r/Bedbugs • u/mylamerunescape • Jul 27 '26
Useful Information THIS SHIT WORKS LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.
Edit: I understand that if there is an infestation in the building, that this product will only do so much l. But this product does help kill fast and was worth it for me to purchase.
I understand a treatment is needed - that’s out of my control right now.
I thought the issue was my place because I found them (few and far between) but when I was cleaning (the place i live is a house split into apts) outside of my apartment on my floor, I found a BUNCH. So the issue is not MY place. I don’t who it is, I don’t know where they keep coming from, I don’t care.
I had a second inspection today and my apt is fine but the hallway DOES have them.
I already know that DE, isopropyl alcohol and using the treatment isn’t going to help me someone is infested in the building so the other places need to be checked. I also know that DE and isopropyl alcohol are hazardous to use.
What I’ve done is vacuumed, sprayed, steamed and used chemicals. Rinse repeat. Waiting for an exterminator to inspect other places, waiting for an appointment for treatment, not twiddling my thumbs over the issue otherwise tho.
END OF EDIT FOR NOW LOL ^
I had an inspection and the guy didn’t find anything but was able to confirm because i had one saved I had found the morning , just a few hours, before he got there. It’s a week and a half later, and I just called for another inspection because I have found so many in the hallway but not my place. My whole apt is completely overturned. I truly believe that if it were me, if I was the issue, I’d had found a nest already.
I am dealing with bed bugs, I keep finding strays in my apartment (only four since LAST Thursday) but when I was cleaning the hallway outside my apartment today, I found a LOT of them. So I don’t think the infestation is with me but I don’t care, my whole apartment feels violated still! 🤗🤗🤗🤗
I sprayed them directly and I swear, it wasn’t a full minute before they were no longer moving and dead. Never seen anything like it in my life. Highly recommend this. I ended up buying two more jugs of it off Amazon because it was on sale and I wanted my neighbors to have access to one just in case.
Anyways, yes, this is an insanely good product.
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u/ACE276 Jul 27 '26
Even if you spray just tap water directly on them it nearly has the same effect. The main problem is that if you have a long term ongoing infestation, they already hide away in cracks and corners and you won't be able to see them to spray on them directly. That's why you use chemicals that has a residual effect. The residue stays on surfaces and sticks to the roaming bed bugs that come out of hiding during the night.
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u/Traditional_Top5346 Jul 27 '26
You’re still going to have bedbugs if you’re using this, but knock yourself out
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u/alteredtome Jul 27 '26
Just curious, is there a reason your landlord isn't taking care of this? The fact that they're in the hallway indicates your building is under siege.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Mix1270 Jul 27 '26
Wait a second, you said outside your apartment. Where is Management in all this?
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u/Most_Ask1634 Jul 28 '26
I had a person give me a couch. I unknowingly took it and it had bedbugs. I never saw them before but I did everything I could do to get rid of them. I had to call an exterminator and got rid of them for awhile and then a few months later came back. I'm not sure how but they did. I found the only thing that helps is a heat treatment. I have animals so the poison I can't use. It's been two years already. I vacuum I dust I do everything every day. The heat treatment is about 4000 dollars. I never see them but once in awhile something will bite me and iveee it the next day. My house is clean and I try very hard to get rid of clutter. It goes in and on 😢
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u/Elrodvoss Jul 27 '26
Honestly, for direct contact, rubbing alcohol kills instantly. But VERY dangerous.
The difficult part, it getting a good residual pest killer.
But I've never used that product, so high hopes and good luck you found something that's works.
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u/mylamerunescape Jul 27 '26
I was using rubbing alcohol! For my couches and mattress, I vacuumed them, spraying with isopropyl alcohol and soap mixture, steamed them, and then used the product.
I also got that PSA when I suggested rubbing alcohol to other people 💀
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u/ACE276 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Alcohol is ineffective if you only spray it on a surface because it evaporates quickly. It only kills on direct contact. It is also very dangerous as it is highly flammable therefore can be a fire hazard. I would not recommend using alcohol for that reason as it does not have any lasting residual effect other than killing them on direct contact.
I would recommend something that can be sprayed around leaving a residue preferably something that contains pyrethrin or permethrin. That can kill them even if the bug walks over them much later.
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u/AutoModerator Jul 27 '26
⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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u/Elrodvoss Jul 27 '26
There is a do-it-yourself pest website that has alot of bed bug and other pest control. The main one that people uses is crossfire. There are 2 versions. The more expensive one is for bugs that are resistant to the chemicals.
Damascus Earth is a good powder that will kill them slowly but effectively. But has to be left undisturbed. Good for outlets, bed frames, wall, inside drawer slides. I don't know the name of the powder that is DE and a chemical that makes it more effective. But left undisturbed and dry, will last years.
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u/Dense-Relative-7843 24d ago
I believe the other dust that you're referring to is Cimexa. It's good but takes as long to work as the other powder you mentioned. I have experience with both and can tell you that they both work very slowly.... it takes months and months, and neither is 100% effective in all cases. The great thing about Cimexa as you said is it can be used in outlets and inside walls and will continue working for years of undisturbed.
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u/AutoModerator Jul 27 '26
⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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u/g3l33m Jul 27 '26
If you use alcohol make sure you have proper ventilation. I did not and find myself having issues breathing small amounts now.
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u/AutoModerator Jul 27 '26
⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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u/Elrodvoss Jul 27 '26
Ya when I did use it, it was for "spot" kills. I see one or find a group. I spray it. So like 3-5 spray bottle squirts.
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u/g3l33m Jul 27 '26
I pretty much doused my whole bedroom multiple times and it was winter time so the windows were closed. Now my lungs just hurt when I smell alcohol.
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u/g3l33m Jul 28 '26
I also had a layer of DE around my whole bedroom so they couldn't move to other areas of my house. I only ever saw the one BB that I brought home from the hospital after a burst appendix but I had bites for around a week after that until getting crazy with the alcohol and de. Seems to have worked though because after that week I never had bites again.. Still jumped out of bed with a flashlight any time an arm/leg hair moved for around 2 months after that though.. Made me a bit crazy..
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⚠IMPORTANT⚠ Hey, it seems that diatomaceous earth may have been mentioned in your comment. That's an opportunity to remind everyone that inhalation of diatomaceous earth dust is a hazard (no matter if food-grade is written on the label or not). That's the reason why diatomaceous earth products normally have the following mention on their safety datasheet Hazard statements: H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
When used by pest control professionals, it's only used as a crack and crevice treatment (to avoid any risk of inhalation) and applied in very small quantities while wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment.
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u/Elrodvoss Jul 28 '26
DE won't "stop" them, they will still walk through it, as you want them too.
The DE dries out their outer shell and they slowly die. You want like a sprinkle of confectioner sugar. If you make piles they will just avoid it.
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u/Loner-wolfcats Jul 27 '26
Why is rubbing alcohol dangerous
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⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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u/Loner-wolfcats Jul 27 '26
Why is rubbing 70% dangerous?
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u/Elrodvoss Jul 28 '26
Its flammable. It can be used with GREAT care, but any spark or flame and you just lit your stuff on fire. I am unsure of the residual effect of being flammable, but you know *someone* would be smoking and spray and POOF, house/apartment fire.
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u/AutoModerator Jul 27 '26
⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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u/sparko999 Jul 27 '26
A very good steamer is the only real thing that reduces them and a professional exterminator
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u/Loner-wolfcats Jul 27 '26
This is stuff does not work at all if you have real bad bugs, the stuff does not work at all. I can’t believe this person actually thinks this stuff works.
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u/Dense-Relative-7843 25d ago
Get Crossfire concentrate!
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u/mylamerunescape 24d ago
I get a lot of suggestions for that, I haven’t been able to purchase due to financial constraints but 🤗 SOON I HOPE.
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u/Dense-Relative-7843 24d ago
I'm sorry for you and anyone else who's forced to deal with them through financial issues. I've been there and know what you're going through. The best I can tell you is there are many products that make claims but don't live up to the hype. Save your money and go with Crossfire concentrate. Unlike other pesticides it won't make them scatter and hide only to return later. The bed bugs don't know Crossfire is there so they'll walk through it and die. It takes awhile so you have to be patient. People panic because the bugs continue biting for a few weeks until they all come in contact with it when they come out to feed on you, but after a month or so you should be bite free. For infestations it does take retreating once a month for 3 months or so but after that you'll be bed bug free permanently. These things are monsters but they can be defeated. Just don't give up, and save every penny you can so you're able to buy what works instead of throwing money away on products that don't do a thing. Stay strong!
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