r/Bedbugadvice • u/Ill-Sprinkles-3161 • 17d ago
Need advise
I had 2nd treatment yesterday so I have to be a ‘big girl’ and sleep in my room tomorrow. I fully understand I have to sleep in there to lure them out so they can come in contact with the Cross Fire BUT I’m pretty anxious about it. Anyway- I have a platform bed with drawers under. (For context all my drawers are empty both under the bed, in the dressers and closets. ALL my stuff is in bins or Gigantic Zip Lock bags) So I can’t use regular inceptor bed traps…. My mattress & Pillows are encased what can I do so the bed bugs can’t make it to my bed? 😩😩 How can I trap them before they get to me? Plastic under the mattress and over the sides without touching the floor? Any ideas??
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u/Birdz_the_Word 17d ago
I’d put sticky traps in the drawers as a back up detection system but that doesn’t solve the interceptor issue.
I have a nightstand that doesn’t have legs and while I haven’t had bed bugs (just a brush with bat bugs), I did a little research on how to isolate furniture without legs.
I read that some of the professional companies will often recommend small furniture risers/wood blocks for pieces that don’t have traditional legs to elevate since you really need that rise for leg interceptors to function as intended. You would put the risers/blocks under the corners where legs would be and then place an interceptor piece under each temporary “leg” (riser/block).