Does spraying insecticides kill bedbug eggs?

Question

my bedroom's bedbug problem didn't look all that serious to me until yesterday i exposed the corner folds of my mattress. there were thousands of bedbug eggs, and numerous adult and young bedbugs crawling around. i sprayed them and then threw out the mattress. then i flipped over my bed (it is the "closed" type with drawers) and thoroughly sprayed the corners and certain infested areas. unfortunately, my bed frame is made of chipboard which is unglazed at many sides and it serves as an easy host to many bedbug eggs. i also sprayed over certain jet black "spots" on my walls in case they turned out to be eggs. btw the spray i used was a "Sure Killer Extra Strength" 400mL bottle (600 mL of insecticide was used for a roughly 10'x10' room). what i want to know is that does spraying the eggs kill them, or can the eggs still hatch?

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FYI before this we used to regularly spray our mattress thoroughly about once a month (we didn't think the problem was very serious, and it is limited to my bed). another question i have is that are there certain types of beds that can serve good hosts to bedbugs? because we have other mattresses at home and only the one in my bedroom has bedbugs (btw my bed was bought from a different guy than the other beds). any professional help is most welcome.

Answer 1

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To answer your first question: usually, it won't kill the eggs. That's why bedbugs are so hard to get rid of - even after you treat the bed, the eggs they've lain can hatch and start another colony.

To answer your second question, most mattresses are more or less the same (unless you have a waterbed, in which case you can probably rest assured that they're not in your mattress). The thing to remember is that bedbugs are more likely to live in the wooden frame of your bed than your mattress, so make sure to spray areas like that. As to why the bedbugs are only in one bed, it's probably just because they haven't had the chance to spread and because they have a host (i.e., you) within walking distance already.

If you're trying to kill the bedbugs, the best way to be sure is to call a professional. But if you're trying to do it yourself, remember not to limit your search to just the mattress. Launder everything (sheets, comforter, pillows/shams, etc) and do a thorough vacuuming and pesticide treatment everywhere in the room. Remember that they can fit into a slit the size of a credit card, so they could be living in many different places.

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previous experience. ugh.

Answer 2

You might check out:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/aler…
Don't know how old your mattress is but you might want to get a new one.

Answer 3

No you must respray to kill the bug that hatch after you spray