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• PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m at a shelter, and we’re dealing with these fuckers right now. Kill me.

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  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bedbugs can’t survive heat. 1 hour over 100F or a few seconds at 200F kills them. Depending on what you have available, either throw your clothing in a dryer on high for an hour or use a steamer that goes over 200F to rid them. Alternatively placing them in a black garbage bag in a parked car for a day if it’s hot out will also do it. Depending on what is infested, some plastic totes to stage things that haven’t been treated yet can greatly limit their ability to re-infest while you’re treating stuff, and re-treat within a week if you’re not certain (their life cycle is about a week, so treating the same item twice in a week kill get any that survived before they can multiply again)

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    • Mr_Fish@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Another option is freezing it. For stuff that’s hard to wash or heat sensitive (usually sleeping bags or pillows) chuck it in the freezer for a week.

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  • ekky@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t forget to put all your clothes, bags, and other belongings in the freezer for a week when you come home.

    I sheltered two people during the storm surge last year and I think they brought in bed bugs, though I didn’t wait long enough to properly confirm other than the itching and bite marks. In other words, the floor still has “bubble marks” from when the varnish started cooking during my week-long extermination craze.

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    • P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Badass photo! But isn’t Discord bad to hosting images?

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  • TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Take an aspirin, they hate the taste.
    50 mg every day keeps them at bay
    Obviously, medical supervision is advised if you intend to do this for a long time, say, more than 2 weeks.

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  • Klear@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Later.

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• pastaPersona@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What were they even called before? Just “bugs”?

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  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I read somewhere that bed bugs actually evolved alongside humans, so they’re about as old as bedding and that’s it

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So the insect version of tuberculosis?

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  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Owchy Ogga Buggas.

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• 4oreman@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  couches came before beds?

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  • Tyfud@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Only tiny couches. Full sized couches took millions of years to evolve to that size.

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