How to Inspect a Bed for Bed Bugs (BBTV #43)

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  • čas přidán 21. 03. 2010
  • FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: @JWhiteBBTV - In this episode Jeff will explain the areas on a bed you should inspect if you want to inspect your bed for bed bugs. As information spreads about bed bug infestations on the rise, more and more people want to inspect their bed for bed bugs. This episode will walk you through a bed inspection and the critical areas you should look if you want to inspect your bed for bed bugs. Please be aware that a visual inspection can be unreliable when trying to detect low level infestations of bed bugs. Therefore, if you perform an inspection and don't find any bed bugs, it does not necessarily mean you don't have bed bugs in your home. A knowledgeable professional should always be contacted if you think you may have bed bugs.

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  • @Jenny-nd2gj
    @Jenny-nd2gj Před 4 lety +747

    I don’t see why people are being so mean, he’s not doing anything but trying to help, I personally like this guy and felt he was helpful

  • @ProgressiveMetal777
    @ProgressiveMetal777 Před 10 lety +805

    Also, if you think you have bedbugs, something that is pretty simple, yet effective, is that you can take a role of clear, packaging duck tape, and outline the bottom of your box springs and mattress (with sticky side on the outside), and if when those little bastards come sneaking out during the night to get their free blood meal, their legs will get stuck on the tape, and be trapped. Use push pins to secure the tape. I tried this on my sisters apartment, and after the 2nd night, we found like 10 bedbugs that got stuck on the tape....just a thought...

    • @ChippTips
      @ChippTips Před 10 lety +22

      That is a great idea

    • @charlesneely
      @charlesneely Před 10 lety +20

      u the man baby!!

    • @gloriasutton4378
      @gloriasutton4378 Před 6 lety +3

      ProgressiveMetal777 8

    • @donnajacksunn489
      @donnajacksunn489 Před 6 lety +6

      ProgressiveMetal777..Thank you for the that tip

    • @pinklady7184
      @pinklady7184 Před 6 lety +40

      Use bags of lavender seeds in between sheets and in pillows. All smells of lavender scent deter bed bugs from mating. Like lavender, Vick Rub deter bugs too. Put some Vick Rub on paper tissues and crumple up the papers and place them in bed.
      Buy yourself dustmite-proof covers for your mattresses.
      In mornings, open windows and expose your sheet to cool air by pulling back blankets or quilt. Use fresh Vick Rub on tissues, and lavender seeds and lavender oil.

  • @mx880702
    @mx880702 Před 3 lety +123

    I’ve never encounter this bug in my life until recently. My father rented out one of our bedroom to his friend’s worker. That worker left after few months and my brother moved in, that’s where all the nightmares start.
    At first, he found out both of his leg were full of red rashes and were like bitten by some sort of insect but he didn’t know what has bitten him.
    Until one of the night when he is laying still on the bed, he feel something is “crawling” on his leg and he managed to caught one of the bed bug.
    The next day, he check his room and found out there are lots of bugs were sticking at the back of his mattress. And finally we got to know these bugs are so called bed bugs.
    He throws away his mattress and bed frame. He changed to a foldable plastic bed frame and bought a new mattress. Although he changed the sleeping bed, but he was still got bitten at night. That nasty bugs somehow found their ways and has spread to my room! 😭😭😭
    I was bitten at night and got allergy reaction until my wounded area are all swollen. Since then, I’ve kept my lights on whenever I’m sleeping and I was so stressed out because I don’t really had enough rest.
    Unable to get pest control service because of the pandemic lockdown. I’ve googled and read a lot of bed bugs articles online. Try numerous method like spraying essential oil, spreading DE powder, put insect sticky traps under my bed, spray bed bugs repellent on my bed, wardrobe, drawer, wall. The bed bugs reduced but still I got bitten at night.
    After reading a lot of information in internet. I’ve decided I should bought a high temperature/pressure steam + vacuum machine to treat the bed bugs. I started to steam + vacuum my whole room and my bed. Double steam all of my clothes, wrapped my bed frame with few layer of plastic film, soak all my mattress cover in hot boiled water to kill all the potential bed bugs egg.
    The whole process took me more than a month. Every night, I will steam + vacuum my whole bed and floor an hour before I get on my bed.
    And I’m glad I’m finally bed bug free.
    Just need to be very thorough when doing all the cleaning and it take times.

    • @ernailyani811
      @ernailyani811 Před rokem +1

      I feel you 😭😭😭😭 I am struggling getting rid the bugs noww..still doing hope it will be reducing

    • @LexlutherVII
      @LexlutherVII Před rokem +2

      Rule number one never ever move to a wood floored home

    • @mx880702
      @mx880702 Před rokem

      @@ernailyani811 Sorry for knowing this. It really take a lot of patient when dealing with the bugs, I hope you will get rid of them soon.

    • @summer20105707
      @summer20105707 Před rokem +2

      I have them too. It is nothing but a littoral nightmare. I hate them.

    • @uniquemum73
      @uniquemum73 Před rokem +1

      You did a good job, persistence is key. I did the same and it took about 5/6 weeks to get bug free. I also used a LOT of 90+% alcohol spray.

  • @zestamore
    @zestamore Před 6 lety +171

    I want to throw out everything in my room even valuable items I don’t even care anymore I feel crawling all over my body but cant find any bugs and I feel itchy everywhere too and there are bumps everywhere. Its terrible

    • @abiatoxef3524
      @abiatoxef3524 Před 4 lety +3

      Did u get rid of them, how?

    • @zestamore
      @zestamore Před 4 lety +9

      Abia Toxef I think they went away on their own, I have no idea what that was lol

    • @zestamore
      @zestamore Před 4 lety +6

      Good luck with that

    • @bublik11
      @bublik11 Před 3 lety +18

      Damn I always get bitten while awake and I never saw the fuckers yet. Going to steam the fuck outta them today

    • @avcngxrsavcngxrs1212
      @avcngxrsavcngxrs1212 Před 3 lety +5

      @@bublik11 same bro. Go get em

  • @horsepower523
    @horsepower523 Před 7 lety +361

    Ok, I gotta stop watching videos about bed bugs! Fuck, I feel like they're crawling all over me now.

  • @freedomrace1
    @freedomrace1 Před 9 lety +159

    In my bed bug research this Jeff white fellow has the most thorough and clear explanation and instructions for bed bug behavior and treatment. well done Jeff

  • @allentapanes6242
    @allentapanes6242 Před 9 lety +667

    just Burn the house Down,

  • @rosec.9695
    @rosec.9695 Před 2 lety +15

    For this being an 11 year old video it's pretty good quality

  • @headinthecloudsagain1735
    @headinthecloudsagain1735 Před 7 lety +338

    Bed bugs suck... Once you get them it seems like everybody judges you and looks at you like your trashy

    • @headinthecloudsagain1735
      @headinthecloudsagain1735 Před 7 lety +37

      +Kamil Polak actually I never had them before... It's just one of my biggest fears... Because once you have them people avoid you like your a trashy filthy person that has poor hygiene... Especially if your in school because your school has to know and everybody in the whole entire school gets alerted on the announcements... Kinda like lice

    • @johncena3022
      @johncena3022 Před 7 lety

      +Lloyd Kuijs lol me too

    • @headinthecloudsagain1735
      @headinthecloudsagain1735 Před 7 lety +11

      David Moore yeah but that doesn't mean people won't judge you... as soon as people find out you had bed bugs they avoid you like Ebola

    • @ilyasbenaouich2928
      @ilyasbenaouich2928 Před 7 lety +1

      Bryan Sturgill 💿 of my vhvv the most of the

    • @kitchtangov
      @kitchtangov Před 6 lety +1

      DefCon 2013 keynote

  • @vantheman3857
    @vantheman3857 Před 6 lety +206

    IF YOUR watching this at 4am stop now.

    • @Artificialwealthcreation
      @Artificialwealthcreation Před 4 lety +17

      Holy shit looked at the comment then checked time and its exactly 4am...

    • @mhj626
      @mhj626 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Artificialwealthcreation same what the hell

    • @Artificialwealthcreation
      @Artificialwealthcreation Před 4 lety +17

      @@mhj626 thats crazy dude, im honestly scared to check but ive been getting bite marks recently

    • @TEV444
      @TEV444 Před 4 lety +11

      It's 4:40Am wtf

    • @carmelchul0
      @carmelchul0 Před 4 lety +2

      442am

  • @electronicx713
    @electronicx713 Před 6 lety +224

    Me: *scratches bed bug bites on feet, while watching the video*

    • @stressedbylunchdepressedby8592
      @stressedbylunchdepressedby8592 Před 5 lety +23

      Me: scratches bedbug bites all over being while watching video

    • @mehello8905
      @mehello8905 Před 5 lety +5

      Literally me rn

    • @varunk6633
      @varunk6633 Před 4 lety +5

      @Reece A you are Soo wrong.
      England is heaven for them.i once visited England from India. Found them all over the bed in hotel. I was sleeping in the sitting position on the dining table of the hotel. I did this for 2 weeks and then I was back to my country heaven.

    • @yrsofpain
      @yrsofpain Před 4 lety +3

      @EMIL ATIĆ Bed bugs came from Europe

    • @ninababy6112
      @ninababy6112 Před 4 lety +3

      My life right now 😩

  • @shernaj255
    @shernaj255 Před 10 lety +117

    I actually found one following this video, tried to grab it with a chain saw and think i need a new mattress

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 12 lety +116

    thank you, the comments on this video are pretty innocent but some of the other videos I have on youtube the comments get nasty (I find them amusing) so it's nice to hear a positive comment from time to time

    • @karencrabtree8304
      @karencrabtree8304 Před 3 lety +5

      Bed Bug TV thanks. Very helpful video

    • @eveleene3613
      @eveleene3613 Před 3 lety +9

      What the, why did you get nasty comments? That's so weird. Thank you for the video

    • @ediej3418
      @ediej3418 Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you for the valuable information 💗

    • @luckylife2b793
      @luckylife2b793 Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks for video 👍 I appreciated it, very informative and not everyone is brave to make videos of this type

  • @nerdgant
    @nerdgant Před 8 lety +213

    the person that's recorded this video's nose is whistling...I thought I was doing it at first

    • @Michelles_Daughter
      @Michelles_Daughter Před 8 lety +2

      I hear it too lol

    • @lpmluckzz
      @lpmluckzz Před 8 lety +5

      lol i thought it was my husband tgat was taking a nap next to me

    • @BedBugCentralTV
      @BedBugCentralTV  Před 8 lety +24

      +nerdgant we actually laugh about it and referenced it the other day when we were filming a new video....classic

    • @irisdelcid2043
      @irisdelcid2043 Před 6 lety +1

      Lol!!

    • @chodax6431
      @chodax6431 Před 6 lety +3

      The heck just! I thought it was me too!

  • @xguti001
    @xguti001 Před 4 lety +41

    God damn it’s 2am and I’m right here. Found one on my shirt as I went to the bathroom and another one during a quick inspection. I need some sleep...work early and I can tell I’m in for a loooooong day.

    • @robrobski9445
      @robrobski9445 Před 4 lety

      I create deadly gas and kill them in an hour in my place

    • @SuhoPak
      @SuhoPak Před 3 lety +2

      @@robrobski9445 what did u eat to create that deadly gas?

  • @juliangomez9597
    @juliangomez9597 Před 4 lety +17

    I love this guy. Lol he's very clear , thorough, funny, and easy to understand.

  • @mariposakedi
    @mariposakedi Před 5 lety +12

    You say bed bugs don't generally go on the bed frames. But in my case I knew there were bed bugs but I could not find them, it happens to be they were hiding inside where the metal meets the wheel. Around 50 bugs in each wheel. Those sukers are a master in hiding.

  • @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333
    @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 Před 9 lety +112

    In all honesty, I thought bed bugs didn't actually exist and we're just a joke made up for some reason. Maybe it's because they are just called "bed" bugs.

    • @routine3422
      @routine3422 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol same with me I didn't think they were real I thought it was just a joke parents used when you were younger and in movies.

    • @ScootsMcPoot
      @ScootsMcPoot Před 3 lety +1

      Holy shit you replied to a 6 year old comment. But anyway. Bed bugs are the mist common human parasite.

    • @sotozeppeli1580
      @sotozeppeli1580 Před 3 lety +2

      They are too annoying

  • @livid6972
    @livid6972 Před 7 lety +73

    it is currently 2:26 i saw a bug at 12:00 and i have ben looking at different pictures wondering if i have them. but one thing is for sure im not sleeping in my room tonight

    • @kirstenking1399
      @kirstenking1399 Před 6 lety +5

      BillNyeTheNaziSpy its 12:00 now and i stg i cant tell if this small bug was one or not fml

    • @bella-bee
      @bella-bee Před 5 lety +11

      Don’t start sleeping in another room, you’ll only attract them to you and infest that area too! They can ‘home in’ from 30m away in one night! They don’t spread disease, thank God, so stick with it and tackle them where you find them. That’s the science, so I’ve heard.

    • @fire-fx2ct
      @fire-fx2ct Před 5 lety +1

      Same

    • @ChrisBrwnShawty
      @ChrisBrwnShawty Před 5 lety

      If you have them, they’re everywhere someone sleeps..

    • @summer-wg3fv
      @summer-wg3fv Před 4 lety

      BillNyeTheNaziSpy its been 3 years, did you ever get rid of them?

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 10 lety +24

    its pads the sharp edges on the bed frame from ripping and tearing the bed encasements that are on the box spring, the felt is a very important part of encasing your bed as it greatly extends the life of encasements

  • @luckygirljihyo
    @luckygirljihyo Před 4 lety +7

    The fact the bed bugs I had made a whole 4 hour trip to me and a 4 hour trip to the bottom of my bed is dedication that I don’t have. Anyway we threw out our hold bed frame and matress and now I’m traumatized

  • @trinamosner9802
    @trinamosner9802 Před 3 lety +5

    Those wall panels are heaven for bed bug eggs. Especially in the lines. Ugh those bloodsuckers are a nightmare

  • @AlejandroN2r2
    @AlejandroN2r2 Před 13 lety +63

    It 12 am and I'm scared of falling asleep

  • @thermoreception
    @thermoreception Před rokem +12

    I live in an old and unsanitary residence building. I found a bed bug crawling on me. I took all my sheets and everything off, shook everything off that I can't wash right away so I can sleep without worse anxiety... I examined every single item on my bed, including seams on the mattress (which is disgusting by the way, covered in stains and food, I hate this place but I'm stuck here until the end of the semester), and found no other bed bugs. Maintenance is going to come do something in a few days. I did find a hole in the cover of the mattress though, and I put tape over it lol to relieve my anxiety overnight. Maybe they live INSIDE the mattress??? I really don't know. I am now paranoid and am leaving bad reviews everywhere I can on where I am staying.

    • @TheNewMediaoftheDawn
      @TheNewMediaoftheDawn Před 5 měsíci

      Yes they live inside, block the hole or purchase a mattress cover…

  • @mjester121
    @mjester121 Před 12 lety +14

    I wonder if bed bugs get spread to hotels more because of people staying in them when they have bed bugs. I can see that it's tempting to go stay in a hotel if you think you have them, but I think it's really inconsiderate because you could have them on your clothes or belongings and just take them to a hotel and then spread it to tons of people. I got an air mattress and moved to the living room and haven't gotten bitten out there.

  • @DeafGirl93
    @DeafGirl93 Před 4 lety +8

    I have bites on my arms, hands and fingers that itch since the beginning of summertime. I thought they were misquote bites. But no one I knew had them as bad as me. One of the first things my fiancé and I did was check our bed for bed bugs. And we didn’t see anything. So i posted a photo of my arm with the bites on a Ulcerative Colitis group I’m a part of since I have that disease. Some guy told me they look like bed bug bites because his girlfriend had the same thing. I went to our bed again to get ready for bed and sure enough there was 8 tiny bugs crawling on top of our sheet. So I killed them by smashing them and once they were dead we took the sheet off our bed and looked all over and no bed bugs anywhere on the mattress or box spring. I’m sleeping on an air mattress and my fiancé is sleeping on the couch for now. I read online you can buy a mattress protectors for bed bugs that you’re supposed to leave on for 1 year and it will help kill any bed bugs you currently have and prevent any new ones. It cost $20-$30 depending on the size of your mattress. We are getting that the next time we go to Walmart.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 11 lety +10

    yes, they can infest just about anything inside the home but most commonly are found in the beds and the furniture and items surrounding the bed (i.e. nightstands, items under the bed, etc...)

  • @Richiesrant
    @Richiesrant Před 11 lety +11

    As a professional cleaner I appreciate you making this video to give some idea as to how to look for bed bugs in customer homes. At least I can to a visual inspection now with some degree of training behind me.

  • @BlazingDeath108
    @BlazingDeath108 Před 8 lety +4

    I just threw out my roomates couch because I saw a bedbug running on it and when we pulled it away from the wall and inspected the seams I found/killed about a dozen medium or big sized ones. The couch is now out of the house and ive cleaned up the wood laminate floor surrounding the area and inspected the beds upstairs, everything else seems clear, I hope I caught and got rid of it before it spread anywhere else or got worse!

  • @carle5538
    @carle5538 Před 7 lety +8

    Beautifull ideas. I never thought of that. Thank you so much. You are great.

  • @rschaffer86
    @rschaffer86 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the info (12 years later)!

  • @badgersnakeproductions
    @badgersnakeproductions Před 9 lety +132

    Step one. Don't sit on a bed you think might have bed bugs.

    • @luckygirljihyo
      @luckygirljihyo Před 4 lety +6

      Jess Britt Lol I didn’t sleep for 3 days

    • @soghe_newdlez
      @soghe_newdlez Před 4 lety +8

      It's a practice matress... maybe try listening to him before you start "correcting" him

    • @paulashe7460
      @paulashe7460 Před 3 lety

      Inspect your hotel bed. Keep your case on the case stand. If you live in a area there’s Airbnb flats. Or guest houses.

    • @ghosttiger6188
      @ghosttiger6188 Před 3 lety +2

      Step two, bed bugs are in the grass outside, in storage rooms and on pets etc. If someone has them in their home they should warn guests for damn sure!!!

    • @breydendonohoo870
      @breydendonohoo870 Před 2 lety

      Or you could get a bug spray that will kill them

  • @ChippTips
    @ChippTips Před 10 lety +7

    Hey Jeff, great information. Keep up the good work!

  • @MinisterAilingTongue
    @MinisterAilingTongue Před 13 lety +21

    Oh not my priceless plastic end caps!

  • @durango-CODEBUILDER
    @durango-CODEBUILDER Před 9 lety +66

    this guy kinda reminds me of dewie from malcom in the middle

  • @LarthMedia
    @LarthMedia Před 4 lety +1

    I never knew "advertorial" was a word. Thank you Jeff!

  • @GabyGeorge1996
    @GabyGeorge1996 Před 8 lety +6

    Watching these videos makes me glad I have a bunk bed and no box spring

    • @KronicNitron
      @KronicNitron Před 7 lety

      i jave 1 thats spring and rest memory foam

  • @atklm1
    @atklm1 Před 12 lety +11

    Great video. While checking the bed, it's also good to spray few seconds inside the boxspring with household insecticide, baygon or similar, if no bed bugs are visible after inspection. If they are hiding there, spraying won't probably kill them, but makes them come move around within an hour.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 12 lety +5

    that was my favorite comment ever on any of the videos I've shot, absolutely classic

  • @xenodraxan2816
    @xenodraxan2816 Před 9 lety +43

    Well now I will throw my mattress out of the window!

  • @Samburger13
    @Samburger13 Před 11 lety +9

    update, if anyone cares or would find it useful: i used a steamer meant for clothes and steamed out each spot i found an infestation. then vaccuumed up the bodies. sprayed windex on the area for good measure to make sure the bugs+eggs were dead. havent seen any for 2 days but i will keep an eye out.
    i also put my beddings in the dryer first on a hot cycle for 20 mins to make sure that if any were hiding in the sheets, theyre dead.

  • @barbarawilliams7194
    @barbarawilliams7194 Před 6 lety +9

    I wonder why a person would dislike this video?

    • @eugeneendres5846
      @eugeneendres5846 Před 5 lety +1

      Exactly. I thought he was a nice guy and very informative.

  • @twestgard2
    @twestgard2 Před rokem +3

    2:16 Look at the top of the mattress in the piping and the label
    3:39 lift the mattress and look in the piping on the bottom
    4:05 look in the piping on top of the box springs.
    4:25 look at the bottom of the box springs.

  • @ritacatl
    @ritacatl Před 11 lety +3

    I found out a woman 2 floors up was infested and it didn't help that I lived next to the laundry room (they could fall out of someones laundry basket and creep into my place). I brought anything made of fabric to the laundrymat and put everything in the dry on high, steamed the shit out of all the furniture, vacuumed everyday (took the vacuum outside to change the bags) and bought a new mattress set and encased them with bed-bug covers. Haven't seen once since (except for one carcass).

  • @mjester121
    @mjester121 Před 12 lety +7

    I have them and I caught an adult and that thing moved fast! The only reason I caught it is because I was already holding a piece of packing tape. I caught it as it ran by. It moved in a funny way, too, kind of "ambled" while it ran. But I also caught a tiny baby one that was not moving at all. You should google pictures and compare it to the pictures. They can look different and be different sizes depending on their stage. The most helpful picture I found showed them at a variety of stages.

  • @hazeleyes611
    @hazeleyes611 Před 7 lety +41

    Jeff you said you were going to tell us about the green strip of felt on the bed spring, you forgot to do so.

    • @ZZ-xv8gj
      @ZZ-xv8gj Před 5 lety +3

      Lmao

    • @justsaying3594
      @justsaying3594 Před 4 lety +5

      It's to ensure that the frame doesn't snag and tear the box spring encasement

  • @fohdeesha
    @fohdeesha Před 11 lety +2

    Best hand movements I've ever seen :P Great vid, thank you so much. About to go frantically check my bed, wish me luck!

  • @ItsNumber84
    @ItsNumber84 Před 11 lety +1

    Great job on this video. Very informative and helpful.

  • @crispy982
    @crispy982 Před 11 lety +5

    this actually helped ny doing this i found 24 bed bugs and i think that was the last of it cause i fell nothing anymore. thanks :)

  • @anjelicasanders8023
    @anjelicasanders8023 Před 9 lety +4

    My mother had them 6 months ago it cost her $2700 to have cleared. I am now extremely pairnoid. I had a pco come out to my new apartment because I had bits on my legs. The pco said he found nothing but spiders. He sprayed for the spiders. I know he looked and found nothing but I am still freaked out. I check my bed daily and just order a moniter. I would like to take his word for it but I can't.

  • @cynthialevy1541
    @cynthialevy1541 Před 4 lety +1

    Very clear information. Thanks.

  • @cherrypop4094
    @cherrypop4094 Před rokem +2

    I saw a bed bug crawling on me 💀 I flicked that thing so fast across my room and now idk where it is I’m scared.

  • @eppurse
    @eppurse Před 11 lety +6

    Bedbugs usually visit you 5 times in their life cycles-they get bigger and darker as they age, but they are quite small and light when they first bite. By the way they are one of the few insects that feed their young.

  • @Heto107
    @Heto107 Před 5 lety +3

    I see bedbugs in my metal bedframe ALL THE TIME. Sometimes that's the only place they hide. Its very secure and private for them, and its rough lifting your whole bed out of it.

  • @simonpatcharinvenaglia7892

    That guy remains me of me lol switched on man at job at hand! Well done.

  • @jonesparza2323
    @jonesparza2323 Před 2 lety +2

    I love how Micheal Scott is sitting in the quintessential room that would harbor a massive infestation. Those wooden walls man are a nightmare

  • @cinemashotcritique539
    @cinemashotcritique539 Před 7 lety +4

    The bed bugs that I find on my mattress look more like tiny centipedes which makes me think that they're carpet beetles. And I never get bug bites. I'm never itchy or anything nor do I find any bite marks.
    So my question is do carpet beetles behave in the same manner? i.e shell casings, reproduction.

  • @akaElleLatham
    @akaElleLatham Před 10 lety +41

    I'm so GLAD I bought a memory foam mattress and metal bed frame. That was the best decision ever!

    • @vredogon
      @vredogon Před 5 lety +6

      Why memory foam is the best decision?

    • @holley87greeneyes18
      @holley87greeneyes18 Před 5 lety +7

      I have a a memory foam topper but I saw a bug on it last night and I have had a rash

    • @issecret1
      @issecret1 Před 5 lety +6

      Reece A that’s not how proof works

    • @holley87greeneyes18
      @holley87greeneyes18 Před 5 lety +2

      Mine was not bed bugs it was a carpet beetle that I was allergic too

    • @aaronouttercooch2267
      @aaronouttercooch2267 Před 4 lety +1

      Holley87 Green eyes no one asked

  • @celestialblue2146
    @celestialblue2146 Před 2 lety +1

    Bought a second hand bed. Thanks for this

  • @garythompson9452
    @garythompson9452 Před 9 měsíci

    Good practical video. Thanks for putting it up.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 11 lety +5

    it's tough for one person to comment about another persons reactions, everybody reacts differently and reactions aren't a good way to determine if you have a problem or not, I would recommend seeing a dermatologist because the reaction only lasting 15-20 minutes isn't consistent with most other descriptions I've received

  • @numbnutone
    @numbnutone Před 6 lety +85

    My son keeps getting bites all over him , but I can't find one bug. No one else in the family is getting bitten apart from him. I am sure they are bed bugs because of the patterns they leave.

    • @gabrielpollock7985
      @gabrielpollock7985 Před 5 lety +11

      jack chan what did you find out? Did you have them?

    • @xoxopaloma3952
      @xoxopaloma3952 Před 5 lety +15

      Wow wow wow I’m literally in the same situation with my son and I’ve being looking everywhere cleaning everything taking him to the doctors today to find what’s been biting him

    • @bobravenscraft5376
      @bobravenscraft5376 Před 4 lety

      Me also. ARE you ready. I take my frame apart every week metal No box spring only encased mattress. Haven't seen any but they are ruining my life

    • @earthlycomfort5016
      @earthlycomfort5016 Před 4 lety +15

      Any update? Me my fiance and son keep getting ate up by something and I check all around my bed and mattress, the couches and under the cushions. And I don't see anything. I'm a nervous wreck. I cant find any fleas either. My fiance said it might be mites or chiggers.

    • @cindyclairemistretta-dwyer3313
      @cindyclairemistretta-dwyer3313 Před 3 lety +5

      Can be DUST MITES BITING TOO.

  • @wendi2819
    @wendi2819 Před 3 lety +2

    If it's a bad infestation are there many thousand? If I am there only host, they all can't be using me as food. I just went through getting alot of bites, probably 75-100. And now, that's stopped. Do all the ones who didn't attack me die? I started looking on the internet and had to face the fact, these bites aren't fleas or mosquitoes but are the dreaded bed bugs. I've ordered a bunch of stuff to try and treat for them and the bed casings you recommend and the DE and a brand new Dyson. So far I think they're only in one room but I'll treat with DE in all electric plates. Thanks.

  • @yup_im_tiff
    @yup_im_tiff Před 5 měsíci

    13 year old video still the most helpful video on how to check the box spring because every other video focuses on the mattress…. Thank you this was very helpful

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 10 lety +9

    tough to say without seeing it myself, what I can say is that I've had mysterious reactions show up in 3's and rows (all typical of bed bugs) and not had bed bugs, sometimes random reactions show up in 3's....it happens

    • @debwilcox3047
      @debwilcox3047 Před 4 lety +1

      Oh brother, better not be bed bugs, that's the last thing she needs!

    • @debwilcox3047
      @debwilcox3047 Před 4 lety +2

      I'm all itchy now

  • @Babsonthego4
    @Babsonthego4 Před 7 lety +5

    I moved and instead of buying a bed, I bought a Sofa bed.. from Hotel lIquidators here in Clearwater,Fl. The Manager where I live warned me about bed bugs.. I have never had to worry about them before. So now I have had this sofa bed for 5 Months.. and all of a sudden I am being bitten by something.... This bed is just the one mattress. I suppose I will just have to start looking to see if there are bed bugs on this mattress.. Also on this sofa.. I never thought of that.. Its going to be interesting..

    • @BoyceOtt
      @BoyceOtt Před 5 lety

      Did you find bedbugs? It would surprise me if you did not, since you purchased it used from Hotel Liquidators. Due to weather and number of travelers in Florida, I think it might be a prime place to encounter bedbugs.

  • @davidworker4053
    @davidworker4053 Před rokem +1

    Thank you thank you! What's your favorite products to use?

  • @ajummachan
    @ajummachan Před 9 lety +1

    What's worse is when the bite stop getting itchy and leaves a dark spot when the bite was from.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 11 lety +3

    110 degrees will push the bugs off of the mattress, meaning they will try to escape, therefore if you get the mattress off of the ground that temperature will probably flush bugs off of the mattress but it will not kill any eggs that may be on it

  • @lisasmith4202
    @lisasmith4202 Před rokem +3

    I have been getting bit at night for about a month and I looked at my bed but my eyesight isn’t that good and I thought I was having allergic reactions to my meds so I had the doctor look and she just said to take Benedryll which didn’t help then I had a idea to get a strong flashlight and inspect my mattress . Those things were all over my bed and I didn’t even know . Now I start the long process of cleaning and getting a new bed . I checked my couch also and the blanket on it had a big bed bug so I watched this video and I am not in good health at all so my daughter is helping me but I am 58 and never seen a bed bug . They are terrible and I would not wish those things on anyone . The video helped me a lot so I will let my daughter check my new mattress 2 times a week because I am allergic to those things . Disgusting creatures .

  • @prevsol
    @prevsol Před 2 lety +1

    Great information on how to look for bed bugs!

  • @wendi2819
    @wendi2819 Před 2 lety +1

    You share excellent channel! Great information.

  • @ferna2294
    @ferna2294 Před 12 lety +7

    Thanks dude. Now I´m gonna sleep on the floor.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 11 lety +10

    all questions for your doctor, what I can tell you is that everyone is different in regards to how much the bites itch and how long they take to go away

  • @buffy2257
    @buffy2257 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm waking up with little patches of small scabs on the back of my neck. They're like pin size and they're not itchy. I'm not sure what it is but its annoying. When I think about it, I get itchy at night, but I'm not sure if it's in my head or actual bugs

  • @charlesmartinez1248
    @charlesmartinez1248 Před 7 lety +1

    Do you think the bed bugs can get in the box springs if their still wrapped with the plastic they came with

  • @noaht5191
    @noaht5191 Před 6 lety +36

    so this damn video just had me tearing my room apart and inspecting the floors and every crack and crevice like a meth head.....no bed bugs, found a dead micro snail thing on the floor and a fossilized Cheeto however. thank God that's all.

  • @littlebeebs1
    @littlebeebs1 Před 3 lety +3

    Do you help people with spider mites indoors too ? This was a helpful video. I hope I don’t ever have bed bugs . You’ve got me wanting to check now tho . Lol . I’ll be checking to be on the safe side . I have every other bad bug you can think of on my property. They’re eating every plant on the property too. And seeing spider mites under my microscope makes my skin crawl and feel itchy . Don’t know if it’s psychosomatic or what . Thanks for the video either way 😊

    • @Tommyleini
      @Tommyleini Před 10 měsíci

      If you truly want to check for bed bugs, set an alarm for the middle of the night, hours after you fell asleep. So like 2 or 3 am. Then you'll see them. Just lift your mattress, or some will already be in your bedding or crawling up a wall

  • @mnr146
    @mnr146 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you. Very helpful

  • @Malachishouse
    @Malachishouse Před 8 lety +2

    my son is coming up w what looks like allergic reaction bumps on his back. I'm not sure if it's bed bugs . I've not seen signs of them otherwise.he, at one point, was getting little rashes here or there that were in a shape of an"s" . these allergic reactions are different big skin rash that looks like they are filled fluid, they get larger with time. I have not seen bed bugs nor do we have box springs. we've two beds side by side in one bedroom to accommodate the children. the older child has no bumps, rash, reaction. our couch is dark brown leather. I can follow the directions for the mattress to check for dead bugs, blood or encasements, but have not seen them. I'm thinking maybe child is allergic to something on bed but not sure.how can I check the dark couch and do bedbugs live in leather?

  • @zerrickk
    @zerrickk Před 10 lety +5

    What was the purpose of the green felt on the bed frame?

  • @marcinpl1989
    @marcinpl1989 Před 9 lety +4

    What if you don't have a box spring? Just the mattress by itself and a bed? With those layers out sticks. If you know what I'm talking about?

    • @tutocomidas8888
      @tutocomidas8888 Před 8 lety

      you will get a fucking bed bugs city in your bed eventually

  • @aimanzia6001
    @aimanzia6001 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the help.

  • @Healitnow
    @Healitnow Před 3 lety +2

    Bed Bug Removal
    I started to notice some bites in January of this year but new nothing about killing bed bugs. To prepare I watched video after video showing the different methods of removing them. I could not afford a professional service so I did this.
    I waited until we had a forecast high of 115F or 45C. I did this so the bugs could not go deep into the walls and survive. With the outside temperature hot enough to kill them on its own, I blasted the heat and fans inside. I held between 122 and 126 for almost 8 hours in my trailer using the excessive temperature to kill. I used heat from three 1500 watt baseboard heaters. Then instead of renting big fans at about $40.00 per day I bought a 20 inch or 50 cm box fan from Canadian Tire for the same price to add to the 5 household fans I already own. If your area is larger buy more fans. I had plans to buy three box fans but they were sold out because of our heat wave. For me this was OK because I have a floor standing air conditioner and used the fan to compensate. With a combination of laundering and heat drying all fabrics, including all bedding and clothes, then heating my place up to a sufficient temperature, I am now bug free.
    People remember heat treatments work best at the hottest part of the year when bugs can not find holes in the vapor barrier and crawl near the outer wall to stay safe, because the outside temperatures are too hot for that option. In winter heat will not work for this reason, but during hot days it is pretty much a sure kill, if you have enough heat and fans. Hope this helps some of you as well as it did me. My total cost for laundry, fans and power, was about $190.00 and I now own all the fans. The heaters I already owned. If you need to buy them this of course this will up costs. To give you an idea my trailer is my holiday trailer and the floor area is 200 sq. ft. Scale your equipment up as needed.
    If it happens again I am now prepared in full .

    • @007nadineL
      @007nadineL Před 2 lety

      What do you use the fans for?
      .

    • @Healitnow
      @Healitnow Před 2 lety

      @@007nadineL Fans force the hor air into small places of dead air heating them and not leaving any pockets unheated where bugs can survuve.

  • @AnthonyBurrito1313
    @AnthonyBurrito1313 Před 7 lety +21

    The worst insect to eradicate bar none , they are a nightmare

  • @mjester121
    @mjester121 Před 12 lety +3

    I have bed bugs and the only reason the pest control confirmed it is because I caught some under clear packing tape. I live in an apartment, so I don't get to choose the pest control company. Of the two guys sent out here, both tried to find them just by looking and neither could. I guess the bed bug inspection dog they have is just for show, to attract business. If I hadn't caught them, I bet they would have told me I didn't have them, even though I got lots of bites, some in a row.

  • @Theydotheharlemshake
    @Theydotheharlemshake Před 7 lety +2

    The only thing I found wrong was the thing about the metal frame, in my years, They are almost always in the metal framing all the way around, due to it being warm and Dark

  • @SuperLalalablablabla
    @SuperLalalablablabla Před 12 lety +1

    Great presentation, thanka a lot.

  • @kiarashfarahani1379
    @kiarashfarahani1379 Před 8 lety +5

    I've never had these bugs until yesterday. I saw about 10 different bites on my arms after washing my clothes and inspecting my couch in living room I went to my bedroom and I found a dead one right in the middle of my bed, squeezed it and it was full of fresh blood (it was an adult). I used all your instructions in the video and my mattress, box and frame are super similar to the ones in the video. I didnt find any sign of them at all except that one dead one that i mentioned. could this be an isolated case of one bed bug that I brought from outside only?

    • @tutocomidas8888
      @tutocomidas8888 Před 8 lety +1

      it can be through the floor cracks little holes coming from any neighbour, i would hardly recommend to use that plastic that fully covers your bed its extremely important so they will not feed from you i tell u this by experience

    • @kayla-vr3dt
      @kayla-vr3dt Před 8 lety +1

      I this k I might have them me an 11 year old help me

    • @asbisi
      @asbisi Před rokem

      @@kayla-vr3dt You are 17 now - did you get help with your problem?

  • @_notcolorful
    @_notcolorful Před 5 lety +7

    I’ve been dealing with these guys for too long. They infested my room four years ago, and we threw out tons of stuff: my clothes, desks, couch, the vacuum, etc. We chainsawed my wooden bed frame, threw it out, and replaced it with a new metal bed frame. We called in an expert two years later to inspect the room and clean everything, as well as replace the carpet with a new one. Even with all of that, I woke up yesterday with several red welts, and I came back home this afternoon and found a nymph on my mattress. I’m going to explode.

    • @trishthomerson4970
      @trishthomerson4970 Před 3 lety

      Heat them out machine cost like 50 bucks at lows

    • @Uchihasasuk5
      @Uchihasasuk5 Před 2 lety +1

      Check in your walls.

    • @Tommyleini
      @Tommyleini Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@Uchihasasuk5100% this. Also very expensive method which works is have pest control heat up your entire house to 122F/50C, costs around $5,000 though. They're likely inside your walls..

  • @FCannova
    @FCannova Před 13 lety +1

    Good information. Thank you.

  • @BedBugCentralTV
    @BedBugCentralTV  Před 11 lety +2

    if you have a box spring it's a preferred location for them to hide, if you don't have a box spring they will find somewhere else to hide, whether you have a box spring or not will not affect whether or not they infest your home...it only affects where they are hiding

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Před 6 lety +31

    2:00 "an actual bed itself" lol

  • @myigloo
    @myigloo Před 12 lety +3

    I freakin love this vid. watched the whole thing

  • @dymondclarke8840
    @dymondclarke8840 Před 3 lety +1

    Great help thank you so much

  • @majanovak7700
    @majanovak7700 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for help!

  • @AngieMusicArt
    @AngieMusicArt Před 2 lety +7

    Can they also hide in cardboard boxes? How about inspecting with a flashlight in the dark? I recently bought some microfiber bed sheets and I noticed the irritation after the that. Bites that look like mosquitoes bites or flea bites, little swellings from scratching. I'm so paranoid right now because I usually do have allergic reactions to anything. The only new things I brought home were the sheets, a cardboard box with some toiletries. I'm Sooo frustrated. Its only 3:32am lol

    • @merch1159
      @merch1159 Před 2 lety

      Yes, they like to hide in the little folds of cardboard. (Although your comment is older, so I figure you've probably figured it out by now.)

  • @urmom8mypie
    @urmom8mypie Před 13 lety +3

    My parents have an Extremely heavy bed, so thats a relevant tip. Also, with any subject one is looking into, more than one source is always required. He doesn't talk about look or size of the bugs but this is still a helpful video. In fact, from all the other videos I've watched, other than not speculating on their appearances, this has been the most organized, step by step. Others tend to focus Only on how ugly the little bastards are so there's plenty of those. Thanks for the info.

  • @msbhaven7875
    @msbhaven7875 Před 4 lety +2

    I feal sorry for anyone out there that has gone through this what a horrible nightmare this is to go through id rather have cockroaches or anything else dear god please help me how did i not notice a bug on me to bring home even got into my couches and biting my poor lil chihuahua 🐶

  • @sistergrace9833
    @sistergrace9833 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you very informative video .