Bed bugs!
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Always wash your bed linen in hot water.
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autumnbronze:
Always wash your bed linen in hot water.
I don't think you really need to do this every time, it consumes a lot of energy, and when there is a bed bug infestation, this in itself will not be enough. -
yup cos the bugs are not only in the linens but also in the mattresses and in the bedframe and basically any nooks or crevices.
My suggestion, call the pest controllers. -
Another thing to note is about bringing luggage home from travel. The US hotels are undergoing a major bed bug infestation. When you get home, try not to unpack in your bedroom, but in the hall, or outside in the patio if possible. When done, put the empty cases outside to sun for a bit. Some cases may not tolerate direct sunning, so you may need to do a good wipe down and put them in the store far from the bedrooms.
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Funz:
Have you had experience with that? What did they do for you?yup cos the bugs are not only in the linens but also in the mattresses and in the bedframe and basically any nooks or crevices.
My suggestion, call the pest controllers. -
3Boys:
Another thing to note is about bringing luggage home from travel. The US hotels are undergoing a major bed bug infestation. When you get home, try not to unpack in your bedroom, but in the hall, or outside in the patio if possible. When done, put the empty cases outside to sun for a bit. Some cases may not tolerate direct sunning, so you may need to do a good wipe down and put them in the store far from the bedrooms.
I thought only New York is having this bed bug issue. How bad is the situation?
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3Boys:
:shock: scary experience :shock:It is an extremely tedious exercise. 2 years ago, my immediate neighbour did a massive renovation to his house. He had some workers sleep over and they brought some old mattresses into the worksite. Within weeks, we had a massive infestation of bedbugs.
If you follow the instructions on bedbug eradication, you pretty much need to take out ALL your beddings on a weekly basis to sun and spray bed-bug insecticide. They are quite resistant to normal insecticide and you need to buy the specific spray from the supermarket. You may also need to spray (I used regular insecticide here, the bed bug one is costly!) under the floorboards, between gaps in your bedframe, cracks in the wall for instance. I eventually had to dismantle my bed frame because they had build a nest in one of the gaps between the boards, and my wife and I were being bitten to death. I did this every weekend for 2 WHOLE MONTHS! Vacuum, wash, air, sun, spray, repeat x all the mattresses, bed frames, soft toys, etc. I think I finally got on top of it, not had any issue for almost 2 years.
But it was one heck of an effort!
Good luck! -
tankee:
I could be wrong, but I understand its pretty widespread.3Boys:
Another thing to note is about bringing luggage home from travel. The US hotels are undergoing a major bed bug infestation. When you get home, try not to unpack in your bedroom, but in the hall, or outside in the patio if possible. When done, put the empty cases outside to sun for a bit. Some cases may not tolerate direct sunning, so you may need to do a good wipe down and put them in the store far from the bedrooms.
I thought only New York is having this bed bug issue. How bad is the situation?
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Personally no.
But with my granma’s house yes. No idea how it started also.
The pest busters come in and identified areas where the bugs have burrowed into and they spray some kind of chemical in there. As the mattress that my granma was using was old and infested, they suggested dumping it. We told them to treat the mattress as well and when they come back in 1 weeks time to assess the effectiveness and the problem is controlled, we will change the mattress. No point getting a new mattress for the bugs to infest as well.
They suggested sunning the mattress and beddings and vacuum and clean daily, air the rooms, etc. But for a stubborn 80+yr old woman who insists on her independence and refuse to have a maid, that is near impossible. But after the treatment which was a about 2 yrs back, no recurrence. -
3Boys:
Agree this is not only enough. It is in addition to the suggestions you provided.autumnbronze:
Always wash your bed linen in hot water.
I don't think you really need to do this every time, it consumes a lot of energy, and when there is a bed bug infestation, this in itself will not be enough.
My DS was diagnosed with dust mite allergy after a skin prick test and PD recommended the above as one of the solutions. She also mentioned its one of the solutions to eradicate bed bug problems too.
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