EcoRaider Bed Bug Killer Spray 1 Gallon Jug, Green + Non-Toxic, 100% Kill + Extended Protection

My son had brought home bed bugs after staying at a friend's house. Initially, his bedroom was the only room impacted. When we realized what these strange bites/rash that he had on his shoulder was caused by bedbugs, I had him vacate his room and we removed everything but the furniture from the room (placing everything in sealed trash bags in the garage). I then went to the store to buy various products to get a jump on the situation immediately. We thououghly vacuumed the floors and baseboards, steamed the mattress & the carpets & then applied an all natural product from the hardware store to his mattress, ortho home protection on the base boards & we put diatomaceous earth along the baseboards and under his bed. We thought we had the room in a "quarantine" mode and figured we'd just stay out of the room and hopefully they would stay contained to that room & die. A week later I woke up to find bites on myself...guess they migrated looking for food and all that we had done previously hadn't worked.I called a couple nationally known pest control companies and they wanted thousands of dollars to come take care of this issue. As a single mom, I do not have that kind of money to spend on pest control. I got online and did a search for top rated bed bug killer and came across this product. It was a little pricey, but WAY cheaper than having an exterminator come out. Upon reading all the amazing reviews, I felt very hopeful that this would be manageable on my own as long as I was thorough in my process. I wasn't really sure how far the product would go since I've never had a bug situation before, so initially I bought three one gallon jugs based on what other reviewers had said they needed. I also bought encasements for my mattresses and pillows.While waiting for my product to arrive, I got my house ready to spray by removing everything from the impacted rooms (aside from the furniture) and placing everything in sealed trash bags out in the garage. This can seem like an overwhelming task, but it is an important part of the process. After everything possible was removed from the rooms I vacuumed everything, including base boards...curtains came down and were washed in hot water and thrown in the dryer on high heat. I also wiped the walls down.Within two days I had my Ecoraider, spray bottle & my encasements. (Thank you Amazon!) I'll admit, I went a little heavy handed with the spray in the initial treatments. I sprayed every crevice of every piece of furniture, even pulled dresser drawers out and sprayed them individually, sprayed bedframes, mattresses were vacuumed, encased & sprayed on all surfaces, box springs, the same. I even spayed a light coat over the whole carpeted floor as well as the edges of the walls, window sills, etc. The smell was a little overwhelming (as I used all three gallons in my initial application) but not completely unpleasant or unbearable...it would have been better had it not been so hot outside. I couldn't open the windows to properly ventilate because my a/c was on.After the first application was complete, I promptly ordered two more gallons for subsequent treatments. I started vacuuming three times a day, hitting base boards and mattresses once a day. After the week was over, I had received my replenished supplies and sprayed for a second time, this time just doing the perimeter of the room (baseboards), closets & around furniture. During the next week, I continue the routine of vacuuming 3 times a day and did a third round of follow up spray. I am now in week four and neither my son nor myself has had a bite in a week and a half.I still haven't gone through all the stuff that is in sealed bags out in my garage , but we had several very hot days over 110 throughout this ordeal so I'm sure anything that might have been in there is dead. I will, however be thoroughly inspecting and cleaning everything before it is brought back in. This has been a complete nightmare that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I am very thankful this product was out there. I feel confident that it has helped me to defeat the bedbugs that were in my home.

This saved us from a worse infestation of bed bugs, I'm glad I found it when I did! (Wish I'd found it sooner though) I didn't even know what we were dealing with, until my friend mentioned they had found out they had bed bugs and asked if I thought maybe my kids were getting bit, which they had been and this started after her kids had spent the night at our house. Before this though, I just thought my sons were having allergic reactions to something in my house (that's how bad they were getting bit) but I didn't know that until she mentioned this and we put it together! By then though, these little bastards had made their way into my bedroom and that's when I found out that we indeed had begun having our own infestation, and one night I ended up seeing them to confirm! I tried so much other crap first before coming across this. Here's what worked for me; I moved EVERYTHING out of my kids bedroom first, I wiped down walls, doors, furniture, vacuumed, put all clothes, sheets, blankets, pillows into large trash bags. (I sprayed the inside of the bags, let dry and place everything in there) I did this for every room of my house. Since it was so much work, I did one room a day. But if you're gonna do this, you need to do one room a day, and spray in between rooms, i.e. hallways, door frames, and walls leading into next rooms. These little buggers will escape from the room you've just treated into the next, you don't want them to have that chance! I paid special attention to the corners and edges of the walls, but I would spray EVERY INCH of the rooms (even ceilings! I had to make sure this worked!!) So, during the morning, while I was the only one home, even though it says it's pet friendly, and the smell isn't terrible, but with the way i was spraying it, it got to be a bit much, so I wanted my kids as well as our fur babies out of the house while I treated. It was very hard work, but I managed to rid our home home of these pests within a month of using this! I went through three gallons in that month, but it was definitely worth the money! I had spent so much already on other stuff that did NOTHING so once I saw this was working within that first week, I stuck with it! Anyway, so I washed and dried every that was washable with the hottest water and hottest temperature possible and sprayed drawers, closets, and beds quickly before placing anything back in the rooms. As for furniture, remove drawers and doors if possible before sparying because they will try and hide in any tiny crevice, so you don't wanna miss ANY! Spray mattresses generously and buy a bed bug protector, they are also pricey, but worth the money as well! I sprayed the mattresses and immediately placed the protectors on them. This does leave a residue so DON'T wipe your walls or anything down after treating. This is why I wiped down walls before applying. Repeat the process at least every couple weeks until you are positive they are all done for. I did it every week. Again, very time consuming and hard work, but so worth my peace of mind knowing my kids weren't getting bit every single night!