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what would you recommend to deal with these pests and how can any one know if they have bed bugs coming and feeding on their blood? Thanks. |
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Hellbed: look into getting one of these: http://www.usbedbugs.com/PackTite-Portable-Heating-Unit_p_6.html After my stepdaughter got bedbugs from a travelling houseguest, we have been proactive and got one of these since my husband does some business travelling. Now, his luggage goes straight into this when he gets home (it would work well for your eggcrate if you can compress it to fit). Also, if we have been in a public place that could be questionable (e.g. theatres, concert halls) our clothes go into this when we get home. We also cook books we get out of the library. If you are Canadian, they won't ship into Canada and you have to get someone to bring it across the border for you. |
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Thanks, I hadn't seen them. Should be cheaper and faster than a freezer, and if it prevents on infestation it has paid its way. Though apparently 120 is at the low end of the range for killing bugs, and many sources say it takes 20-35 hours to be effective. I suspect that an eggcrate of pillow might even take longer, since they have considerable insulating abilities. DianeK wrote: Hellbed: look into getting one of these: http://www.usbedbugs.com/PackTite-Portable-Heating-Unit_p_6.html
After my stepdaughter got bedbugs from a travelling houseguest, we have been proactive and got one of these since my husband does some business travelling. Now, his luggage goes straight into this when he gets home (it would work well for your eggcrate if you can compress it to fit). Also, if we have been in a public place that could be questionable (e.g. theatres, concert halls) our clothes go into this when we get home. We also cook books we get out of the library. If you are Canadian, they won't ship into Canada and you have to get someone to bring it across the border for you. |
| Yes, if you could get your eggcrate in there, it would probably take a long time to cook. As an experiment, I cooked my wool duvet to see how long it would take. It took 5 hours to get to 128F (you have to be diligent and make sure the temperature probe is in the very middle of an item where it takes the longest to get to temperature), whereas by comparison after 30 minutes in a hot dryer, it is over 120F. The value of the Pack-Tite is that it can take bulkier items than the dryer, and cook hard items like shoes, books, you name it. We keep it out in the garage so with my husband's luggage it never comes back into the house until it has been treated. Most things are in there from 4-8 hours but then I cook things for at least one full hour after they have gotten hot enough and I aim for 130F, not 120F. |