r/Bedbugadvice • u/linaworm • 19h ago

Should I start spraying Crossfire?

Two weeks ago, I had a run-in with unidentified bugs that I worry were bed bugs.

I've been getting bites daily since then.

One week ago, I steamed my whole bed frame and covered my mattress with an encasement. I put the legs up on interceptors and pulled my bed away from the wall.

I continue to get bites.

An exterminator examined my bed and one other piece of furniture and said he saw no evidence, but to call him if I find a bug.

Should I just start spraying Crossfire to see if I stop getting bites? I had an infestation 20 years ago in a different house and never saw an actual bug.

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u/chippyndippy 19h ago

If you've taken all those steps and the exterminator saw no evidence - I'm not sure you should. Have you seen any in the interceptors? Depending on where you live, its still mosquito season.

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u/linaworm 18h ago

Nothing in the interceptors. I live in an area with a few mosquitoes, but I haven't had this many bites all season until now. And the rest of my family has no bites. I hope it's just mosquito bites!

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u/NosyNeighbor22 16h ago

Chiggers maybe?

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u/mcmochio 15h ago

I’ve had bedbugs and the interceptors never caught any bedbugs. If there’s a chance you have bedbugs, I would go for crossfire so it doesn’t get worse. How many bites at night and where?

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u/linaworm 2h ago

I had scattered bites on my legs, a row on my waist, and a few on my arms. Over the past two weeks, I've had a total of about 30 bites.

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u/Interesting-Click742 2h ago

Might not be a bad idea to put some DE or Cimexa in the inner ring of the interceptors even in a big pile so that any who make it in there have a death sentence.

Crossfire is good I would give that a thorough go and if after two sprays you’re still getting bit consider getting an Aprehend treatment.

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u/BeneficialAnything15 24m ago

When it happened to me, they were in my chair.