Bedbug Trap - The Williams Method

Joel Z. Williams teaches people with limited funds how to construct cheap, non-toxic do-it-yourself remedies to combat bedbug infestations. For full written instructions: joelzwilliams.blogspot.com/

[@theother1406]

So it's 2 am, I've been at war with bed bugs for two weeks now. I've never had bed bugs in my life until I moved here and I've lived in thousands of places. It's 2 am and this sweet man has given me hope!!!!

[@cbeetem]

@Luna Sol be careful breathing it, it is very dangerous especially in large amounts or prolonged periods

[@keepinitunique4093]

If you mix baking soda and boric acid together and sprinkle it around your bed I put it all over the floors and left it down for 3 days then I vacuumed it up but the longer the better...it slows down the infestation and it kills them because the backing soda activates the boric acid and makes it more powerful so as they walk thru it...it eats up their legs. take all of your clothes to the laundry down to curtains and wash in very hot water at least 2x then make sure to dry everything. I believe if yu also add backing soda and boric acid to water in a spray bottle it would be good in your car and spraying anything wood under neath the legs the love wood and the also hide behind pictures on walls.

[@archiecooper4934]

Lived in Thousands Of Places!

[@elliotalexander6224]

Prima traditional dressrs

[@retsaMoN]

The town I'm living in is infested with them. I'm living at my current place and have not seen one bedbug for months until today. There is also a condemned house across the street so it could be coming from there.... man I hate these things so much.

[@chevydude658]

I created this trap just as you showed. After the first night, I trapped two adult bugs and five babies. The babies were almost invisible. If the baby powder hadn't been in the bottom of the glass they wouldn't have been visible at all. This trap works like crazy. I'm adding more sugar to the bottle and I'm setting it back up. This trap is cheap, and incredibly effective. It's cheap enough that I can create one for every room. Thank you so much for this. I thought I had these evil things under control, but this trap showed me there's still something to deal with. Thank God!

[@lilcrazy102175]

ChevyDude65 I made the trap also a few days ago. I did everything exactly as he did. I even used 2 1/2 cups of sugar to give it a extra kick. I've had it up for 2 nights now and I've cought NOTHING ! About a week before hand esteemed my couch put down de and that seemed to help a tremendous amount. But here in there we were seeing 1 maybe two after steaming the couch and putting down the d e we have saw probably 6 and we caught them but along the way I must have missed a egg or two because now we have seen approximately 10215 little clear ones we've also caught them. We back you everyday we even went out and bought a different vacuum cleaner the kind that holds a bag we also bought a handheld vacuum cleaner where you can get up in the couch very well. Knock on wood the couch is the only place that we have seen them but it is a big dark dark brown Earth color sectional I never knew a couch had so many cracks and crevices. Anyways I'm waiting on a cimexa kit I've also used bed lamb. I know I made the device correctly why am I not catching anything? I woke up today with no bites and I am one who gets bit really bad it's like I am the one they prefer there is two adults in the household that's it. But when I made the device I watched the yeast rise I used two and a half cups of sugar I sealed around the tube just to be sure I even put a piece in the tube to help got it and hold it in place I put baby powder in the bottom of the cup the cup is not a shot glass I could not find one around the house so I used a glass like you would give a child maybe a 4-ounce glass I have the two right at the bottom what am I doing wrong? How long did it take you to start catching them? I am praying that I have rid The House of the bed bugs we have our clothes in containers they cannot get into we had put them in the dryer on high heat before hand we cleaned thoroughly everyday please tell me what I did wrong

[@rebecuhlynn5087]

KrAzYs KaRmA I know you posted this question nine months ago but I just seen it. The bed bugs bite everyone, they just want blood, they don’t care the person. The reason you have bites and they “don’t” is because everyone’s skin reacts differently, so the bites are irritating your skin and not theirs.

[@carriesteptoe]

Thank you dude.That's all I needed to read.I've got traps to build.

[@edmundogonzalez8472]

@@lilcrazy102175 OP

[@dcmchiefs6162]

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[@FrankTennyson1111]

Seriously, Mr. Williams! Thank You!~ I set two traps and the next day caught 100 or so! Every day since then it's been fewer and fewer ! I am so grateful!

[@javierkratos1]

Did you kill them all?

[@AllBrightColors]

😱😱😱😱😱😬😬😬

[@3nathan]

How often do u change the water

[@mking8242]

Wow you had a infestation that many is definitely infestation rate

[@terrillwilliams7134]

P7o@)£u d

[@CasspersSoapbox1]

March 16 2020 .. I made two of these traps and set them at the head of the bed I not only had bed bugs in the traps in the morning but there was no bugs in my bed for the whole night . Ya Thanks for this tip .. My war continues

[@dennisgarber]

How long does it keep producing c02?

[@sandrajohnson6005]

@@dennisgarber One week

[@mr.twister4345]

@@dennisgarber one week if left alone, but as long as you keep adding sugar to the solution, it will keep producing co2.

[@wordforthespirit951]

@@dennisgarber thanks for asking That good question and good “info to know”

[@mddell58]

Well,...... Are ALL the bugs gone now??

[@5065ca]

I didn't do this yet but I followed his advice about ●wrapping the mattress in 4 mil plastic ● I bagged up all our belongings in plastic bags. ( I now have to treat our belongings) ● I have a steamer which I think I'd been fine without. ●I bought bed bug and egg kill (Harris) for the resistant bedbugs. ● wash and dried all bedding ● I bought bed bug interceptors ● I sprayed an insecticide to kill them and a residual (suspend sc)/ and gentrol) ● I put cimexa around the baseboards,inside the interceptors and under the bed on the floor. No bites in about a months... I'm a city bus driver and this coronavirus has my schedule on the fritz so I haven't been able to completely kill the hiding BB's,I haven't seen any but i know i have to treat our belongings... THANX Joel for all the great advice, I have been actually sleeping peacefully like before we had any issues...

[@rebeccajohnson1368]

Thanks for sharing! What steamer do you use? Does a small handheld one work?

[@saider895]

For those who prefer written steps, I have summurized the man's procedure into steps, maybe not as perfect as watching him do it so correct me if I am wrong and i will make edits. I have just finished doing this and have placed it in my bedroom after using harris bed bug kit, but i also wanted to try this man's method after applying harris chemicals, maybe i won't trap as many bugs soon because harris kit took out most of them (at least for today), and they will probably appear in the coming days/weeks. Will wait and see and share update in the comment to hopefully help others. 1- 12 oz cup of water (half filled= 6oz) of warm water 40 C 2-add one table spoon of sugar into the cup 3- add 1/4 oz of active dry yeast 4- stir solution well 5- wait 10 mins 6- jug with 2 quarts (8 cups) of warm water 40 C 7- add 2 and 1/2 cups of sugar to jug 8-stir the sugar and water solution and dissolve the sugar 9- introduce (add) the yeast, sugar and water solution cup from earlier steps to the jug 10- stir the jug again very well. 11-use a funnel to pour the final solution into an empty 2 litter coke bottle 12- make a small hole on the center of the bottle's cap to fit in a 1/4 inch OD | .170 inch ID plastic tube (make sure the hole is not too big, just enough to get the tube through) 13- after inserting the tube (should not be inserted too much just enough to get on the other side maybe 1/2 cm.) seal the hole from both sides using glue 14- make sure that tube remains dry and never touch the solution, the idea is to make CO2 generated by the solution to flow through it 15- get a small glass shot cup and wrap it with paper towel, this will make it easy for the bug to climb on it (they can't climb well on class) 16- trim the paper towels with scissors to the neck (use the top of the glass as reference) 17- put the other end of the plastic tube inside the small shot cup (might need to apply small tape to prevent it from poping out from the glass) 18- the idea is that the CO2 flowing from the bottle into the tube and then into the class will make bugs attracted to it, they will climb on the glass (made easy by paper towels) and when they reach the top of the class they may get themselves into the cup with no or little chance for them to climb back up and get out due to the slippery nature of glass.

[@saider895]

I trapped no less than 35 bugs in the first 24 hours , the following days have the same average

[@guaposjackson50]

Lord help it’s Ben five years wit this problem 4 me

[@joydelaren1537]

Ty for taking the time. Good job appreciated!

[@lynnsjourney8198]

Ty

[@audreywilliams7007]

Thanks

[@godsgroupy]

Here’s a cheaper Tip Dry Ice is about $1 to $ 3 pound put some in the middle of a glue board and watch em come running if you’re wondering Dry Ice emits CO2

[@2emeraldeyes]

This remedy saved me alot of time too. thanks

[@bobravenscraft5376]

If that works you got a bunch. Didn't do anything for me

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Can't always find dry ice dude

[@ScoutAdams]

EsBob Ravenscraft Kroger’s in Texas and Ralph’s in California have about a 5’ X 5’ white cooler labeled “dry ice” full of various amounts of prepackaged dry ice. Brilliantly they usually place them after checking out (why do stores position items for sale after checkout and make you take the time to recheck-out when you discover it’s next to the bagged ice cubes you also forgot?). Wear gloves handling dry ice and don’t build a trap with 20lb of dry ice and sleep there in the same room. That could easily produce a life threatening amount of CO^2 gas - especially if you sleep in the same room an we’re low to the ground. After about 10 checkouts without dry ice, I finally bit the bit the bullet and got sry ice and stood in line again. I bout about 2lb of dry, stuck it in the fridge until ready to build an upside down dog dish trap I red about. Unfortunately the dry ice had completely dissipated. I was surprised because on First Class flights international flights desserts are usually ice cream sundaes. The ice cream is packed in metal container that is not cooled and the dry ice lasts for hours. In fact if you don’t separate the dry ice and ice cream a few hours before serving, ice cream remains “rock-solid” and can not be serve. I make bread and am familiar with yeast in large bottles and will gives the gentleman’s clever trap a try tonight.

[@robrobski9445]

glue board not really work

[@bipolarbuddies7336]

This is one of my favorite youtube hacks! I checked for all of the signs such as bloodspots on mattress etc. My house was clean from any signs of bedbugs. Built this trap and wahla! Freaken POW found three lil white baby white ones. Went to town cleaning house. Washing everything! I am at WAR!

[@R-BURQUENO]

Bed bugs are not white. Plus they're not the only insects attracted to CO2. Books could be clear Brown dark red burgundy or crimson red color. They are usually oval shaped with the dark black spot right in the middle. If you have bed bugs cleaning your house will not do anything you have to call and extermit them. I'm sure this trap catches a lot of them but it won't catch them all.

[@santanagonzales5838]

@@R-BURQUENO Incorrect. Baby bed bugs are white and basically invisible, hence why they are the major part of the problem.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Please read the comments...You will probably learn the answer to your most pressing question. Also, please understand that the video is intentionally long and very detailed.

[@muthaluva]

Hi. Thanks for your video. I understand how the ingredients and objects attract BB's; but what makes them die?

[@veloro7]

Salt water

[@titocardona6229]

+Gabriella Del Toro what makes them die is the fact they can't get out and without feeding will eventually die.

[@muthaluva]

+Tito Cardona ty for that

[@titocardona6229]

+Gabriella Del Toro your welcome. Just trying to help, bed bugs are the worst.

[@williamclotfelter8157]

i found your site and watched the video on the Bed Bug Trap, I constructed the trap just as you described and low and behold it worked just as you said it would. I've caught about 60 bed bugs in it, then the pest control guy for the apartment complex came in, I showed him the trap and showed him your video and he had never heard of your trap before and was amazed at how well it worked and wanted to know how to construct one. He sprayed the bedroom with a solution that is not harmful to my cats on Friday. Today i checked the bed bug trap and for the first night there were no bugs in it. I am elated to think i might be able to sleep in my bed again. I've ordered the CimeXa and plan on applying it to stop any future infestations. Thank you so much for putting your video out where poor people can see it and get some help with the bugs.

[@Beadbud5000]

I too think his video is a great gift. I am handicapped but I can handle some of this. Do be aware that re-infestation happens easily. Try to use metal bed frames ideally the type that are made that you do not need a box spring under your mattress. Clean your bed frame with rubbing alcohol. It helps too!

[@stephaniegoss7470]

What is the spray??

[@waynekirtman4770]

THANK GOD! We me ad my wife have spent thousands of dollars thru away carpet furniture everything! We spent hundreds on sprays traps (bye bye bud bugs) finally a cheap an easy way to get us some help thank you Joel an GOD BLESS YOU SIR! Keep up what you're doing to help with the nayesayers!

[@monicaheartsgypsy7877]

He's got us making bed bug wine!

[@nequaking6247]

LOL I hope this damn wine work😤

[@teddymills1]

Lol. That's funny as hell. You need a good laugh when your going to war with Klandathu.

[@Hector-qt5rn]

They about to get turnt up!🤣

[@mostawesome2878]

For all we know, he might be working for them.

[@lifesmirage1343]

Lmao!!!!!! That was funny....

[@blakeray9856]

Thanks to advice from your videos I was able to rid myself of a very frustrating bed bug problem without ever getting a professional exterminator. I did not have a heavy infestation, but it went on for a long time, and even followed me (in a raw wooden futon frame, I think) when I moved to another state. Hard to put in words how stressful and discouraging it was. You mentioned that bedbugs can hide in cracks as narrow as a credit card. I found some deep in a joint on my futon frame that had a gap even narrower. Steam, CimeXa, and yeast traps did the trick, I did not encase my mattress and box spring (I usually sleep in a regular bed but had the futon and frame mostly for guests.) I have not had any bites in two years now. I thank you also for speaking clearly and sensibly, and getting straight to the point. I am so grateful.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Blake Ray . I'm very glad to hear that! It's so gratifying to hear back from people who have success stories. I wish more people would do it I think my readers really need that. Thanks a lot

[@fabriciomariotto7366]

So did you make this trap?

[@clintmullins8670]

@@JoelZWilliams1 Joel I really commemorate you on your work I've been in pest control over 15yrs and really appreciate the time you take to share, thanks again. Clint Mullins

[@pixiemom81]

Won't they try to crawl up the tube/straw device?

[@bobravenscraft5376]

What I've dealt with the futon history bud

[@patrickbrauer6400]

Well done and worth watching the full video. Considering the target audience, I'd even call it praiseworthy. Great job using some of the current terminology and adding details that most people would skip just to shorten the video. Don't skip this video because you want to find the same info in a three minute video. I am fairly knowledgeable on the topic and I was still surprised by a few details in this video that tied together some of what I already knew. There is little, if any, wasted time or self praise. This is a great example of someone trying to help people who actually need the help...

[@JoelZWilliams1]

+Patrick Brauer . Wow, thanks for that. I catch a lot of grief for the length. I hope some others will realize there's some validity to the long-winded delivery

[@CinemaSasquatch]

​@@JoelZWilliams1 After 2 weeks of sleep deprivation, my wife and I sat through your video. Now I'm going down to have some milk and cereal. Then I can follow your instructions with a one gallon milk jug. We have enough room under our bed for the jug and I think it will be less likely to fall over. We may just be able to cancel the exterminator appointment for next week. That would be a blessing. Thank you for the best video we have watched.

[@beavernon5387]

Make sure your milk cap is screwed on, not push kind. Pressure might make push on cap pop off.

[@aerafel]

Gardener Mike in San Antonio , I’m just curious, how did it work for y’all?

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you for the video. Good information.

[@h822n]

I had mild bed bug infection in my bed room, after I spend whole week done everything I could do like laundry everything and sealed them in plastic bags, caulked all the hole and spray bed bug killer over my bed frame and put bed bug powder all over on the edge of my room, and it seems like I killed most of beds in my room but I still got couple bites every other night which really got me crazy, It made me feel like I should give up my apartment, finally I saw this video, and I set up 2 trap, first night I caught 1 very little one in my first trap, and second night I got another mature one in other trap, and after that it’s been 3 weeks now, I don’t get any bite anymore, I believe I already won the war, but I still set up 2 new traps in my room for just in case, but I don’t get any so far, A BIG BIG Thanks, u really save my life!!!

[@h822n]

@Black Magick Sorcerer YES! It’s been a year now, and no more bedbugs!

[@karensweet6530]

I honestly recommend everyone from all walks of life to do this once every 6 months to a year even if you've never had them. Only takes 1 bug to start an infestation. A friend could bring one in on their clothes that they picked up from a restaurant, office, store, school, work, anywhere. You never know! Good luck!

[@tigglebiddys]

it takes two bugs to reproduce...

[@dhreyb]

@@tigglebiddys yeah, but that one could already be pregnant...

[@charlescoryn9614]

@@tigglebiddys ....... Who says?

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

@@charlescoryn9614 nobody likes gay bb... lol

[@charlescoryn9614]

@@ronaldstarkey4336 ........ Yes, my error.......For some reason I thought they were parthenogenic, similar to aphids and wasps.

[@joshp2080]

I had a bed bug scare recently that I have ruled out to be mosquitoes. Here I am, watched this whole video simply because your presentation was so impressive and especially informative. You are a great man doing a great service and I have much respect for folks like you.thanks and keep up the great work!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Wow! that's very nice of you. I appreciate the kind words. Well, the good news is that you don't have bedbugs. The bad news is that mosquitoes carry the number one killer in the world, malaria.

[@xxxXXBiGDANXXxxx]

Consider yourself lucky. Bed bugs are the direct spawn of Satan!

[@galalindon8897]

I think they carry the weson isle virus too. Not sure about how to spell it though

[@ccpperrett7522]

Gala Lindon West Nile virus

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

Wesson oil... lol

[@voltron420420420]

Joel. Thanks so much for making the video. Last night made the trap for free because I had everything around the house to make it. We sprinkled DE all around the room, and put the trap in the middle, and within an hour had 2 in there. woke up to 30 dead in the jar. I'm guessing due to the DE. Screw all the nasty comments. My family appreciates you so much!!

[@lucalombardo2314]

I did not understand the recipe because my english is not good(I'm italian).Can you write the recipe,please?

[@ronaldperry9032]

I am just curious what the "DE" is that you used. We have had these things and been battling them for close to 8 yearz now. We are desperate for a cheap fix. Thanks in advance.

[@9tophat]

@@ronaldperry9032 DE is Diatomaceous Earth. It is a very fine powder used to kill bed bugs. It is not poisonous. It's a sort of calcium powder. When bed bugs crawl through it, the DE gets on them and dries out the exoskeleton of the bedbug, killing it. It's pretty inexpensive. You can buy it at some hardware stores or on Amazon. That's why you spread the DE around the lure trap, so they walk through it and it kills them faster when they get trapped.

[@beavernon5387]

DE must be food grade though. Yes, it can be taken internally, too. My mother put Brewer's Yeast on her food, mosquitoes stayed away from her.

[@ProfessorScout]

@@ronaldperry9032 hey there's a product called CIMEXA that works way better than DE or "diatomaceous earth". Its cheap, completely non toxic and safe for kids and pets. Its basically silica gel dust that kills them in the same way DE does (cutting up their exoskeleton and dehydrating them)

[@ImOnOne32]

Having a bed bug infestation problem in my apartment complex for the past six months or so. We finally got introduced to the problem last month, the exterminator is so backed up, it's taking weeks to get treatment. I'm glad to have found this video. Me and the kids are going to start operation bed bug trap asap. This video was great!

[@kristilubovich4078]

Your ability to give directions and cautions is amazing. Thank you for helping many people, I can tell you have a kind heart…..I bet you are a great story teller as well and that can not be taught your are a natural GOOD JOB

[@Thelilantjr]

Do you have bed bugs? I think I may because I have like 15 bite Marks. I thought it was from mosquitoes but NOBODY else has been bit.

[@nazariomega]

It works! Yesterday I installed two traps. This morning there were four bugs in one and ten in the trap at the head of the bed. Only 14 but feels like gold.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

+Nazario Bautista . Awesome, glad to hear your successful report!

[@honkymonkey9568]

For every one you see, there are 100 more you don't see.

[@stanleymoore4180]

Nazario Bautista junk

[@MaximilianKohler]

How did you make sure they're not just crawling out via the tube? If the end of the tube is touching the bottom they could just climb the outside of the tube no?

[@nazariomega]

@@MaximilianKohler One smooth surface they can't climb isglass. Glass is completely smooth, with no cracks or gaps for them to climb up. It is one of the surfaces that no bed bugcan climb, no matter how much they try. But this is to confirm you have bed bugs, after that you need real help. www.bedbugsinsider.com/can-bed-bugs-walk-on-smooth-surfaces/

[@hif1376]

I thank you for your video's. Its clear your are a gifted, patient teacher. I wanted to mention that bendable soda straws joined together with duct tape make excellent tubing. Also, the commenters may have missed it, but CO2 is actually heavier than air. Once it reaches the bottom of the shot glass it lingers in there for quite some time. CO2 suffocates the Bed bugs. Essentially they die from lack of Oxygen.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Thank you.

[@markspencer402]

I tried this and it REALLY works! Thank you so much Joel. You're a genius man.

[@melaniehowe2179]

I love this video!! Works amazing! Instead of paper towel, I used a sports tensor bandage (the sticky blue one) and had absolutely no worries about gaps. Love your videos and will continue watching. I love how you take us through step by step and even offer alternatives to make it less expensive. Thank you for your time and dedication to the people like myself who are left struggling when things like bedbug infestations happen to come up with inexpensive effective solutions. You are so appreciated ❤

[@ChiefKeeffiyeh]

Yo, good Look on putting this video up…This is my 2nd time referencing it to make the trap again. I made 2 other modified smaller versions w/ success besides the 2-liter version. I've caught maybe around 10-23 bbs in a 3 week period & i don't even have a big infestation. Mostly it's the building and the previous tenant before I moved in. I've only recently seen 2 after not seeing any for awhile ( that's why i'm setting it up again) and I haven't been bit for a hot minute. Everything is off the wall. i put tape on the bottom of my workstation and caught one. I put packing tape on the legs of my sofa w// baby powder rubbed around it. Same for bed frame. I feel victorious. Again, thanks for yr help.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Very encouraging post. Sounds like you got it under control. Awesome!

[@changedahanddlessss]

dont let people get you down dude.. this is a good informative vid

[@BM-ht9xk]

cool fellow and helpful to the max.

[@karmahleone1196]

No good deed goes unpunnished😒

[@bragg77]

You feel bad for him to?

[@somebody5542]

You are a blessing to all with bed bug problems, for sure!! This trap is effective and we also had our home professionally treated and the professional exterminator was very impressed with this contraption. Thank you so much. We will continue to use the traps to be sure all the bugs are gone.

[@Weezypillar]

This is literally the best video on KZbin. We had a small infestation coming from a neighboring apartment. These traps combined with bed bug spray eliminated all of them in under a month. God bless you sir!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Thank you very much. I'm very glad that you and your family were able to work your way out of this using chips for me. I am very humbled.

[@gaminworld9989]

How much dose this cost to make?

[@Weezypillar]

@@gaminworld9989 I spent about 20 bucks total

[@gaminworld9989]

@@Weezypillar I have a 3 bedroom A living room and a sitting room and one kitchen and 1 dining room and and 2 bathrooms how many traps would you recommend for me to use?

[@gaminworld9989]

@@Weezypillar We have a small infestation but the infestation manly is in my son's room and I've been using the bug spray from Harris and I barely been seeing bugs hair and hair but there's still here it's been at least a month now

[@josephc3276]

Thanks Joel... Your the Life Saver Here!!! I have looked at most of your videos and your always right on the money.. Thanks for your time brother.

[@kingxnaro]

This really is going to help my son and I sleep more peacefully man. Appreciate the knowledge you have shared. Keep on rockin!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

kingxnaro Right on! Please be sure to subscribe so that you see all of the updates since this video first aired.

[@christ.6925]

Hey Guys, I am not usually the type to leave reviews on internet websites, but this little gadget actually works! Not only for bed bugs, but for other insects that are attracted to carbon dioxide. I am a pre-med student and it made so much sense to use yeast in this experiment.It may be a gradual process, just give it time. Thank you! Chris

[@JordonTheo]

Sir, please take my wife as a measure of my gratitude!

[@ahkalro1]

lol

[@Evania_Brook_Homestead]

😂😂

[@bluesummers5051]

Lmao a true testament of how much people hate bed bugs

[@boxelder9167]

Bluesummers - I killed the bugs and to celebrate I went out and got a bottle of whisky for my wife. Good trade. Good trade.

[@cammer68oliver2]

That’s freaking hilarious! That is great! Who knows, maybe his wife isn’t that much of a prize! Maybe she’s got the looks and an annoying voice or a stupid brain! LOL

[@joyful1821]

After days of googling, reading reviews and watching tons of videos, I found you. I am a property manger and after 4 years of being very careful when doing property inspections and lots of praying I have been struck by the most dreaded...the bed bug. Bless you for sharing, I just ordered Cimexa, have sprayed mattress, boxspring, bedframe, baseboard and carpet around bed down with permethrin. Just finished diy traps for legs of bedframe and tomorrow will make this CO2 trap and get plastic and duct tape for encasement. Almost done laundering all clothes and bedding, only bedding coming back in. Such a huge undertaking, not sure what to do about shoes?? Praying all this will prove successful. Still lots to do, also going to use my steamer. If all goes well I will refer ppl to your blog and videos. Thanks ever so much. Joy

[@ceruliana74]

Thank you for this helpful, informative video! I will be making this trap because I like the way you show it and explain it so as to make it very simple for the average (unhandy) person like myself to make. Ignore the negative and only take the positive comments because your goal was to help people and I'm one of the ones who appreciate & was helped by this. Thank you again

[@starkatt278]

Thank you, Joel! This project was actually fun to put together. I have a tip for making the hole in the top of the bottle lid- find a nail that has a head the same size as the tubing, then grip the nail with pliers at the pointed end and hold the head of the nail over a candle flame for a few seconds. When the nail head is hot enough, it will push right through the plastic lid like it's going through butter. You will end up with a hole that is the perfect size, with smooth edges. Another tip: If you don't want to wait for the silicone sealant to cure, you can use electrical tape. The way you use the tape is to wrap it around the part of the tubing that goes into the bottle cap. Start at about 3" from the end of the tube and wrap three times, continue wrapping moving closer to the end and wrap two times, and then about an inch from the end you wrap the tape just once. Then you poke the tube DOWNWARD into the hole in the top of the bottle cap, twisting the cap to work it further up the tube. The tape will be thicker further up because of the three wraps. It should get stuck midway and form a tight seal. If the cap slides up too easily, try again with more wraps. And just one more thing... I couldn't get the paper towel to stay up to the edge of the shotglass with the rubber band. It kept slipping down. I ended up cutting a thin strip of duct tape which I wrapped around the top of the glass just below the rim with the sticky part of the tape facing outward, then I carefully lined up the edge of the paper towel at the lip of the shotglass and wrapped it around the tape, securing it with a tiny piece of tape. This method kept the paper towel in position near the top of the shotglass, even after being handled many times as I moved it around.

[@PlayshotKalo]

Thank you Jennifer for the modification tips

[@SimplyRiriii]

Did the trap actually work?

[@starkatt278]

@@SimplyRiriii That's a good question- I didn't catch any bugs, but that could just mean I didn't have any.

[@bradleytibayan7607]

Me too. I hope I don't have any bugs, but something tells me I messed up a step somewhere.

[@a.marine628]

Success! I made your "Gold Standard Trap" out of the large soda bottle, a piece of tubing, a short wide 8oz canning jar wrapped in a papertowel held on with a rubberband. I used strawberry jam to plug up the hole around the tube! :) For the first week it didn't catch anything. I got impatient so I added some chicken liver to the bottom of the glass to entice them with the smell of blood. 2 nights later (last night) I caught one! I want to add that I also had placed clear packing tape across my heat/AC vents (because they were blowing cold AC on me in my sleep so I'd done that long before the bedbug situation) and there were 2 large ones stuck on the tape as well. That's a great reminder that we need to treat our HVAC vents as well. I don't know exactly how though, as the Cimexa has already irritated my throat and lungs big time from dusting the rest of my house/belongings and I don't want the powder to be coming out all over me the next time I turn on the heat/AC...Any thoughts Joel?

[@skywarrior1122]

REVISION TO MY LAST ENTRY: I was not satisfied with my lack of results so I built another trap this time with a larger welcome mat but the biggest change in my strategy was to use a heating pad on "LOW" underneath the pit fall to emulate body heat which they also sense. This time I did capture a few so that may be the ticket, all I know is that it worked for me. Happy hunting

[@alejandraosiakowski4009]

Aaaaah☺, 👍 👏 🌷

[@meganji7710]

Amazing result!! It's extremely helpful to find bed bug and I strongly recommend this trap the others.

[@EbonyStevenson]

I know it’s 5 years later since this video was posted, but I’m very grateful. I found the bedbugs in my daughters room on all 4 corners of her box spring. I vacuumed them up, sprayed the mattress & box spring, and then used bed bug encasements. When my daughter went back to sleep, I stayed up to keep an eye out, & sure enough, some tiny ones that were hidden way down in her headboard were crawling on her comforter. So I moved her into my room, went to Walmart to buy the active yeast & tubing, and came home to construct this trap. We only caught 1 bed bug on night one but that let me know I did make it correctly. Hopefully it’s a sign that I don’t have anymore. I will also be spreading D. Earth since I couldn’t find any Cimexa.

[@dlbstl]

Thank you. I've been helping an elderly friend who has bed bugs , and can't afford an exterminator. Well now I think I have them too. Going to make these traps and help us both!

[@zdenkastepanek6627]

Very informative and I do not complain about that length at all. Thank you

[@newmexico800]

This will work! I also have advice after ridding our home 3 yrs ago and trying many things. I dealt with a really bad infestation. When we lifted just my other brothers mattress, it was like a wave of bugs from the movie The Mummy, but a light brown. 1) Your responsibility: My best advice is to buy a cover for all your beds. Check and remove junk very THOUROUGHLY around the room (found a few rogues in my shoes in my closet). Patch up and fill any holes in your walls. We caulked around our power outlets (a lot were commuting through them) along with putting the child caps and we made sure if we used an outlet, to have all three holes occupied or use a surge protector. Check the curtains/ top of the blinds, and even pets kennels. Check your dressers and take them apart too. We found some on the base and just decided to caulk to limit the ease of their travel. Using a laundromat is risky because of spreading them and you may even bring bedbugs back into your home...but we burnt out our dryer...so we had to buy a new one ( It is the most effective way to kill them and you will see the eggs and all other stages trapped in lint trap). Move your bed away about inch from curtains, walls, and remove everything away from under your bed (if you store it outside make sure you clean/check well) but move it a few feet away so that way you lure the bed bugs out to feed (it will reduce the chances of them staying in your stuff under bed. Also, use cheap white sheets/ pillow covers and lightly colored curtains to easily spot eggs, intermediate, and adult stages. They may even hide in pillows if the stitching isnt good or even in pillow cover. Also check the roof and lighting fixtures. 2) How to spot them: Usually I found tiny black spots on the bed and walls. Also if you wakeup with blood on your skin/clothes you may have rolled over a bed bug. Unlike anyone in my home, I could actually smell something from the bed bugs. When you start trying to go after them some (mostly females) would stop moving and raise their head up (like in the lion king) and it would smell sweet and all of them started running. So you may be able to smell them alarming the others... 3) advice about feeding: They usually do it at night when the lights are off. But if they are hungry (especially the early stages) they will go out during the day. They can also see light, so if you shine a flashlight they tend to hide. Also, most of the time you dont feel them feeding, but once you catch one you may learn how to respond to that little tingly felling(not as painful as a mosquito). But if you get a lot of bites or it is an adult you will see this zit like mound and it usually doesnt go away for a few days to a week. 4) treatment: I highly recommend using what is in this video! Using the diatomaceous earth to kill these things didnt seem to work. Instead it really worsened my asthma and give me a scratchy throat. Best to use pest control, putting your clothes in high heat setting (look up on internet for time). Make sure you use cheap white sheets/ pillow covers. Why? So you can easily spot blood and feces (black tiny spots). And try to be simple. Dont have 5 sheets folded up. They will sometimes "sleep" in the folds of blanket. It may look ugly with all the body oils but the benefit of it being cheap and to easily spot them is a great advantage. Also when you cover outlets, make sure you have the person spray in them because they will be trapped there and the adults can live for 1.5 years (maybe longer) so make sure you dont forget because you dont want to deal with this again. 5) How to choose a pest technician: We did all of this after we paid a man to treat our home. We used the fancy freeze method but it was not as effective (and cost 1500) and the tech was not thorough. We had them for another 2 miserable months before we met another pest guy who used just a liquidand we had him spray in/out of dressers, inside outlets (then closed them), all the corners, closet, near window, top part of our clean curtains/blinds, dog kennel and around the entire frame of the bed. Problem solved in two weeks. And we had a follow up treatment to make sure after the two weeks for only 50 dollars! Some other advice about pest control ... we hired a company that had the cool sign, vehicle, and the were in the middle price range with the cool freeze treatment (Orkin wanted 2k!!) So we thought we would get our moneys worth. No we didn't... we did get all the bed covers for a good deal (200 for 5 beds). The second guy we had agreed to let us tell him were to spray, and we warned him it may take an hr. But we made a deal and that was the key. If the business wont work for you, then why pay 500 to a 1000? I wish this video was out when I had them. Every little bit helps. Sorry for such a long description but I really want to help. These bugs made my life in college horrible for 5 months, because of lack of sleep, constantly waking up and checking myself and my brother with a flashlight at night, and having to hunt everyday. I hope this helps and good luck!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

kitsuneichizoku Wow! I appreciate your enthusiasm! I really would like to speak with you. I'm writing a book that I hope to publish on Amazon Kindle for free by fall. I would like to hear your story and maybe put it in the book. Please email me at [e-mail] and I will get in touch with you. This is a collaborative effort and your contributions can inspire and help hundreds of others.

[@tmillertube]

Do you know what spray he used that worked?

[@lilcrazy102175]

Terry Miller did you ever happen to get the name of what he used? I would greatly appreciate it unfortunately I am battling these little blood suckers myself! My body is wore out I cannot sleep I feel like the Living Dead I sleep with a flashlight in my hand and a bottle of 91% rubbing alcohol for some reason I am the one who keeps getting bit! When the person laying right next to me is been bit maybe a couple of times but they are using me for a full course dinner! We just recently found out that we had them I even went to the hospital because after I cut the grass so she told me I had chiggers and gave me a cream to put all over me for 12 hours. I specifically asked her if they could be bed bug bites she said no she was 100% sure they were not bed bug bites well I sure would like to see that doctor right about now because here it is a couple weeks later and at least now I know what the problem is when I went to the hospital I told her I feel like something is biting me but I don't see anything well I guess one must have made its way into the home and it must have been a female and had babies because mainly what I am finding our little bitty ones and they act angry or aggressive like I keep tape around if I see one I will stick tape to it and it can be on the tape like it is playing dead and all I have to do is open my mouth and barely breathe and it goes crazy! I have found a couple of not real big ones but pretty good size I'm hoping that those were the ones that had to have the babies. And I'm hoping to find a solution before the little ones have babies! I think I'm going to try the method in the video and see what happens I mean it can't do much harm at least I won't have to be up with tape alcohol in a flashlight and I had been sleeping on my couch so now I'm stuck there because we do not want to spread them to the bed hopefully they're not in I just in the living room area the couch is a dark brown I have put white sheets down all over the couch to make things easier to spot but I pray that what he does in this video really works I have yet to flip the couch upside down and cut the bottom I'm scared to death on what I'm going to find but I have to find the root of the problem and fast because the pest control company that I spoke with black Dymond could not get to the house any sooner than Tuesday. Any info would be greatly appreciated especially if you got the name of the spray that she paid $50 for and it took care of her problem. I am disabled my check isn't much I can't afford to pay a couple thousand dollars to get rid of these things if I had it my way I would set the house on fire and walk out but naked because from what I've read it's almost impossible to get rid of these things! I pray that this man showing this video words or even helps somewhat enough to draw them away from us. I hope you got rid of your problem and if you didn't good luck our government needs to do something about this epidemic bring back DDT or something If you happen to know could you please send me a friend request on Facebook or send me a message to my email account at [e-mail]

[@pjwhitmore6379]

Yes, thank you! That lack of sleep comment really is true.

[@banahparyam-----qamyashara7511]

What did u use???? I just found out after moving to New place I have bed bugs!!! It's making my life miserable is pest control even affective??? I need HELP want my life back

[@706run4cover]

Just made a 🥇 trap!!! Already caught 1 BB in under an hour!! Thanks bro!!

[@anthonyalexander9736]

Mr Joel Williams your trap worked first night caught 3 bugs and had one that was curious within the first five minutes of placing the trap....thank you

[@l8tyvelvet]

You have reached us here in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - where landlords are saying they "don't produce bedbugs" and in their "25 years of running buildings have never comes across them". Your videos are helping people in need, and I will be sharing with everyone. You are an amazing healer - thanks for sharing your wisdom! Don't let anyone stop you from doing what you do best! Educate. Share. Care.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Thank you for your kind words. I am glad that you were able to get something out of that video!

[@poohbearwatson9714]

Thank you so much for doing this video! Thankfully, I do not have bb's in my home, but if I ever do...I'm going to be making these traps! Love listening to you! Thanks again!

[@voelone6603]

This literally works!!! Just went to walmart this morning to buy the supplies..spent about $12 and ive already caught 2 in the first hour. I put 2 bottles for the one shot glass. Im gonna leave it for a month and see how many i get. I made the bronze one. Works like a charm. Crazy!!!

[@DOGE2TM]

Voel One I’m gonna go to Walmart so I can try this now.

[@imaginebeingajannyclips]

How'd it go?

[@DOGE2TM]

growbignuggs thats flames well I had it going for a few days but nothing got on the trap for some reason. So I did the 92% alcohol ethanol instead. Spraying the whole mattress, box spring and bed frame and heating it up with a hair blower on those tight spots that are more harder to reach to just to be sure. Supposedly you do this every 14 days to keep them out. I kinda went the extra mile and placed small plastic containers on the bed legs too. So we haven’t been bit ever since and it seems like we got rig of them for good. I think it works 👍🏼 you just have to stay on top of those bastards.

[@mattrussillo4587]

Christopher Grijalva Everybody's Talkin about Walmart . It's all stuff you can get most anywhere which is what makes it so easy. My point, though is that Walmart takes advantage of its employees one way-by allowing only for part-time hours which means by law they don't have to provide any kind of basic employee insurance and do to turnover very seldom have to give a raise. I'm sure Thats only a few examples so please everybody if you can avoid buying anything at Walmart it's a good idea. I have one within walking distance and I never go there.

[@Lancer971]

@@DOGE2TM 🤣🤣

[@fuckyoubankstersforruining1624]

Thank you Joel for the time you invested to help us solve such a tedious problem with economically viable solutions. I'll be trying this tomorrow. I'll post the results.

[@bencarrier2345]

4:08 to fast forward to actual important part. You are welcome.

[@johncarrell77]

Ty

[@dumbcat]

Great info. Watched your other plastic wrapping video too. Not sure if you mentioned this (maybe you did) but I heard someone else say that the CO2 will not work on critters that are already in the mattress. The CO2 works mainly for critters that are in the room but haven't made it to the bed yet. Hence one big reason for wrapping the mattress and box spring in plastic.

[@outdoorgears9533]

Dude you realy have a talent for instruction, please don't let it go unused.

[@eddie65000]

Fantastic vid, finally someone that makes sense in a simple and hopefully effective method. I don't have an infestation yet but will try the out right away! Thanks Joel :)

[@kewlztertc5386]

Tooth paste is a good alternative to the silicone. Also i do believe most people have drills now days. This is great video. I can imagine this trick will help lots of people

[@camillewiggins5003]

Thanks for the video! Can't wait to try it out. I can't believe some of the horrible comments on here. You handle them with grace. Keep it up! Ignore the haters!

[@justicehoffman752]

A blogger wrote that she spent over $5,000 on pest treatment to get rid of these little suckers. This guy’s saving people’s bank accounts like it’s no big deal. Thank you!

[@miriamgarcia7732]

Hi Joel! We have bedbugs at work and I just made 2 traps (thanks to you) which I will keep you updated on our situation. You my friend inspired me and gave me a way to fight! Thank you!!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Awesome!

[@williammcdonald2159]

Appreciate it! Placed my first trap last night and it produced a mounded bottom full in the pitfall. Am visually challenged so an accurate count isn't an option but had to be 2 to 3 dozen (guessing), nice pile and corner of sandwich bag full. Built a second trap today and in order to double my assualt. Thanx again...

[@lilyravenwood9328]

I bought 8' of standard airline tubing (aquarium tubing) in walmart for $1.88. They have a longer one for about $3.88. but I read this tip in the comments section on one of your videos so I just wanted to inform people how cheap they can get the tubing for! I love your passion, btw. Very informative videos. Thanks!

[@ME-pg3sw]

Thank you, I am watching this video and saw your comment. My job has bb and unfortunately I brought them home. I didn't know where to get the tubing. God Bless you!!!!!

[@danielsmith9130]

Brother, you are a great Humanitarian!! Thank you for this help! And you've posted written instructions!? Incredible!! I'll be updating soon as I've tried SOOOOOO much and they keep coming back... Months of hassles and my family is suffering! My wife and kids getting bit up is killing me!!

[@Neverquit...7]

Its a year later and I am wondering how you and your family are...are they gone? Praying for all of you..let us know.

[@derrickgunn6173]

The 800 dislikes is from pest control companieslol.great vid

[@Z-Ack]

Most likely the people who didnt want to listen to sonebody talk for 5 minutes, then the entire time in making the shtuff...

[@atlanticmermaid2739]

I bet you couldn't. I bet you're not as smart

[@dunstonmunson8314]

Indeed sir, but I think it would take away from the value of the tutorial if one were simply speeding to the finish line, I believe mr. Williams was going purposefully slow so that even the least handy of viewers would be able to complete this project, and most importantly to have a crystal clear understanding of why this method works..

[@dennisg.smithjr.7759]

Agreed!

[@elijahjames8837]

In these days of madness it could be some secret cult of bed bug lovers. lol

[@ThePredatorspredator]

It absolutely works! In addition, Mr. Williams clearly spells out the fundamentals so that people can improvise as we did. I have a friend whose apartment is full of the blood-suckers, and she had a few of the things mentioned, I got her the dry yeast, we used sugar, and a Gatorade bottle. Not having the tubing, I cut a small hole and used a bendy straw to insert into the shotglass. The straw didn't reach the ground, though, so I improvised by putting the shotglass in the middle of a small pile of clothes. I came back the next morning and voila! The glass was full of the creepy crawlies--happily, many were nearly-invisible babies. We used a small bottle, so we only needed about a 3rd of the yeast. Luckily, as an experienced bread maker, I know exactly what he meant by it having to be the right temperature. When you see the foam, it's fermenting. As he mentions, make sure that you leave room for expansion. I am of the opinion that his small-bottle technique works best and we plan on using many more in different rooms. Refrigerate the yeast to keep it alive; give it plenty of sugar to ferment and I can't imagine a better, safer method. We also put down borax, which dries them out. DE is a highly dangerous element and if you breathe the hard, sharp crystals, they will cut into your lungs and create scars. Thank you Mr. Williams!

[@Tit0Matic]

I get that smaller bottle traps work better since the solution is probably more concentrated. But, for the sake of my paranoia, if I wanted to go with the bigger bottle traps, would it be OK to add more than Mr. William's advised amount of yeast and sugar?

[@ThePredatorspredator]

@@Tit0Matic I'm not sure, since I didn't try it, but I did see that a shot glass will fill up and they will climb up on each other. I put in a little baking soda at the bottom and that worked. It took a while to get them under control. Good luck!

[@mykagates4860]

My friend, "Poor People's Advocate", Lord bless you! This has been a 5 YEAR battle for my family and I thought it would get better when we had to get rid of....ALLLLL of our furniture with these nasty little beasts! Nope! I came across your channel and got wise! Thank you so VERY MUCH, Mr. Williams! We're all living in a fallen, corrupt world, but that doesn't mean we have to put up with it! You cared enough to help your fellow neighbors and your wisdom has been shared to share with others. Only the Lord came make it as right by you as fitting to the kindness, friend 🤟♥️✝️ Hey, seriously, you pray for a way to rid yourself of these critters and then, you find The Poor People's Advocate 👐

[@mrwalter7205]

You’re an absolute saint. I’m ordering all needed products right now, I’ll be back in a few days to report back. Thank you

[@erikapriday3844]

How did it go??

[@epbead123]

I have had the bb's. I wish I had this info at the time. I did get a steam cleaner and steamed the mattresses and frames and box springs every three days. I also washed my drapes and blankets then ran them in the dryer. I have wood flooring and used roach proof powder swept into the flooring, let set for 24 hours than vacuumed up. Be sure to empty your vacuum or change the bag immediately afterwards since they can hatch in the bag. It was nightmarish but finally got rid of them. I don't let anyone bring in blankets or clothes to avoid a reinfestation. Also, clean any thrift store purchases before you bring them inside. Again, great trap and very detailed instructions. Thank you.

[@lbettymitchell]

Wow! This trap works like a charm! My adult stepson ended up with an infestation in his room, which grossed him out so bad that he couldn't deal with it properly. After doing little for 2-3 months or more, he pretty much powdered everything in his room with DE and flew the coop, staying at a friend's house. His "pets" came out to our living room looking for food since their normal prey had left. That was when I personally had to get involved. After using the gold medal trap overnight in his room, the entire bottom of the shot glass is filled with a layer of dead bedbugs. I put a small amount of DE in my pitfall trap, as it was the closest thing I had to talcum powder. I am in the process of bagging up all my stuff in my living room, as other videos I have watched have explained that getting rid of them completely involves making spots they can hide non-existent and treating those you locate, including outlets and base boards. It is a work in progress, but this trap is so much better than things sold to deal with bedbugs. Thank you so much for this informative video, and keep up the good work!

[@rozanewyorklife155]

What is DE??

[@shamindaryt5408]

@@rozanewyorklife155 Diatomaceous earth.....its a powder. When bugs contact to it ,dehydrates and die.its only for crawling bed bugs...

[@MissNancy1]

You are absolutely amazing. It is so expensive to just get an estimate and find out if I have bedbugs, almost $100 just to inspect for bed bugs! This is a great way to test out if we have bed bugs or another type of bug bite, like a carpet beetle . I am going to try the "Williams Method" tomorrow. We are desperate and these buggers are biting like crazy. Thank you for being so thorough. It made it alot easier for me to understand because you went step by step and emphasized the key points and additional options. I will keep you posted on the results. Thanks again :)

[@lilcrazy102175]

Nancy how did it serious allergic reaction work for you if you don't mind me asking I just recently found out like 2 days ago. I was getting bit by something but when I looked I never seen anything went to the hospital I was told I had chiggers come to find out it is bedbugs the ones that I have seen mainly or little and they are very mad like aggressive in their tiny. I was just wanting to know how his method work out for you if you don't mind please get back with me even if you have to email me [e-mail] ty

[@eaglet260100]

If you ever want to just test to see if you have bed bugs, just bring in a Beagle, thats right Beagles for some reason hunt bed bugs and they just go right to them, follow them and see what they find. spread the word

[@PrimzyKovac]

​@@eaglet260100 If you want to know if you have bed bugs you are gonna found it out, sooner or later. They reproduce like crazy. A female can reproduce 5-7 eggs a day. Do the math.

[@thissweetlife7250]

I am so thankful you straight up said it's not a shame to have bed bugs. I have been crying and so anxious because I don't what to do. My fiance is acting like this is no big deal and I know it is a big deal

[@mendozatapia2650]

I love the way that you describe bedbugs talking each other 😂❤️ excellent video ty.

[@tkousek1]

thank you Joel for your interesting video. A friend of mine has them at her house. The CO2 traps work amazingly well. What I find out is that even though bedbugs can go dormant for 9 months, they're only going to go dormant if they think there's no food. The presence of co2 (including these traps) just means for them that they won't go dormant since there's food available. I plan to keep these traps around her house regularly till they're all gone. thanks again!

[@terriannenosal6291]

Can you tell me where and how....

[@normanklature6014]

People like you Mr. Joel Z Williams is exactly what makes a country great, your contribution is absolutely priceless. Lucifer hates you.

[@sallymunro6806]

Dear Joel - THANK YOU - I have almost been in tears today after 4 years the bugs came back. I obviously didn't catch them all the 1st time. I feel so "dirty" having them here in CA - as it is pretty rare here. I am afraid to have friends stay over and I am even more afraid to tell them that there might be bed bugs in my house. It has been SO awful. I've seen your improvement video and I am off to the dollar store. I put some of that powder in the bottom of my traps. It's also helpful to read other people's comments. THANK YOU!!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Yeah it's crazy. Sometimes those eggs can remain viable for up to 2 years. Well at least you have the benefit of knowing what to do this time. And thank you for your kind words.

[@Megzamani]

Lowe's has the tubing it's 23 cents a foot. I made the 2 liter ones and have a few in them in them now. 5 pounds of sugar went fast at 2 cups per 2 liter. I orders the dust poofer from amazin today along with the powder. Did shipping for Monday. I made one suffer by fire needle. Will keep you posted. I also ordered some chemical traps and the synthetic de powder the name starts with a c. Use a small kids toothbrush to do taps and spreads of the powder. I had only 2 hours rest and countless stress over these the last few days. I used steroid cream on the bites. I got up every couple hours and inspected my son's area which was the first area.

[@Neverquit...7]

I want you to know how much I appreciate you. You are the reason I love humanity...thank you for being you!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Awww, so sweet. Thank You very much. Just made my day.

[@justmona9647]

You have provided an excellent trap. Although I don't have bed bugs I had a granddaughter who had bedbug by bites so I had made a similar trap for her home which my son found amazing the bed bugs were dead! I think your trap will be the easiest one to make for people who are not aware of how to get rid of bed. Kudos to you and simplicity👏

[@howardhughes8423]

Your efforts don't go unrecognized, thank you

[@UNOwen1]

My grandmother - who I KNOW everyone says this about theirs - was a very special person. She had NO health problems, and aside from being old (95), she livednalone and wasn't even frail. No walker... nothing. She died from bedbugs, and as this man says, it has NOTHING to with one's cleanliness, (in my grandmother's case she was IMMACULATE), and aside from going to the store and doing chores in her neighbourhood, she was a homebody. This is very painful for me to recall - and it happened about a decade ago this month. I'm doing it solely so no one ever has this happen; I discovered them one Sunday when me mother were going too meet up and spend the afternoon with her (I'm not gonna go into details - just the basics). When my mother arrived, I grabbed her as she came in the apartment and told her. I told her NOT to tell her mother (she did), and I said it's SO bad, we MUST do something IMMEDIATELY. I could hear my grandmother - very upset - thinking it was due to her... For the next (I can't believe this) several weeks, I kept saying, 'well?' to my mother. She didn't understand. She wouldn't listen to me. Finally, she tells me she found someone, and this is what's going to happen; he's going to come on Monday, and whille my mother sits in the lobby with her mother, the man will spray. Then, grandma goes home, and the following day, it's repeated. I said this sounds nuts - you CAN'T have grandma go right back in to a freshly treated apartment. She wouldn't listen.... Sigh. Tuesday, I got a call from my mother; 'have you spoken with Grandma, today? She hasn't answered the phone'. The minute she said this, I KNEW what had happened. I felt sick. 😔 I have to stop there. I think you can figure out the rest. I miss her SO much. She was fine. FINE, just -, as she, herself would say, 'an old lady', that's all. Bedbugs are terrible, but they ARE treatable. I don't know much about this gentlemen, but he does say they're designed to be non-toxic. That's good. Please; keep the area well ventilated. Don't be embarrassed to discuss this with others - please! Make sure you don't do what my mother did - and try to look for an 'easy fix' for her mother. It is tragic. We don't speak about this - and never will. I feel I sometimes have to speak to people so hopefully no one will lose a loved one (even the 4-legged kind). . Have a safe and happy holidays and a good new year's. 🎄🕎🎉🥂

[@JoelZWilliams1]

So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I pray for your loss. Thank you for contributing to the comments I'm sure your grandmother's tragedy will help prevent future deaths. Thank you

[@larissastuder1245]

What a heartbreaking story. I am so very sorry for the loss of your grandmother and what you're family has had to go through. Thank you for sharing because this (along with a few other comments) definitely helps me realize that there is no "quick fix" to this problem and from what I've read it can take months to get rid of them all. I am going to try my absolute hardest to not use pesticides as I have fur babies as well. Take the time to heal and know your grandmother is always with you in spirit. Feel her, and speak with her 💝💖🤗

[@Bi0Dr01d]

If you haven't given your life to Jesus, now would be a good time. You care about people and it's great that you are wanting to speak out to help. Sharing The Gospel with others is also a very great cause. Death and sickness come from Satan, the devil. Jesus came that we might have life more abundantly. Jesus is the answer to all of our sorrow, depression, sickness, and death. In him, we find eternal life. Maybe you should share this with other people also, if you haven't already. Take care.

[@lindaharrison4039]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@pathust3881]

Sooo sorry for your lose.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

please like and subscribe so that more poor people will see my site!

[@nomvulasithole8119]

+Joel Z. Williams O have

[@khalidjamal2959]

+Joel Z. Williams can i use baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast as most high street stores where iive no longer sell yeast powder? Thanks.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Khalid Jamal . no, but if your country has bread i'm sure they also have yeast

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

+Khalid Jamal - If you can't find packaged dried yeast as shown in this video, the store may carry yeast cakes. Yeast cakes are live yeast and must be kept refrigerated until you're ready to use them. You may need to ask where they keep the yeast. If all else fails, you can actually capture yeast on your kitchen counter, because yeast spores are floating in the breeze! Look up information on making your own "sourdough starter".

[@JoelZWilliams1]

***** . thanks for your imput

[@ebbierinesmith7445]

This is awesome. Thank you so very much for the information. This is amazing. My daughter and I sat down last night to make this and we were finished in no time at all. You are amazing to feel the passion you have for really helping people. This is s great and so are you!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! From Ebbie in Lexington, Kentucky. 2021

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Thank you Ebbie! It's comments like yours that really make my day. Good luck to you

[@henryscott8625]

I'm a land lord of almost 30 years and I never had a bedbug problem until last week. I had the place sprayed on Saturday, the tenant text me on Sunday she saw two crawling on her wall.😖 At this point I'm not sure what to do. Will give your way a try. NOT trying to go bankrupt getting rid of them or loose 13&16 years tenants because the upstairs tenant gave them to the down stairs tenant and now it's my responsibility because I own the property, said the guilty tenant. I am willing to do whatever it takes to to a point but bedbugs don't suddenly appear after living in a house 16 years unless someone brought them there. I really appreciate your efforts and hopefully this will work for me. Thanks again.

[@josephrobinette1842]

As always, your videos are genuine, informative, and just plain great. I live in Baltimore, now the number 1 city in the country for bed bug infestations. Your should start mentioning and promoting the fact that what you teach in safe and non-toxic. Also, possibly talk about using steam as a method that is also safe, non-toxic, and how heat is deadly to them. God bless brother. Keep up the great work.

[@beautifulasdarknes1980]

I wanna thank u soooooo much. Im a person of little means. This helps me so much. Thank you and God bless You.

[@lynnbairefoot6016]

Amazing presentation and great delivery! Tk you so much for teaching us this ingenious AFFORDABLE way to treat a bedbug problem! I’m so amazed by your knowledge! Can’t Tk you enough!!

[@puff000100]

Thank you for this most apreceated video, it is extremely informative, and much needed as I have just had my first encounter with an infestation while staying on a friends couch which ended abruptly when I thought a fly or two were harassing me while getting ready to bed down for the night watching a movie in the dark, well when I turned on the lights to see what the hec was crawling on me, I was horrified to see these unfamiliar tiny bugs crawling on my shirt and pants in the dozens, big and small, WOW!. what a freaking trip!, I didnt even wait for my buddy to wake up and come out of his room to see the infestation, I called his name twice, when he didnt answer, I killed sevaral with a piece of toilet paper and left that along with a brief note and I was out of there, I will definitely pass this video down to him first thing when he wakes up in the morning, thanks again, 👍 you are awesome!

[@dennisr3738]

Bed bugs are from HELL❗️💯🚩

[@lewisgivner1951]

Good

[@outtoin]

no, we from Hell

[@fredhampton321]

Just like mosquitoes

[@MichaelSmith-sn1xk]

That's where they belong that's for sure

[@Kim-ri1hg]

They sure are

[@rhykko77]

Thank you so much ! May the universe pay you back 1000 fold !

[@JoelZWilliams1]

thanks so much

[@AugustHunicke]

I subbed because you are a great speaker/explainer/teacher. Very thorough and graphic. I’m hoping if I use this method I can determine if there are actually bed bugs that followed us home from travel.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

thanks for your kind words. means a lot to me.

[@arianasanchez1122]

Love all the info and details thank you can’t wait to try this !!! God bless you !! ❤️

[@casimyr7lync377]

Hey so when making a hole on top of the soda bottle if you poke the screwdriver from the inside of the cap it is MUCH easier 'especially for women' ;) I just wanted to say your videos and your effort mean a lot to me. During the first month I encountered this problem I felt so defeated, I thought I was gonna be fighting them endlessly and it wasn't until I saw your videos that I started to feel hopeful. I'm certain now I will end this attempt to take over my sanity and home. And if I don't get rid of them on this try then I'll just try again. But thank you for inspiring me to not feel sad about my situation and actually do something. Keep doing what you're doing you're great!!!

[@JoelZWilliams1]

That's awsome. Thanks for leaving a kind remark.

[@yaz0031]

You could use match stick light one and blow it out then dab it to make a hole.

[@msbonz4145]

If you have a Soldering iron its easy peasy. About 2 seconds. Makes perfect holes in plastic.

[@dhreyb]

@@shannon3711 the yeast and sugar produce carbon dioxide, which is the same gas we exhale, not carbon monoxide.

[@royengle]

Why not use a 1/4 inch drill bit and make a perfect hole, doesn't need to be glued.

[@joncarrimpressions1477]

Ya know,I made one about a yr ago. Take and cut the two liter about right where the neck starts to form say maybe the shoulder. Turn it upside down and and fit it to the rest of the bottle. This way,Once she falls over the edge..she won't be able to crawl out and will continuously slide into the center in turn making her drop into the fermenting solution. She won't be able to release the pheromone or even have time to. She will crawl straight over the edge,slide down it and fall right into the center,then down into the water and be stuck and essentially drown. Just a thought,I caught quite a few this way too. It's the same thing,but different design. Yours actually creates a focal point for the co2 which is awesome,I'm just trying to think of a way to get them to follow indefinitely and get screwed. Perhaps a very small amount of water sugar and yeast in the bottom of the shot glass. possibly have another container that the tube runs into the side of that they can crawl up...with some kind of substance in the bottom that kills or severely incapacitates them immediately. I know with the knowledge you have,you can definitely come up with a not only gold...but Platinum trap ...tha Bedbuginator or something..LoL

[@gossipandglam2928]

+Jon Carr Impressions use boric acid for them to fall in.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

+Gossip and Glam . Boric Acid won't work on bedbugs because they are blood obligate insects. You are in the presence of a master. I suggest you research your comments and vet them for reliability before you post them. I do not suffer fools quietly. Boric Acid may work on a cockroach, but will never work against a bedbug. I just told you why. Can you figure out why you suggestion is false with regards to bedbugs?

[@gossipandglam2928]

I didn't say anything about using boric acid to kill them I said put them in the trap to fall in. I am fully aware of what these things do, I said boric acid because that's like torture to be trapped in something like that. I don't want it to just fall into the trap, I want the thing to suffer the way it made me suffer-boric acid will cause dehydration to it's body and it will disintegrate. Boric acid also causes infertility which is great just in case one gets away, yes they are "blood obligate" but if they walk on or in boric acid they will die. They have to walk through the acid to get to you.

[@gossipandglam2928]

I'm not going to use just the Co2 I'm going to do things in conjunction so I can attack them from every angle, everywhere they turn for refuge it's going to be a serious problem for them. I want them to feel discomfort and exhaustion. I hate bedbugs.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Gossip and Glam . sorry for being so harsh. I see now that there was a reason why you suggested boric acid. My apologies.

[@paulcoenen7918]

Great well made video! You are a very good instructor with great voice. I could actually hear your voice.

[@reneelosie2644]

Very well organized and yet slow enough for everyone to get all the details. Thank you.

[@ranela0318]

This was such awesome info. I don't know if we have bed bugs because I don't know how to identify them. But I will try to copy this contraption. I love DIY stuff. I love how informative and innovative you are using materials easily found in the house. I might do a video of me making my trap and link back to you. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.

[@henryscott8625]

Poor people always make a way out of no way I love it. There are always a better way than all of the toxic poison that companies use. I will definitely try to make this and hopefully get rid of the little monsters.

[@Thelilantjr]

Hey bro did you get rid of them I think I have them 😭

[@jasonclark7461]

@@Thelilantjr you tried?

[@Tit0Matic]

@@jasonclark7461 gonna make my traps tomorrow as soon as the rest of my supplies come from Amazon. Will update on comments I see asking for results

[@webpaygrowearn8739]

@@Tit0Matic its working or not?

[@ivanprado8138]

I've been fighting my bed bugs with DE & have regained my bedroom but not my couch very hard to get into that with the DE so I will try this to lure them out of my couch thank you very much sir.

[@TinRoofVintage]

I made the gold trap today exactly as you made it!! Thank you for a concise and thorough video, I sure need this to work! You're a Blessing ❤

[@jasonwilson5261]

I am up at 3 am researching how to battle these horrible insects. I found this video, it is the best information I have found yet. I will be building a Williams trap today no doubt! Thanks, Joel Williams!

[@charlotteprescott-ruland9121]

I was looking up "killing fleas," and I left after watching a few vids...then suddenly your video automatically starts playing and I was drawn in (I don't have bedbugs...thank God!). I think it's your voice and how you are really into making this trap - your enthusiasm is great! Make more shit! ;)

[@xmetalfreakx2550]

i'm kinda late but if u have carpet baking soda helps and can be vaccumed. Then get flee medicine for any animals you have.

[@kathleenmastin9571]

My sister’s dog brought home fleas. She used Borax in her carpets and ground it in. Next day her Rainbow vacuum was full of dead fleas. She is going to reapply the Borax again. Natural things work wonders. I plan to make my traps later today for my house.

[@cwest3020]

Kathleen Mastin bed bugs are already getting resistant to natural things and if you have mentally ill people living next door to you like I do, you can’t get rid of them because they live with them ok and are just fine with that. So the bugs get stronger as I try to get rid of them. God please help us, it’s been over a year now. I am going to have to move for sure. Even though you t will he expensive.

[@3sebabym]

@@cwest3020 I hope you set up these traps all over that place seems like it would work well

[@lavendaryes]

I was trying to kill flies and banked into your video. It is excellent.

[@jojomafia3851]

This instructional is remarkable and brilliant! Awesome job including the scientific facts to! Going to definitely give this a try being first time in my life I've had to deal with these monsters!

[@womencanthandledope]

Went away for 3 weeks at the beginning of the summer. Got home it was late all of a sudden around 2 in the morning I felt like I was being eaten alive. Never seen a bed bug in my life until that night, I live on acreage so it couldn't have came from neighbors. Anyway it's the first of fall and I've tried everything with no luck. Came across your video and will be building this trap first thing in the morning. Saying that, watching you put a hole in that cap had me cringing, almost cut my finger off when I was a kid doing the same thing with a knife, the lock blade broke and slammed closed with my pinky caught in between. So I would suggest using a battery, or electric drill, with whatever size tubing, use the same size drill bit. Thanks for the video, I'll give an update in a few days.

[@Moike1981]

Respect. Thank you very much for posting this.... youre helping alot of folks out. Subscribed.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

awesomesauce! thanks for that.

[@Moike1981]

Joel Z. Williams do all active yeasts foam up like in the demo?

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Michael Juarez Yes, if you're doing everything right it should. Most active yeasts are good for about a year's worth of shelf-life so if your's didn't work try another store.

[@Moike1981]

It barely foamed up. To be honest tho, I think I did it wrong. I'll have to repeat the process to be sure. Another question... after activated, does it matter if the solution gets cold? I have no carpet and the mornings get a bit chill.

[@JoelZWilliams1]

Michael Juarez Not at all, the water only needs to be warm when you first introduce the kickstarted yeast. After that it won't matter.