Recently, i have a problem with bed bugs, i have try any methods to get rid of bugs but it seems to be not effective;

Tested Method

i) Expose mattress,pillows to the sunlight
-once exposed,the bed bugs will run to unexposed side of mattress and pillows,very clever

ii) Aerosol (Ridsect,Baygon,Shieldtox)
-You have to spray DIRECTLY on the bugs in order to kill,if not,then it would run away and come back to you later

iii) Pesticides (Malathion)
- Malathion can make bugs get out from hideout (more effective than aerosol) and kill the bed bugs,however the terrible smell of malathion make me dizzy and it is not good for indoor use.

iv) Throw away the infested mattress
- can i have other solution than this? i'm not donald trump,

Untested Method

i) Alcohol
Sprinkle a ratio of 1:1 with water would kill bugs instantly,i'm not sure about that

ii)Dust
They say that using DE(i dont remember its full name) can make bugs dehydrated and die

iii)Silica gel
same as above


any suggestion would be welcomed

to throw away the infested mattress and pillows,it is quite costly,unless it is heavily infested then i would throw away the mattress and pillow



(p/s; i hate bed bugs, once i feel itchy, it already gone)

nope, some of bed bugs hide in cracks on cushion,for what i can see its hideouts always near to where i sleep, if i change my sleep place then it follows,

(it's remind me of Red Alert 2, where you can move your primary construction, but i can't use nuclear on bugs)


anyway,thanks for the idea.....


(p/s: i heard somebody said that once the bed bugs here,it will stay forever.......oh god...help me)

good suggestion.... i'm thinking about flies trap that restaurants always use.....

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Added on June 21, 2011, 9:57 pmthanks, i would consider it....since i have use aerosol......chemicals in order to kill bugs...not good for my health

This post has been edited by jatropos: Jun 21 2011, 09:57 PM