Wash bedding and clothes in hot water for 30 minutes. Then put them in a dryer on the highest heat setting for 30 minutes. Use a steamer on mattresses, couches, and other places where bedbugs hide. Pack up infested items in black bags and leave them outside on a hot day (95 degrees) or in a closed car.
How do I permanently get rid of bed bugs?
Treatments for bed bugs
- Wash and dry clothes and bedding in temperatures of at least 120 degrees. Heat is one of the best ways to kill bed bugs. ...
- Vacuum frequently - at least a few times per week. Vacuuming can suck up bed bugs but it doesn't kill them. ...
- Freeze items you can not heat or launder. ...
- Keep checking.
What kills bed bugs immediately?
Steam – Bed bugs and their eggs die at 122°F (50°C). The high temperature of steam 212°F (100°C) immediately kills bed bugs. Apply steam slowly to the folds and tufts of mattresses, along with sofa seams, bed frames, and corners or edges where bed bugs may be hiding.
