Richard56 on "Cimexa (Silica Dust) Better than Diatomaceous Earth (DE)"
A recent article in PCT magazine discusses Silica Dust (Cimexa), Diatomaceous Earth (DE) and related concepts. http://www.pctonline.com/pct0814-silica-gel-research-bed-bugs.aspxSome takeaways.1. Silica...
View Articlesadbugfreakout on "Found a bed bug on my after arriving at work, and taking...
PLEASE HELP! This morning I took transit to work; when I sat at my desk and started drinking my tea, I saw a little bed bug critter on my wrist. I know it was a bed bug because I used to work at a...
View Articlewhatnow on "Monitoring Phase- Protocol for washing linens"
After treatment, while in the monitoring phase, how often should I be washing the bed linens and taking off mattress pads etc. to inspect the bed? Right now we are doing it twice a week. On the one...
View ArticleStan11 on "PCO s, what measures do you take?"
So curious to know what are the measures you take to be certain not to bring a hitchhiker home or in the car with you?Any advice? Just a normal day for some is a huge threat! With taking subways, going...
View ArticleStan11 on "Recommendations on a monitoring system for car?"
I want to make sure in not bringing any bedbugs home so I'd like to install a monitor in my car. Any recommendations??I've thought about the passive one with the cardboard skits ect.., but there's no...
View Articlewhatnow on "3 heat treatments and still not sure they are gone"
Our Story: We have been dealing with this issue for about 3 months. After discovering an infestation in our guest room, we had a number of PCOs come out and provide treatment proposals. We decided on a...
View ArticleNervous2015 on "Does bedbug shell break apart over time?"
Does bedbug shell breakdown overtime? If so how does it look? I m trying to google to see what they look like and I don't see it. I only see pictures of shells that have legs and are intact. After a...
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Nervous2015 on "Is this bed bug casting? [a: no]"
I found this on a chair that right next to my desk at work. Please tell me if this is a bed bug casting? They found bedbug at work and moved us around.
View Articlenikkabug on "bed bug bites turn white when pushed??"
Hello again everyone! I posted my story in another thread, but had a specific question in reference to bites, so I thought I'd start a new thread. I've read information in several places online that...
View ArticleBugginout90 on "Need good reasonable advice and sanity...please?"
Hi everyone! I have been reading everything on here since I found 1 bedbug crawling in my arm in my bed!!! Yuck! Anyway my daughter and I have ripped everything apart and ripped the back off the box...
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mobit on "ID needed - probably not a bb, but just need to know"
If you've been following my other thread, you know I've been fighting a "minor" bb infestation since mid-November. After 3 full-house PCO treatments and an extra dosage of whatever-he-used on the...
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scaredandashamed on "need to bed bugs, seeking expert advice!"
Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found this site! I've been pouring thru the site since suspecting bed bugs, and now that my account is active, I'm hoping to get some opinions from you all! For those of you...
View ArticleChug Bugz on "Bed Bug Insurance?"
I found a small family of bed bugs in our bed right around New Years and will be having a local company with a great reputation come out and heat treat our entire house this Friday. You best believe I...
View ArticleBugginout90 on "Smashed casing?"
http://imgur.com/a/PHMkY/imgFound this unpacking kids stuff from my exes house, it's not very crunchy. It's sorta soft.
View ArticleSODABOTTLEBB on "Now we're getting bites?!?!"
PCO told us to go ahead and get new couch and stop living out of bags, he found nothing in his inspection, but I still wake up in the night terrified we're not taking this seriously enough and afraid...
View ArticleSallyice on "ID - bed bug feces stains under desk?"
Bought a used desk - bottom of the desk on the drawers show these stains - bed bug stains? Nothing inside the drawers. Thanks! http://imgur.com/a/TNOmNhttp://imgur.com/WCjQ1W3
View ArticleBugginout90 on "Do the bites cause hemangioma dots?"
Hi I have always had tiny hermangioma dots here and there on my skin. I am noticing more now that I inspect myself daily could these be from bites? Or just more I've never noticed before? I didn't know...
View Articlescaredandashamed on "Heat vs. Chemical (please advise)"
We have a very estimated small infestation. We've had 2 PCOs to our home to inspect, and neither found any evidence of BBs. We have a chemical treatment scheduled for tomorrow, but after reading, I'm...
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