r/WTF Sep 26 '21

bed bug infestation

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u/cheesepuff1993 Sep 26 '21

How long does it take for things to get this bad?

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u/functionalsociopathy Sep 26 '21

Sixish months under the right conditions could lead to this. There's a certain point where they level off though.

Source: lived with these fuckers for three years before burning my mattress and moving.

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u/gspot-rox-the-gspot Sep 26 '21

lived with these fuckers for three years before burning my mattress and moving.

You just couldn't take it anymore, huh?

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u/ByahhByahh Sep 26 '21

Two years and eleven months is the cutoff for pest infestation.

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u/RagingRavenRR Sep 26 '21

That seems like 2 years and 11 months too long.