Question by buzzzkiller:
Does anyone have a practical remedy for extermination of bed bugs while vacationing?
Best answer:
Answer by Nashvegas
Remove sheets from your bed.
Wash your sheets and blankets separately in HOT water. For each load, add the usual amount of detergent you would typically use and a capful of bleach. If you had stuffed animals or other washables on your bed, make sure to wash them using the same technique.
Now back to the bed. Push the bed to an open area of the room.
Vacuum the area where your bed sits SLOWLY. Go over the area a few times.
If your mattress has a wipeable surface, take a anti-bacterial Clorox wipe and wipe the mattress. Use multiple wipes if needed, and get all nooks and crannies. If the surface is not wipeable, skip to the next step.
Take a hair blow-dryer and slowly run it over the entire mattress with the highest heat possible. This action will scorch any bugs and larvae. Do not let it sit to long in an area to avoid a fire.
Now, if you have a frame the mattress rested on, you’ll need to wipe it thoroughly with a Clorox wipe. Get all nooks and crannies.
Now wipe the frame with a damp paper towel and take a blow-dryer to the frame, slowly covering all areas of the frame.
Wipe any night tables that are next to the bed with a Clorox wipe.
To prevent bed bugs, make sure you wash your sheets and blankets once a week in HOT water. You can also help keep bugs away from your bed by taking a shower before bed time.
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