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Bedbug infestation fears in Hong Kong spark panic buying of insecticides (www.scmp.com)

submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/news

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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this actually a growing issue right now or just some media panic?
Because I just bought a couple regular mattress protectors, the ones you put on top, not the ones that encase the whole mattress. :/

[–] JCPhoenix 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's been a thing for a while now. I picked some up bedbugs while doing US domestic travel in like 2014/15. It was awful. Spread to a second room in the house before we were able to stop them and get rid of them.

But there are occasionally media panics about it. That said, better to be somewhat proactive with it. It's cheaper to buy an anti-bed bug bag and be vigilant than is to deal with them. If you're lucky, it's just a lot of cleaning-up, wiping down all surfaces with bedbug sprays, lots of washing of clothes (even clean ones), and throwing out things that appear to be infested. At worse, it could be several hundred dollars or more of intensive professional services that aren't even guaranteed to get rid of them. Either way, it's fucking miserable.

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You want to buy a mattress encasement AND a box spring encasement to cover both. An encasement surrounds and seals in the mattress/ boxspring. A topper just covers the top.

Make sure you buy the correct size (too loose is less helpful). If you have a futon, buy an encasement specifically for a futon.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Box spring? You're funny. I have a mattress on a cardboard bed. lol