Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False

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Ponder - @Pondermusic
Laura Shigihara - @supershigi
Orion Williams - @orionplaysmusic

[RogueODST]

My mom has been at war with bed bugs for almost 2 years now, spent over 8000 on exterminators all failing to do their job, not one of them even suggested steam or how to properly use diatomaceous earth, she can't afford exterminators anymore and has resorted to harsh chemicals which seem to have handled the bulk of them, but with what I've learned here I can hopefully help her to finish them off and prevent future problems, thank you.

[deacondingledine]

Mark accidentally avoided the most simple advice that everyone hears but pays no attention to, he did in fact let the bed bugs bite.

[Asher-elgf]

Why am I now all of a sudden obsessed with making sure I don’t have any bed bugs in my room, even though I’ve never seen any in my life. Thanks a lot Mark, you’ve made me paranoid. But really I do love all your vids and you’re what made me aspire to become an engineer one day.

[metrazol]

Prof. Wong is the kind of academic I love. Huge nerd, loves his subject, happy to share, has a lab of horrors in the basement.

[kylejensen]

Having been a pest control technician for many years, this video was so awesome. Thank you Mark for showing the science!
We need a pest control series from you.

[lizk]

Watched this video out of boredom at 3 am about a year ago. Ended up getting bit at a hotel and accidentally brought some home last week. First thought was this video. Following all the steps and hoping the issue is done for soon!

[newerahopefamily]

Went to an Airbnb in Chicago about 2 years ago and briefly fell asleep. I woke up maybe 20 minutes later very itchy and I remembered thinking to myself while half asleep "Why am I so itchy with welts on my body, it's the winter time, and there are no mosquitos" and then instantly light bulb went off and I thought "Oh no!! Bed bugs" up until this point in my life I had never been bitten by one. I jumped up and cut the lights on and pulled the blanket back and there they were. About 5-10 of them are full of my blood. My wife was still sleeping heavily in the bed so I pushed her very hard and woke her up and she jumped up quickly. We spent the next 3-4 hours putting all of our clothing and bags in the dryer on a very high setting to ensure we didn't bring anything back home with us. We later went and got a hotel. That experience traumatized me and it was very hard to sleep comfortably in any setting, even now I thoroughly check hotels and things for bed bugs. Those bites are unlike any other bite I have experienced. Mosquito bites usually itch for an hour or so.. Those bed bug bites itched extremely badly for days!! I couldn't stop scratching because they itched so bad. If i remember correctly i had to go get some itch relief cream just to soothe the itch but even that didn't help. I don't see how people can live in infested homes with these things.

[nick]

I've never experienced bed bugs, but this has inspired me to burn my house down just to be safe.

[svgproductions]

I had them 4 years ago living in NYC, it’s a mentally draining ordeal as well as psychological. I was afraid of sleeping in my own apartment. Worst experience ever, luckily my building solved the problem pretty quickly. I don’t wish this on anyone! Great video Mark, very interesting!

[genericsubscripter]

Thank you so much for making this video. This is exactly what I needed. Super informative, fun, and light. This is what youtube should be for. You are brave letting them eat you but interesting to watch!!

[mysteepulcine]

We just got bedbugs. My husband has been traveling for work. I had seen this video before, so I knew immediately to go for the diatomaceous earth. Thanks for that. Wish us luck!

[williamperry]

The bites aren't the worst part it's the psychological damage.

[jacksonstewart]

As a pest control technician myself, this is incredibly helpful! A lot of my customers have questions about the things they can do to get rid of bed bugs or avoid them, and- along with the professional help that my coworkers and I provide- this would be a great resource to direct them to. I especially found the test with the simulated bed post very interesting and it explains a lot of bed bug behavior I already knew about- specifically them climbing all over the walls in severely-infested rooms and apartment units. Great video! See if you can find other pest related content to make!

[irenethomas]

THANK YOU!!! ♥️ THIS is the BEST video out there! Youve daved me s tom of greif. I'm elderly and disabled and trying to reserach & fight the mini vampires by myself.
May bkessings flow your way and the kindness of making this You Tube for others, be returned to you tenfold.

[marylynnleslie]

You have helped SOOOO MANY PEOPLE!!!! YOU DESERVE AN AWARD❤

[JustGoBrandon]

Years I ago I noticed bed bugs. This is how I eradicated them. 1) I sealed my mattress with a bag, as suggested here. 2) I cleaned all my clothes, sheets etc. 3) I bought four small bowls and put diatomaceous earth in all of them. I then placed each leg of my bed into one bowl. That way when the bugs wanted to climb up to me, they would climb up the bowl and fall into the diatomaceous earth. Every morning I found bugs in the bowls. Within a week they were all dead.

[keithmccormick]

Dr. Wang is amazing. I've been in the pest control industry for almost 24yrs. This is one of the best informational videos on Bedbugs I've seen in a while. Awesome work Mark!!!

[rebeccagregg]

I had bed bugs 6 years ago (got them from my neighbor). Let's just say the bites don't compare to the anxiety. I was too afraid to go to sleep. 🙃

[wraythofficial]

3:14 in, they can live up to a little over a year without a blood meal depending on the environment. Branch 2 Field Representative Technician here! Love this video so far!

[OfentseMwaseFilms]

Bad idea watching this at 2am while in bed. Now I feel things crawling on me!😭