How do I get rid of bugs in my dorm room?

Sounds like fleas. There are a lot of ways to get rid of them, some more costly than others. We spoke with a local vet to get a spray that is safe around children when we moved into our new house. The previous owners of the house had cats that went in and out of the house and there were fleas in the carpets. The spray worked wonderfully, but it was expensive. There are less expensive products as well, but they may not be as safe around people and require more work in the long run.

Fleas. See above, go to an online pet store and get the name of the product or chemical, but do your shopping at a chain drugstore or the garden dept at Lowe’s or Home Depot.

Get in touch with a surveillance expert like Harry Caul and have him do a sweep.

Tell the msintenance department. They should come spray.

If your concerned about insecticides being used around mouth breathers (and who isn’t?) then break down your bed to the bare mat (remove sheets) then with a mister, spray an equal amount of water/vinegar all over it.. while that’s working, go to a feed store and purchase some diatomaceous earth and sprinkle on the floor all around the bed.. this should end the flea invasion.

That’s an option. But keep in mind that diatomaceous earth sometimes comes impregnated with some sort of chemical. Read the ingredients! Also diatomaceous earth will cause severe lung damage if you breathe it in. So you walk across the room in your socks or bare feet, crawl into bed, and you have it in bed with you.

Not so good. It would work better if you put it down, then put down an area rug over it. Don’t sweep a treated floor. Use a vacuum cleaner without a beater bar so it doesn’t throw it into the air.

Though I can agree about the breathing in of this substance, you certainly don’t have to be sterilized if it does make contact as diatomaceous can and is consumable:
http://www.naturalnews.com/030688_Diatomaceous_earth_health.html.. but let’s continue with caution and try this. Place a tablespoon of detergent in a shallow pan filled with water (try not to make bubbles in the water) then place a desk lamp with at least a 60w bulb over the water. In the morning, dump out the water and dead fleas, and repeat every night until the fleas are gone.

@chewhorse Great idea. In addition, vacuum the whole floor every day. Fleas have 4 parts to their life cycle: egg, larvae, pupae, and adult. The first 3 can’t move much, and are easily sucked up by a vacuum cleaner. And the soapy water and a lamp idea is perfect for the adults.

But where did you get them in the first place? I’m guessing an animal. If you have one, it needs to be treated, or your flea problem will continue unabated. You will be well served to learn everything you can about the life cycle of the flea. That way you’ll be able to fight this problem intelligently.

Yes and make sure to add salt to your vacuum bag to kill those insect eggs and larvae that you’ve trapped. To help eliminate fleas on your pets, add a little vinegar to their water bowl. 1 tsp. of vinegar to every quart of water every day. That ratio is sufficient for a 40-pound dog, but you may need to adjust the ratio for larger or smaller pets. Larger dogs may require more of the mixture. It will repel but not kill.. In infected areas sprinkle salt and leave over night then vacuum the next day.. repeat nightly until you notice a difference.