Bed bug epidemic and dust mites
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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. |
Re: Bed bug epidemic and dust mites
| 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. |