[Mrs Nicholls]

hi all, i posted this on  general but got directed here.

i have a house that has an infestation of some sort, of visable bugs in a bedroom, crawing on walls, carpets beds etc, and it needs sorting out ASAP, is this a carpet cleaners job? can anyone help? its in Shrewsbury, and rather urgent.

[gwrightson]

lisa I wouldnt have thought they would be bed bugs,

How big are they?, perhaps a digi pic of one might help .im sure some body from your area is on here and may give you better answers.

geoff.

[Mrs Nicholls]

i havent actually seen them, the lettings manager for the property called me and said a student (student houses) had just moved in and in her bedroom found these disgusting crawing bug things, so i have no idea, other than it needs sorting asap, i thought it might have been a pest control thing and not a carpet cleaner thing.
thanks for your reply.

[Geoff Jewkes]

Sounds bad!! Try the local pest controller . I wouldn't have thought that bed bugs would be crawling up the walls!

[woodman]

Carpet cleaners can and do, deal with these situations quite easily, no guarantee that Pest Control would rid them of the problem.

Bed bugs do hide in walls and crevices where ever they can find them,even your clothes in a wardrobe, they come out a night when you get into bed and make it nice and warm for them to feed on you, but I doubt very much if any one would spot one crawling up a wall.

[CARPET KNIGHTS]

have seen them dead in a treated property and they are quite big, around 5 - 10 mm long

Cheers Goron

[Geoff Jewkes]

I didn't realise they could get so big and travel so far. Might get into this treatment next year

[CARPET KNIGHTS]

Don't get mixed up between bed bugs and dustmites they are different things!

[1aacclaim]

Ive done two 'bed bug ' jobs in the last six months - very specialist job - was asked to do cleaning of student accomodation by specilist from London
had to wear disposable clothing /mask etc had to steam clean all fixture and fittings espicially skirting board/head board/matress . actually saw them crawling- little orange bugs. made me feel quite itchely. its becoming a seriouse problem. these were brought in country by Japness student who stayed a few days in Dubai. the accomation had to be closed down for 14 days while it was deinfested. check with environmental health as to disposal of infested items. This Guy from London said its becoming a big problem with the Bin men taking the bugs home with them   

[BRSL]

whilst sailing and diving we have encoutered bed bugs (big) on a lot of yachts esspecialy in Austarilia there we kept all our stuff on deck in the sun to try to kill a few then when we get back we tumble dry everything we took which always seems to work, so if working in these areas be carefull as it is very easy to spread them and they bite hard 

[NigelD]

You need a pest control expert

[Cleaning Resource]

sounds to me like woolley bugs

[woodman]

We all sleep with bed bugs every one has them they are completely harmless unless you suffer with an allergy.Then the droppings will cause a reaction such runny nose,sinusitis,asthma etc. They are not going to suck your blood dry or bite your head off.

The is no need for the treatment described by Terry under normal circumstances, this had to be a major infestation and was probably not bed bugs at all.

You certainly don't need pest control.
 

[David C]

Sorry Woodman but your wrong bed bugs are nasty biting things that do a lot of damage to people.

[CARPET KNIGHTS]

yes woodman you are thinking about dustmites these are very small mites and are not visible to the naked eye.

Bed bugs are totally different like i said they are quite big and do bite and drink blood and leave nasty red marks!

Cheers Goron

[woodman]

Nah there not dangerous at all, if they feed on you all you will be left with is a small red spot I have never heard of anyone receiving 'serious damage' from a bite.

Read below from the goverments information sheet and put your minds at rest.


Bedbugs are more active at night, and infestations occur mainly in the bed-room and lounge areas. These insects need to be where a host is going to be, for an extended period. If in the bedroom, they will come out at night while the host is sleeping, from hiding places such as the frame and headboard of the bed, behind any loose or peeling wallpaper, cracks in wood-work or plaster, from behind ward-robes or bedside cabinets. In the lounge area, they favour soft furnishings and are often found around the arm joints of armchairs and settees. The bedbug feeds on the host by finding a bare patch of skin, through which it forces the feeding tube of its mouthparts, whilst at the same time injecting the host with its saliva. The saliva contains a chemical that prevents the blood from clotting. It is this substance that causes the itch and swelling associated with the ‘bite’. Although most people suffer irritation and loss of sleep through being bitten by these insects, some people appear unaffected. This can sometimes be caused by longterm exposure to an infestation where the body no longer ‘reacts’ to the insect’s saliva.

But watch out for the Dust Mite they really can chew your toes off

[carpetguy]

I don't think what's being talked about here is bed bugs, but a beetle type creature which I've come accross in, almost exclusively, Asian homes.

I never made any particular attempt to eliminate them but Craftex and Ashbys and probably others have products which should easily deal with this problem

robbie

[Mrs Nicholls]

hi
i have seen the little criters now, definatly not bed bugs, they are some type of larvae crawing about, apparently lavae house beetles or lavae moths.
carpet cleaner says that allergy-stop products will work here, by treating all the carpets and furniture.
they are quite cute really. bout 5mm long with sort of long ridged body that has little black hairs or fuzz out of the ridges. and more than 6 legs, there legs were on the underneath and they scuttled abaout. looked like weird woodlice.
anyway, i'll keep you updated  just to offer information on the situation for future reference.

Thanks
Lisa

ps, when i was little we had an infestation of bed bugs in my matress, they bit me and they were horrible things, had to get rid of the bed. (it was a wooden framed bed, part of a bunk bed) i am allergic, as i have asthma. (sorry, just a little aside)

[Mark Lane-Matthews]

Hi
Bed bugs can transfer blood related deseases and need to be treated by pest control for course of treatments ,but usally a cleaner would be called in to sanitise the area before treatments are applied

                                                         Mark

[CARPET KNIGHTS]

these are bed bugs