From Panic to Peace How One Woman Beat a Full-Blown Bed Bug Infestation With a $300 DIY Kit and Why More Aussies Are Doing the Same
Lutwyche, QLD – July 2025 — For Louise, a working mum in suburban Queensland, the nightmare started subtly — with strange red bites on her arms and an itch that wouldn’t go away. At first, she chalked it up to stress. But the truth, when it finally revealed itself, was something far worse:
Bed bugs.
Not just one or two. Dozens of them. Adults, babies, eggs. Hiding deep inside her new padded bedhead. Nestled under the mattress. Burrowed around the bed frame. Even inside the little light fittings mounted to the side of the bed.
“It was like something out of a horror film,” Louise recalled. “And the bites — they were awful. My arms were covered, and I just felt helpless.”
The discovery sent her into full-on survival mode. She spent the next 24 hours glued to Google, researching symptoms, rem...
