Bed Bugs and Roaches Keep Coming Back After Treatment
Homeowners are battling various pest infestations, including bed bugs, roaches, ants, carpenter ants, and moths. Users express frustration with ineffective treatments, persistent problems, and concerns about property damage and personal discomfort.
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“Hello, I need advice from pest control professionals regarding the Aprehend begbug treatment. I'm a renter and my apartment had a minor infestation of bedbugs, through no fault of my own (tenant above tried to DIY treat their larger infestation and the bigs spread to…”
“Moving to a new place and found dropping in a couple kitchen drawers. They sent a pest control guy out and he said it was roaches and treated. Now I’m gonna go clean it up, but I’m wondering the way to get rid of the strong musty odor in those drawers. Vinegar? submitted by /u/lady_driver13 [link] [comments]”
“I only ever saw one adult bug and 1 nymph in our pillow board which we threw away 5 weeks ago. We haven’t seen any other signs since (no dead bbs, no skin sheds, no fecal stains, no eggs) we’ve had 2 spray treatments and the last one (2 weeks ago) exterminator said they are likely all gone and that it was a very low presence of them in the first place. Debating if I should call my landlord to have him come back this week to spray one last time. I had a single “bite” on my ankle about 20 days ago”
“I had bug bites overnight for a couple night -- couldn't find signs of bedbugs, but did find a live flea and many dried pupa casings (I think) on my sheets. I don't have any pets, but I live in a multi-unit home where other apartments have cats. Located in North Western NY. I'm washing/drying everything I can on high heat, steam cleaning pillows and rugs, and using a household flea killing spray where I can. The thing I'm not sure about is my mattress topper and its cover. It'”
“This is no big deal at all. All you need to do is fill some bottle caps with boric acid and put them in the corners of the upper cabinets. Takes two weeks and cost $1.24. Doesn’t stink like the spray and unlike the spray, it works”
“In the last week I’ve watched my (19) and my mother’s apartment go from having zero bugs except house spiders to one or two house flies to right now about thirty. The house isn’t exactly deep cleaned but it is cleaned the kitchen recently cleaned and there’s nothing apparently messy or especially anything left out. I have an idea that it is because a skunk died on the street outside of our apartment, so they’re here and migrated. But nonetheless when I got home tonight it was like thirty instead”
“For 4 months I've been bitten by bed bug. It only bites once in a week and bites one at one place sometimes 2. I got so serious reaction to it that I got blood infection and it's getting worse day by day. The moment I recover I get bitten. About 1 week ago I caught one and told the landlord. He bought this spray and sprayed bed and mattress then later I sprayed the wardrobe too I have kitchen cabinets in my room but because of food I couldn't spray there. Even when we're spraying”
“Labour day I noticed two clusters of bites that I was fairly certain were bed bugs. This was 5 bites total. I panicked and called the first exterminator that was able to come out the next day. I’m worried that they may not be the best because I feel like I’m getting conflicting information from them and that they’re not being upfront with me/taking advantage of my panic. And I will admit I’m not thinking clearly. They came out with a dog that alerted to bugs both on my bed and my couch. They cam”
“We have been dealing with bedbugs in our flat for just over a year now. Had professional treatment from pest control using pesticide. No sightings for 7 months, then bedbugs. The pest control girl said it couldn’t be an infestation from another flat, because she would see them on our ceilings and walls and it would be very obvious we had them. I think she was trying to reassure me. She also said I didn’t have to heat treat every item of clothing in my flat because the pesticide would work, so I”
“Hello, I’ve had bedbugs for around a year now 🙃 We got professional treatment last August over 6 weeks, a girl came and sprayed our flat then used a fog bomb. No bedbug signs until February this year. We have a sofa bed and our ottoman bed we use - both fabric. I’ve seen signs of the bugs over the past few months. I’ve seen 3 unfed dead adults, and 1 live unfed adult. I don’t even know if it’s positive I haven’t seen any young ones or fed ones because I SEE THE ADULTS ANYWAY I treated my flat w”
“I never put my stuff back into the cabinets/drawers/under sink in the kitchen after our first spray 6 weeks ago. We had 3 so far, and a 4th coming soon. Is this bad? Since the spray is not a bait, but rather they have to touch it to kill them. If there is nothing in the cabinets, will they even go in them? The cabinets, drawers, under sink, and floorboards were sprayed for German cockroaches. submitted by /u/MajesticLorikeet [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone, It’s 4 AM and I’m writing this because I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. We’ve been dealing with bed bugs for over a month now and it’s becoming exhausting, both mentally and financially. We first found them in our bed on August 10. The next day we found them in our 1-year-old son’s bed too, and noticed bites on him. That was probably the worst moment of this whole thing. We threw away the beds and mattresses, bagged everything, washed whatever we could at 60°C/140°F and put”
“Hi all! I made a prior post about trying to convince my family we indeed had bed bugs. Now, over the course of 3 months, i only confirmed 4 bed bugs total to be found, with the second one leading to me bug bombing the room, throwing everything in the washer and dryer, and spraying everything with what we thought was an effective spray (turns out, my dad got the wrong spray that he so heavily promised me would help.) Today I saw 2 in my blankets, which are being washed and tossed in the dryer for”
“Hey guys I made a post about this the other day but I had found bugs in my college dorm that look to be bed bugs or roaches. Either way my college housing is going back a fourth telling me different things. And then today I was told pest control came and found nothing. I’m not sure how that is possible if I literally have photos of them on my wall and on my bed. I have even slept there one night. I attached the photos of them again the tiny ones were on my wall and they were slightly yellow in c”
“So I kept seeing these small, brown with stripped insects on my bed. It started with 1, told my dad after I freaked out and crushed he, he swore it was a tick from the dog. 3 months after coming home from work, where i had seen bugs on the communal fab suits before, i see another one on my bed after sitting on it in my work clothes. My dad said it was in my head, but we did full treatment anyways according to how he was trained to deal with infestations by a prior job he had. We bed bug fogged t”
“We moved in almost 3 months ago and in July we had the best pest control guy. He’d come when either one of us was home and was very informative of what he was doing (always explaining what each thing did, what to do when we clean, etc) and he would spray every crack and crevice which usually took him around 5-7 minutes after moving around the stove and fridge. He would even spray outside our door too. He was genuinely amazing. This month though, there is now a new pest control guy who showed up”
“I have a big problem. And i now it's been almost 12 hours on and off crying, interrupted by some panic attacks and 3hour shower. We don't have pets. We are not on the zero level floor. Is someone able to identify these blood suckers? PS i hope i wake up tomorrow and it was all just a bad dream submitted by /u/Old-Sail-7080 [link] [comments]”
“Instead of insecticides use mosquito bits- it’s a live bacteria that affects the insects alkaline digestive system. It won’t harm anything else, like pets or humans, just the insects. There’s instructions online for making a “tea” out of the granules. It’s super safe and effective.”
“We previously had confirmed bed bugs and received 3 professional treatments over about 3 weeks. Pest control eventually inspected and told us we were clear. We went about 6 weeks without seeing anything, until today when we found this single bug during the daytime. No bites or other signs so far. It also seemed to move pretty fast, noticeably faster than the bed bugs I saw before. First 5 photos are from today. The last photos are from our previous confirmed bed bugs for comparison. Does the new”
“I moved into my apartment my college leases a week ago and this week I came back. Everything seemed fine on the mattress and no signs of bed bugs. But when I made my bed and went to take a nap a bunch of bugs started crawling on the wall my bed was up against. These mattress and bed frames are given by the college. The small one I saw on the wall were yellow and smaller in person. I then killed 2 bigger ones that were brown. I started checking my bed again and still couldn’t find anything so I t”
“I recently went through a very bad depressive episode where I havent cleaned my house in some time and while I was cleaning I found a few. What is the best course of action? submitted by /u/mattsmallpp [link] [comments]”
“I moved into a rented house recently and I saw few bugs and flies in the house. I found a pesticide in my farmhouse and it was labelled Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% . I diluted 100 ml of this in 1 litre of water and sprayed it on all wall corners, inside kitchen cabinet and door frames and let the house sit tight closed for 2 days and then walked into few dead insects in the house. But it’s been 1 week since that the smell of strong insecticide is still lingering. It makes my eyes watery and”
“get rid of bedbugs for about a month/month and a bit my boyfriend has been complaining about being itchy, i haven’t felt anything apart from some bites i got at work. however after a huge ‘rash’ of spots showed up on his arm after sleeping at my house I checked my bed and immiedately saw two bugs. I am not a bug person and freaked out. left the house stayed somewhere else cleaning all the clothes we brought with us when we got there and putting on fresh clothes from the place we were staying bef”
“We're dealing with a cockroach infestation (yes, Orkin is on it) and a number of them made a nest in here. Naturally, cleaning it gets to be my responsibility. As you can see, the main body appears to be divided into two sections, and as you can tell from the last picture, there are no exposed screws to work with and the body doesn't twist apart. I asked maintenance to replace it, but unless it's dysfunctional or dead, then they won't do it. I won't know if either will be the”
“AT MY WIT’S END: Persistent biting infestation in flat despite sealing everything, deep cleaning, and fan setups. What am I missing?! I am writing this at my absolute limit. I haven’t slept properly in a month, I’m physically and mentally exhausted, and I am losing my mind in my own home. I need help, fresh eyes, or anyone who has dealt with this specific nightmare in a UK flat. The Problem: I am being relentlessly bitten by microscopic, airborne pests indoors (I suspect biting midges / Culi”
“hi all, i’m in a 6th floor apartment in new york city and have been having issues with bugs (mostly roaches) coming through the electric baseboard heaters. our apartment has pest control and we’ve sprayed around the baseboards. i’ve currently got duct tape over them since it’s summer and i’m not using the heat, but i was wondering if there might be some sort of mesh anti-bug cover i could put over the heater? i am absolutely terrified of bugs so yes, i know this might be overkill but i am at my”
“Retired teacher. I was never afraid of lice. Not that easy to get exposure unless you shared headgear, pillows, etc. Easy to combat, easy (but tedious) to get rid of. Bedbugs are a different story. One of my students was directed to put his jacket, bookbag, etc. in a plastic tub in a corner of gym locker room when he arrived in the morning. Then he’d bring his books/necessities to class (5th grade). Which doesn’t really help because we’ve seen bedbugs in between pages of books. I felt sorry for”
“My old high school we would get bedbugs at least once or twice a year brought into our classrooms. I don’t remember any Teacher ever actually bringing them home. The room would be cleaned by some company and not used for a couple days.”
“I got this furniture handed down to me and was cleaning it outside since I always worry about bugs. I did clean it off and they were very brittle and papery. Now I’m scared to bring it in the house. submitted by /u/mm4444 [link] [comments]”
“Sorry for the potato quality photos. Do these look like bed bug eggs? I know most of it is debris but there were small clusters that are difficult to see here. I lifted my couch cushion to vacuum and saw all of this underneath it. Bug infestations are one of my most debilitating phobias so I’m pretty unwell about it. I checked the cracks of my couch where the back conjoins and didn’t see any adults or poop but I’m pretty sure I saw a couple very small nymphs. submitted by /u/Select-S”
“I gave the 14 days post-treatment of keeping my kitchen relatively bare (I had a box of the things I use every day in there). I figured it was finally time to get my kitchen looking normal again, and opened the cupboard to give it a good wipe down before I put everything back - and there was a cockroach running around. By the time I got something to kill, it was gone. I live in an old apartment building and I think there are a lot of cracks that they can easily sneak through. I am so upset by th”
“NYC for context. I moved it using a U-Haul van to an in-building storage unit for one night (last night) and am now wishing I had put a cover on it. Is there anything I can do to ease my bedbug concerns? Do those encasements really help? Or should I spray/use some kind of solution? Thanks submitted by /u/Resident-Monk8307 [link] [comments]”
“Sooo... I messed up massively. I brought in 2 days ago leather corner sofa that was left on ground floor. I did check back then inspected throughout but I am pretty sure I missed something. It's been really nice piece of furniture and comfortable I thought I will restore it. Then woke up this morning and seen those. I've got carpets all over home, this is in living room. Room has been locked by now and most of stuff has been put to bin bags. Any advice how to take it from here? I've”
“Hey all, i work a job that requires I drive folks in my car. What are some good ways to protect myself and my car from bedbugs or other unwanted critters? :) thank ya submitted by /u/bearr16 [link] [comments]”
“Im taking over the basement in my parents house but apparently they have had bed bugs and roaches recently. Ive got a whole plan to reduce risk and poison and starve them out but I want to try sealing as many hiding and entry ways as possible. But there is a drop ceiling. Is there anything I can use to keep bugs from crawling through the ceiling gaps? Like caulking or something I can stick between the pannel and the railing? submitted by /u/SpecialistYoghurt719 [link] [comments”
“Hi all. My GF and I were doing some laundry yesterday and we found a bed bug crawling on a pillow on our bed. Searched everywhere, mattress, pillows, couch, chairs, trim and molding, clothes in drawers and in closets, etc. Found only the one. No eggs, poop, nothing. Literally only the one. Problem is the one we found managed to jump from the paper towel we had it in and skitter away. Not sure where it went after. Bagged our mattress and put glue traps under the legs of our bed. We also went ahea”
“Hi, I moved into a new flat and noticed bites after my first night. I started checking the mattress and found signs of bed bug excrements. a pest control company came by to check the flat and only found signs in my bedroom (on the mattress and bed frame). they said it was an early infestation, so I replaced my mattress and we still heat treated and chemically treated the whole flat. strangely, the pest control guy said we could clean the flat 24 hours after treatment (contrary to what most websi”
“I did as it said. Got everything I needed out, covered up some things that didn't need that on it, now washing bed clothes, etc. Set it off, waited two hours, opened up windows and doors, even put a fan in the window to air out. Waited another 3 hours for it to air out just to be sure, even though it says 2. Cleaned off tables, other surfaces, vacuumed, etc. Questions: Are foggers supposed to work immediately? Like, could I chill in the room and the fleas are *supposed* to be dead now? If no”
“My sister lives in another city and found bed bugs earlier this week. She's since had her place professionally exterminated. We're supposed to hang out at my house this weekend, and I want to make sure I'm not accidentally inviting bed bugs into my home. Edit: to add they did heat treatment. A few questions: Is it safe to have her over so soon after extermination? Could bed bugs still be hitching a ride on her clothes, bag, etc.? Any precautions I should take before/during/after her”
“These were found in a semi truck sleeper (semi truck with a bed) we were planning on renting. Rental company informed me they “found bedbugs” the day we were supposed to start our rental. They send me this photo. They’re offering to “bomb” the truck and have it detailed again. I do not want to accept this truck if it is bedbugs, as I believe it needs a more professional treatment than just a bug bomb and detail. However, if these are fly puparia, I’d feel much more comfortable with their solutio”
“Hi everyone, I just moved back into my college house after being gone for about 9 months and after sleeping one night I woke up with two bites on my leg. I had a bed bug scare last time I was here and took apart my whole bed but didn’t find anything. Now I’m back and am finding these small bugs all over my carpet, along with a live worm. I am absolutely freaking out. The floor is carpeted and I have a white rug on top of that which is why I can see them but I assume they’re on the other carpet t”
“For homes that are older than 30-40 years there would have been treatments of various sorts I am imagining - like bed bugs/termites/rodents/racoons Do buyers get scared off if these are present? I would assume there are few properties that old that have not had to deal with critters trying to sneak in an live with us. how do you handle this? Which is better, routine pest control once every few years, recent pest control, no pest control treatments? submitted by /u/Dry_Corner6431 [lin”
“Evicted tenants found really bad roach infestation besides exterminator what else can I do to fix it? Exterminator starting next week, all appliances and blinds are being trashed is there anything else I can do get rid of them quicker? Any other advice? submitted by /u/M-onthecorner [link] [comments]”
“My MIL acquire bedbugs and I’m trying to help get rid of them. Any guaranteed ideas would be appreciated. submitted by /u/Rude_Ant9964 [link] [comments]”
“I posted on the r/Bedbug subreddit last week when we first became suspicious that we might have bedbugs. TLDR: Our across-the-hall neighbor had confirmed bedbugs earlier this month and received treatment. Two weeks ago, we started to get tell-tale bites, but couldn't find anything. A week ago, we installed a mattress encasement, bed leg interceptors, sticky monitors, and spread diatomaceous earth hoping to catch one. The exterminator will not treat our apartment until we find physical eviden”
“Do I spray all around every baseboard(bottom of wall) in my house with Alpine/Seclira for cockroaches and inside my cabinets and drawers? submitted by /u/Da-up-and-downer [link] [comments]”
“I don't even know if this is the right subreddit for this but here we go. I've had a rough past few months and my room is in disrepair because of it. For reference, in most spots I can't see the floor and some and in one spot of the room there's a little mountain of garbage that is almost but not quite my height (5'7"). As you can imagine, there is a variety of bugs hiding within and under all the trash in my room. This normally wouldn't be a huge deal but I have ent”
“i always keep bed bug interceptors on (live in a city/apartment building) to be safe. was out of town and came back to a few of these in them....i think book lice but do not want to be wrong submitted by /u/ithinkiliketvshows [link] [comments]”
“I couldn't find a better pest subreddit to post this in so I'm sorry if this wasn't allowed. When I was in my early 20s I lived in a horrible building that had all kinds of pests including bed bugs. I never got bit then but my brother did repeatedly. I'm almost 40 and I dealt with that in the past add it's been gone for a long time. Last night I noticed 2 bites one right next to the other add they were pretty small but itchy. I've had scares before. Those things destroy y”
“I found this small roach on my BED. It’s squished and upside down but i’m fairly certain that it’s a smokey brown? I’m terrified of roaches and i can’t seem to find the source!! This is the second one i’ve found on my bed sheets in a span of 3 weeks 😭. I’ve washed my sheets several times a day and cleaned any dust around my bed frame. Any idea of how they’re getting on the bed? I usually find them when i’m laying down and they cross through my phone , not sure if light attracts them. Haven’t se”
“My apartment complex is treating all 4 apartments in my building with a 7 hour long treatment this Friday where the tenants and pets can't be around while it's done. We got a 4 day notice but there's an issue. I have no where to go, I have pets. I have no car and no family or friends I can stay with. I can't get a hotel either because I'm in the negative, life happened and I had to drain my savings and go down in the red to pay the bills. The building said if I can't leav”
“If related to a pest let me know. I assume this is bed bug evidence submitted by /u/BulkyBackground7855 [link] [comments]”
“I moved in a new appartment 3 months ago. A bit over a month ago I saw a memo on building info board that the communal spaces will be treated for roaches, and if any appartments saw them they should let them know so the appartments get sprayed as well. I wasn't home those days so I missed the memo but I didn't see any until then in my place anyways (tho if I did I would tell them to come just for preccaution). Then a bit under a month ago I started finding them in my bathtub, 4 in the sp”
“Idk if it is clear in the image but the cockroach is inside the screen… I’ve bombed multiple times sprayed in and around any openings in the microwave but they still persist… is there any way to get rid of them or should I just throw the whole microwave away? Also have a mini fridge and ice maker that seem to be “infected” as well. I just moved into a new place and don’t want to give them a chance to settle in! Help! submitted by /u/AccountingQueen81 [link] [comments]”
“My apartment unit is being sprayed for bedbugs and roaches today I'm disabled and live on the top floor of a walk up I don't leave unless it is to see a doctor I don't know anyone in my city and have very limited money and two cats so I have nowhere to go I will sit in the hallway until I can come back inside Generally they make me wait six hours (this is the third time this month that I'm doing this 🙄) The problem is I currently have a UTI and there's not a chance in hell I”
“My landlord said an exterminator came to spray the outside of my apartment while I was out of town, and that he recommended also fogging inside the apartment. Is this common to do? I haven’t seen a single roach since I’ve returned from my trip but would’ve preferred to not have had the inside of my apartment fogged since the roaches were entering from outside. Also, should I wash all my bedding/materials that were exposed during the fogging? They released the Hot Shot No-Mess Fogger with Odor Ne”
“Got this shelf at the thrift store. It was painted i inspected it in store but somehow forgot the underside. It's been on my balcony all night even hit it with sine bed bug spray cause I try to be diligent. But went to wash it off to bring in this morning and found these two skins underside and lots of spider webbing. Are they bed bug casings? submitted by /u/Different_Fun_5706 [link] [comments]”