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Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 10:59pm On Nov 04, 2025
Pls fam wat can i use to eradicate these evil blood sucking demons, i heard sniper is 5k now i don't have dat money, pls any home made remedies like DIY, during the day time i don't see one but at nite they bite hell out of us seriously, pls is serious not joke
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Nobody: 11:08pm On Nov 04, 2025
That insect from the abyss of hell😤😤
Best solution is sell all your wooden furniture and get plastic or new ones.
And also change your wardrobe.
If you can find out how it got into your house and avoid that place, then you’re partially safe.

The way that insects reproduce is pretty mind-blowing, honestly.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 11:23pm On Nov 04, 2025
SpencerForbes:
That insect from the abyss of hell😤😤
Best solution is sell all your wooden furniture and get plastic or new ones.
And also change your wardrobe.
If you can find out how it got into your house and avoid that place, then you’re partially safe.

The way that insects reproduce is pretty mind-blowing, honestly.
i don't know how it came into my home. I guess from public transport it followed me home unknownly, na neighbors are scared to enter my room and it really disturbs me greatly
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by brain54(m): 11:30pm On Nov 04, 2025
SpencerForbes:
That insect from the abyss of hell😤😤
Best solution is sell all your wooden furniture and get plastic or new ones.
And also change your wardrobe.
If you can find out how it got into your house and avoid that place, then you’re partially safe.

The way that insects reproduce is pretty mind-blowing, honestly.
Sir someone says she doesn't have 5k to buy sniper...

And you are suggesting change of furniture and wardrobe.

I think she is looking for cheaper solutions o!
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Sirmwill:
You would have to attackk them from all angles

Get rid of them from your clothes


Soak every clothes or clothing materials or beddings or curtains or anything that has cotton or linen, etc

Soak them in hot water for about 20minutes. They can't survive that long in hot water.

If you have a big carpet(rug), take it to a car wash point and have them wash it thoroughly for you... though you can do it yourself,if you can,
Or better still, use a vacuum cleaner
Clothes and Rugs/Carpets tend to hold their eggs. If you don't get rid of them and their eggs, they would only resurface back after all your stress.



Then, the furniture can be tricky

The edges of those furniture can be holding their eggs.
For the furniture, you can use a steam cleaner orrrr put the furniture under scorching sun while manually scraping off or sweeping of the bugs and their eggs.
You have to check them very well
Especially the cracks and crevices of chairs and sofa(the most dreadful to handle) and bed

Sometimes the furniture can be impossible to make bed bugs free
In that situation, you should either get rid of the furniture or squeeze out money to buy a strong insecticide (not necessarily sniper) for the furniture only
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Nobody: 11:45pm On Nov 04, 2025
brain54:
Sir someone says she doesn't have 5k to buy sniper...

And you are suggesting change of furniture and wardrobe.

I think she is looking for cheaper solutions o!
I'm really hoping she finds a way out, honestly. That insect's seriously creepy! I wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even people I don't like.

We had a nasty scare when I was growing up – we ended up moving out of the compound pretty fast, it was crazy.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by brain54(m): 11:47pm On Nov 04, 2025
SpencerForbes:
I'm really hoping she finds a way out, honestly. That insect's seriously creepy! I wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even people I don't like.

We had a nasty scare when I was growing up – we ended up moving out of the compound pretty fast, it was crazy.
I hope so too...
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by mitchmang(m): 12:44am On Nov 05, 2025
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Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 2:23am On Nov 05, 2025
brain54:
Sir someone says she doesn't have 5k to buy sniper...

And you are suggesting change of furniture and wardrobe.

I think she is looking for cheaper solutions o!
yes o u get me right diy
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 2:25am On Nov 05, 2025
Sirmwill:
You would have to attackk them from all angles

Get rid of them from your clothes


Soak every clothes or clothing materials or beddings or curtains or anything that has cotton or linen, etc

Soak them in hot water for about 20minutes. They can't survive that long in hot water.

If you have a big carpet(rug), take it to a car wash point and have them wash it thoroughly for you... though you can do it yourself,if you can,
Or better still, use a vacuum cleaner
Clothes and Rugs/Carpets tend to hold their eggs. If you don't get rid of them and their eggs, they would only resurface back after all your stress.



Then, the furniture can be tricky

The edges of those furniture can be holding their eggs.
For the furniture, you can use a steam cleaner orrrr put the furniture under scorching sun while manually scraping off or sweeping of the bugs and their eggs.
You have to check them very well
Especially the cracks and crevices of chairs and sofa(the most dreadful to handle) and bed

Sometimes the furniture can be impossible to make bed bugs free
In that situation, you should either get rid of the furniture or squeeze out money to buy a strong insecticide (not necessarily sniper) for the furniture only
i go try, na dem dey make me dey awake like dis
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 2:27am On Nov 05, 2025
SpencerForbes:
I'm really hoping she finds a way out, honestly. That insect's seriously creepy! I wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even people I don't like.

We had a nasty scare when I was growing up – we ended up moving out of the compound pretty fast, it was crazy.
my kids just dey scratch body see blood as i dey kill dem
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 2:27am On Nov 05, 2025
brain54:
I hope so too...
e baddo guy
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by sisisioge: 3:54am On Nov 05, 2025
Hmmmmm....this is serious. Sirmwill gave the best advise.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by sisisioge: 3:57am On Nov 05, 2025
Sirmwill:
You would have to attackk them from all angles

Get rid of them from your clothes


Soak every clothes or clothing materials or beddings or curtains or anything that has cotton or linen, etc

Soak them in hot water for about 20minutes. They can't survive that long in hot water.

If you have a big carpet(rug), take it to a car wash point and have them wash it thoroughly for you... though you can do it yourself,if you can,
Or better still, use a vacuum cleaner
Clothes and Rugs/Carpets tend to hold their eggs. If you don't get rid of them and their eggs, they would only resurface back after all your stress.



Then, the furniture can be tricky

The edges of those furniture can be holding their eggs.
For the furniture, you can use a steam cleaner orrrr put the furniture under scorching sun while manually scraping off or sweeping of the bugs and their eggs.
You have to check them very well
Especially the cracks and crevices of chairs and sofa(the most dreadful to handle) and bed

Sometimes the furniture can be impossible to make bed bugs free
In that situation, you should either get rid of the furniture or squeeze out money to buy a strong insecticide (not necessarily sniper) for the furniture only
You finished everything.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by MrOreo(m): 5:08am On Nov 05, 2025
SpencerForbes:
I'm really hoping she finds a way out, honestly. That insect's seriously creepy! I wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even people I don't like.

We had a nasty scare when I was growing up – we ended up moving out of the compound pretty fast, it was crazy.
The bolded is the only solution.
Just take your certificates out of the house, don't even touch your clothes.... if you can, burn the house too.
Those guys might not die even if you drop a nuke there...Scary imps
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by overdrive(m): 6:07am On Nov 05, 2025
Chai!!!!
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by DeltaBachelor(m): 6:15am On Nov 05, 2025
Chai. Sorry o. Look for Dress force powder. Buy like 4 satchets .Sprinkle around your house, especially in those places they are mostly concentrated like your chairs, furniture, bed etc where they can get access to feed readily.. Also mix kerosine and camfor and then put the mixture in a small empty fanta or coke plastic container. Open a small hole at the top of the cork and sprinkle every crack , crevices in your house, furniture bed , etc. Do this continuously every day, then reduce to every 3 days when you start seeing changes , then reduce to every 5 days until they are no more. Sorry about your predicament. You now have an infestation and you need to properly tackle it now .
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by mascot87(m): 6:20am On Nov 05, 2025
Bed bugs wey make me abandon my car...lol. The only solution is hustle for money and change everything in that your house most especially your bed, clothes, chairs etc because no matter what you do, you cannot eradicate them. They usually hide in places your eyes can never reach and lay eggs in thousands. Even if you kill many and it remains just 1 hidden somewhere, that 1 is a potential thousand. Just save some money , change your furniture, clothes, remove everything in the house and take them outside ,burn what you can and screen properly what you intend to take back inside. But that mattress must be burnt o. Bedbug infestation no be beans o. Na real war
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Xmen149(m): 8:01am On Nov 05, 2025
dollytino4real:
Pls fam wat can i use to eradicate these evil blood sucking demons, i heard sniper is 5k now i don't have dat money, pls any home made remedies like DIY, during the day time i don't see one but at nite they bite hell out of us seriously, pls is serious not joke
No powder or pesticide can kill it. Only successful result from all research is that it they don't survive high temperature..

Look for were to borrow hot steamer (looks like vacuum cleaner and use on all conners.

In absence of that get kerosene and heat it,.pour into a pointy container and start work with it(kerosene retains heat for long and can sip into tightly knitted stuffs). Be sure to keep it very hot.

Boil big quantities of hot water and soak everyone's cloth before you start. cheesy everyone must wear only pants on the operation day. After doing the laundry iron every dam thing.

If possible keep everyone out of the house for the weekend and do this for 3days Friday evening after work, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday get cleaners to clean the house. I bet you with half of the country everything will die.

Budget money for gas because any liquid (kerosene,water etc)you will be using must be sitting on fire continuously pretty hot.

Good luck and happy hunting
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by hunterezi(m): 8:22am On Nov 05, 2025
It is that sniper mixed with kerosene that will make bedbug past tense. That is only way.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Sirmwill: 8:36am On Nov 05, 2025
dollytino4real:
i go try, na dem dey make me dey awake like dis
Okayyy

Just make sure there are no eggs left anywhere

What makes fighting Bed bugs really difficult is not the bedbugs themselves
It's the eggs

If left unchecked, few eggs of theirs can produce another large amount of bugs again and again
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 9:00am On Nov 05, 2025
Sirmwill:
Okayyy

Just make sure there are no eggs left anywhere

What makes fighting Bed bugs really difficult is not the bedbugs themselves
It's the eggs

If left unchecked, few eggs of theirs can produce another large amount of bugs again and again
dat is the wahala because dey don't make noise like mosquitoes
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by dollytino4real(op): 9:03am On Nov 05, 2025
Xmen149:
No powder or pesticide can kill it. Only successful result from all research is that it they don't survive high temperature..

Look for were to borrow hot steamer (looks like vacuum cleaner and use on all conners.

In absence of that get kerosene and heat it,.pour into a pointy container and start work with it(kerosene retains heat for long and can sip into tightly knitted stuffs). Be sure to keep it very hot.

Boil big quantities of hot water and soak everyone's cloth before you start. cheesy everyone must wear only pants on the operation day. After doing the laundry iron every dam thing.

If possible keep everyone out of the house for the weekend and do this for 3days Friday evening after work, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday get cleaners to clean the house. I bet you with half of the country everything will die.

Budget money for gas because any liquid (kerosene,water etc)you will be using must be sitting on fire continuously pretty hot.

Good luck and happy hunting
if i pour kerosene it brings dem out plenty from where dey are hiding and the disturbance at nite will be more compare to wen i don't pour at all
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Sirmwill: 9:06am On Nov 05, 2025
dollytino4real:
dat is the wahala because dey don't make noise like mosquitoes
Hmmm
Don't worry
Don't be scared either

You would eliminate them completely

🙂
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Chummynoni(m): 9:15am On Nov 05, 2025
MrOreo:
The bolded is the only solution.
Just take your certificates out of the house, don't even touch your clothes.... if you can, burn the house too.
Those guys might not die even if you drop a nuke there...Scary imps
lwmk . She should burn the house ke? 🤣🤣🤣
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Tohsynetita1(m): 9:52am On Nov 05, 2025
dollytino4real:
Pls fam wat can i use to eradicate these evil blood sucking demons, i heard sniper is 5k now i don't have dat money, pls any home made remedies like DIY, during the day time i don't see one but at nite they bite hell out of us seriously, pls is serious not joke
Please go and buy
Dress force . It’s very cheap . And very efficient. If you use it once, you won’t see them anymore.
It’s under 1k.
Sniper doesn’t work like dress force, in fact, I have not seen insecticide that kill bed bug like Dress force.

Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Houseofglam7(f): 10:09am On Nov 05, 2025
Dayummmm
This is crazy!
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by sow4me(m): 10:10am On Nov 05, 2025
I saw a thread on this bed bug issue some months back.

A lady simply said she took the bed bug in a tight match cartoon (3-5 of it; took it to a popular market, and droped it on the floor saying as she dropped it that 'i am selling this to the market, ' and like play, they bugs all left her house.

Well give it a try and see if it works.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by fineboynl(m): 10:12am On Nov 05, 2025
The fact you cant afford sniper only means you aren’t ready yet.

It cost alot to even think or attempt to get rid of them. They already settled and established in your house which makes it harder. In a case when they just get in a you detect immediately after first or second bites. You can use proactive measures to eradicate. But right now they have settled and might move out to the next apartment which worsens the all process.

But carbrator cleaner. Around 2k each. Use it for wooden edges and cracks on wall. Remove rug or carpet because I believe you live in that kind house.

Mix klin in hot water and use it to bath the house. Use similar water to wash all clothes, shoes, curtains and bed sheets. The foam use hair dryer to heat every parts and corners.

After everything repaint the house and celling and unsure they use water cement to cover every holes and gaps on ceilings and walls. Majority of them like to stay near food source, but some prefer stay far. They only come for flood meal and go back.

All these cost money for you that can’t afford sniper.

warning, this advice is not 100% proofs to eliminate them all. It might help though.
Re: Bed Bugs Don Invade My Home!!!! by Xmen149(m): 10:23am On Nov 05, 2025
dollytino4real:
if i pour kerosene it brings dem out plenty from where dey are hiding and the disturbance at nite will be more compare to wen i don't pour at all
*Hot kerosene will kill them sir*
I practically used kerosene BCS it can retain heat for long..if it's not hot you have done nothing
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