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Will sweating for a long period of time and keeping your hair oily kill lice or bed bugs?
cause i haave no idea if i have lice or not. i wa trying on a hat and my mom said it couldve lice…
so now a few weeks later. still itchy
so im trying to sweat alot to kill lice or bed bugs if its bed bug…
is it possible to catch bed bugs from trying on a hat in a store?

Ok, so around the beginning of February I moved into my Aunt’s house. She doesn’t have much money and it’s not the cleanest place. In the inconvenient situation, me, my twin sister, and my two cousins all had to share a bunk bed. The matresses were old… I slept on the bottom and my sister slept on the top.

After a few days I started to notice red itchy spots on my feet and arms, then I eventually got a few basically everywhere. After one night of sleeping on the bottom bunk, my sister, who didn’t have any bumps, started getting the bumps. They’re your typical bed bug bites. Some of them were in clusters of three. We went to the doctors who comfirmed them as bed bugs.

My question: Why didn’t either of my cousins get them? My other cousin, who always slept in the bottom bunk (which had the worse infestation) never got them. Was is because they had been living there for a long time and their bodies were used to it?

I think I have a bed bug infestation. I keep getting bites that produce a large welp with infection in it. I thought it was fleas but now I think it is bed bugs. What are the differences btw the two and what do I need to do to get rid of them. I have not had any bites on my feet and ankles, only the top of my leg and under my arms. I have a cat, but he does not have any fleas on him. I do not know what else to do. My boyfriend is getting bit as well, none of his are on his ankles or feet either. Is this bed bugs. Please help

okay, so, id really like to think that i dont have any bed bug of any kind….but the past 4 mornings ive woken up with bug bites all over my ankles. i dont know why its just my ankles, but theyre small bites, smaller than mosquito bites but itch x10 worse.

i washed my sheets and all of that, but im still getting them! i dont know what to do….i dont think it could be fleas, i dont have pets? and i dont ever actually see any of the bugs….i have looked.

any ideas?

I have a bed bug problem in my apartment. I have been getting bit. So my logic is, alcohol is bad for the human body, therefore it is bad for a bed bug. I don’t know if that’s true. So if I drink alcohol, the alcohol goes in my blood, the bed bugs drink my blood, the bed bugs ingest the alcohol (which Im hoping will be a lethal dose considering their size), and die. Plausible?

I am currently renting an apartment that became infested with bed bugs! I complained to my apartment manager several times and they had Orkin come out and treat. They now want me to reimburse them for the Orkin bill stating that it was my responsiblity? Being as I didnt have a bed bug problem before I moved in there I feel that this is not my obligation to pay this bill. Am I legally responsible to pay this? And can I put my rent money into escrow until this issue is resolved?

What smell repels bed bugs and i need proof of your answer with a website (not yahoo, wiki, or any answers website like those) of your info please!!!!!!!!!!
how do i get rid of bed bug bites fast (again proof of answer with website)
please put direct link

I had a friend say they found bed bugs at their house and I am quite paranoid. I vacuum constantly and my sleep number bed is basically a fancy air mattress. Am I bed bug safe?

I have just recently discovered I have a room that is home to bed bugs. I found tiny bed bug bites all over my body in various places. I want to get rid of these pests at once, not a hit and miss try. My mom has told me to wash all of my sheets, bedding, and my dog’s bedding. and to also vaccuum the entire room. Will this help? ive been informed that JUST washing the sheets and mattress (which she didnt suggest) isnt enough. Please help me!

I heard on TV that the number of bed bugs are increasing but they didn’t report by what percent.

Is there any stats on bed bugs?

I plan to stay in a dorm room for college — however I’m worried about carrying a bed bug back home. The school has not made any infestation, however I’m not sure if I want to take the risk?

Any thoughts?