I survived bedbugs, my mattress too.But ... rip my box spring.And yes, the bedbugs won a battle, I won the war, as I also tell in this article assessment a year later!I share my attack plan below.
Bugs, what is it?
Called bed bugs in English, bedbugs are a real problem that we only talk about too little.We thought we got rid of it in the 1930s, but it was a false alert, they returned because they became resistant to certain insecticides.
They multiply quickly (5 to 15 eggs per day) and, if they are safe for health, the bites can be stinging and it is disgusting to know that we have at home.
Why is it important to talk about bedbugs
Bedbugs are very present in the United States, Canada and many major European cities because they travel in luggage and go quiet from apartment to apartment.But we don't talk about it because it is a shameful, even taboo subject, because we can wrongly believe that their invasion results from a hygiene problem.However, this is not the case: you can find yourself infested at home after buying a second -hand clothing that contained it, or after a stay in an airbnb, or even one night with friends parasitized by these vampires of mattresses.
It is difficult to find reliable resources on the Internet about bedbugs.Many stakeholders on forums are professionals who seek to sell their services.
The problem is not taken sufficiently seriously in France, when it exists.
How do you know that we have bedbugs?
Personally, I thought I was stung by a mosquito.But by dint of being stung every night, I started to doubt, investigate, and inpsect my mattress, in search of an index.In this case, droppings.
Bedbugs bite at night, mainly when you sleep deeply.At first, the bite is anesthetized, so we don't feel it immediately.
But it can wake up during the day, or not, it depends on people and sensitivities.If we sleep in pairs, they can only sting one of the two people (again, once, like mosquitoes).
Bedbugs are lazy: they hide where they can snack humans without too much effort: bed and sofa, for example.But when they become too numerous, they disperse.
They have 5 stages of evolution: egg, mini yellow larva, mini black larva, medium black larva, adult bed bug.
They lay at this last stage, and of course: they need to sting to evolve.It's a bit of a kind of Pokémon (no!).Last point: they can survive 6 months to 2 years old eating.
Personally, I had a panic attack when I decided to check if there was not a spider in my bed after 5/6 buttons.
I'm a little phobic flea, and it looks like giant fleas.
I raised my alse, and I saw one who went to hide.
You should know that they have sensors for light and therefore take refuge in dark corners.And there were others.Not much, but others.
My boyfriend succeeded in the 3 stupids: at this time, I hyperventilate.
We turned the mattress, the box spring.We saw nothing at first, but we found lots of eggs and larvae against a seam.We sucked everything, then we threw the box spring by protecting it (well yes, we do not want to pass on to the neighbors).
And there, I think we made a mistake: we did not immediately throw the bag of the vacuum cleaner.
Personally, I threw my duvet and pillows (having locked them in a hermetic trash can), I was too afraid.
Plan of attack on bedbugs
I warn you, if you have bedbugs, you cannot procrastinate.You have an interest in embarking on the counterattack immediately.Know it, it will be time-consuming.
And I recommend that you sleep in your bed, otherwise they would change rooms with you ...
How we did (this is not a guaranteed or universal method):
Let's be honest: I woke up several times at 3 a.m., I was clearly not Pepouze.I killed it at that time.
A month without bite, the end of the nightmare?
Fortunately, my cats have (vaguely) helped me, feigning a hunter air from time to time in front of a bug.
For info: they do not remain gripped to pets, so they do not wander them on them.
On the other hand, they can prick them, even if apparently it requires too much effort.So if they have a hairless target, like humans, they will not be embarrassed.
For us, victory: it's been a month since we were stung!
I know that it does not mean that we are drawn definitively but I am hopeful.
In short, we come to the end, you have to be patient and above all, do not cling to yourself by no longer sleeping: you attack the problem little by little and we gain ground.
Read also: Bedbugs finally in the sights of the government
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