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Foam, Memory Foam vs BBs

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   bbfiend
   

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   Posted 1 month ago
   Tue Sep 22 2009 20:42:51
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   So, I read around here that the BBs don't like foam/memory foam? Can anyone expound on that for me please? Thanks!!!!!

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   BuggedInSomerville
   

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   Posted 1 month ago
   Wed Sep 23 2009 7:58:49
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   I'm no expert, but foam mattresses (I just bought one to replace my old, buggy mattress, which was a basic Sealy spring one - r.i.p., old mattress) are just blocks of foam, with no nooks or seams for bedbugs to squeeze into and no hollow center to house a colony. I don't know how good bedbugs are at burrowing, but foam seems like it would be hard for most insects to dig and burrow into.

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   twitchyscratchy
   

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   Posted 2 weeks ago
   Wed Nov 4 2009 0:41:14
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   any other thoughts on this? my (brand new!! aargh!!) memory foam pillow is quarantined right now. i'm sleeping on a rolled up towel so that i can wash it.

   i can't heat the memory foam pillow b/c i'm afraid it will melt.

   laundromat? or should i just dig it out and use it sans pillow cover?

   any thoughts?

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