Hang them up in a closet or keep them in a dresser drawer.
Bed bugs dresser drawers.
It is also a good idea to inspect dresser and bedside table drawers.
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.
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.
Thin cedar boards can line drawers and shelves and work to repel a variety of insects.
Consider stuffing a dryer sheet or two inside your pillow case dresser drawers and linen closet.
Naturally they ll need a point of entry to reach crawling in order to make their harborage in a wood dresser drawer.
Online furniture shops offer a wide range of drawer dressers.
For more information check out the 8 step approach to get rid of bed bugs.
This video shows how to pack up a dresser as part of the fight against bed bugs.
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.
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.
Upholstered furniture is the most challenging because it s especially easy for bedbugs to hide in the upholstery.
Consider using some lavender scented dryer sheets.
Bed bugs seem to hate the smell of lavender in particular.
Furniture village have a summer sale of drawer dressers.
Make sure that your nightstand and or desk are neat and properly maintained.
Be it a quaint antique piece or a recently purchased bespoke wood dresser this type of furnishing offers plenty of dark and concealed spots in the drawers for bed bugs to settle and build their colony.
Pick up any garbage cups plates utensils napkins tissues etc.