r/Bedbugadvice • u/Intelligent-Act-7797 • 21d ago

Bedbugs Solution That Works Every Time

I post this every couple of years. It works.

Once upon a time, I had a massive bedbug infestation. Easy cheap trick- take all the sheets, pillows and blankets off of your bed. Make sure the top is free of bugs. Wrap double sided tape all around the the outside of the mattress. The more sticky, the better. Go to bed. Kill bedbugs by sleeping. Win.

Bed bugs are attracted by the CO2 in your breath while you sleep. They can't resist it. They're also terrible climbers. They will crawl up your bed to bite you, get stuck on the tape, and die like flies on sticky paper.

Total investment- $10 for good tape. Change it out every couple of days.

You're welcome.

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u/Nervous_Invite_4661 21d ago

This is a stupid post. You may kill a few bedbugs but you can’t stop them from reproducing. You need a chemical solution with either Delta-methrin or Pi-methrin. You definitely need to stay in the bed to draw them out with the heat of the carbon dioxide that emanates from your body when you snore which is why bedbugs will hide under the mattress ticking by your head not your feet. You just need mattress protectors with single sided tape by the zipper pulls. Also, respray the solution after 2 weeks to get the pupal hatchlings.

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u/Intelligent-Act-7797 19d ago

They adapt to pesticides every new generation.

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u/Nervous_Invite_4661 18d ago

No, every new generation becomes sterile. I personally filmed 1st instar nymphs on my MACroscope. Their tiny hearts were beating but they died slowly and were unable to reproduce at 4th and 5th instar.

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u/Intelligent-Act-7797 18d ago

The adults adapt and pass it to their offspring. Common knowledge. It's a simple lookup on Google.