When we moved my partner's bed and couch over from an old apartment building, which has now been torn down, we had not realized that the "bites" which I was getting were from bedbugs. We later found out that others in the "old" building had experienced even worse infestations within their units. I had seen a skin doctor -he thought it might be fleas; I also saw family doctor-she thought it was stress. A year ago, we moved the furniture into my home and since then, I have had a few bites, nothing compared to before. We have found bedbugs live and of course killed them, and continue to vacuum the bed, etc. Currently, we are doing a complete hot wash and inspecting the bed every day to get the live ones-also not using bed now. Short of costly extermination, I thought that if we apply bleach to the areas where there could be larvae, that this might kill "it" before it hatches. Compared to before, I rarely get bitten-they do seem to like me better. Any answers to this?
2006-12-06 21:44:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Yes, laundry bleach will kill larvae and eggs. Use a dilute solution...one part bleach to 10 parts of water. To clean hard surfaces such as bed frame, use an old sprayer bottle...and repeat frequently over several days. Air bedding often...in direct sun if possible. Also when you are at home in the evening, apply some baby oil to legs and feet to prevent bites. All bed clothing that can be washed in soap and water should have bleach added to the wash too.
2006-12-06 21:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does Bleach Kill Bed Bugs
2016-11-01 05:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem this past summer after spreading mulch in my garden. That very night I was attacked by bed bugs. After alot of serious cleaning they always came back, and seemed to prefer me to my girlfriend. I ended up using a product called Pyola from Gardens Alive that is made from Chrysanthemums. I sprayed it in all the hot spots: between mattresses, under the bed, behind the headboard, along the baseboard, etc... I did this twice just to be sure and haven't seen any bugs for almost 6 months. The product was less than 20 dollars and I used a regular garden sprayer but you could use a misting bottle if that is all you had.
2006-12-07 02:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kristi B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there, for me there's only one answer - get a new mattress! Perhaps it's not that kind of bed or maybe mattresses are more costly in the US (I'm in the UK) but from my own experience when my daughter went through a phase of bed wetting on a mattress that was already about 10 years old, I noted she was getting bad chesty coughs and sneezing alot so I got on the phone and ordered a new mattress. The old one was taken off to the tip (trash dump). I say a good night's sleep is worth the investment!
2006-12-06 22:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd buy a new bed myself. I have recently been hearing more and more about bed bugs, and they are an OLD problem, just moving back into the United States because of so many people traveling abroad. My daughter thinks we have them ((laughs)) we don't, but she saw the Nightline show with me and now she's obsessed by them.
I know they aren't funny, I wouldn't want to even think about a bug crawling out at night to feast on me, but my suggestion of buying another bed still stands...
-Em
2006-12-06 21:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by emeraldseye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ALL if the time unless it is a roach. Water bug , or those things with hundreds of legs! Anything like a spider moth ant U try to catch and release outside. Even try to coax flies outdoors! I will never and have also taught my children to not kill bugs outside the home. I tell them the outside is their home
2016-03-17 21:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋