[adnmcq999]

I had em, powder didn’t work. Don’t remember if I was using diatomaceous earth, poison or both. It got to the point where I didn’t know if I was itching because of the powder, the bugs or my head. Eventually I washed all my clothes in the bathtub in really hot water - and that’s the first time I saw them. I realized they were prob living in a bag of mine that I had at the hotel I was at when I got them. Threw that in a hot bathtub. Washed all my clothes - left the bag outside for 1 Wisconsin winter. Problem eventually resolved. Didn’t need to get a heat treatment - just very thoroughly “boiled” them myself.

But fast forward a few months, I had to go on another trip. When I reached my hotel and unpacked, I saw that I had a lot of slow moving bugs in the bag. Idk if they were eggs initially or what, but they survived an entire winter of very cold weather. Needless to say, I immediately gave the bag a hot bath and there were pretty heavy casualties. I think it was contained bc I think they were still coming out of some sort of dormant state and unable to scurry away.

[7thaccount]

Couldn't you just get rid of the bag at that point?

[mettamage]

My thoughts exactly.

[nicoburns]

> they survived an entire winter of very cold weather

Unless it's really cold, bedbugs actually live longer in the cold. Up to 18 months has been reported! Heat treatment is much more effective.

[nprateem]

Some bugs live longer in the cold. They can go into hibernation. But for some of them heat kills them by dessication.