Safer Brand 51702 Diatomaceous Earth Ant and Crawling Insect Killer, 4-Pound Bag

...if you can wait for the products to get to you from Amazon, you can do just as good a job defeating bed bugs as the professionals will - probably better, because you have a more personal interest. First of all, never buy pillows or mattresses without buying bed bug-proof pillow and mattress covers from Target (they might be available elsewhere, but I found them at Target). If you don't use these covers and you get bed bugs, your mattresses and pillows are pretty well shot. We didn't and we learned the hard way. When we got bed bugs, we had to throw them in the dumpster and buy news ones. Covers are critical. Don't spend big $$$ on mattresses and pillows without buying protective covers for them. If you do get bed bugs, three products will wipe them out. Put Climbup Insect Interceptors under each bed post. If you have supports under your mattress, put one under each support, too. The Interceptors come in different sizes. Fill the trough of the Interceptors with Diatomaceous Earth. Diatomaceous Earth is harmless to humans, but rips bed bugs and other insects to shreds. Also, make sure your bed is not touching the wall. Sprayaway Bed Bugs is very effective for spraying around your house or apartment. You can use it to spray the perimeter and anywhere else - it doesn't stain or harm walls, woodwork, carpeting, furniture, etc. Once I used these products, it not only killed the bed bugs, it killed the eggs and hatching bed bugs. Bed bugs are masters at hiding, so you have to seek them out. Spray anywhere there are cracks and other hiding places, including any spaces where your bed parts fit together - you might have to take your bed apart to get to these areas. Bed bugs like to hide behind pictures on the wall, too. If there's any space between your bathroom mirror and the wall, they'll hide in there, too, and lay eggs. I sprayed the entire apartment - anywhere there could be bed bugs hiding, then vacuumed everywhere about a week later - especially between the carpet and woodwork. Then I sprayed everything again. That did the job. Bed bugs are nasty. They suck your blood at night and then s*** your blood all over the place. If you see black spots all over your mattress, bed lines, curtains, windows, etc, that's a sure sign you've got bed bugs. I don't have sensitive skin, but my wife does. They left red welts all over her neck and body. We don't know where they came from, but they can come into your place lots of ways - luggage, parcels, groceries, and other stuff that you buy. We live near the bed bug capital of the U.S. - Cincinnati, Ohio. Bed bugs are a big problem in movie theatres, college campuses, stores - you name it. It's something you think will never happen to you until you discover your house or apartment has been infested. Then you have to go to war with them. You can call the professionals or fight them yourself with these products. We did both. Between that and all the stuff we had to throw out, bed bugs must have cost me about $4,000.00 - but it would have been much less if we had known about the mattress and pillow covers.

I'd heard a ton of horror stories about bedbugs. So, when I ended up with them, I panicked big time. I don't know if myself or my grandson picked them up from the local gym, or where they may have come from. What I do know is they are the worst problem to have in terms of insects and the most difficult to get rid of. The experience was horrible! Until... Diatomaceous Earth! Thank God for the makers of this simple, easy to use, best solution, to a nightmarish condition. I spread this around my bedroom and closet, generously lining the baseboards. I also purchased 2 mattress and boxspring treatments that included a plastic, zip up covering, (one for each). I slept in the living room and didn't receive any bites, so I believe I'd caught them earlier enough and they were confined to my bedroom.One week later, when the mattress treatment said I was able to sleep in my bed again, I did so and I didn't get even one additional bite. Neither has my grandson who's always in my room. That was more than 2 months ago and we're still bite free. I bought two 4lb bags and I'll definitely be lining my basement and 3-season room to ensure they are virtually insect free. Diatomaceous Earth works on so many unwanted, creepy, crawly things it's completely amazing. I swear by this product, especially for those who are unfortunate enough to end up with a bed bug problem.If you act right away, spray everything down (I used Hot Shot, HG-96190 1 Count Bedbug and Flea Home Insect Killer, 1-Gallon), isolate your mattress and boxspring, and use Diatomaceous Earth, you'll have your problem whipped in no time! I further suggest you do as I did and spray every room connected in anyway to your bedroom, or whichever room(s) you believe you have bedbugs in. Spray generously. My 1 gallon container went a long, long way and I still have some left.Best of luck. Then again, if you're using Diatomaceous Earth, you don't need luck.