Can you get rid of bed bugs?

Question

my neighbor borowed my sons stroller without my permission and she has bed bugs is there any way to get rid of them or should i just buy a new one please help

Answer 1

keep your house clean. then you wont have a bed bug issue  !i

Answer 2

having a clean house has nothing to do with bedbugs.

you may just want to get rid of the stroller if you can afford it.

otherwise clean it well.  you may want to steam clean it to be sure you've killed everything. vacuum all the crevices and wash the metal (dont' forget to discard the vacuum bag immediately after use). Don't use the stroller or bring it into your home until you are able to clean it .  

Answer 3

throw it out u dont know where its been

Answer 4

I would definitely throw it out!!! It isn't worth the hassle and besides it's not worth your son's health.

Answer 5

Do not put the stroller in your house until you have cleaned it (as explained above) or just get rid of it.  If you get bed bugs in your house, you have to boil all the sheets and have professionals come in to treat the matresses and other stuff in the rooms.  I've heard it is an expensive and troublesome problem to get rid of.  Please see the following web page to understand the problem better.  It may help you decide whether or not to risk keeping the stroller!!http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfact...

Answer 6

Yes, you can get rid of them. You'll need to thoroughly scrub the stroller everywhere--even the metal parts. Get into all the cracks, crevices and holes. Then, you should get a spray pesticide that will kill bedbugs, and a very large trash bag--put the stroller into the bag, spray with the pesticide, and then close up the bag and leave it like that overnight. Next day, remove the stroller and REWASH it everywhere with hot soapy water. Don't use the stroller until you've washed it again.

And lock it up next time so your buggy neighbor can't use it.

And give her this information:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/bedbugs/