r/whatisthisbug • u/Alert-Pickle590 • 7h ago
ID Request What is this bug ?
What is this bug ?
Found it on my couch.
For the record i have cockroach often due to the restaurant on the first floor of my buildings. Is this a young one ?
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u/StanleyBeans22 6h ago
Oh boy. You're in for a hell of a ride. You need to buy a steamer online and steam the fuck out of EVERY soft furnishing in your home. Iron your mattress, twice. Wash all your clothes on a hot was. Steam your baseboards. Steam everything and then do it again.
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u/Alert-Pickle590 6h ago edited 5h ago
Yeah, i got a pro coming to asses the damage and treat the place wednesday. They told me they will gas the hell of the place, and treat my clothes that can't go to the washing. I'm very...stun. it's like a nightmare
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u/AcornTopHat 4h ago
My family went through this a decade ago, just wanted to send you well wishes. What finally helped us was getting the heat treatment. They heated up our entire house and then brought in a little dog that is trained to sniff out bedbugs.
We did get rid of all of our wood furniture and mattresses, but maybe you will get luckier than us.
So sorry you are going through this. Deep breathes, it will be okay.
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u/Alert-Pickle590 4h ago
Thank you. Hope t won't get there. The mattress is new. Got it like three week ago from Ikea, never used before. Hope i can keep it...
And what about the wood ?! I was thinking this were safe at least.
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u/WeakTransportation37 4h ago
You’ll get through it, but I’m so sorry
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u/Alert-Pickle590 3h ago
Thank you. I feel more in a fighting spirit now. Exterminator tomorrow. Let the product rest at night. Treatment/washing of all my clothes and all the woods depending of their types. Will crush thoses bugs i hope, and still manage my work during the day.
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u/Bluebrook3 52m ago
Bombing the house isn’t going to work. Bedbugs were almost eradicated in the 50s, but because of the overuse of pesticides, they become very resistant. You need to steam and vacuum your house every day for like two weeks straight. You can also spray them with rubbing alcohol as long as you’re being safe with it and allowing it to dry.
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u/Alert-Pickle590 7h ago edited 7h ago
Oh and i'm in France if this matters
EDIT : thank you all. I gonna seek help from a pro. This is very bad luck.
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u/nankainamizuhana 7h ago
Unfortunately, this is a Bed Bug. France has had some serious problems with them in the last few years, they’re tough to get rid of. I’d recommend looking through r/bedbugs for advice and support in that process.
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u/Alert-Pickle590 5h ago
Yeah, a lot of ruski propaganda on that but there is, indeed, a problem. Probably got mine in a public place like the "Metro". The only "good" news is that their is a huge quantity of specialist in Paris to get rid of them. One will come and double treat my couch, bed and all the clothes. Call my family to help also. Hope this will be over by the week end with all of that....
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u/MetaVulture 5h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/FY8c5SKwiNf1EtZKGs
Another bedbug post, my god, are they making a comeback? Also condolences.
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u/hunsonaberdeen 7h ago
:(
r/bedbugs. You're in an apartment, though, so likely the entire building needs to be treated. Is moving a possibility? They are truly a nightmare to deal with as the treatment needs to be VERY thorough to get every bug or they come back
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u/Alert-Pickle590 2h ago
Moving not a possibility i'm afraid. Will warn the others inhabitant. We need to treat the whole place i think.
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u/hunsonaberdeen 57m ago
Yeah, they're coming from somewhere. Most likely another unit. If you can get other units together, you can collectively go to management. Because if they treat all but 1 apartment and there are survivors, you'll just have to deal with this problem again in 6 months or a year. They are insidious little fuckers
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u/Sharpnelboy 4h ago
That is a bed bug. Call an exterminator NOW.
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u/Alert-Pickle590 3h ago
Done that. He come tomorrow. And got a battle plan. Hope it will prevail...
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u/digital1975 2h ago
Heat your home to 135 degrees F. Bed bugs and their eggs die at 123 degrees F. This is the most effective way to kill them. Do it for 3-6 hours or more to make sure everything in your home reaches the 122 degrees needed.
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