Question by snowfiregem:
Where can I get 100% alcohol to kill bedbugs?
My parents home has a severe infestation of bedbugs. I am not living with them, however, they were asked to tell everybody who visited them since Thanksgiving to clean their homes and check for the critters.
I have not seen any of them on my belongings, nor have I gotten any bites, however, I would like to soak some of my my belongings that have been in their house in alcohol to kill off anything that might be there, just in case.
I figure 100% alcohol is enough to kill a human if you consume enough of it, so if I soak my things in it, it should kill the bugs. Where can I get it?
Best answer:
Answer by kazzyb37
bed bugs are becoming more common again.
i think you had better ask a pest control expert on what to do.
plenty of them in the phone book.
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Contact your local public health dept. They would have the best solution for your problem. Alcohol may not be the answer.
isn’t that rubbing alcohol ??? you can get that anywhere
Alcohol is for drinking…Go down to the corner station & buy a gallon or 2 of kerosene..Put it in a tub or container of some sort & throw your clothes in for a soak..Tomorrow hang them out & the wash them.. Old timers used to do this for fleas & bedbugs..they couldn’t go down to the Hdw store to buy insecticides…They didn’t have much money.few Hdw stores, & insecticides.were unknown