How To Wash Bed Bug Clothes
Bedbugs are excellent hitchhikers, and an infestation can begin with a single female caught in luggage, clothing, or upholstered furniture. If you find yourself dealing with the unfortunate event of an outbreak, you don’t need to dispose of your wardrobe, and it’s possible to treat your clothing. The key to caring for laundry riddled with bedbugs is washing and drying it with the highest heat your garments can tolerate. Don’t skip the drying part, because high heat is what truly kills off bedbugs.1
How Often to Clean Laundry Infested With Bedbugs
Since it’s the heat that kills the bedbugs, one washing and drying per load of laundry should be enough to do the job. However, you’ll need to monitor the bedbug situation for further infestation.
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What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
- Washing machine
- Dryer
Materials
- Rubbing alcohol
- Laundry detergent
- Trash bags
Instructions
| How to Wash Laundry Infested With Bedbugs | |
|---|---|
| Detergent | Regular |
| Water Temperature | Hot |
| Cycle Type | Normal |
| Drying Cycle Type | Highest heat |
| Special Treatments | Dry-clean only garments must be handled separately |
| Iron Settings | Varies by garment |
Spray Clothes With Rubbing Alcohol
Spray colorfast infested clothes with rubbing alcohol immediately upon identifying a bedbug infestation. The rubbing alcohol will kill live bedbugs on contact, however, it won’t eliminate eggs or get rid of the infestation. For non-colorfast fabrics and items that must be dry cleaned, immediately place the clothes in a sealable plastic bag.
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Separate Dry Clean Only Garments
Items with care labels that state dry clean only should go into a separate pile, even if you don’t plan to take them to the dry cleaner for additional cleaning. These items cannot be washed, but they can usually be put into the dryer on high heat to help get rid of the bugs.
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Sort Clothes Into Trash Bags
Sort your clothes as you normally would before washing a load of laundry. Sort them in the infested area to prevent spreading the bedbugs into another area of your home. Place each pile of clothing in a large trash bag and seal it.
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Set the Washing Machine
If your washer doesn’t have an automatic dispenser, add regular detergent (there’s no need for special detergent) to the drum of the washing machine. Select the hottest water temperature recommended for the fabrics and the correct cycle for the fabric types.
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Transfer Clothes to the Washer
Take the bags to the washing machine, and tip them over so the clothes carefully spill into the machine. Don’t roughly dump out the clothes, because the bedbugs could become airborne. This is important in your home or a communal laundry room or laundromat. Dispose of the trash bag in an outside bin.
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Select the Best Dryer Cycle
Transfer the clothes from the washing machine to the dryer. Set the dryer to run for at least 30 minutes on the highest possible heat cycle that won’t damage the fabric. Ideally, the heat should exceed 120°F to kill both the bugs and the eggs.
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Fold Laundry
Fold the clean, dry clothes on a table that has been inspected to ensure that it’s free from bedbugs. Properly store laundry.
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How To Wash Bed Bug Clothes
How to Wash Bed Bug Clothes
Some clothes have bed bugs in them. If you’re not sure if your clothes have bed bugs, you can check for signs of infestation. If you do find signs of infestation, you can wash your clothes at home. There are a few ways to do this.
First, wash your clothes by hand. Fill your sink with hot water and add 1 cup of vinegar or detergent to the water. Then put the clothing in the water and let it sit for 30 minutes before rinsing it out with clean water.
Second, use a drying machine to wash and dry your clothes. Set the dryer on high heat for 30 minutes before turning it off and letting the clothes air dry overnight in an area where there isn’t any direct sunlight or heat from nearby appliances such as lamps or televisions; this helps kill any bugs that may be present on the fabric surface area so they don’t hatch again later on when you wear them again (which would make things worse).
If you don’t want to use either method above (or if there aren’t any free public laundry facilities nearby), then consider buying new clothes instead
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