Sorry you are dealing with this.

The XL Ziplocs run in the $5-6 range for four bags, in the US. If you simply need to store clean, dried clothing (drying on hot in a dryer will kill bed bugs and eggs (you can seal in a black contractor’s bag (3 mil thick, thicker than reg. garbage bags). Make sure you seal the bag in an airtight manner. Normal twist-tie as for garbage may not be sufficient.

If you want to store outside, you could seal in garbage bags inside the bins — I would not use bins on their own as they generally are not AIRTIGHT.

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For things which cannot be put in a hot dryer, I am afraid the packtite is one of the cheaper options which will reliably kill bed bugs in your stuff. Another is having a truck of stuff gassed with Vikane TM fumigant. The option existing before these ones came along was to wait up to 18 months with the stuff sealed in bags.

The best idea is not to do anything in between treatments, as self-treatment can actually sabotage the work of the PCO. It’s best to ask them before you do anything else.

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Glad you have found us. Be sure and get your PCO back for that follow up (about 2 weeks after the first treatment).

As for the bagged items, we always suggest people ask their PCOs when infested items in sealed bags should be removed from the bags.

The answer should not be “after treatment.”

Unfortunately, natural temperatures during a heat wave are not likely to hit 120 F. They need to do so — and to stay there long enough until the core temps of everything in the bags has hit that point. It can take a long time.

Even bags in a hot car can not be reliably expected to reach bed bug killing temps long enough to heat everything to its core.

Instead, I suggest you consider a Packtite, which would allow you to de-bug smaller batches of items. Here’s a FAQ on it.

Here are additional FAQs on removing bed bugs from your stuff.