Have bed bugs, am moving - recs or advice?

[chickflick1979.livejournal.com]

Hi, I searched through the other pest control tagged posts, but I didn't see anything related to moving out of an infested apartment.

My apartment was sprayed twice for bed bugs, though the other people in the building were not (it's my landlord and his family, and he hasn't done anything - I'm looking into getting my money back from him, too). After 2 sprays, I'm still getting bitten. Meanwhile, I decided to move out, because I thought it was all taken care of, but I wanted to get out of here.

So, does anyone know of a good way to move out of my apartment without taking the bugs with me? I've been looking for companies who will fumigate my items in a truck, or spray the furniture, et al, on my way out. If anybody knows of a good pest control company who might do something like that, please let me know. Or if you have advice on what the procedure should be while moving out, please let me know.

Thanks.

Comments

Re: I would worry about my health....

[turil.livejournal.com]

Use the non-lethal-to-humans approaches. Such as washing in hot water, and getting rid of the other stuff. Obviously the chemicals don't work for whatever you've got. So maybe it's time to try a different approach that's been proven effective.

Also, have you actually seen the things? Are you absolutely positive it's bed bugs and not something else? I was convinced I was getting bitten in bed, but it turned out to be an allergic reaction, not bed bugs.

Re: I would worry about my health....

[chickflick1979.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to avoid having to get rid of all my stuff.

Re: I would worry about my health....

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yes, obviously. So why not try the healthy (to humans) methods available? Heat, cold, washing, etc.

Re: I would worry about my health....

[chickflick1979.livejournal.com]

I thought about putting all my wood furniture and other stuff in a truck and heat treating it, but it was just as expensive as throwing everything out and starting all over again. :(

Was that the kind of thing you were referring to? I'm not sure what else there is as far as non-chemical treatment for furniture.

As was said above, I'm not sure if it's cold enough outside for putting it outside to work??

Re: I would worry about my health....

[anyee.livejournal.com]

It's not cold enough. You need sub-zero temperatures for weeks at a time. You'll just make them burrow deeper into the furniture. Popular culture talks about freezing bugs all the time, but my own personal experience and research suggests that bugs just don't die in the cold.