Bed bugs find their way into any hiding spot they can. They hide in picture frames, headboards, bedside tables, bed frames, electrical outlets, molding, carpet, and more. Here's how you prevent taking them home:
When you get home, before entering your home, strip all of your clothes and have a clean set of clothes in an air tight bag (you will use these to walk into your home).
Have all of your laundry (clean and dirty) bundled in an air-tight bag (contractor garbage bags work well if you twist and tie). Leave these outside for now.
Go directly to the shower and stand under the water as hot as you can stand it for 5 minutes (shower, not bath. anything over 120° for 5 minutes will kill all bedbugs and their eggs). Run the clothes you wore in under the hot water as well (shoes included).
Dress in clean clothes from a different source (clothes you left home are perfect)
Bring your laundry in (one load at a time) and wash with hot water and dry at high heat.
I worked for a well known pest control company for years, have treated numerous terrible bedbug infestations, and have never brought a bedbug home because of these precautions.
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Bed bugs find their way into any hiding spot they can. They hide in picture frames, headboards, bedside tables, bed frames, electrical outlets, molding, carpet, and more. Here's how you prevent taking them home:
When you get home, before entering your home, strip all of your clothes and have a clean set of clothes in an air tight bag (you will use these to walk into your home).
Have all of your laundry (clean and dirty) bundled in an air-tight bag (contractor garbage bags work well if you twist and tie). Leave these outside for now.
Go directly to the shower and stand under the water as hot as you can stand it for 5 minutes (shower, not bath. anything over 120° for 5 minutes will kill all bedbugs and their eggs). Run the clothes you wore in under the hot water as well (shoes included).
Dress in clean clothes from a different source (clothes you left home are perfect)
Bring your laundry in (one load at a time) and wash with hot water and dry at high heat.
I worked for a well known pest control company for years, have treated numerous terrible bedbug infestations, and have never brought a bedbug home because of these precautions.