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It is an insecticide, so it will kill bed bugs after the fact. It does not kill the eggs, however, so you may want to treat the sleeping bag repeatedly over a couple of month.Will permetherin work after the fact, or is it only preventive?
I unfortunately ran into bed bugs on the Camino last fall - sprayed all my stuff, put it out in the hot sun, washed it in hot water. that lasted a couple days and I started getting bit again. Repeated the process. Same thing - lasted a couple days and started getting bit. In retrospect, I think I was able to rid all of them except the ones in my down sleeping bag. I started sleeping in places where I didn't use the sleeping bag and didn't get bit.
the problem, now that i'm home, is how to get rid of the bugs that I'm sure are still in the bag. Will permetherin work after the fact, or is it only preventive? I've heard to freeze the bag, but my freezer is small and I honestly don't even want to bring the bag in the house. It resides in my garage for now. Then the bigger question is - how do I test to know if the bugs are gone? I thought they were gone twice on the Camino, but they weren't. Seems I'd have to sleep in it to know - and then risk getting bit again. my friends from home tell me to throw the bag away. but it was expensive and i really like it......
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I unfortunately ran into bed bugs on the Camino last fall - sprayed all my stuff, put it out in the hot sun, washed it in hot water. that lasted a couple days and I started getting bit again. Repeated the process. Same thing - lasted a couple days and started getting bit. In retrospect, I think I was able to rid all of them except the ones in my down sleeping bag. I started sleeping in places where I didn't use the sleeping bag and didn't get bit.
the problem, now that i'm home, is how to get rid of the bugs that I'm sure are still in the bag. Will permetherin work after the fact, or is it only preventive? I've heard to freeze the bag, but my freezer is small and I honestly don't even want to bring the bag in the house. It resides in my garage for now. Then the bigger question is - how do I test to know if the bugs are gone? I thought they were gone twice on the Camino, but they weren't. Seems I'd have to sleep in it to know - and then risk getting bit again. my friends from home tell me to throw the bag away. but it was expensive and i really like it......
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I unfortunately ran into bed bugs on the Camino last fall - sprayed all my stuff, put it out in the hot sun, washed it in hot water. that lasted a couple days and I started getting bit again. Repeated the process. Same thing - lasted a couple days and started getting bit. In retrospect, I think I was able to rid all of them except the ones in my down sleeping bag. I started sleeping in places where I didn't use the sleeping bag and didn't get bit.
the problem, now that i'm home, is how to get rid of the bugs that I'm sure are still in the bag. Will permetherin work after the fact, or is it only preventive? I've heard to freeze the bag, but my freezer is small and I honestly don't even want to bring the bag in the house. It resides in my garage for now. Then the bigger question is - how do I test to know if the bugs are gone? I thought they were gone twice on the Camino, but they weren't. Seems I'd have to sleep in it to know - and then risk getting bit again. my friends from home tell me to throw the bag away. but it was expensive and i really like it......
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
The good news is that it does, according to this University of Minnesota study. However you need to do it thoroughly (just like with heat).freezing does not kill bugs.
Yes!If you are hesitant to wash your down bag, it can simply be put in a drying machine at its highest setting for an hour--that will kill the eggs and bugs. And it works no matter what the weather conditions are outside. This is what I do when I'm traveling because a wet down bag can take many, many expensive drying machine cycles to dry completely.
This is a new one to me. Where did you hear that? I would never consider using ant traps in my sleeping bag! (How would that work, anyway?) Heat is simple and non-toxic.I hear somewhere that ant traps can help to catch bed bugs in your sleeping bag.
I unfortunately ran into bed bugs on the Camino last fall - sprayed all my stuff, put it out in the hot sun, washed it in hot water. that lasted a couple days and I started getting bit again. Repeated the process. Same thing - lasted a couple days and started getting bit. In retrospect, I think I was able to rid all of them except the ones in my down sleeping bag. I started sleeping in places where I didn't use the sleeping bag and didn't get bit.
the problem, now that i'm home, is how to get rid of the bugs that I'm sure are still in the bag. Will permetherin work after the fact, or is it only preventive? I've heard to freeze the bag, but my freezer is small and I honestly don't even want to bring the bag in the house. It resides in my garage for now. Then the bigger question is - how do I test to know if the bugs are gone? I thought they were gone twice on the Camino, but they weren't. Seems I'd have to sleep in it to know - and then risk getting bit again. my friends from home tell me to throw the bag away. but it was expensive and i really like it......
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I’ve come close to being warned off here for frequently telling the superstitious that buying RFID wallets for their credit cards is utterly pointless. Go with the science and established facts not supposition and fear.Come on, guys! It is not necessary to destroy the sleeping bag. A couple of 30-minute rounds of a dry sleeping bag in a hot dryer will most certainly kill all bedbugs!
You and me both!I’ve come close to being warned off here for frequently telling the superstitious that buying RFID wallets for their credit cards is utterly pointless. Go with the science and established facts not supposition and fear.
When it comes to bedbugs I’m afraid I go with superstition and fear every time. I know that you’re right, but I would still burn the bag and dance naked round the ashes rather than take it into my house.
Either that, or give it to my brother.
That's understandable. But do you destroy everything that you took? And have an effective isolation chamber in front of your house?When it comes to bedbugs I’m afraid I go with superstition and fear every time.
That's understandable. But do you destroy everything that you took? And have an effective isolation chamber in front of your house?These are annoying creatures, not ebola or rabies!
Since I had been bitten a couple of days before heading for home, I remembered this suggestion. And my husband also brought a clean set of clothes for me to change into. I’m embarrassed to say that two months later, the black garbage bags are still tied up and sitting in my garage. I put them out in the sun for a few days and then forgot about them. Thanks for reminding me.As an easy precaution my husband brings a black garbage bag to the airport, into which we put my backpack, and the whole thing gets thrown into a chest deep freezer (turned down to the lowest temperature) and stays there for a month.
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