Bed Bug Spray by Bed Bug Patrol – All Natural Bed Bug Killer – Child & Pet Safe – Plant Based – Non-Toxic – Natural Repellent Spray Treatment – Recommended for Home, Vehicles, Mattresses & Furniture – 48 oz (2-Pack 24oz)

The Christmas Box. Backstory: A family member from out of state sent a box containing Christmas gifts for my kids…it sat under our tree for a week. As tradition, my kids pick one gift to open on Christmas eve…they chose “the box.” There were several items for each of my kids in this box…as they began pulling the items out, my son said, “oh look…a beetle!”My husband told him to step on it but my son (who doesn’t like to kill little creatures) refused to squash it. My daughter then picked up a cute little purse in the box and unzipped it to look inside…she quickly threw it down and said “there’s a spider inside!” I picked up the gifted purse and ran outside to the porch to shake it out and a little beetle like bug fell out. I had never seen a beetle like that and didn’t really think much of it honestly. There was also an Anna and Elsa blanket for my daughter and I removed the tags and threw it into the wash just because my daughter is freaked out about any bugs.Fast forward a month: In late January early February I started waking up with little bites on my arms. Occasionally, I would have bites on my shoulders and my lower back. I kept telling my hubby and he dismissed it saying it was probably mosquito bites. We live in Texas and mosquitos are rampant but this was in February. I began looking through the sheets every night and then in the mornings never finding anything. As I continued to wake up with bites I started Googling “bites”…I came across bedbug references and shuttered at the thought of it. The pattern of bites however, were distinctive to bedbugs…small, red, itchy…groups of 3. My husband then began helping me look…we flipped the mattress and looked through seams…box springs, sheets, blanket and pillows…still nothing. I did find a couple of carpet beetles in my windowsill and googled it and read that these are often confused as bedbugs. Whew! What a relief! But…I read that carpet beetles do not bite!?Late February: We learned the our family member who sent the Christmas box had fallen and broken her hip which landed her in the hospital on the surgery schedule. It was at this time that we were informed that she was in stable condition but noted that she was “covered with bedbug bites.”LIGHTBULB!: Bam! It all began to make sense! We continued to search…nothing found. Early March, hubby gets a bite…grabs his shoulder and pinches a beetle off. Google search….bettle ID’d…BEDBUG! We then completely pull off covers, mattress..flip the the box spring…another beetle! We are both creeped out and scratching all over and kill the beetle. We proceed to chunk the mattress and box spring to the curb. We then examine the the bedframe….the wooden slat down the center of frame had little opaque things in each of the screw holes…Google search…bedbug casings and eggs!!!Ending to Long Story: We purchased Bed Bug Patrol. Did it work? Well, we have a big house and it appears that the bedbugs were only downstairs…mattress and box springs chunked…linens washed and dried on hottest cycle. In addition, we disassembled the bed frame, ripped out the bedroom carpet, pulled every article of clothing out of closets and dresser and laundered on hottest cycle. Threw all the pillows away. Bought a steamer a steamed baseboards, dresser drawers and chaise. Vacuumed the entire house multiple times daily. Inspected all the beds upstairs routinely. We did this in order to avoid expensive chemical pesticides from a professional. Last week my son had little bites on his ankles…I tore his bedroom up…found a little beetle in his sheets…chunked the boxsprings because I cut the liner off the bottom and found 1 casing. I vacuumed over and over, steamed, spayed BB Patrol, washed EVERYTHING. This time however, I called in a professional for an inspection. He concurred that based on description of our battle that we did have bed bugs. I showed him the beetle found in my son’s sheets…he I’d it as a carpet beetle. He then said that carpet beetles do indeed bite despite having read otherwise. His summary: He found no evidence of any bedbugs upon inspection…thinks it was likely bedbugs downstairs but also sees carpet beetles in window sill. Treatment estimated to start at $1500 but expressed that it appeared to him that we took care of the problem having gone to extreme measures of throwing out mattress, carpet, steaming, vacuuming spraying BB Patrol…etc…! He recommended we continue to be proactive…vacuume, keep clothes off of the floor, routinely inspect. AND…if we start to get bites again…give him a call. SO….that’s where we are today. I do think that Bed Bug Patrol was effective but used in conjunction with other diligent practices. Only time will tell…these little pests can live up to a year without feeding on you. I can only hope and pray that they are gone. So that’s our story about a Christmas box that sat under our tree…it truly was the gift that kept on giving:(

good quality overall. while this product did not completely cure the problem on the first use, it was easy to use, had a decent smell and didn’t harm mattress covering or seem to stain anything. I’ve reapplied and am hopeful the matter is resolved. I only ever saw one bug!

I take this everywhere I stay. Even if I stay at a 5 star hotel… I take this with me. Pull back the sheets, give it a spray, head out to lunch/ dinner etc and them come back and it’s dry and good to go. Never stay in a hotel without this now.