Household Hints & Help

Curmudgeoness

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2. Oh my! A library book!!!

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 07:03 PM

Dec 2014

I am careful about thrift store purchases, and more lately everything from the new stores too. But I would never have expected to have to worry about a library book.

I have never had a bed bug problem, so I cannot tell you how much to do or for how long, but it sounds like you have come up with some great solutions and I hope that they work.

Some of the things that I have heard to do to protect from bringing them in (but never with a library book):

Put any cloth items in the dryer on a high heat for ten minutes to kill any bugs and eggs.
Put anything you cannot put in the dryer in the freezer for 24 hours. This will also kill bugs and eggs.

Good luck getting rid of them.

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Very interesting bed bug advice, I've never seen before. [View all] snagglepuss Dec 2014 OP

Since I am a great 'thrift shop' shopper, I worry about things like this. Paper Roses Dec 2014 #1

My mistake was thinking it was harmless mite. My new philosophy is if you see snagglepuss Dec 2014 #4

Bed Bugs KMA2U2 Dec 2014 #9

Oh my! A library book!!! Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #2

I found out that many libraries fumingate for bed bugs. I think Public Health could snagglepuss Dec 2014 #3

I may just start putting library books in the freezer Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #6

Another BRILLIANT tip from another site snagglepuss Dec 2014 #5

With DE KC Dec 2014 #7

Thank you for the excellent advice Digit Dec 2014 #8

I lived through an infestation in college, and managed to wipe them out. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #10

Yikes black dots are their feces?! snagglepuss Dec 2014 #11

Yes. They defecate little black dots. NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #12

A bit late now quakerboy Feb 2015 #13

Hand held steamers are pretty cheap Politicalboi May 2015 #14

I agree about the hand held steamers TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #15

story about steamers NJCher Aug 2015 #16

Those boric acid tablets or powder are fairly non-toxic TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #17

Later NJCher Aug 2015 #18

They're great to toss in pantries and cabinets TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #19

I was thinking of boric acid while reading this thread Maraya1969 Oct 2015 #22

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http://julesnoise.com/672-2/ left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #21