Bed bugs
Bed bugs die at around 45c+ temperatures, so if doing laundry make sure your machine is on a 60c wash or above. Bigger problem is infestations in mattresses, sofas, etc - you can't just lob those in a washing machine. I've heard of reasonable success of cleaning a mattress with one of those laundrette steamer devices, but only if bugs are on the surface and haven't dug further in, in which case just throw the mattress. Another DIY tip would be to get hold of a heater for the room to get it above 45c if possible (can you seal it, etc?) - the sort of device used to help dry paint quickly should do the trick; I've seen them on building sites here, but no idea where to pick one up sorry.
Beyond that, give one of the pest control companies a bell - they'd have all the other treatments like chemicals, etc to do the job properly.
Laundry steamer - available in the Akira/Sunsimex(?) shops on Monivong Boulevard, saw one just two nights ago when picking up a new (hot water!) washing machine:
Beyond that, give one of the pest control companies a bell - they'd have all the other treatments like chemicals, etc to do the job properly.
Laundry steamer - available in the Akira/Sunsimex(?) shops on Monivong Boulevard, saw one just two nights ago when picking up a new (hot water!) washing machine:
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Hoe about leaving the mattress out in the sun for a few hours , when conditions are right?
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if you want to do it properly, you have to get into the cracks of the bed frame/floor/wall too, especially if wooden.
You need to use a bug bomb, shut the place up for a few hours.
You need to use a bug bomb, shut the place up for a few hours.
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There are 2 efficient ways to kill bed bugs.
1. for mattresses use alcohol (spray pure alcohol on it......kills all bugs within minutes)
2. for the bed frame use fire !!!!! No that's not a joke.......use this one:
This attachment for gas cartridges is available everywhere in Cambodia and costs around $ 12. The heat will penetrate all cracks and sufficiently kills bugs and eggs.
1. for mattresses use alcohol (spray pure alcohol on it......kills all bugs within minutes)
2. for the bed frame use fire !!!!! No that's not a joke.......use this one:
This attachment for gas cartridges is available everywhere in Cambodia and costs around $ 12. The heat will penetrate all cracks and sufficiently kills bugs and eggs.
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Yeah, Raven...that happens. I would suggest to remove the mattress before applying above mentioned method. Bringing the bed frame into the garden, helps too, and of course at temperatures well above 1000 degree C you will not treat the same spot for several minutes but just for seconds !!!!!!TheRaven wrote:Ummm. Try not to burn down the building.
Happens.
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TheRaven wrote: Been there done that.
Didn't involve bedbugs. Long story.
Construction mishap. Lol
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Bed bugs scare me. Not the actual bug, but getting them in the house and not being able to get them out. In the U.S., the estimated cost to get rid of them (replace mattress, treatment, etc) is estimated at about $5000. Luckily I've never gotten them, but professional pest control companies typically recommend against bug bombs and sprays, as they will just drive the bugs to hide in even deeper are darker crevices - they've been known to crawl into alarm clocks, hide in cracks in the floor boards, etc. The only way to be sure to get rid of them, as mentioned, is heating the entire area above 45 degrees.
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Thanks about great info from everybody, since i didn't know anything about these before.
I take mattress out to the sun for two hours. And wash linen, but my laundry machine uses only cold water so i put sheets drying to the sun also.
If this isn't helping i throw this mattress to garbage and go buy new.
I'm sure problem is this old mattress what was here already when i move in. Bed frame is metal.
I take mattress out to the sun for two hours. And wash linen, but my laundry machine uses only cold water so i put sheets drying to the sun also.
If this isn't helping i throw this mattress to garbage and go buy new.
I'm sure problem is this old mattress what was here already when i move in. Bed frame is metal.
Pardon my engrish, thanks you.
Why don't you buy a big aluminium pan, fill it with hot water and put the sheets in there? Unless the sheets are black I wonder I it all gets hot enough, esp. to kill the eggs.raendi wrote:Thanks about great info from everybody, since i didn't know anything about these before.
I take mattress out to the sun for two hours. And wash linen, but my laundry machine uses only cold water so i put sheets drying to the sun also.
If this isn't helping i throw this mattress to garbage and go buy new.
I'm sure problem is this old mattress what was here already when i move in. Bed frame is metal.
Metal bed frame has loads of places to hide too, so you have to treat it too. The bugs (and the eggs) are surprisingly small before feasting on you. If you don't wipe 'm all out in one time they'll be back soon. This might be a good read: http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp.