Mattress Cover for Bed Bugs
You’ll see a large number of bedbug sites out there selling specialized mattress covers to keep bedbugs from getting inside your mattress (or outside, if you’re infested), but did you know that you can buy them right from your local store?
It’s a lot less expensive and you need only ask the clerk to direct you to the mattress section and look for allergy relief / dust mite barrier covers; these are effective enough to stop bedbugs from passing through.
For example, if I go to Walmart.com and search for ‘mattress cover’, the first result is an allergy relief / dust mite barrier pillow and mattress cover set for $25.
Check with your local store and see what products they have to keep out the dust mites and you’ll have found yourself an inexpensive bedbug cover!
For more information on how to get rid of bed bugs, then check out http://www.badbedbugs.com/bed-bug-treatment/
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can i clean my room and then bomb it? I am getting bit every day and im tired of it would the matress covers accutally work?
A few years ago I went off to Europe for 2 months and when I returned my condo was infected with bed bugs. I bombed my place 7 times and wasn’t able to kill them. Finally I threw away everything in the condo, mattress, and pulled up the rugs. I bombed several times, repainted ( I moved out during all the cleaning) and did the floor in tile. The only way to get rid of these bugs is to throw away everything. This drastic measure is the only way to get ride of them in my opinion.
I’m looking for bed bug covers but not sure if I need a full cover or just a good thick half cover for the top of the mattress? This is bugging me so much that I think if it continues, I’ll need to consider psychiatric evaluation!
It’s been 9 moths since I discovered bed bugs in my house, since then I’ve had 2 different exterminators here. The first was a traditional one with chemicals which DID NOT WORK AT ALL! The second was one with heat treatment…that helped but did not eradicate the problem.
I called them back and they came in with a bed bug sniffing dog, she showed where the bugs still lived and they sent a guy with a steam machine. He used the steamer on the one place the dog indicated but not on the other because he said it was probably just the bugs inside the mattress cover the dog was indicating…I AM STILL GETTING BIT!!!!!!!
I have purchased a steamer and have been using it often! Does anyone have any more ideas on how to get rid of these awful pests? I am at my wits end! PLEASE HELP!!!
Thanks Sarah
I have a preschool student in the class I teach who has a terrible infestation which the parents are not treating. Is it worth getting mattress covers on my bed to prevent an infestation in my own home. The school is not able to do anything about the child’s infestation.
I found the same covers used at a few of the better hotels I’ve stayed at. Take a look at Walmart.com for some very well priced mattress encasements.
Sorry to hear about your infestation. Most likely if one of your mattresses are infested, then the others will soon be. invest in mattress covers for all of your mattresses and box springs in your house. make sure the covers that you buy have zippers. before sealing the covers, spray some bed bug spray to fumigate the inner area than zipper them quickly after.
Make sure to duct tape the whole zipper when finished. Also, make sure to do the same with your couches and sets. the best thing for this is instead of covers get plastic from uhaul and wrap all cloth furniture with a perfect seal so no air can get out, then expose furniture to direct sunlight for at least 24 hours. this will cut down your infestation tremendously. hope this info helps.
Su Davies:
Hope you are able to get control of the situation. Isn’t it curious that only one mattress is infested? What spray did you use? Did it work?
I am fighting an infestation of bedbugs and am using a professional company however they seem to have no idea about what to do with mattresses. There are three. One is damaged and obviously marked. The other two are in excellent condition with no signs of infestation.
Would using the anti-allergy mattress covers truly work on these. I intend to spray them and then cover them but I dare not let anyone sleep on them if there is any risk that any bedbugs that might be in them will get through the cover.
Please reassure me.
Thanks Su Davies