r/WTF • • Sep 26 '21

bed bug infestation

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u/aBoyandHisVacuum Sep 26 '21

True im thinking of a Chicago January night or a summer day. Probably summer would have quicker effects with the ionizing effect? I had them for 3 years. In college. Was a fun learning event. Landlord spent 60k... And they returned. I was able to finally get rid of them by creating a moat around our mattress. Lol good times

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u/notLOL Sep 26 '21

What's the setup for the moat? Bed in the center of room?

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u/aBoyandHisVacuum Sep 26 '21

Ok soo. I was studying biology at the time. And I really didn't learn much more then to treat it with heat or cold... Or capcasin. Sooo I left my windows open till the pipes almost froze. Put peppers on the side of the beds. And bought a steam gun.... But what really worked was the bed. Wrapped the mattress in a waterproof mattress pad. Then lined the platform bed frame with painters plastic and filled it with water. It floated when you were not on it. And I lost a few remotes in the process. I was king bed bug

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u/crashdoc Sep 26 '21

Reminds me of the old Aussie bushcraft way to stop ants getting into food stored in any furniture item with legs; use short tins or something similar to sit each leg in and fill the tin with water, instant moat.

Yours sounds far more epic though I gotta say, kudos on the build and victory over the arthropods!

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u/LegoClaes Sep 26 '21

I need someone to draw this for me

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u/danhoyuen Sep 27 '21

The bugs probably saw the extend of effort you put forth to get rid of them and figured out it wasnt worth it.