Bed Bugs living in new or refurbished mattresses

[sandance2]

After decades in obscurity, bedbugs have returned to the United States to take up residence in a place where they can live long-term, rent-free and have all the food they need -- in mattresses all over the country. These small, blood-******* pests sneak out during the night, feed, and then retreat. Sometimes the only evidence they leave behind are hideous welts running up arms and legs. The mattress business has been investigated-- specifically, reconditioned mattresses that are supposed to be stripped and sterilized, re-covered and sold for less than what you'd pay for a new one. What was found was shocking. Beneath new covers, filthy old materials were contaminated with urine, fecal matter and dangerous fungi, all of which can seep out through the cover over time. We also found a dead bedbug with its eggs. Orkin Pest Control Company now reports bedbug infestations in all 50 states

[CHEF GIRL]

I new after time that our pillows and mattresses start to be heavier because of all our dead skin that falls of but I didn't think it could be bed bugs living inside them

[Dianah194]

I've never trusted reconditioned mattresses; I thought they had been banded from use? There are many articles in the news paper; mattresses $100- 200 dollars brand new still in the carton. I called to inquire about a new mattress still in the carton king size $150.00, the seller claimed they were so cheap due to overstock. When I asked if it was a refurbished mattress he got very hostile, to me that meant yes you caught me.