How long does it take to know if you have a bed bug problem?!
Question: How long does it take to know if you have a bed bug problem!?
I just moved from a place with a possible bed bug infestation (we found one dead adult bug on the very last day on a mattress I was leaving behind, though never before and we never suffered bites -- but this was four days after I had already moved all my things out!.) Figuring we'd be better off safe than sorry, we washed all the sheets and blankets and plan to wash all my clothes and any other fabric I brought from the previous apartment!.
I slept on the new mattress with fresh sheets last night, and this morning I checked through it and I think I found a very tiny bed bug exoskeleton in my bed!. It was smaller than a pinhead, blackish and brown, but no legs or anything sticking out!. It looked like a bed bug, though I suppose there's a tiny possibility it was some piece of dirt from outside that I dragged in!.
Anyway, considering that I never had a problem with them before, but found an adult before leaving, what are the chances that one attached itself to my belongings and has already moved in and started a new infestation!? Is finding an exoskeleton synonymous with having an infestation, or could it somehow be a remnant from before!? How long should I wait before I'm sure there's a problem!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
I slept on the new mattress with fresh sheets last night, and this morning I checked through it and I think I found a very tiny bed bug exoskeleton in my bed!. It was smaller than a pinhead, blackish and brown, but no legs or anything sticking out!. It looked like a bed bug, though I suppose there's a tiny possibility it was some piece of dirt from outside that I dragged in!.
Anyway, considering that I never had a problem with them before, but found an adult before leaving, what are the chances that one attached itself to my belongings and has already moved in and started a new infestation!? Is finding an exoskeleton synonymous with having an infestation, or could it somehow be a remnant from before!? How long should I wait before I'm sure there's a problem!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Well its really possible, considering the reason we have bedbugs that infest our homes now is because of hotels!.!.!. they can jump in suitcases!. The only way to kill them in your fabrics is to wash them all in hot water!. My mom did it, and all she did was fill the machine with clothes, detergent, and she also put in Borax laundry booster!. She then filled the tub with hot water, then drained it, then did cold water for all the stuff that can't be washed in hot water!. It is ok to put cold water only stuff in sitting hot water for a bit!.!.!.
But it won't take too long for them to take over!. I would wait for more evidence!. The best time to check is early morning when its still dark outside, and you get up very lightly and have a flashlight to check!. They are very fast bugs! Also the bites tend to happen in multiples, either in a line or in a grouping because we tend to shift in our sleep!. Also if you see brown spots on your sheets, it could be blood that was from a bite that they bit!.!.!. Just type in "Bedbug" in yahoo or google images and you'll see pictures so you can be sure! Good luck, they really suck! Thank God I also moved and I didn't bring any with me!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
But it won't take too long for them to take over!. I would wait for more evidence!. The best time to check is early morning when its still dark outside, and you get up very lightly and have a flashlight to check!. They are very fast bugs! Also the bites tend to happen in multiples, either in a line or in a grouping because we tend to shift in our sleep!. Also if you see brown spots on your sheets, it could be blood that was from a bite that they bit!.!.!. Just type in "Bedbug" in yahoo or google images and you'll see pictures so you can be sure! Good luck, they really suck! Thank God I also moved and I didn't bring any with me!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
First of all, is you take a clean sheet of printer paper and stick it under your bed at night!. When you wake up and there's little specks on it, then you know you have bed bugs!. To get rid of them, you need to call an exterminator!.Www@Answer-Health@Com