Diatomaceous Earth is great for bed bugs, after vacumming sprinkle it between your mattresses and around the bed anywhere bed bugs accumulate. It is safe but has a sharp sword effect on the bugs that keeps them away. It is sold in the gardening department, and is not expensive. Beats getting rid of all your stuff! Really worked when we had a episode.
I should add: Diatomaceous Earth - this can even be used to kill scorpians! I bought Pure Diatomaceous earth which is food grade. One can then ingest this and it will kill parasites in you. for the food grade call 505-243-1460. You can buy the regular kind which you can use outside at seed or farm stores. It is not dangerous google it when insets crawl over it , it will feel sharp to them and they will dehydrate and die. good for those nasty things that eat your hosta plants ![/QUOTE]