ECOPESTBed Bug Interceptors – 8 Pack | Bed Bug Blocker (Pro) Interceptor Traps (Black) | Insect Trap, Monitor, and Detector for Bed Legs

Thanks to a hoarder neighbor who drags in furniture off of the street, my apartment and several of my neighbor’s apartments got bed bugs. Don’t kid yourself. Bed bugs are really hard to get rid of. REALLY HARD. If you can afford killing them with heat, that is the best way. But if you can’t, here’s what I did:These traps work well IF you put diatomaceous earth in them before you put them under your furniture. Bed bugs infest your furniture by climbing up the legs. The traps have a channel in which most of the bugs get trapped. But sometimes they are able to climb out of that channel and into the center cup, where they can access your furniture legs. Diatomaceous earth stops them. Not sure how it kills them, but I’ve witnessed them flopping around in it and dying.I invested in a tiny steamer, which didn’t really help. Perhaps had I more money to spend, a better quality steamer might do the trick. And the steam made my bed wet. Not ideal.So, furniture isolated from the floor with traps, and pulled away from the walls, I then started spraying. I tried some stuff which cost about $17 a bottle.24 oz, maybe. I can’t remember. It smelled horrible and frankly, didn’t work all that well.I spent $60 for a gallon of Harris Bed Bug Killer. It kills the eggs, which is key. Don’t kill the eggs, the bugs hatch and your furniture is reinfested. Also, it doesn’t smell, so when you go to bed you won’t feel like you’re sleeping in a chemical plant. All the other stuff applies; get junk and/or clothing up off of the floor. Pull heavy furniture like dressers and book cases out, vacuum, and spray under them. Don’t forget the baseboard, and any electrical outlets. Go through your home and vacuum, then spray. Empty the vacuum into a plastic bag, tie it and take it out to the trash. Wash your clothing and bedding in hot water. I’ve not seen any bugs in my dresser, so so far I haven’t felt the need to pull everything out & spray. I’ll update this review if I feel I need to do that.Be patient. It takes some time to eradicate the bugs. They hide. My fabric chair was particularly difficult. I had to get deep into the seams and places where the fabric puckers. Sticky tape can be helpful in those areas, then spray. And of course, your neighbors have to do it as well, or a whole new crop will come. Good luck!

These work!

I bought these (being kind of hesitant for the price) to help combat a small infestation in our apartment. These do work. They won't clear the entire issue, however. You do need to be diligent in using many different strategies to combat bedbugs. If you do pest control make sure you get the bottom line bedbug treatment, and not some "blanket" treatment. I went through hell with a shady service in my area fyi. Anyway, these disks are great, and I am already seeing some small results. I highly recommend, because they are very sturdy for when I plop down on my twin /memory foam bed. There are only two downsides imo. 1. They aren't very budget savvy. I really need like 30 or so for furniture. And, 2. My bed is kind of light, so they slide when I sit on the bed making it so I have to re-position them from time to time. I gave 4 stars, and not 5 only because they are a little pricey for my taste. Perty though.

Perfect item for the job.I should have bought two or more

There was a bedbug infestation in the apartment adjacent to mine, and it took maintenance several attempts to get rid of them! Meanwhile I was suffering, waking up with at least 10 new bites every morning, no matter what I did!I tried poisons, traps, nets, tents! But bedbugs are small, resilient, and flexible. I even started throwing away furniture and belongings and replacing them with plastic, which I hated doing!These were the last things I bought because I really didn’t expect them to work! Not only did they work, but they SOLVED THE PROBLEM! No chemicals, no effort beyond setting them up. Maintenance finally defeated them next door, and these suckers took care of the stragglers in my apartment— before they could start a new infestation over here!!!See the photo I’ve attached, caught in one of the bed legs by my head, a male, female, and their offspring!!! Trapped and starved them to death before they could wreak havoc on my mental and physical well being, my wallet, and belongings.

Isolating my bed, in combination with thoroughly killing the bugs that were already there, has been an effective strategy for me. But when I tried these as described I never found any bugs stranded in them. They would probably work if filled with diatomaceous earth, which acts like quicksand for the bugs and also eventually kills them, but any open containers that you can insert your bed's legs into would work as well.

I honestly didn't think they would help because no matter what we tried nothing was working. I will say they helped a lot so much so we were able to control the situation and get rid of most of them. These bugs are a nightmare, and this is why you have to be careful who you let come in your home. Make sure you check the base of your bed because they come circular or in a square.

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT!!! Absolute waste of money. Nothing more than bad furniture sliders. Doesn't help w any kind of bugs. Would give ZERO STARS if I could.