how to check a new mattress for bed bugs?

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Question by portuguese_tease:
how to check a new mattress for bed bugs?

i’m going to go out today and buy new mattress’s for my 2 toddlers. i would like to make sure that i check them for bed bugs before i purchase them. the thing is…is that i don’t know how to check for them before i buy them. could someone please give me some advice? thanks and have a good day!

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Answer by cottonlily84
The only way I know to check for mites is to take a chunk of the material to a lab to be tested. I don’t think the sales person is going to go for that… Dust mites are everywhere, not just in mattresses. They are in your furniture, drapes, carpets, etc. They feed off dead skin cells mainly so if you’re buying a new mattress from a clean, reputable store you should be ok.

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krennao February 15, 2011 at 7:19 am

Depends on your area, unless you have a trained dog, or a lab your not going to find them with your eyes. If its from a store, I can’t see how they would have bed bugs in them if they are brand new.

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mark h February 15, 2011 at 7:34 am

99% of the time a new mattress wont have bugs, 99% of the time the bugs already exist in your bedroom. you can have a 100% clean mattress and a 100% clean bedroom, go on vacation and pick up a few “hitchhikers”… get a mattress protector (its like a big pillow case) and regular cleaning and vacuuming

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Don February 15, 2011 at 7:44 am

I say 100% of the time a new mattress will not have bed bugs. Bed bugs don’t infest something just because it’s made of new bedding, bed bugs infest something because some mammal was sleeping on it and shed skin cells for them to feed on, and a hungry bed bug stumbled upon the find. It’s 100% more likely that, if bedbugs ever infest this new mattress, they came from someplace else instead – such as infested bedding, furniture, or stuffed animals..

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kalsflick February 15, 2011 at 8:29 am

You can see bed bugs quite clearly, however i very much doubt a new mattress has them as they feed on dead skin, if on the other hand you mean dust mites, can’t stop those, however you can buy a mattress protector.

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