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Originally Posted by Michael Davis
Interesting. I know a lot about bed bugs but somehow wasn't able to put two and two together, I really think there are bedbugs in the laundry room of my apartment building. I didn't think they would hang out there because I see them sometimes during the day (although I am more likely to find them hanging out inside a washing machine and have found them in dryers after the drying cycle meaning either they aren't bedbugs or the dryers are weak).
Yeah - that is really weird if these are bed bugs - standard dryer heat gets well above the recommend temp to kill bed bugs and their eggs (hence the many washing/drying of clothes for a fresh, guaranteed non-infected set to wear about so you don't transmit to others).
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But if they do come out during the day sometimes, pretty sure they are bedbugs.
Bed bugs are nocturnal, so I guess I don't follow? Oh n/m I understand now:
I don't think bed bugs are all that active during the daytime, are primarily nocturnal and hate light. But if you were to disturb their sleeping/resting area, they would of course move about. But it's uncommon to see them during the day I believe.
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Moving in a week, my apartment is right next to the laundry room, should I just dump all my furniture? If thermal treatments work, I'd rather just gamble I don't have them and get a thermal treatment, seems cheaper than replacing everything.
Are you getting any bites? I mean this doesn't really sound like bed bugs in the laundry room based on your description - if anything they'd be near where you sleep - bed bugs are lazy creatures and typically find hiding places near their hosts so they don't have to crawl that far.
If you really see them crawling around, just capture one and see if it appears to be a bed bug. You can go to an area entomologist to confirm. Or really even look online - bed bugs have a very distinct appearance - very flat, brown ridged back etc.
If it is bed bugs, not sure what I'd do if I was moving soon. Would have to think about it.