Bed bugs are problematic insects ranging from disturbing your sleep to harboring themselves in your furniture, clothes, walls, and flooring, and even found behind picture frames. The reason why bed bugs are hard to detect is that these small insects prefer dry and dark parts of your house which can include the inside of your mattress where the initial detection is not even possible unless it gets to a point so bad we’re talking of a visible infestation. Which can leave brown marks on the surface area.
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Another reason why they might be hard to detect in the first place is due to their size where they measure about 4 mm in length. These bed bugs due to their small size can be found in suitcases and will latch themselves on second-hand furniture as well if the conditions are favorable. Most of these bed bugs can only travel a certain distance usually short in nature which is why they will often if not always hitch a ride or flight whichever you prefer their mode of transportation to other rooms.
A way to handle the bed bugs found in your linen and clothes is to ensure to wash the affected pieces at high temperatures this is usually done at an average temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The best way to proceed with this is to separate the unaffected pieces from the infested articles of clothing and to seal them up in a plastic bag by sealing the mouth very tight to prevent further spreading and to prevent bed bugs from forgoing their destiny. After that, you might want to notify your laundromat as washing the clothes have a limit as to how much washing machines can take it also reduced the risk of an infestation greatly. Make sure when you arrive at the laundromat to complete deposit the bag at the back of the washing machine. Next as explained earlier you might want to crank the temperature all the way up to at least 120 Fahrenheit. Bed bugs are not resistant to heat and will give in when exposed to such a high temperature for an extended period of time. Now you do the same for the drying cycle at 120 Fahrenheit. Be reminded to notify the owner or employee working at the laundromat of the transfer from the washing machine to the dryer as your clothes might shed fallen bed bugs.
It is best to take preventable measures as soon as you suspect a bed bug presence in your residence. This is to be taken seriously as females lay up to hundreds of eggs in their lifetime and are known to even breed with their offspring which makes the likelihood of an infestation in a short amount of time inevitable.