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After your landlord arranges for an exterminator, you should:

• Launder all of your clothes, towels, blankets, etc. Dry everything

thoroughly on the hottest settings, as heat is one of the few things

that effectively kills bedbugs.

• Wrap your mattress, box spring and pillows in plastic or synthetic

wraps that zip or seal closed. Seal the zippers shut with duct tape.

Store your clothes, towels etc. in re-sealable bags to prevent further in-

festation. Bedbugs usually only like to live in your bed, but they will

move to your clothes and rugs if desperate!

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