Upholstered furniture is the most challenging because it s especially easy for bedbugs to hide in the upholstery.
Bed bugs dresser drawers.
Pick up any garbage cups plates utensils napkins tissues etc.
Hold light outlet cover over plastic bag or light colored sheet orient items such that any ventilation holes are pointed down tap item with open part of your hand.
Refresh the citronella every few months by brushing fresh oil into the corners and along the edges of each drawer.
Thin cedar boards can line drawers and shelves and work to repel a variety of insects.
Naturally they ll need a point of entry to reach crawling in order to make their harborage in a wood dresser drawer.
Despite what some pest control professionals will tell you steam cleaning is usually not effective because it s difficult to get the steam to penetrate deep and thoroughly enough through the upholstery.
Bed bugs seem to hate the smell of lavender in particular.
Online furniture shops offer a wide range of drawer dressers.
This video shows how to pack up a dresser as part of the fight against bed bugs.
For more information check out the 8 step approach to get rid of bed bugs.
Consider stuffing a dryer sheet or two inside your pillow case dresser drawers and linen closet.
It is also a good idea to inspect dresser and bedside table drawers.
Consider using some lavender scented dryer sheets.
Lift it and look beneath it as well.
Furniture village have a summer sale of drawer dressers.
Though bed bugs are fairly evident if they are around they also leave other signs of their existence behind including their shed exoskeletons blood and fecal deposits.
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You can also make your own drawer liners by coating lining paper in citronella and allowing it to dry before installing.
Wipe the surface down with a damp cloth or use a healthy cleaning spray.