Question by Jess S:
I might have bed bugs! I heard bleach can kill the eggs etc.. I don’t think bleach is good for wood floors
Does anyone know anyting else I can use for wood floor thats will kill them.
Thanks so much!
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Answer by Muffett :
If they are in the floors then you need to be meticulous about washing and vacuuming..don’t use bleach on wood floors, vinegar will work just fine. Be sure not to saturate the floors or warping will occur. Be sure to vac every day and you will have to change the vac bag daily too. Sorry about your luck, hope it changes soon.
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whoa bedbugs..!! nasty biting creatures arnt they…
neways i once had bedbugs in hostel .. what i did was that i kept the matress on the terrace in sunlight.. when i took it back , it was bed bug free….
it seems they are driven out by the heat from the sun.. they go for shades ..try doing it
and ya, turn the matress after every2 hour or so… otherwise they justjust hide beneath the matress…
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I would think that you could use a natural solution on hardwood floors rather than bleach or chemicals but with anything that you use on hardwood, your best bet si to test it in a small area that is covered up jsut in case.
By natural solution, I am thinking of one of the enzyme sprays that are used as contact killers like Kleen-Free which only kills wha tit contacts but seems to work to cause the bedbugs to shed its skin prematurely and then dry out and die.
it is available onlin at http://www.Kleen-Free.com but I would ask about hardwood floors first and they should be able to give you that answer.
Yes, if you have hardwood floors and there are any gaps in between the slats, they will love to hide there until their next meal so you will need to spray along every single line every couple of days to get them all being careful not to overspray and warp the floors.
Good luck.