Should I go to drill if I believe I have bed bugs?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 04:02:09 -0400

I need help, we just moved and found bed bugs in the house, I have drill this coming up week but it's an important drill and I dont want to miss, but if i accidentally gave bugs to my battles I would be peterfied as we would be staying in bunks for a week together should I tell my command is there a procedure for thos type of thing?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2019 12:10 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:10:33 -0400

Your first step should be to reach out to your squad leader or platoon Sgt. Explain the situation and allow them to give you direction and guidance. It should be as simple as that. Good luck with your bugs.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2019 1:49 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:49:42 -0400

You have little chance of infesting another person unless you carry bed bugs in your clothes or gear, and then you lay that out on someone else's bunk or someone else uses your gear.
Wash everything you will take from your house to drill, and put it in the dryer on high heat for at least 30 minutes, then take it out of the house and put it in your car, and you should be fine.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2019 1:50 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:50:28 -0400

I would also recommend going to see your provider just to find out if you actually have bed bugs on you that can be transferred to others. Good luck to you...

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2019 12:11 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:11:31 -0400

YES!!! A PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ISSUE!! Here is what you need to do. You LITERALLY need to clean your residence inside and out. And I mean LITERALLY INSIDE AND OUT. We are talking everything from furniture upholstery to the electric sockets and phone jacks. Here is the issue. ALL OF YOUR ITEMS are contaminated with bed bugs. Especially if you spent more than 24 hours in the residence before you realized the place was contaminated with bed bugs. EVERY SINGLE piece of fabric...from your curtains to your bed linen needs to be washed in VERY HIGH TEMP wash. Bag up everything and treat with pesticide then WASH that stuff. You can contact your local pest control company for treatment plans. I would highly recommend you contact your unit and explain the issue because....and I don't care what anyone says....bed bugs can be easily spread

Response by SFC George Smith made Apr 7 at 2019 3:05 AM

SFC George Smith — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 03:05:34 -0400

Are You Renting Or Is A New Home... Either ay If The Critters Are There And Were not there when you left your last Quarters Then You Have A Big Issue... Are You With Some One or Alone … If You Are Alone get a Base Load Of Bug Bombs And Smoke the place …

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2019 1:00 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 13:00:21 -0400

yes without hesitation call