Doctor explains BED BUGS - including SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ( +PHOTOS!)

[@Ch33s3_d4nish]

the saying sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite is hitting heavy right now

[@darlingnicki4813]

😂😂😂😂 funny BUT not funny 😩

[@dominikblackman9967]

I haven’t slept in 2 d😢ys

[@marykopydlowski4654]

Ill never say that again

[@saltressX]

🤓☝️ That’s exactly where that saying comes from 🛌

[@okimawilcox1550]

Fun fact: a colloquial term for going to bed is “hitting the hay”, when bedding was mostly hay and infested with insects, people literally beat their beds to shake out anything living in it!

[@ReamondReddington]

I really appreciate describing what the bites look like on lighter and darker skin. My friends that are POC often go to doctors that don’t know what bruising or other health concerns look like on darker skin, and I just loved seeing that they were kept in mind for this video!

[@DrODonovan]

Ahhh thank you so much. Yes I always try to do this - really important part of health equity

[@DrODonovan]

Ahhh thank you so much. Yes I always try to do this - really important part of health equity

[@УсамаШакрун]

Bugs die at 50 degrees C

[@timothyforsythe3155]

​@@DrODonovanÀ

[@Officialkvi]

came here to say im glad you mentioned both skin types too.Then i saw the top comment mention the same thing. subscribing just for that

[@BrendaRoberts-x2w]

Vinegar helps...spray all over your bed, put clothing in plastic bags with vinegar it suffercates them.

[@mloveys]

I wake up with rashes/bites but they disappear after about an hour. There is 0 evidence of bedbugs despite taking apart my entire bed and frame, I think I’m going crazy

[@goodcitizen3910]

are they in a zigzag or line pattern? Buy some DE bro. currently going thru an infest myself. scum landlord never told me the old tenant had bedbugs... been dealing with them ever since I moved in past 2 months.. the DE is helping slowly

[@mariehewett5240]

The nymphs cannot be seen by the naked eye!

[@jonald3]

I’m in the exact same boat. Tearing apart my room because my wife and I are being bitten. Cannot find a damn thing

[@Yo-yo-dt5ze]

@@Amymoylan-r8hyou can see the nymphs so that’s not true I had bed bugs before and you can definitely see them in all stages the nymphs are a little harder to see because they are transparent but you can definitely see them

[@hplifestylelessonsandfun9131]

@@jonald3 Same here. Has anything changed?

[@Mik35959]

I had an overnight guest at Xmas and he brought at least one with him. It took me a few days to figure out what had happened. I was itchy as hell for about a week. I didn’t get the welts personally but my mother did. I found what I believed was their lair inside my boxspring. I threw it out immediately and I washed and dried all of my bedding and clothes and I also bought a new mattess and threw out my old wooden head and footboard. I sprayed with an eco killer spray which definitely killed them immediately on contact. My problem now is that over the last two weeks since performing the bed bug exorcism I have spotted a single bug every once in a while. I’d kill them and I’d re apply the spray around the room and clean and dry all bedding. The biting is significantly less. Sometimes I don’t think I have even gotten a bite at night and then the next day I’d see on crawling on the wall or ceiling. I set up a carbon dioxide trap and only caught one nymph. I have no way to tell where they may be hiding or if this is just the remnants of the colony I killed previously. What should I do. I don’t want to pay an exterminator to do something I should be capable of doing

[@emlara25]

I have the thory that if you spot one at least there is a colony of more than 30 adult bugs + nymphs and tons of eggs, the thing is that thety don't bite you every day, the do every 7 days and hide, for each bite the females lay 50 or more eggs, if every day one different bug bite you that colony is keep getting bigger. My recommendations as I am dealing with this bastards too. 1)Cut their meal. Doing this you stop their life cycle. Check yourself evey morning. If they bite you in your new matress they are already there.. So don't use it, Currently I am sleeping on an air matress in another room (If you do this you need to verify that they are not already there and seal the bottom of the door whean you close it, they can smell you..), Every night I need to set the air matress, and every mornig I put the sheets, pillows and pijama, in a plastic bag and seal it, also wash it every 3 days with hot water, and dryer at max. 2)For first time wash, the clothes that had been in contact with the bugs add boling water in a bucket with your sheets. Wash, wash, wash.. 3)Empty your room clean everything, check behind the electrical contacs, seal cracks on the wall on the floor on the furniture. 4)Say goodbye to carpets 5)After this, apply insecticides best are pyrethrins and pyrethroids. 6)You can wrap your new matress in plastic, doing this if there are bug inside they will die by starving (remember it can last until 100 days or more without eating blood). 7)This is a long trail but we are smarter I also reccomend to read about their biological beheaviour know your enemy!

[@sukmahskittlzable]

Just get the exterminator. It is extremely difficult to get rid of them without professional help. You will forever be in this cycle where you spray down, THINK you got em all and then you see that's not the case, then repeat. And that eco-friendly thing is not anywhere near as effective in keeping them away as you would hope. My uncle has been stuck in this same cycle for AT LEAST 15 YEARS NOW. It is no longer his house. It is their house and he just coexists with them.

[@serendipity8428]

Use diatmuscus Earth it's abbreviation is d.e just look up killing bed bugs with de .....it works !!!!!!!!!

[@Edvenchers]

@@serendipity8428 Is there a good explanation of how to use it online that you know of. I’ve read some, but not sure about all the steps. Thanks.

[@lewisc9959]

Damn bro, they spread so fast! Terrible.

[@weldonyoung1013]

Doctor, you are absolutely right about icing the bite. It is the simplest way to releave any itching which leads to the usual worst outcome - an open wound. However, for those that have a noticeable reaction to bedbug bites, it is usually better to search for the bedbug first and stop the problem before it starts. As for bedbug bites in a line, that usually indicates a juvenile bedbug (one that has not learned to control its feeding). Most likely this is that bugs first feeding, thus eliminate that bug and you could stop a problem if the hatchling was picked up at another location. If they occure in about 3 week cycles, eggs are being layed at your location and hatching.

[@johnmelling9950]

About a week ago, i noticed something tiny crawling very slowly on my bed. Killed it and just thought it was some random insect id brought in on my clothes. A few days later i noticed another one on my pillow. I started to investigate bed bugs and im pretty sure thats what ive now got. Just found another 3 on various parts of the bed. Im mortified as i consider myself very clean even if my room is quite untidy, its not dirty. Tomorrow will be a mass cleaning day. Im going to steam clean and vacuum everything. Ive also read that Isopropyl alcohol kills them. Im a car valeter so i suspect i may of brought them out of a car on my clothes and into the bedroom where i go to get changed as soon as i come home. Im itching like mad now, not through bites but through thinking about them

[@sohail6759]

Same here on everything u said

[@johnmelling9950]

@sohail well I cleaned everything from top to bottom the other day. I found about 6 more of the critters in the seams of my mattress but they all looked dead or asleep? Another one appeared that evening crawling on my pillow. I'm guessing it may be one I disturbed and didn't manage to get with the vacuum because since then I've not seen any more. I'm also not sure if they were bedbugs. On closer inspection of them, they looked more like carpet beetles with tiny yellow patches on the back. I'm just hoping that is the end of them.

[@SixteenTonesStudio]

​@@johnmelling9950 how's it going? I've just noticed some bumps on my hands which I thought was a reaction to detergent that I've experienced before, but now it's starting to look like something else. I did grab a little wooden frame of artwork from the sidewalk the other day, but didn't bring it inside so I'm not sure if I've transferred something, but I don't see any signs of bedbugs on the bed or couch

[@sohail6759]

@@johnmelling9950 after investigation I've realised my ones are carpet bugs 🐛

[@Royaltee_88]

They’re not from being dirty they just want your blood.

[@lisaGTorontogirl]

Love your video. I once had bed bug they are annoying pests also I spray a mixture in a spray bottle water with essential oil drops of lavender. These bugs hate the smell. Leo peppermint is another smell they hate

[@stephenkarla7113]

I have an elderly couple that I help. They had the entire house treated by an exterminator. They did everything recommended. Even bought new mattresses. They did everything thing to get rid of them. We found out today they have them again. They are extremely difficult to get rid of them. Thank you Dr for this information.

[@meganwoehl5277]

Just moved into our first house and started noticing red bumps. Didn't start out as itchy but over time I started noticing them itch. But my husband didn't have any spots, so we thought it was a rash. I went to the doctor twice, first time he said it was just a non descript rash and there wasn't anything he could do (literally in the office with me for less than 2 full minutes), prescribed me prednisone and sent me home. Second doctor, a few weeks later, said it was viral exanthem and told me it would go away within a month. Here I am, 3 months later, and I'm still finding spots. Mainly on my arms but a few on my breasts and legs too. This morning I woke up and saw a bug crawling on our wall. Thought it was a tick at first because we just had a bonfire last night and tick season is bad this year. But it didn't "look" like a tick. I flushed it down the toilet but googled bugs that resemble ticks and found a picture of a bed bug that looked identical to what was crawling on my wall. Now I think we have an infestation. Didn't give bed bugs much thought because we live in ND and we don't have much problems with them here...but it's not impossible. Also didn't consider bugs because my husband didn't have any, but I've just read that some people don't get the red bumps as a reaction, so it can look like they never got bit. I found two smears of what looks like blood on my sheets beneath my pillow...so maybe I squished one? I'm so scared to check. Husband is at work and I'm literally terrified to find out if we have bed bugs. And how the hell did we get them?!?! Did the old owners have them? Did they hitch a ride on the Uhaul we used? What the heck is going on?!

[@irisrowanmoon]

Edit: accidentally crossed out paragraphs. Practically same story for me and my bf. But my bf, while doing probation, came home with a bunch of cluster dots. At first it was one or two, maybe three. I told him he should check himself for ticks or any small bugs in his clothing. I found, in my anxiety filled research, that bed bugs can practically hitch a ride on almost anything and everything. My bf was in the back of a long police van with many other people who were doing community service. And ever since that first day of his probation, we began to get bit. We first thought it was just us being but by mosquitoes. But it's now been 6 months which is long enough for the bugs to build a large colony and it will only get worse! We live in TX currently and want to move, but now we definitely want to move because of the type of bugs that live around here. In my past, I've had bugs crawl all over me for 3 months- anything ranging from fire/carpenter hybrid ants, centipedes/earwigs, and many other bugs. This was because I lived in a very high elevation area in an attic with unfinished ceiling and these bugs would drop on top of me. The ceiling didn't even look unfinished to begin with too. So, this experience of being a very deep sleeper and never understanding why I suddenly behaved as if I had Tourette's and wiggling around a lot throughout the day pretty much secured a huge phobia of bugs on my end. Back to the bed bugs- basically my bf sat in a bed bug infested van (one bed bug is hardly enough to start an entire colony, although can be possible) and brought them over into our home. What I've learned from my research is: - Get home barrier pesticides, pull everything from the wall and out of drawers including food in pantry and fridge and oven. Spray along every baseboard and edges on shelves, in drawers and behind the drawers underneath. Spray in every crack of the wall that you see, if any, and be as detailed as possible. Especially spraying in dark corners or edges, so if you have a dark dresser. And also the windowsill. The home barrier type chemicals kills on contact and prevents bugs from building a home for 8-12 months. After you've sprayed the inside and left the house for 2 hours, air out the house and then go around the outside of your property and do the same thing. Some pesticides kills bugs from just the aroma, but some don't. This will help you control if other bugs besides bed bugs go in your home so you can be able to focus on only one type of bug: bed bug. - clean up your cluttered area. But be super careful of moving things from one room to another, even if you suspect that the bed bugs traveled from one room to other rooms now. (They move pretty fast for small bugs and are attracted to warm bodies that emit carbon dioxide, which is human breath, they can infest a blanket and if you moved said blanket from off your bed and onto your couch to watch a show- it's best to assume they are now infesting around and in your couch) - As you clean up, make sure to grab a mason jar (clean it out if it had food in it) and check everything with a white light flashlight. I used the back of my iPhone while my bf used his android. Check your bed sheets, pillow cases, bedding, then your mattress underneath all of those layers of sheets/bedding. Move really slow and make sure you inspect everything that is as small as the circumference of your pinky tip, down to a sliver. Look up online what their eggs look like (they're 1mm long) and what they look like at every stage of their life cycle, and use tweezers to pick up everything you suspect is a bed bug and put it into your jar. Have your husband hold the jar and keep the jar lid on the jar. But, bed bugs in general suck really bad at climbing so they won't be able to climb up the walls of the jar. Anyways- just put everything you think that could be a bed bug in the jar, including what you suspect are eggs, maybe molted shells from when they shed their exoskeletons to grow, and their poop. My hint is that their bodies tend to shine in light. They do not move whatsoever once bright light is shining on them, especially if you wait until 12 o'clock at night to inspect your bedding. You want to collect everything you suspect as a bed bug cause when you call exterminators, you can ask how extensive their search is and if you find out that they can take samples back to their lab, then you can hand over the jar and they'll be able to tell you what type of bug it is. You'll know it's a bug though cause the minute you pick it up, you'll see it's many little legs sticking out. If you're afraid of bugs like me then have your husband do the tweezing. Tip: I was able to find a cluster of them in a corner of the wall on the base boards and it was near the top of the bed. But they are surely around other places now.. but they would/could be in other places other than your bed. I think mine travel by baseboard. - Get ortho bed hug home harrier pesticides and respray your entire house all over again. - get a vacuum with a high quality filter to vacuum as you clean up your clutter and after you spray your house -sweep and mop. -invest in a silky polyester type clothing bag and stick all of your clothes in that instead of in a hamper that has multiple tiny holes. Have one for clean and dirty clothes. wash your bed sheets and all of your clothes separately. How you want to wash is: put clothing items in the dryer on the highest setting for temperature and for 1 hour. Then quickly transfer clothes into washing machine, and try to quickly put in detergent and any bleach if needed and put it on high heat for 30 minutes and up to 2 hours depending on how you feel. Then quickly transfer that back over to the dryer on high for 1 hour. - could invest in a heat treatment basket where you place items in the bag, zip it up, and heat treat it for 30-40 minutes which will kill bedbugs. (Heat 114-118F for 30-1hr kills them) - call the exterminators in your local area, see if they have K9 use or not, and if they accept samples from your home since you have the mason jar. Next steps will be instructed by your exterminators on what to do.

[@meganwoehl5277]

@smr_ƈཞıɱsơŋཞơsę thank you for the detailed response! Never had to deal with this, so it was good to get a step by step guide! I'm just so disgusted right now. I'm nearly positive they came from the old owners, as they left us with a lot of issues to deal with (multiple water leaks within the first week of moving in, literally filling out forms to sue them right now because we found a sandbag placed over a giant foundation crack. Didn't see it on inspection because we still had 3 inches of compacted ice on the ground. So they knew about the water/foundation issues and never disclosed). Old owners were nasty old people, and when we met them at closing they had spots and scabs all over their body like you would expect from a drug addict. House was filthy and they smoked indoors. I'm wondering how bad our infestation might be because we have original hardwood floors in our bedroom and there are so many cracks and crevices for them to hide. Also thinking they could be in our air vents and baseboards. We'll be completely stripping and searching our bedroom tonight and scheduling an exterminator. Just really hate we have to deal with this crap so soon after moving in. We've had two rooms flood in our basement and a pipe burst in our ceiling. Now bed bugs.

[@laurasalvador3568]

Thank you for this incredibly detailed response! I feel like I have a little bit of control now over the situation at least on how to get started. Thank you again for doing this. 🙏

[@DawnMARKCUM-vn7gt]

91% rubbing alcohol will kill them

[@tcharp4nursing]

@@irisrowanmoon thank you so much for this detailed information. I just discovered I had bed bugs in my room as at 1:10am today

[@liljcat]

Dear Doctor, few years ago I was attacked by bed bugs, night by night, in a fancy hotel at the Virgin Islands… I didn’t know at the time what a bed bug was, but after 3 nights of their feast, I left the place, went back home and got medical attention. I couldn’t explain how much pain I suffered, I still have some scars from that “vacation”… terrible. On the other hand, is great to have someone with knowledge, talking about this kind of medical problems. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 love your job ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks! And sorry to hear of your experience!! Sounds pretty awful.

[@AlexAnder-bp2hx]

I did a bit a searching and found out some house hold oders like lavender, peppermint, citrus, cinnamon etc. that bed bugs hate the smell of, you can buy candles and an air wick its not a permanent solution but see how that goes.

[@liljcat]

@@AlexAnder-bp2hx hey thanks for the advice! Unfortunately this happened in a fancy hotel, and at that point I didn’t know about this bugs… There’s always someone trying to help. Many thanks for that Alex !

[@CharlesHarrison-ox4vx]

😅

[@Lucysbeenhere]

If you had to receive medical attention due to severe reactions you can still sue the hotel. Hotels need to have measures in place to keep bugs away. As it was abroad I’m not sure you can sue but you can try to find out.

[@Anonymous-pf3vh]

Ok so I had recently got bed bug bites from my friends place and I was all over the internet searching for a remedy to relieve itching skin. And trust me guys applying peppermint oil directly on the bitten area will help. And for the bed bugs, throw away everything infested with them

[@DrODonovan]

Hope the video was informative

[@sphinx7676]

Dont throw.. burn it up so they get killed

[@gimisumgood3077]

​@@sphinx7676yea if he through away they just gonna spread again

[@penguinshoes6256]

Just came back from vacation and now ive got bed bug all over my feet arms and even my neck! I just threw out my bedding comforter and bed sheets. I hope this does the trick, I remember about 10 years ago I had a bed bug infestation in my couch and once I threw out that old infested couch my bedbug problem from 10 years ago was SOLVED. I'm just thankful that now I know what the problem is. Thanks Doc

[@InvestAndGrow2020]

How do you even get them???

[@penguinshoes6256]

bed bugs will infest an item and come out at night to feed on blood. I got bit by bed bugs when I stayed at a dirty motel@@InvestAndGrow2020

[@kevincosgrove948]

Where did you go?

[@penguinshoes6256]

@@kevincosgrove948 Greece & Turkey

[@celzea]

my symptoms were i started losing all of the hair on the back of my calves but not on my shins. didnt have any clue as to why but one night i stayed up real late deep in thought writing music lyrics and i just so happened to turn my desk around facing the sofa i would sleep on. i noticed something moving on it from the corner of my eye and this was around the time id normally be asleep. still didnt know what it was but i trapped it in a jar and looked up what it might be on google. bed bugs photo pops up and im like damn. lifted up the cushions and there were about 40 of them all bunched up in the corner. i went back to writing and 4 hours later after my bro woke up i says. grab this end of the couch (sheets and blankets included) and ill grab the other we have bedbugs. then we threw it off the 3rd story balcony. afterwhich i slept on the desk i was using to write on for 2 weeks with a space blanket during winter. those fucking bed bugs man

[@WindowBeeTM]

Due to the increasing resistance of household bedbugs to insecticides, there is a growing interest in using the Pharaoh ant to combat them. This is particularly worth considering in places where there are persistent recurring bedbug infestations. This method involves biological control of household bedbugs using Monomorium pharaonis.

[@weldonyoung1013]

Bedbugs can be controlled but those ants move around a lot more and give a noticeable bite pain.

[@WindowBeeTM]

@@weldonyoung1013 With all due respect, we're talking about the Pharaoh ant here - it doesn't possess a stinger dangerous to humans; this species doesn't sting. The Pharaoh ant is not a fire ant.

[@ceciliaho6002]

How to get this species of ants. Will they end up in a colony at the bugs infested area?

[@iloveschicken6527]

We believe we got them from a camper we bought off someone! We ended up introducing them into our home.. I had no clue thats what my bad rash was from! Was misdiagnosed 3 times! I finally caught them on me.. We ended up selling our house.. bought all new everything! We weren't risking it anymore! They have literally torn me up! I have hundreds of scars from this mess! No new bites or rashes since we moved! Thank God I'm finally healing! It's been nearly a year of this crap! Good luck to all!

[@Buldy27]

Vacuuming doesn’t help because they hide underneath the baseboards. I have bedbugs, I threw all my furniture away I put clothes in bags, waiting on pest control to see what they going to do. Having bedbugs it’s not easy. Can’t sleep at night can’t relax just to watch tv

[@mawrashahzad9419]

Have you gotten rid of them yet??

[@shin-vin846]

Emotional distress.

[@DrODonovan]

Hope the video was helpful

[@michaelanderson3096]

Bed bugs = Pestilence 😮.

[@strega42]

Steam clean the area thoroughly. Use a "dry steam" cleaner; those are the ones with the higher temperature steam. It will kill both eggs and bugs on contact. You have to be thorough and you have to get everywhere. As a bonus, that also kills dust mites. You don't have to use anything but water. You DO have to get all the areas the bedbugs are hiding - furniture seams and joints, baseboards, carpets, bedding, EVERYTHING. It may take multiple treatments because it is difficult to get steam all the way through things like carpet, padding, mattresses, etc., but it DOES work.

[@supertrendz6945]

Is this same as steam cleaner used for car cleaning?

[@strega42]

@@supertrendz6945 it would be in that class, yes

[@streakydrip8792]

I thought cockroaches were bad, until I had a bed bug infestation. It took 2 weeks 4-5 fumigating dates to get rid of all of them.

[@DrODonovan]

Yes - they are nasty critters

[@editaalmahamid4124]

How did you get rid of them?

[@briankaz8786]

Bed bugs make people sick. There should be health concerns. I was bitten by bed bugs in the past. I started getting sick and weak, and losing my vision. It was like a flu, but a strange sickness. Something internally started swelling in my lower back every time I was bitten. Then the floaters started in my eyes. The people next door suddenly abandoned their home. The house was vacant for quite a while. I never thought about until later. Their house was probably between 12-15 feet from my bedroom. It didn’t matter how much I treated the room with professional chemicals, they kept coming. The sickness got worse and worse, until I sold my house and left. I eventually moved to a trailer park, and guess what happened, the people next door had bed bugs, and they abandoned their place. Same thing happened. I assure you that bed bugs can make people very sick.

[@Gucciblogger]

I totally agree I’ve been sick through them had flu and they was feeding on my skin I got long time impetigo now so I don’t understand why a lot are saying they do t cause much harm they do my life is ruined 😢by them I can’t work anymore cause of my skin condition

[@briankaz8786]

@ I feel for you. If you’re allergic, they’ll ruin your life.

[@supermariorose1244]

I was betrayed by my friends and my brother they put me in de addiction centre and can you imagine I slept with bed bugs for 10 months 300 days.. My heart still broke into pieces.

[@rosalindr4975]

They were trying to save your life. Sorry it had bugs.

[@samratariq2357]

Use silica gell around the bed,24 to 48 hours kills completely 100%

[@SixteenTonesStudio]

does it have to be silica or do you think a clay-based desiccant would work as well? I have a bin full of clay desiccant packs at work

[@Edvenchers]

I just moved into a long term hotel in Bali. Took me a few days (until today) to figure out the problem. The bites itch like hell. Calling exterminator in the morning. What’s got me worried even more is that if I move, the little fuckers could easily hitch a ride to the new place if I don’t kill every single one including the eggs. I bet there’s somebody out there who has worse problems though.

[@DrODonovan]

Hope the video was informative.

[@margaridagrant381]

Have what it seems bedbug bites, though they are rare in Brazil. Can't see them but The blood spots are there.

[@julianasimte3712]

My body is itchy all over but I checked my bed my furniture thoroughly and didnt find anything. No blood or brown spots on my bedding ejther. But im very paranoid now

[@minatusa9897]

Hey same situation any signs?

[@philixnnaji477]

Pls i just moved in to a new apartment and i got to noticed that the house is full of bedbugs. Before now that i haven't been in that house my whole body was free from itchy but ever since i got inside the building to leave, all my body has never be at rest and when i say all my body i met all of them😢. And i just don't know how i can get rid of it and this symptoms has made me to be avoiding my girlfriend😢 some how, in not to infect her also. And she's too worried that i have been avoiding her but she won't understand if i let her know that i have such thing as a pet😔 in my house😒...pls🙏 Doc', what should i do to save myself from this mess real quick💔

[@paradiseb5950]

I only get the bites right about this time of the year at the end of january. It goes on for a week or so then dissapear. I don’t get it they really do look like bed bug bites and appear after sleeping. There are no signs whatsoever, no bugs, no spots nothing.

[@aneeskhokhar5049]

You dont see them they are smart enough to know when the person is waking up or moving

[@wladimiralves9591]

I really hope you're right. I moved to my new apartment about 3 weeks ago and have been getting bites ever since. The worst part is that I found out I'm extremely allergic to them as my bites get really big and very red and itchy. A week ago my left arm looked like the rocky mountains. And the swelling lasts at least 5 days. Talked to my landlord, but the process is so slow. Pest contol will only come next Friday. Meanwhile I live in constant fear and anxiety of sleeping, plus I've heard these bugs should stay more hidden now in the winter and really come out in the summer...

[@serendipity8428]

Use diatmascus earth look up killing bed bugs with de

[@paradiseb5950]

@@wladimiralves9591 there is no other explanation. I was getting bitten for about a week or two, i sprayed a bit of pesticide around my bed and cleaned my room and they dissapeared again. They never return untill next year at the start of february. I too am really allergic to bites takes me a month to heal from the welts and still there are marks where i was bitten. Are you still noticing bites? EDIT: forgot to mention it could be swallow or bat bugs. They wake up this time of year but can’t reproduce on humans so they snack on us then go search for their host.

[@paradiseb5950]

@@aneeskhokhar5049 that has nothing to do with my post. I’m in my house all year round and yet they only bite for a week or 2 during whole year. I could be dealing with bat or swallow bugs.

[@samuelasante2858]

Thanks for the education am glad to here they rarely cause infections because they have been feasting on me for a month.

[@Raaa1111..]

Went to swap-meet and got a few items! They dont call them Flea Markets for no reason! Forgot to wash some of the cloth i purchased new but hasnt been sold and just been sitting hanging waiting to be purchased so i bought it and turns out the collar had bed bug eggs and i didnt notice until i wanted to wear it 7 month later and ive been getting bumps on my arms and legs and 1 time on my left forehead! Then i searched up bite and this cane up and then did some digging and washed all my blanket and searched thenbed and when i got to my closet thats when i found bedbug shells and eggs! I was disgusted and flipped my room upside down rewashing everything and sprayed 70%alcohol on every corner and bottom of bed. So far nothing! I was happy to eliminate them before it became an infestation but i managed to kill about 12 bed bugs before eradicating all of them in less than 2 months by myself and temp control in my room in 60 degrees so they wont reproduce as much and kill them before mating

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for commenting

[@patriciamcarthur5924]

Piece of advice at the first sign you have these creatures you need to inspect everything very closely they are nasty

[@DrODonovan]

Totally agree

[@ellenhemighaus5039]

See the comment from someone in Canada. That person mentioned BBK. Thank you

[@sunflowergamesworld2817]

Thanks for sharing

[@skepo22]

They are evil

[@JiansYogaandDancing]

@@ellenhemighaus5039 I noticed . Where can we buy it?

[@Asta627]

I've 3 months in a hostel room which has lot of bed bugs.... It was hell😢

[@MYFATHEREMMANUEL]

THANKS MATE, REALLY HELPFUL

[@DrODonovan]

🙏🏻

[@miralpatel3411]

Doctor is there any spray we can use in the area of houses where bad bucks are coming?

[@RajimHashim]

my arms has so many dark spots because of bed bug bites

[@melissavelasco65]

How can you tell if its bed bug bites or measles?

[@Nemesis2747]

Heat and scilica dust like Cimexa are your weapons of choice. They have new chemicals like Crossfire that kill them good, but there is a chance of resistance. Steam everything, heat everything to 140⁰+, and dust the edges of your rooms with Cimexa. But if they are coming in from a neighbor, the waves of bugs will never end.

[@theonewhositsabovethetable]

I moved into a room and the landlord disclosed to me that they use to have bed bugs, and never told me until after a month of being bitten, I had no clue where they were coming from and those f****kers then told me they use to have bed bugs before I moved in? Really? So now I’m actively looking for a new place as the landlord claims he doesn’t want to spend 2000$ to get rid of them, instead he uses his own homemade useless concoction which does jack, and the past two weeks I haven’t been sleeping on the mattress they have in the room, and instead been sleeping in my gaming chair and they still bite me when I’m sleeping in it, and I mean how stupid can a landlord get? you rent a room out without fully making sure they are gone, and don’t disclose to potential tenants that hey you know we had bed bugs before! Furthermore to mention when I told the landlord about the bites they blamed me for “re awakening” them, like what?! I’ve never had bed bugs until I moved into this room in a modern home, it’s not a hotel, so I find it incredibly odd they’re trying to blame me for bringing bed bugs into their house, and they aren’t overly concerned about it, like I’m paying 900$ for a damn room to be eaten alive, maybe they will learn when I tell them I’m moving out in a few days as I’m on holidays. Let’s see if they will understand when I leave. Cheers from Canada and thank you for reading my rant.

[@DrODonovan]

Sorry - sounds pretty terrible!

[@goodcitizen3910]

literally the same thing happened to me bro.. scummy ass roommate (sub landlord) didn't show me the room when I came to view it. showed me the room next to mine and said its exactly the same.. took me 2 weeks after moving in to figure out those were NOT little cockroaches crawling over my body, I almost didn't wanna believe it was bed bugs. 2 months in... I've curbed the problem significantly by DE, I pay the same rent too LOL around 900. I live in apartment so management did pest control that did nothing but make it worse. don't throw away any of your belongings I know how it feels in a state of panic, they're all salvageable. buy a mattress encasement about 20 bucks now the fucker (landlord) is leaving for couple months and renting his room to some couple and im sure he didn't tell them JACK about these critters (dw they move in on the first and imma tell them first chance I get. 3rd roommate doesn't seem to be so bothered about it, annoying as F. you not alone brother stay strong and DE those fuckers also buy some interceptors for tables or bed legs, 50-60$ for peace of mind. to make it worse im the only one experiencing this in the house because my room was ground 0 for an infestation that had happened a year prior, that they FORGOT to tell me about from Toronto. capital of bugland

[@DM-je2ss]

In the United States you can sue the landlord for the state bug infestation apartment. I would document everything and try to get the landlord to come up and do his home treatment for bedbug. And as him how long has the bedbug been here and recorded him telling you he knew there was bed bug . Somehow trick him and recorded him and sue him. You would probably win but also call health department and they can condemned the house. And take photo of the bed bug and after you win the cases post on every local site where he listed his rental and tell people not to rent from him

[@snoozy0907]

CHECK UR WALLS I have plastic coverings over my mattress and box spring they now reside in the wall and that makes it easier to kill them make sure to wash your bedsheets and cover throughly because they will also live there now.Also make sure to check the walls every night before bed to make sure there are none.

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for watching

[@DTHRILLS.DANIEL.THRILLRIDETV]

Never had them but when you go to other's places 😮😮😮😮 feels nasty getting bit

[@ro-landocalrissian4633]

Is there a difference between bed bug & mosquito bites?

[@shawntakada1851]

I get one bite when sitting on my couch every few days. Very itchy. The bite is red, swollen, and an inch in diameter. Got bitten on each knee, the back of both arms, and this afternoon in the crook of my elbow. I vacuum the couch thoroughly every weekend (crevices etc), spray bug killer, and right now I’m washing all the cushion covers. I cannot see any bugs. Or any signs of bed bugs. I feel like I am going insane. Never wake up with bites… I assume there are none in our bed. Any reasonable suggestions are welcome. Be kind please.

[@CrystalRicotta]

I was bit up one ☝️ night on my face, neck and arms in Palermo, Sicily last week at the B&B Hotel. It’s been a rough week as this puts a damper into our travels. All the bites got red and itchy AF. Now I have a fever and sore throat.

[@AnthonyRodriguez-om6id]

Two things I’d like to add. Also check your window drapes (curtains) especially if they are long enough to touch your floor or bed. Lastly, you can get rid of them yourself but you have to be very diligent about keeping up all the steps they mentioned. We used a bed bug fogger, then vacuumed and cleaned up everything we could. Then took all the linens out of the room and washed them (I recommend a laundromat so you can wash everything at once and aren’t doing 10 loads of laundry one at a time). You also will want to avoid spreading them through the house by the dirty laundry. It’s important to bag it all and remove it directly into the washer so no bugs escape. Once the room is empty while doing the laundry fog the room again. Wait the recommended time to air out the room. Vacuum once more and be sure to empty your vacuum outside each time. The bugs and/pr eggs can get in the vacuum and fall out while you’re emptying it. The more overly cautious you are the less likely you’ll miss them. We had to do this twice in about a week. Not because we did it wrong but because we didn’t think of our other child and how the two often go to each other’s rooms. So while one had the first outbreak the other had inadvertently taken a few bug or eggs to their room by blanket, clothes, pillows, stuffed animals, etc. basically anything that might have human scent on it will be a place the bugs will try to go. In our case we found what I can only call a “nest” in both kids rooms. For my son it was the top of the curtains where the material bends and my daughter it was under her bed in a corner. The nest is just a place they find to hide while you’re awake and moving around. They lay their eggs there and come feed on you as you sleep. The nest you search for during the day. To make sure they’re gone I found them by waking myself up in the middle of the night walking to my kids beds and shinning a flashlight on their arms, neck and legs. Once you’re sure they’re not on your kid/yourself at night you want to search around the bed, you may have woken up before or after they got to you. So shine the light around a bit. It’s easiest to spot them if you have white or pale colored sheets and blankets. It’s disgusting to see them on your kid and as a parent you just want to immediately kill them all. Haha. The eggs are tiny white spots about it the size of salt granules. If it’s just started you may not see many but if you’re being bitten a dozen or more times that means you have at least 4 full grown bed bugs and they lay about 4 eggs a day. Everyday you delay there are 4 times as many as the day before. Best of luck.

[@eveadorn8028]

Can I use a heat gun at 200 degrees on a metal frame bed ?

[@DrODonovan]

???

[@iluvkururu]

@@DrODonovan I think they're referring to the heat treatments pest control uses

[@eveadorn8028]

No, I want to use a Heat Gun

[@goodcitizen3910]

@@eveadorn8028 bad idea bro

[@susanrichardson631]

I had an allergic reaction to bed bugs on a at a hotel once. I will never go there again. Disgusting AND scary.

[@qaysbarre9670]

What is wrong with such wounds and injuries?

[@minatusa9897]

Ive been itching in bed for months but I have not seen any. The itches dont match the pictures.. ive been trying to find it and no sign..

[@trapbender]

Thank you so much my house has had a problem with these critters and we keep bombing and using all cautions I just woke up earlier and found a bed bug crawling on me and killed it because it was the only one I found but now I'm freaking out so bombing the room again . Hoping they're isn't anymore

[@trapbender]

I have NO BITES THOUGH

[@trapbender]

Bed has no evidence of the bugs I'm so confused 🤔

[@DrODonovan]

Hope this video was informative

[@trapbender]

@@DrODonovan it was !!!

[@fukushimadaiichi9622]

Bed bug bombs are useless.

[@maryrainwater6576]

Hello Doctor, what are your thoughts on Staph infection from bed bugs. MRSA aeus I believe. Say a bed bug bites someone with staph, then bites someone on their finger or elsewhere, do you know or thing they could get it? There has been two Doctors that did research on this and they found this can happen.

[@alfrowong7436]

Using water with baking soda together bottle spray can kill bed bugs.

[@natefrost1]

I have some right now and just moved in I found them when washing my blankets so I put my mattress outside and check under my bed and under the broads that hold it up and killed it with heat but it didn't work

[@DrODonovan]

Likely will need pest control

[@goodcitizen3910]

shouldn't have thrown ur mattress. make a safe zone with DE around your bed with thick lines, they can't get in without dying

[@sweetzee67]

@@goodcitizen3910 what is DE?

[@Tina-ul1ii]

I found bugs like 3 days ago. I knew there were 1 or 2 in my apartment into I moved. I let my neighbor borrow my stand up fan he smokes and stuff and black crap was coming out of the vents. It didn't happen when I used my fan. Bak8ng soda seems to work. I found a lot a couple days ago very itchy feels like red ant stings. I am gonna throw out my bed and futon and buy a air bed.

[@IAMthatIAM992]

How big are they? I'm in a sketchy ass hotel and trying to check the beds but would they even be visible to the naked eye? Also will they not come out until I'm asleep?

[@mariehewett5240]

You won't see the larvae or nymph life stages of these critters with the naked eye. They sense from your breathing that a blood meal is waiting and come out of hiding to eat you alive!

[@Yo-yo-dt5ze]

You can see bed bugs at all stages including the nymphs I KNOW FOR A FACT because I had them before it’s just a little harder to see because they are transparent using white sheets will help you to be able to see them and also it doesn’t matter if you are sleep or woke during the day or at night if they have an opportunity to feed they will

[@adithyanmalarmannan]

I feel itchy in certain areas while sleeping. Don't know if it's mosquito bite or bedbugs

[@k7l3rworkman97]

So… I have bites popping up all over. Not a single sign of bed bugs… What should I do now?

[@GenevieveKBusch]

Watch the mark Rober video about it.

[@TheSkyGuy77]

See a doctor

[@marymiller8278]

Do bed bugs go in plastic containers.

[@mariehewett5240]

They can live in a piece of cardboard, each side of a light switch, behind wallpaper, the piping around a mattress etc. They are very good at hiding in the smalest places as their bodies are hard and flat.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

Theyre expensive AF to get rid of. You really need to tent your whole house and raise the temp to 140F. 91% alcohol kills them, but does nothing to the eggs. If you see the eggs, rip them off with masking tape and spray the entire thing with alcohol. Gotta do this every day and make sure you get every spot. Also they love hiding in metal spots on your bed. Also climexa dust works as does diametecuous earth. Dust that shit everywhere including over the eggs and it will kill them.

[@Goldn123]

I got this spread to my face and now it's 11 pm so is it OKay to wait few hours?

[@rungeon83]

I'm in the UK and I've lived some baaaad places, all over the place, ever seen a bed bug before, we get them here right?

[@DrODonovan]

Yes can occur in the UK

[@danw1374]

Yes we do get them. DDT practically wiped them out years ago, but since the chemical was banned they have made a comeback.

[@pawneebrask3507]

Yes! BENEDRYL works, but everyone thinks I’m on drugs -“she’s sedated”!!😢

[@Yeetymcspeedy]

i’m having trouble deciding wether my bite is bedbugs or just a random little vampire. it’s in the shape of a triangle and doesn’t itch. i just found them a couple hours ago on my upper inside of my leg area near my pelvis. checked all over my room and all i found was dirt on my mattress. a couple months back we set up a trap just in case and when i checked it there was nothing. i’m going insane right now help anyone?

[@Yvsdaddy]

I got so skinny tho can that happen?

[@SugarSweetTears]

Thing is I have bites on hand and foot but like no sign of bed bugs? And the bites don’t look the same as the picture

[@DrODonovan]

Thank you so much for watching the video and taking time to leave a comment. Unfortunately (and I know this will be frustrating for you), I am unable to give individual medical advice out on this channel. This is because of medico-legal reasons, not knowing your full case, circumstances and it would be unethical of me to do so otherwise. I have included the general resources I used to make this video in the description box but I have to advise that you speak to your own health provider (e.g. doctor, nurse) so that they can properly assess your case. Thanks for understanding.

[@piuswisdom5070]

Please I want to know practical steps to take to get rid of this bed bug completely

[@DrODonovan]

Please check out the references I included in the description box

[@miabigio518]

Hello, I’m not sure if I have bed bug bites because they don’t itch but they don’t disappear. I’ve had them for a few months and new red looking bites keep appearing. They look exactly like the picture that is shown in the minute 1:14 , I’m scared that it can be something else other than a bed bug bite

[@DrODonovan]

I am sorry but for medico-legal and ethical reasons I can't give individual clinical advice on this channel. Providing individual advice online it not permitted as part of my medical licensing terms and this is designed as a general education channel. Please consult your own doctor or health provider for individual questions and concerns about your health as they will have access to your full health record. I hope you found the video informative nontheless. Best wishes.

[@miabigio518]

@@DrODonovan thank you so much

[@goodcitizen3910]

yup, they're bed bugs. no other bugs bite in that pattern

[@trophydom1080]

They live off wood and blood. So they hid inside bed frames or bed supports. Some how they sense when you are sleep. If you have bed bugs you will need to fumigate and throw away furniture because they will be inside the wood.

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for commenting

[@vivianastridge2167]

Getting rid of bed bugs from wherever is the easiest thing there is. An ordinary industrial heat gun not only kills the bugs instantly but also destroys the eggs. The type of gun to be used must must be provided with a regulator or selector setting control. If this type cannot be located, then what ever heat gun is available will do provided an external controller is used. Heat guns can generate enough heat to actually melt metals and are not toys to be player around with. The advantage of using a controlled heat gun is that it may be applied to fabric, furniture, clothes , bed linen ,carpets books and other material that cannot be subjected to a direct open flame gas torch. While getting rid of bed bugs or killing these is no problem , the real torture is keeping the dwelling and oneself free of further infestation. In western countries this might not be much of a problem but in third world countries or shit holes as they are aptly referred to this is actually totally impossible. In the country when I live, one major religious sect will not kill bed bugs for religions reasons another major sect will not kill bugs for humane reasons, but above all the filth, squalor .and refuse in which the population actually lives, these factors are totally conducive to the massive development and safe environment for bed bug infestations of utterly unimaginable proportions, Every hotel, eating place, shop, taxi , bus and even the large passenger planes are infested and there is no hope in sight to get rid of the problem which for most of the population is no problem at all.

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks

[@daniel4God4ever]

Great Scott!!

[@اجلالعصامحسن]

Could it be not itchy ?

[@tompepper5326]

sugar soap I wiped the lot out with it ..got on this when I had spider mites ..threw bed and mattress out then sprayed carpets gone in a week

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for watching

[@fatema72]

What’s sugar soap , how did you use it?

[@tompepper5326]

@@fatema72 in a large pray can

[@tompepper5326]

@@fatema72 spray*

[@arielmunoz00]

Can eating in your room on your bed cause the bedbugs to come into your home?

[@winterr.m]

No. Bedbugs only feast on blood and can only be brought in if they hitch a ride on clothes, bags, furniture, etc

[@JoyceReynolds-n5y]

Very clear!

[@kandroidx86]

Doc in the beginning: "I'll tell ya how to get rid of them." Doc in the end: "It's a complete nightmare to get rid of them."

[@charlieboy501]

I had bedbug bites so bad I had blood running out of my nose some say so many bedbug bites is like a snake bite

[@gimisumgood3077]

Ummm you might wonna get that checked out.

[@heroknaderi]

Thank you for your advice 😊

[@DrODonovan]

You’re welcome 😊

[@thinkforyourself1556]

Man, I saw some people burning a mattress behind their home. I just assumed it was bedbugs.

[@WindowBeeTM]

If you can’t remove the bed bugs please read about Biological pest control, no chemistry at all

[@curtistucker8552]

I want to know why absolutely no website will say how they start or where they come from and traditionally this only means one thing. I’ll let you all figure it out because it’s not from being clean or tidy. 👀 What could it be🤔

[@gimisumgood3077]

Right it's like the just came out of nowhere or something. I don't remember seeing any back in the day when I was a kid.

[@ilovefranklyn]

Omo! This bed bug thing, dey everywhere Ooh. I think repainting the house will solve 95℅ of the problem, 5% for burning all my cloth and getting new ones. That's what ama do!!🤓😅 No, I will soak and wash them with hot 🔥 water, like Doctor said. 🙏🏼

[@skepo22]

Does sprays work like bug spray

[@Tyina]

Please give me short answer Is it dangerous ?

[@gimisumgood3077]

No the don't carry deceased. But it's very annoying asf

[@Tina-ul1ii]

I had these critters in my apartment they traveled down the street with me and the bugs ran into the walls. How I got rid of them was I went to walmart I got I got bug spray and a bunch of baking soda. A couple of bugs popped up and I would re spray and put baking soda on the carpet. So about 4 months later I started sitting on the couch. I found 3 bugs. So i g😂t rubbing alcohol I sprayed down the walls I put baking soda in the cracks and baking on the carpet. Leave it for 2-4 days. I sprayed the heck out of the couch. Vacuumed and put more baking soda on top and put back on a sheet. A white sheet so you can see better. The tiny guys sting worse than the big ones. So now I am going to vacuum up the baking soda. Re treat the baking a oda and resprat with bed bug spray. Plus it's winter here in Canada so? That's what did when I saw a couple of bugs....

[@harissaeed1223]

It was helpful, thanks.

[@DrODonovan]

You're welcome!

[@tozpembehayaller508]

Isn't there a solution

[@giftmudau2638]

What happens if don't know if it was a bad bug or mosquito

[@DrODonovan]

I'm not sure I understand the question

[@Jayalen]

Mosquito bites are clear and don't appear red. Bed bugs are red and swollen

[@lykamadoo8907]

I know it’s said they only bite at night but is it possible to get bit a little during the day?

[@joleshore4818]

Yes they’ll also bite in the day

[@lorenzocarrari8636]

Please i need to know something about it: can they reproduce and go to other beds if I, as a average normal and i think healty person, go to one bad place(bad intended as the x place where i took the bedbugs) to a clean one? If yes how can i avoid it? I think i have a lot of them biting me and reproducing or living a lot on me, i hope i made my question clear 😅

[@mistervacation23]

All I know is I got ate up with them when I was staying in the hotel in Las Vegas. All over my legs, nowhere else but it was bad bad bad bad

[@sithlordbeerus503]

What do they look lien when there still younger

[@DrODonovan]

Probably much smaller. I don't have any specific images sorry

[@emmae858]

My mom kicked me out of the house and I stayed at a hotel for almost two months. A coworker invited me to move into his place and he would give me his room. He would splurged on his tech and had all the latest electronics, but the son of a bitch didn’t have a good bed set up! For some reason he put his mattress under the bed frame, and then on the wooden slits he just put a 2” memory foam pad with 15 layers of blankets. He was on the 3rd floor so I didn’t bring my mattress up. I bought a new bed pad for $150 and he tried to claim the bed bugs were from me. Just in a week I had so many bites all over my arms and legs that the itching was keeping me up at night. I already have bad insomnia and this was the worst feeling I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve never had this burning and itching in my life not even when I had devil’s club. It’s so uncomfortable and I had no clue they were bed bug bites. I went to urgent care because I thought it was some weird rash but that morning when I woke up I felt a bug on me and it was brown and was like a tic. My feet swole up and turned purple, I can’t even fit them in my work shoes. The dr told me calamine cream spray, which hazel, doxycycline hyclate, and triamcinolone acetonide cream. It still itches horribly and burns. How many days will I have to feel like chopping my legs off?

[@pawneebrask3507]

Hey that’s first one is Fred!! His large family have been looking for him! I mean LARGE FAMILY! Wish I could post my baggie “collection”!!

[@theroadrunner5519]

Is there something you can put on your skin to repel bedbugs so they don't bite you?

[@DrODonovan]

Hi - good question. Not sure on the evidence behind this - plus the main thing is you need to get rid of the bed bugs completely

[@tompepper5326]

no they said ivermectin did its been tested only killed 3 out of 5 ..i got rid of them with sugar soap sprayed on carpets if a bug breaths that stuff in its a goner .then carpet cleaner with some in

[@cadelofanblock]

I used Lavender oil, it actually worked.. Kinda, but maybe it’s better to use that on what ever you sleep on. They hate the aroma of Lavender, tree tea, and blood orange oil. They say cinnamon and rubber alcohol keeps them away to (the aroma, not the liquid itself)

[@Roshea]

@@cadelofanblock If you're in a situation where you can't get an exterminator (much worse than actual bed bug bites) then lavender oil & high % rubbing alcohol repels them intermittently. Sealing your corners & room with Dimataceous earth also kills them overtime without the nerve agents & chemicals "pest control professionals" would normally use.

[@Roshea]

@@timfronimos459 yes. I wish I had known this sooner. The dimataceous earth helped similar to the Baking soda. Just create a perimeter around your bed and they will die trying to get to you

[@CrystalRicotta]

Hydra cortisone didn’t really help. My skin is so upset.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

I’ve bites all over me, but the actual wound looks nothing like these. Damn…

[@suejones7390]

I want to send a picture to ask questions and I can't

[@DrODonovan]

Hi Sue - I can't give out individual advice here, sorry

[@mjones4083]

As a doctor I wonder if you are aware of trials of ivermectin to be taken orally as a preventive bed bug treatment ?

[@autumrainegarvey3243]

I put castor oil on the bite. I thought i had them gone but found 1 today

[@gimisumgood3077]

I only see them at night the bigger ones most the time. I believe the smaller ones be biting me the most. I spray the with bed bug killer. But doesn't kill them instantly.

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for sharing

[@eveadorn8028]

Well .. thanks to bed bugs I don’t sleep alone anymore 😅 lol

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks for watching

[@samirayussif168]

You’re wired😂😂😂