I got bed bugs in my statue boxes. Mother ****er!!! Wtf?

[ONEYE]

They can be killed by extreme heat of 130 to 140 degrees fahrenheit. I don't know if this is possible seeing as you are living in an apartment.

Yeah, that'll be great for the styrofoam.

 

[Fremen]

Re: I got bedbugs in my statue boxes. Mother ****er!!! Wtf?

What should I do with the boxes? Toss em? Ahhhh. Thinking of getting a really cheap small storage space way upstate and leaving them there for years until all the bed bugs starve to death

You could wrap them up in shrink rap and store them for a few years.
I went through the same thing with a mirror I bought from a flea market.

I knew what it was right away and got my house doused twice. I packed everything up in plastic bags. Everything in dressers, everything. I still have stuff in bags and that was around 4 years ago.

I was lucky. I have never had a problem with them again.

 

[Fremen]

I don't know that cold will kill them. I know really high heat will kill them and the eggs by drying them out. You have to make sure you get an exterminator who knows what they're doing when it comes to bed bugs.

They need to walk around the place while they are doing the heat treatment and look for any cold spots.

If you go the way of chemical treatment, everything needs to be pulled out away from the walls and everything in bags, except clothes, for years. Clothes can be washed and dried at high temps.

All outlets, base boards, drawers, doorways, cupboards, etc need to be sprayed. Then sprayed again two weeks later cause that's how long it takes the eggs to hatch. Then spray again two weeks later for good measure.

There's no reason you have to throw out your boxes. Just keep them wrapped up and stored for a few years. Luckly, I kept all of my boxes out in the garage so I had no problem with my boxes. In fact, I probably only had one bedbug but it was enough to send me over the edge and go to the ninth degree to make sure I never had them again.

I'm still freaked about buying something from ebay or a flea market. I will never, ever, buy second hand furniture again.

 

[dr_teng]

The sealing them in plastic method works great. Yeah, they can last a long time (12-16 months I believe) but how often are you going through your boxes anyways? Wrap them for 2~ years.

If you want to be extra safe, you can put sticky traps and diatomaceous earth (which shreds them when they walk over it) around your boxes so if somehow you missed something with your wrapping and they get out, they'll die before they get anywhere.

 

[comicbookguy]

The sealing them in plastic method works great. Yeah, they can last a long time (12-16 months I believe) but how often are you going through your boxes anyways? Wrap them for 2~ years.

If you want to be extra safe, you can put sticky traps and diatomaceous earth (which shreds them when they walk over it) around your boxes so if somehow you missed something with your wrapping and they get out, they'll die before they get anywhere.

That powder does not work good. It floods the entire house with white powder that is not easy to clean if you can clean it at all.

 

[ChunkyZergling]

Thanks for the info guys. Boy, looks like I have an assload of hard work coming my way just so I can live. Fun times ahead. *cry*

 

[Fremen]

For me it was like I was moving house. It took my sister and I a week to get ready for the exterminator. Believe me. being properly ready for them is so worth it and will save you money and stress in the long run.

I can think of very few things that are more stressful then living with bed bugs.

Another thing I won't do anymore is stay in hotels if I can help it.

There's a great bedbug forum on the net if you need any advise. I can't remember the url off hand but you could google it. Loads of very useful info and tonnes of ppl going through the same thing you are.

 

[comicbookguy]

Can bed bugs make people sick or are they just bugs that's just there and can be ignored?

 

[F0RSAK3N]

They definitely give you nasty rashes.

 

[vangeta]

 

[Boba Ben]

Yeah, that'll be great for the styrofoam.

I heard it's the best way, but collectibles could definitely be damaged. They can also be frozen, but it usually doesn't get rid of all of them.

 

[ChunkyZergling]

Can bed bugs make people sick or are they just bugs that's just there and can be ignored?

No, you just get bites that look like mosquito bites. Thing is only 20-30% of people that get bit get marks. My other two roommates have bed bugs and get bit and they have no marks. So, I'm the one that's really ****ed although I'm sure they're not happy that their beds are infested with blood sucking insects and their eggs.

 

[Fremen]

There's no way to ignore them. They multiply like crazy, shat your blood all over the place and smell bad when the infestation gets bad. The bites are crazy itchy. They are just the worst thing on the planet.

 

[joshh]

wow wadafak. you just gave me an idea to screw up fraudulent sellers LOL or annoying buyers... jk

 

[joshh]

Sec. 27-2018 Rodent and insect eradication; mandatory extermination

The owner or occupant in control of a dwelling shall keep the premises free from rodents, and from infestations of insects and other pests, and from any condition conducive to rodent or insect and other pest life.

When any premises are subject to infestation by rodents or insects and other pests, the owner or occupant in control shall apply continuous eradication measures.

When the department makes the determination that any premises are infested by rodents, insects or other pests, it may order such eradication measures as the department deems necessary.
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Sec. 27-2019 Elimination of harborages

All building material, lumber, boxes, cartons, barrels, containers, machinery, raw material, fabricated goods, junk, food, animal feed and any other substance which may afford harborage or provide food for such rodents or insects and other pests shall be kept stored or handled by the owner and tenants of every dwelling in such manner as the department may require. The department may make orders to eliminate rat harborages to the person who is responsible for the conditions. The department shall uncover and inspect periodically all structural harborages which cannot be eliminated from dwellings

The owner OR the OCCUPANT in control (YOU).
I got a feeling that you will have to do the work for living there lol

 

[ChunkyZergling]

The owner OR the OCCUPANT (YOU).
I got a feeling that you will have to do the work for living there lol

"OCCUPANT IN CONTROL (THEM) of a dwelling"

I will pay no money.

 

[ChunkyZergling]

Anyway, look at this from NYC.gov:



"Tenants' Rights

Right to a bed bug free environment: For tenants in New York, the right to a bedbug-free environment is included in New York City's Housing and Maintenance Code, Subchapter 2, Article 4, which specifically names bedbugs in the list of insects the landlord is legally obligated to eradicate.

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) lists bedbugs as a Class B violation, which means that they are considered hazardous and that the landlord has 30 days to correct the problem. The landlord must eradicate the infestation and keep the affected units from getting reinfested. Learn more by reading the Metropolitan Council on Housing Fact Sheet on Bed Bugs."

 

[comicbookguy]

Anyway, look at this from NYC.gov:



"Tenants' Rights

Right to a bed bug free environment: For tenants in New York, the right to a bedbug-free environment is included in New York City's Housing and Maintenance Code, Subchapter 2, Article 4, which specifically names bedbugs in the list of insects the landlord is legally obligated to eradicate.

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) lists bedbugs as a Class B violation, which means that they are considered hazardous and that the landlord has 30 days to correct the problem. The landlord must eradicate the infestation and keep the affected units from getting reinfested. Learn more by reading the Metropolitan Council on Housing Fact Sheet on Bed Bugs."

wow! Makes me scare to stay in new york. :/ I might sleep in my car now.......

 

[zeus]

Get yourself a strong vacuum and vacuum everything ,do not leave anything unturned.Vacuum,spray,powdered(dries them up) and vacuum again, and spray last time for insurance.
Had this long time ago and now 6 years later nothing has returned.
Its the eggs that are the culprit(that's why you need to vacuum all crevices.)

 

[Kamandi]

I remember reading a few years back about a pheromone that will cause male bedbugs to stab other bedbugs to death with their pen*ses. Scientists thought it could be used in insecticides. I tried googling and all I couldn't find the full original article.