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until eggs hatch again and you're back to square 1. It's really hard getting rid of them.

It's a long game. We're in the middle of it. Daily vacuuming, steam treatments, diatomaceous earth spray, and commercial exterminators have all been used. I think we're starting to see progress.

i heard at some party then when u got a bedbug problem, its time to change your life.

Perhaps that is true. We've not been on vacation since the trip that brought them home with us. We're not going to stay in anymore small town hotels anymore.

The funny thing is Ed Sheeran was at the same place a few weeks after our visit.

Sheeran updates his lyrics to:

"Now my bedsheet are stained of you!

First time hearing this, but after I moved into an apartment with a bad bedbug infestation, I really changed my life.

I ended up marrying the girl I was dating, finished my PhD that was going nowhere, etc.

I attribute it to seeing how bad mediocrity, and just letting things be can get.

I believe they take 2 weeks to reach maturity (when they can lay eggs), so if you treat every week you should get them all after a few cycles. Not easy, but doable.

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