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Bed bugs don’t drown in the washing machine - but at least they get cleaned

Are your bed bugs alive and well but respectably clean after going through your washing machine? Many people don’t wash their bedding at a high enough temperature to kill bed bugs and bacteria. Sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases need washing once a week at 60 degrees in order to get rid of them.

If you have nerves of steel and a strong stomach you can read about their reproductive habits and how bed bugs have, “a peak attack period about an hour before dawn” here - Bedbugs (Wikipedia)

Related: Another side effect of washing at low temperatures can be a build up of of grease, slime and black mould inside a washing machine (Also includes tip about maintenance washes for your washing machine)

Written By Washerhelp on May 16th, 2007 with no comments.
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