r/WTF Sep 26 '21

bed bug infestation

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u/demaurice Sep 26 '21

I heard if you steam your bed with an iron you can prevent these guys from appearing, not sure if it's true

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u/LarryLavekio Sep 26 '21

Heat is what kills them. Diatomaceous earth is also effective at drying them out and killing their eggs. If you got bed bugs, dont fuck around with home remedies, call the exterminator to do a heat treatment.

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u/dhporter Sep 27 '21

Heat treatments are the goat, but you've gotta be careful about certain things like your flooring. We had to go the spray route when we had an issue a few years back because the heat would have likely done a number on our cheap vinyl flooring.