Question by mzrobsn414:
Bedbugs!!!!! is it possible to get out?
can bedbugs be cleaned out of furniture or should it be thrown away?
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Answer by Aishyuu
The best way to get rid of bed bugs, is to spray the furniture with insecticide, steam the furniture and/or freeze it. Of course, if the furniture is too big, you have to just use a mix of insecticides, as some bed bugs have become immune to some of them. Check the ingredients on the can, so you know you are using a different insecticide. You’ll probably have to remove the mattress and spray heavily, at least twice a week for 1 month, using a range of insecticides, to make sure that they are all gone, including the eggs. For smaller items like pillow cases, the easiest method is to put them in the freezer for 3 days, defrost them and then spray them with insecticide. No bedbugs can survive deep freezing and poison!
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Its best to just throw it away.
msrobsn,
You do not need to throw it out. They can be cleaned out.
You may end up needing an exterminator to deal with this but I think you should look at some do-it-yourself options that you can spray on your furniture including your mattress to see if it is salvagable.
There are several chemical free bedbug products available. The one that I have used is called BedBug Terminator and it is sold online by a company called Kleen-Free. It will kill the bedbugs on contact as well as their eggs. You just spray it everywhere for a few days.
You do need to be patient and persistent with this or any treatment as bedbugs hide well and can go weeks without feeding.
Also, not sure if you live in an apartment and if the bedbugs have spread or not but everyone needs to treat them and not just you – maybe you can split the cost of whatever you choose.
Good luck