If you repel Bed Bugs long enough will they go away or die off?

Dear Anon,

In my experience no, bed bugs will not go away and die if you repel them long enough...

1. They can go dormant for as long as a year, waiting for someone to show up for them to feed on...and that is unusual for an insect.

2. They can travel as much as 200 feet in search of a blood meal.

I lived in Iowa for a while, and bedbugs are an epidemic there...I learned about them first-hand, so unfortunate! Here is an article for you from the University of Kentucky:

entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef636