steamer (does the one you list get hotter?). I checked the dry ice/sticky trap thing today and nothing on it. I only found one bed bug (well fed looking!) ca 6 weeks ago and one carcass. But I got bit many times some weeks after that before I moved out of the bedroom. Even though there are chiggers outside I just noticed 3 bites in the same area on my midriff so it looks less like chiggers to me. Maybe from sitting at the PC for hours like this too long reply! By the way, this is in a semi-permanent RV (with fixed metal and wood skirting storage area underneath). There's a reinforced cardboard type stuff layer all under it between my floor and the cement pad. Should I consider trying to spray that too? It would seem like the bed bugs could easily just go down a little and stay there? Again, you've already gone way beyond normal by answering any of this so no problem if there's not time to reply further. I learned a lot already. Thanks!
Hi Guy. How about this. I took my electronic music boxes and stuff that goes with them. Wrapped them up in big towels and stuck them in one of those big vacuum bags that squeeze clothes to smaller space. Then I stuck 3 of those big Nuvans in and vacuumed the air out. If anybody's going to be doing any breathing in there they'll be getting a big helping of that stuff. I'll leave it for 2 days and then take the stuff out and pack it normally. What do you think? Also, I downloaded an app that tells how hot the processor is getting in the laptop and saw it got up to 180 sometimes. Heat is a problem for laptops sometimes although mine's been OK. Wouldn't it seem like that would make the BB want to leave? By the way, last night I tried the method they talk about at Rutgers Entomology of removing all the carbon dioxide . I put some stuff in a 3ml contractors bag along with dry ice and sealed the top with a thick rubber band and a ratchet clamp. When I came out the next morning it had blown them off. It occurred to me today that I could have used one of these vacuum bags. Don't know if their seal would hold but they're thick. Or I could just do a proper job of sealing the contractor bag. Thanks!
Hello!Any advice for Greece?
Do everything in the video, but only use the diatomaceous earth (DE). That's probably the only thing you can get there. Just do a really good job vacuuming and steaming. Then apply the DE to everything. I have seen this work before, but you may need to do it more than once. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutionsThank you!
@@roula-roulaki You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
I have teeny tiny white &red "crumbs" on my bed after we sleep.plus bites. I've never seen any bugs but we're getting bite. I bought Crossfire and diatomaceous earth but it doesn't work.ive cleaned so well, everything u said,ive done.yet still "crumbs" like Italian seasoning still in my bed.can u help me?😢
That's very strange. Did you vacuum, steam, and treat everything with the recommended products, and did you put the mattress and boxspring in a bed bug proof mattress bag? Did you vacuum, steam, and treat the bed frame? Did you place sticky traps under the legs of the bed? Is the headboard removed and the bed pulled at least 6 inches away from the wall? If you did all of these things, then I don't see how anything could be getting into your bed. If you eliminated all the pests from the bed, box spring, and frame, and placed sticky traps under the legs, then there is no way for them to climb up on the bed anymore, so you should not be having a problem. If you have not done the full treatment, then I suggest that you watch the video again and do everything exactly as shown in the video. If you still have the problem, then send me a photo of this material. You can send photos to guyspestsolutions@gmail.com. Please give me your CZcams name when you email me. Do not take the photo with an iPhone because they are not good with close up photography. Androids are way better at this. Please watch my video on how to photograph a bug and use that same technique to photograph this material. Let me know if this stuff is sticking to the sheets or if it's kind of loose and easy to move with your finger.
I hope that helps. Be well SusieQ.
Video on how to photograph a bug: czcams.com/video/I8qd63hX6y8/video.html
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Thanku for writing me back. A big YES to everything you said and more! I bought the Insect interceptor traps for the bed frame. I'll email you after I watch ur video. Thanks again for your help
@@susieq5171 Gosh, if you bagged the mattress and the box spring, and there is no headboard, if you are still getting bitten, then they must still be on the bed frame. So, you would need to retreat that bedframe. Steam it really good and reapply everything. Wash all the sheets again and make sure that there are no bed bugs on the mattress covers. Also, make sure that you are not bringing the bed bugs into bed with you. They may be on your couch, the floor, and so forth. So, do a good job treating absolutely everything. These guys are hard to beat, so don't underestimate them. You need to be really thorough. Just keep at it and you will eventually defeat them. Be well SusieQ.
@@GuysPestSolutions thanku so much. Trust me I'm cleaning everything. I think maybe it's in my carpet. I'll keep you posted but I appreciate all your help 🙏 I'm trying to be well and not go crazy. Also, is that a New England accent? I'm from. N. H.
@@susieq5171 Bed bugs are almost the worst pest you can have, so I can understand how you feel. I'm from New Jersey. I never realized that I had an accent before I started doing CZcams. Now people are asking me about it. Like you, most people guess the Northeast somewhere. Be well SusieQ.
Can I just use crossfire , without mixing it with Gentrol? as I am finding difficult to find it where I live. 😢
Please tell me where you live. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions I am in the UK, would you be able to suggest any alternatives to the Gentrol ?
@@godschild7216 I'm surprised you even found Crossfire in the UK. They have banned just about everything unless you are licensed. If you cannot obtain an IGR, then you just need to go without it. I have had people pull it off with just diatomaceous earth and steam, but it's not easy. Vacuum really well and then steam really well. Make sure that the steamer you use reaches at least 100 degrees Celsius. The hotter the better, but that would be a minimum. Take your time steaming and go slowly. The steam can take out almost all of them if you are very diligent about it. Then you can use the Crossfire and diatomaceous earth as shown in the video. You know, the reason bed bugs have gotten out of control around the world is because so many countries have stopped people from buying pesticide. People really need to start complaining to their governments about it. 21st century pesticides are as safe as common laundry detergent and there is no justification at all for them to be restricted. IGRs are the safest of them all. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thanks very much for your help🙏🏾
@@godschild7216 You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
When I was In Iraq (2003) - US Army, where we had sandfleas, poisonous baby Black Cobra snakes, poisonous scorpions, and Camel spiders/like land crabs (anesthetize so you can't feel it, then eat you - creatures) in my tent (all the tents), no floors, screens, or zippered doors - like your WALMART Camping tents have.
During the 1st Gulf War (1991), one guy (helicopter pilot) was sitting on the end of his cot playing a guitar, and a Camel Spider the size of an open hand, ran into the tent's entrance making a cloud of dust like the Tasmanian Devil cartoon character - they are fast, straight for him, and the guy smashed it dead with his booted foot; I guess it didn't like the Country music he was playing, or a big fan and wanted an autograph? Or the music sound made the Camel Spider think he was a fresh Camel meal? (Camel spiders crawl through the sand and get under sleeping Camels, then eat their way up inside the Camels, killing them and laying eggs for a new batch - why they are called "CAMEL SPIDERS").
Boots had flea collars around the ankles to fend them off when walking about and prevent bites/diseases (One piece Flight Suit legs don't tucked into boots - for fire safety purposes) and hung boots up when not wearing from the tent's support poles overhead to keep crawling critters out of them.
Changed clothes, took off or put on boots, and slept on steel leg cots, lower part before crossing - cot's legs wrapped with inverted (sticky side out) military duct tape, and slept inside the outer 6-handle-nylon bag layer of body bags, that could fully zip up (a little hard to un-zipper from the inside - reckon why). And kept cots away from the walls!
I went back to my unit HQ in Mosul from the Telafar Air Base (up near Syria), put my kitbag bag (my personal clothes and supplies; canvas military luggage) on the floor, opened it, and went to the latrine (porta-potty). When I came back, my buddies told me that the biggest black Scorpion they ever saw crawled out of my bag, and they scared it out the door of the concrete barracks back into the desert!
Yeah, I gotta visit sunny Iraq twice 12 years apart, for x2 Wars Vacations - courtesy of Uncle Sam!
Yikes!
Bed Bugs - child's play!
Thank you for sharing that story and thank you for your service. Both are greatly appreciated. I think I will stay in the good old USA. Be well my friend.
Wow! That is crazy! It's almost like you'd have to literally shoot the bugs away instead of shooin the bugs. U are very brave and my family and I thanku for your service. I suppose you could bring back a dead camel spider if no one believed u or as a souvenir.
But what can we do to keep the bugs from biting while we are trying to get rid of them? They don't seem to bite my husband, or he doesn't react to their bites. I seem to be the open buffet......it is driving me crazy!
They are biting your husband too. At least 30% of people have no reaction to the bites, so it is not unusual for someone not to know that they are getting eaten. As I explain in the video, the first thing you need to do is treat the bed. After the bed is treated, you will no longer get bitten when you are asleep. Then work your way through the rest of the bedroom and the house. Just do everything exactly as I explain in the video and work on it every day until you get everything treated. Thoroughness is the key. I hope that helps. Be well Sharon.
Every source on the topic that I see increases the length of time quoted for starving them. 400 days is now the longest time for starvation.
I have a beaded medic alert bracelet and the other day saw one crawl out of a bead and bite me. Shocking!
@@JTSA1234 Okay. That's just scary. Those things need to go. Be well my friend.
Question: I thought you can’t mix DE with water???
You can mix DE with water, but only mix as much as you are going to use right away. When it dries, it will leave a fine dust on the surface, which is what you want. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks
You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
Its all too much ..Overwhelmed😢!!!
I know… it sounds like an impossible task.
I totally understand. It seems like an impossible task and just too much to deal with. I get it. The important thing though is to just get started. I am so sorry that you are having this problem. Just take it in baby steps and get started with your bed. It helps a lot if you are not getting eaten at night. I wish you well with it. Be well Christine.
I'm sooo itchy watching this video 🙄
Bed bugs are just about as creepy as it gets. Thanks for watching. Very much appreciated. Be well my friend.
I am defensive! Treat before you have a problem and then you wont have an issue. I hire a pest company to spray and spray often. Just to be safe.
I always think it's a good idea to routinely treat outside the home, but not the inside. The truth is that there really isn't a good way to prevent bed bugs, other than not encountering them in the first place. That's why you should always check for them in hotels or even when you are staying with friends or family. If a pest controller tells you that they can prevent bed bugs by treating the inside of your house, they are lying to you. No pest controller is going to do the kind of treatment necessary to prevent bed bugs. The truth is that most people go their entire lives and never encounter bed bugs. So, just be vigilant when you are staying somewhere, and you will probably be just fine. If you treat the exterior of your home, which is what most pest controllers will do, that will prevent a wide variety of pests, so it's a good idea. It will not prevent bed bugs, but it's great for ants, spiders, American roaches, and other pests as well. Prevention is the best cure, but it only works on certain pests. You can also do this yourself and save a lot of money. I will give you a link to my video on how to do it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Video on how to treat the outside of your home for pests: czcams.com/video/Yozv3s-Qwlw/video.html
What do I do if I have a 4-year-old living in the house
My first thought is to enjoy your time with him/her before he/she becomes a teenager. Trust me. You will go from God status to being a complete idiot. So, enjoy the fun while it lasts. It goes way too fast. In terms of the bed bugs, my advice it to start with the child's room first. None of the products are harmful to children after they dry. Just keep the child out of the room that is being treated until everything is dry. If possible, do both the child's room and your room the same day. It will be a long day, so get up early and be ready to do some hard work. This is not an easy process. Leave no stone unturned. Bed bugs can be anywhere, so be thorough. This may be a good time to box up some of those toys that are no longer being played with. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Where do bed bugs come from my mattress is in cover on my bed I can't stand it
You usually get bed bugs because you stayed someplace that had them. You didn't even need to sleep there. Yoey u could have gotten them from someone's home just by sitting on the couch. Sometimes you can get them at a movie theater. Most of the time though you get them from sleeping in a motel or hotel that has them or someone stayed at your home who brought them in. They didn't even need to spend the night. After you get them though, they are very hard to get rid of. Just follow the directions in this video and that will end your problem. Do not believe all the false claims about sprays and stuff that will eliminate bed bugs. They don't work. If you want these guys gone, then you must do the work. It's not easy, but it can be done. The key is to be thorough.
I hope that helps. Be well Shirley.
D E doesnt work when wet.
That is true, but DE works just fine after it dries. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Does this wet application method reduce the DE airborne properties or is it mainly mixed with pesticide for efficiency?
@@camisf78 Sorry for the delay in responding. I was on vacation for 2 weeks. DE does not have airborne properties. The idea is that it is a permanent dust that the bedbugs must crawl through. You are correct that it is mixed with the pesticide for efficiency. Why make more than one application when you can simply mix products together? I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Spray for bed bugs
There isn't one spray that will get the job done. You need to do everything in the video. It's hard, but it can be done. The important thing is to get started and be thorough.
Be well Shirley.
Crossfire.
@@seahawks1185 That is one of the products mentioned in the video and it is an important part of the treatment. Be well my friend.
I'm just here to see if it's worth getting 1kg of DE and put in my walls or not.. did not expect.. this much.. . much... hype? idk word.
I get it. This is a lot of work. DE alone probably will not get it done. I have had people use just steam and DE with success, but you need to be very thorough. The other products make the process a lot more reliable. The truth is that bed bugs are hard to eliminate, so you need to do the work. I too wish there was an easier way.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Anyone dealing with bird mites
Where are you having the problem?
just get german roaches, they will eat the bedbugs.
Okay. That's scary. I think the only thing worse than bed bugs may be German roaches. I know you are kidding and it's actually pretty funny, but be careful. There are people who may actually believe that it would work. I love your sense of humor though. You would be fun at a pest control convention. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions no, unfortunately this actually happened to me :/
@@asdfasdfasdffd I don't think I would recommend infesting your home with German roaches to treat a bed bug infestation. While German cockroaches can and will eat bed bugs if they find them, it's not a reliable solution to a bed bug infestation. Cockroaches will eat almost anything, including other insects, if they're hungry enough. So, if they come across a bed bug, they might snack on it. However, bed bugs aren't their main food source. Cockroaches prefer other food sources like crumbs, starches, and decaying matter. They will not actively hunt bed bugs. Also, bed bugs like to hang out in different places. German cockroaches typically thrive the most in kitchens and bathrooms, while bed bugs prefer bedrooms and living rooms where it is easy for them to take a blood meal. So, their paths might not cross often enough to make a difference. Moreover, bed bugs reproduce quickly. Even if cockroaches kill some bed bugs, the bed bug population can quickly rebound due to their rapid reproduction rate. Therefore, relying on cockroaches to control bed bugs is not an effective or reliable strategy. Even if it did work, the only pest that is harder to eliminate than bed bugs are German cockroaches. Why would you want to trade one nightmare for another? If it were me, I would just treat the bed bugs. If you happen to already have the roaches, then I would treat them as well. All of these things need to go. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
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