I live near downtown Toronto and I just
discovered I have bed bugs. My absolute worst nightmare! Lived in the city for almost 8 years now, and in this current apartment for about 2 years. I’ve always heard about bed bugs being
prevalent here, just never thought it could happen to me so easily. I’ve always
been clean and careful, but I have no idea how and when this could’ve started.
I live in a low rise apartment complex, and have never heard of any issues
here. Though, in hindsight, it makes sense why neighbours and the landlord
might keep any problem on the down low.
I started seeing a couple bites a few weeks ago, but just thought it was a spider, since I do see them around. Then nothing for a week or so, then more bites – I checked around my bed, couldn’t see anything noticeable. THEN suddenly last night it all came undone. I felt something around my lower leg and literally jumped up and turned on the light within 5 seconds. Little red bed bugs scurrying about everywhere! A few going down the sides of my wooden bed, and maybe 15-20 running on the floor! It was shocking! I grabbed some tissue and started squashing as many bed bugs as possible – wow they were faster than I thought – and bigger than I thought – still tiny, but I always thought I wouldn’t be able to see them easily.
I’m so upset about this. I saw a bunch of the bugs retreat to corners of my room, then disappeared! I guess they can fit into any cracks along the walls. Now I can see some staining around the upper crevice of my bedframe. I looked up some things to spray with, including rubbing alcohol, but nothing seems like a sure thing.
What should I do? I called my landlord, left a message, still waiting for a reply. Are landlords fully responsible to take care of any bedbug issues? And I just read online that you’re supposed to still sleep in the same bed once you discover you have bed bugs… ?! Umm, what..? If I already saw a bunch of bugs scatter away from the bed, does that mean I’m supposed to stay in the bed and try to lure them back??
Any advice out there would be great! And if you live in Toronto and have had bed bug problems resolved, I would love to hear your advice!
I started seeing a couple bites a few weeks ago, but just thought it was a spider, since I do see them around. Then nothing for a week or so, then more bites – I checked around my bed, couldn’t see anything noticeable. THEN suddenly last night it all came undone. I felt something around my lower leg and literally jumped up and turned on the light within 5 seconds. Little red bed bugs scurrying about everywhere! A few going down the sides of my wooden bed, and maybe 15-20 running on the floor! It was shocking! I grabbed some tissue and started squashing as many bed bugs as possible – wow they were faster than I thought – and bigger than I thought – still tiny, but I always thought I wouldn’t be able to see them easily.
I’m so upset about this. I saw a bunch of the bugs retreat to corners of my room, then disappeared! I guess they can fit into any cracks along the walls. Now I can see some staining around the upper crevice of my bedframe. I looked up some things to spray with, including rubbing alcohol, but nothing seems like a sure thing.
What should I do? I called my landlord, left a message, still waiting for a reply. Are landlords fully responsible to take care of any bedbug issues? And I just read online that you’re supposed to still sleep in the same bed once you discover you have bed bugs… ?! Umm, what..? If I already saw a bunch of bugs scatter away from the bed, does that mean I’m supposed to stay in the bed and try to lure them back??
Any advice out there would be great! And if you live in Toronto and have had bed bug problems resolved, I would love to hear your advice!
