DOS & DON’TS WHEN YOU HAVE BEDBUGS

   DOs

• Identify a reputable exterminating company, which can be researched online. They should be licensed, insured and state certified.
• Bag up all clothing in plastic garbage bags, which must be sealed airtight.
• Dry-clean garments. Chemical in dry cleaning will kill bedbugs, washers and dryers will kill them only at temperature above 140 degree.
• Bag books, paper, pictures, most loose objects and contents of closets so exterminators have access to all cracks and crevices in the home.
• Expect exterminators to apply restricted-use, federally approved pesticides and return for follow up treatment.
• Find out if your landlord is liable to pay some or all of the costs, which can range from $500 to $5,000.

   DON’Ts

• Don’t panic bedbugs don’t carry or transmit diseases.
• Don’t spray your apartment: it can spread or scatter the pests.
• Don’t throw out mattresses or furniture unwrapped: They can fall off and infest other parts of the building.
• Don’t put kerosene, gasoline or chemical on mattresses: It’s a fire hazard and is ineffective.
• Don’t reuse bags after vacuuming affected areas.
• Don’t permit asthmatic, pregnant women, senior or small children to stay in apartment that are being sprayed with pesticide.

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