tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post5629136123651017754..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: The Subject Was Bed BugsPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42614526410431951342016-02-27T22:14:19.860-05:002016-02-27T22:14:19.860-05:00I have two faux fur blankets. I wash them on a 40...I have two faux fur blankets. I wash them on a 40 degree synthetic wash using bio liquid and conditioner and then hang them up to dry naturally. It's what the care label on the blankets states to do.<br /><br />From<br />Cee Jay/Leigh on Sea, Essex, England, BritianCee Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093953760664583379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9307021189066456732013-10-16T09:48:56.714-04:002013-10-16T09:48:56.714-04:00I recently had a bed bug problem myself recently, ...I recently had a bed bug problem myself recently, and I have read about a wide variety of ways that you can get rid of bed bugs. I have found out that the best way to do it is to get some <a href="http://www.abuginajar.com/shop-by-pest/bed-bug-control" rel="nofollow">bed bug spray</a> because that way, you can be sure that all of them have been eradicated. I then wash my sheets so that they can be fresh after doing so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651863421939072411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-7830534242035815792013-09-29T10:21:50.160-04:002013-09-29T10:21:50.160-04:00I have a huge faux fur bedspread and I was it in a...I have a huge faux fur bedspread and I was it in a front loading washer and dry it my dryer regularly. I use the lowest heat setting and check on it often as it tends to get all tangled up. I've never had any of the fur fuse and it's still as soft as the day I bought it. Maybe I'm just lucky.Tiffanyhttp://www.housewifeonhoth.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3236901958411551802013-09-23T02:07:28.434-04:002013-09-23T02:07:28.434-04:00Let me just say, I had an infestation about six ye...Let me just say, I had an infestation about six years ago, had an exterminator in twice, turfed my couch and box spring, and they still came back UNTIL... I sprinkled baby powder around my bed. Messy, but they never returned. Compulsive cleaning (which is what you feel like doing) actually provides a nice clear environment for the very fragile babies, who hatch out of eggs in floorboards, etc..the places that usually get missed. Baby powder killed them all. jenableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207196295857100429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41771726646645221002013-09-16T11:52:57.305-04:002013-09-16T11:52:57.305-04:00I have a fake fur throw, and two small children wh...I have a fake fur throw, and two small children who love it, and not gently, either. It survives washing and drying on a regular basis. So I'm voting to go with washing and drying. If it doesn't work you've lost $6; if it works, you've got peace of mind!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491871316169568057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50794875643460460092013-09-15T09:52:30.824-04:002013-09-15T09:52:30.824-04:00I had a faux fur throw and I washed and dried it a...I had a faux fur throw and I washed and dried it a million times. It was the dog's favorite so I had to wash it often. It was fine.Georgia Peachezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388420038047460892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-75001840795048936752013-09-13T15:20:28.961-04:002013-09-13T15:20:28.961-04:00Just wash and dry, not much to loose. With pets in...Just wash and dry, not much to loose. With pets in the house I would not have a throw on the sofa that could not be washed!<br /><br />Mariannehttp://foxglovesandthimbles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18078035138275346832013-09-13T12:50:33.536-04:002013-09-13T12:50:33.536-04:00Yup. Bedbug survivor here. Not worth the risk. ...Yup. Bedbug survivor here. Not worth the risk. Either heat-dry that shiz or get rid of it. Even the balcony wouldn't be far enough away for me. Not. Worth. It. And Suzanne is right about the PTSD. I'm two years out from my infestation, and I still have issues with everything surrounding that whole jive. Ame Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965183001865751515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89400000045612951852013-09-13T10:53:52.851-04:002013-09-13T10:53:52.851-04:00nononononono! I've known people who had bedbug...nononononono! I've known people who had bedbugs and they are a huge headache to deal with (plus afterward you basically have a form of PTSD — not worth it!). I will pay you to throw that out. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18969890093138764462013-09-13T10:04:27.748-04:002013-09-13T10:04:27.748-04:00I agree! I bought a lovely hat and a winter coat t...I agree! I bought a lovely hat and a winter coat this summer at a garage sale, and immediately put them in a garbage bag in the deep freeze for 2 weeks. Kills the little buggers (if any are there!) and puts you conscience to rest.Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698786245581504678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79431375039480905492013-09-13T09:52:47.874-04:002013-09-13T09:52:47.874-04:00More bedbug lore: From what I've read in the ...More bedbug lore: From what I've read in the past couple of years here, where we only get tropical temps for a short time every year, you can wrap something up for 6 months and the bedbugs can survive under average temperatures.<br /><br />The most interesting thing ever is the way to catch them that some ladies in Europe revived. It's an old folk remedy. They spread the leaves of runner bean plants all over the floor and furniture of a room that had bedbugs. The tops of the leaves feel fuzzy to humans. To bedbugs, they're minefields of spiked hooks that impale them if they try to walk on them. The remedy is: spread fresh leaves, leave overnight, scoop up and burn in the morning. Repeat. Apparently it was field tested by scientists looking for a non-toxic way to kill bedbugs and it works. The problem: where does a person get that many runner bean leaves when they're needed?Bunnykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884512446294782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-937288536007378702013-09-13T07:27:49.827-04:002013-09-13T07:27:49.827-04:00Sold! Where do I buy a Virginia summer afternoon.....Sold! Where do I buy a Virginia summer afternoon...? ;) But seriously, I'd combine airing outside (if possible) with a generous stay in the freezer.Scrapianahttp://www.scrapiana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-12129323904427790472013-09-13T02:55:59.535-04:002013-09-13T02:55:59.535-04:00I just arrived home in Australia from NYC, Peter I...I just arrived home in Australia from NYC, Peter I could actually see your apartment building from my hotel! I recognised it from photos on your blog. I got bitten by bedbugs in my hotel, and researched "how to kill bedbugs" before I flew home. When I got home I didn't take anything into the house. I put it all in my car, parked in the sun in the tropics. Tomorrow, when I have more energy, I'll empty my suitcase and toss the contents around in the car, and leave it another 2 days (until I go back to work, and need my car). 120F or 45C is apparently the magic number. Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402352199439757697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13901142310457711952013-09-12T22:54:22.528-04:002013-09-12T22:54:22.528-04:00You could wrap it in something black and put it ou...You could wrap it in something black and put it out on the balcony in the direct sun for a few days. Apparently 140 degrees F. is the charm!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953860520686822991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11688995925293959072013-09-12T22:49:07.134-04:002013-09-12T22:49:07.134-04:00Other.
I was told many years ago in a Home Ec cla...Other.<br /><br />I was told many years ago in a Home Ec class taught in a not-a-bit-affluent rural Midwestern town/village that it is totally fine to get things from any flea market/rummage sale/secondhand store/whatever BUT...that to prevent spread of vermin (and it was lice not bedbugs back then but applied to both) one should seal the thing up in one tightly knotted (or better yet two separately tightly knotted) plastic trash bag and leave it for MINIMUM thirty days. That would cause any living critters to starve and any eggs/larvae to hatch and starve. So there you go.SamKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485629540674780236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16712804683000720182013-09-12T22:07:22.120-04:002013-09-12T22:07:22.120-04:00Wash and Dry it. If it can't take a wash and d...Wash and Dry it. If it can't take a wash and dry, it is not worth having. Even if I could afford dry cleaning I would not use it. Your clothes just come home with other people's dirt and sweat all over them. Once upon a time I dry cleaned a linen blouse I made, and it came home smelling of somebody else's sweat. Not to mention the environmental problems with dry cleaning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38745253499482301422013-09-12T19:23:52.290-04:002013-09-12T19:23:52.290-04:00Hahahahaha!!!!! Thanks for that word picture!Hahahahaha!!!!! Thanks for that word picture!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221577622794207889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41584499350042338802013-09-12T19:01:52.722-04:002013-09-12T19:01:52.722-04:00the freezer is used to kill moths eggs when you ha...the freezer is used to kill moths eggs when you have fleece for spinning but if that does not work, how about a steamer. I have a Polti Vaporetto that says if you steam your mattress with it you will kill bed bugs. maybe use one of those on it.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274028125052714619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39732090082915877852013-09-12T15:46:00.817-04:002013-09-12T15:46:00.817-04:00what about the bedbug larvae? does DE kill them as...what about the bedbug larvae? does DE kill them as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-31286850027137428252013-09-12T15:44:40.720-04:002013-09-12T15:44:40.720-04:00Do not ever dry your fake fur. It will melt and fu...Do not ever dry your fake fur. It will melt and fuse some of the fur together and will lose its soft hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27722465522009807742013-09-12T13:47:25.450-04:002013-09-12T13:47:25.450-04:00Riding a bike without a helmet and bed bugs: altho...Riding a bike without a helmet and bed bugs: although risks are low, consequences are a bitch - why bother? Something more manageable will surely come along. Véroniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-67239462023528513712013-09-12T13:15:57.124-04:002013-09-12T13:15:57.124-04:00I bought Sandra Betzina's first book about sew...I bought Sandra Betzina's first book about sewing different fabrics years ago, back when I was making a throw that was faux fur on one side, faux suede on the other. She advised prewashing and putting the fur in the dryer. I knew I wasn't going to hang 12 yards of fabric up to dry every time the throw needed washed, and the last time I had anything faux fur dry cleaned, it came out toasted - so I threw it in the washer on cold and the dryer on low. Came out perfect! Guess it depends on the fur as a faux fur trimmed knit hat I bought died under the same treatment.<br /><br />I'd wash and dry it. I figure it's less nerve wracking, and possibly cheaper, to wash and dry it than deal with the consequences if it does have bed bugs. <br /><br />I haven't bought anything from a yard sale or the market since Toronto started having bed bugs everywhere. I had enough of serilizing the house, stripping beds, debugging carpets, the works when the kids were little and came home with lice/worms/impetago and the cat got sand fleas. Bunnykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884512446294782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-7862262477911729562013-09-12T12:41:05.864-04:002013-09-12T12:41:05.864-04:00Freeze it for 4 days. Seriously. This is the recom...Freeze it for 4 days. Seriously. This is the recommended approach for items which cannot be washed/dried (purses or hats, for example).<br /><br />Our exterminator recommended it. We had one apartment with a new and thankfully small infestation just a month ago. The clothes & bedding we took to the laundromat, with I swear $200 in quarters, but her purses and hats went into our freezer for 4 days.<br /><br />I apologize if this has already been mentioned. I didn't take the time to read 47 comments!BetsyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824251716471351275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78133296150738553842013-09-12T11:18:07.364-04:002013-09-12T11:18:07.364-04:00The NYC bedbug page states that eggs can live up t...The NYC bedbug page states that eggs can live up to 10 days, so any suffocation technique (garbage bag in car, etc.) should take that into account.<br /><br />I offer my guests hazmat suits. If they decline, I know they're infested. SunGoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90911739985424639982013-09-12T11:05:37.722-04:002013-09-12T11:05:37.722-04:00Or Roscoe the bedbug dog :-)Or Roscoe the bedbug dog :-)Alexandrahttp://craftnook.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com