This is kind of a random place to ask, but fuck it.
Staying in La Plata Argentina to learn Spanish. Found a good deal on an AirBNB with solid reviews. The woman who owns it has been a PITA the entire time. I showed up and there were some dirty dishes. She told me that was impossible bc her relatives cleaned. Showed her pictures and she was still in denial lol.
Last night I got no sleep because I was itching. Found little black and brown spots on sheets, according to google it is probably bed bug casings or w/e. I just know the owner of the place is going to deny it and be annoying. AirBNB is notorious for bad customer service, so idk if I would get any refund. Especially since I’m a week in and the stay is until mid January.
I am low on funds… What do y’all think. Should I try and fight the bed bugs? And if you’ve ever dealt with bed bugs, give me the rundown… I don’t have a drier but I was gonna wash everything and dry it outside, then spray RAID…
Or should I use my credit card 😬 on another place I can’t afford… I don’t get paid until January, so I don’t want to do that. But I don’t wanna see these bugs spread like the plague and end up in my shit.
I’m not too familiar with bed bugs but I’ve heard they are a pain to get rid of and tend to catch a ride on suit cases/bags to the next location.
I saw a video ages ago of a guy getting rid of bed bugs and he basically just used some tape and went under every single crease and crevice of the mattress and frame till he got all of them. Looked very laborious.
If it was me I’d run as far as I can. Last thing you want is to take bed bugs back with you.
The insidius thing about bedbugs is that they aren’t just in beds. Clothes, people, carpeting, cracks in the wall, baseboards, electric sockets. If there’s enough where you can clearly see them along the edges of beds. It’s too late, they’re already everywhere else.
Also read that they are resistant to insecticides as well. What horrible things they are.
Yeah, largely because they don’t have chewing mouthparts (so can’t eat the poison) and don’t lick their feet, so won’t pick it up from there. You have to directly spray a bug to kill it, there’s no residual effect. Diatomaceous Earth works as a residual, as it gets in their joints, cuts them up, and dehydrates them.
