eliminating bed bugs from clothes, shoes, furniture, and other stuff
How do I prepare for pest control treatment? Should I bag all my stuff?
How can I use heat, dryers, steam, and other methods to get bed bugs out of clothing, non-washables, and my home? What temperatures / length of time are needed to kill bed bugs?
Can I use dry cleaning instead? What do I need to know before taking my clothes to a dry cleaner?
Furniture, boxes of clothing, books, and other stuff: should I leave it out in the cold for a few weeks? What about a deep freezer? Or my old Frigidiare? Can bed bugs be killed with cold? How cold and how long?
How do I deal with clothing during treatment for bed bugs (and for a while later)?
How can I avoid spreading bedbugs to others when I visit their homes?
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