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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Protect either mattress or box spring. Bed bug and dust mite infestations are serious problems that can cause a variety of health concerns including asthma, eczema and allergies. Aller-Zip mattress and box spring encasements provide an effective barrier to infestation. Because treatments can't reach the core of an already infected mattress and box spring, they usually need to be disposed of - but no longer. Aller-Zip protects your mattress investment and most importantly, your health. Its cotton, terry-cloth fabric toplayer is soft and comfortable under your sheets. Guaranteed against leaks or tears for 10 years or the factory will replace at no cost. (Queen Size: 60x80 in., Fits bedding 7 to 12 in. High)
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
SafeRest Hypoallergenic Waterproof Zippered Certified Bed Bug Proof Mattress Encasement With 360 Secure Zipper Feature (Fits 9 - 12 in. H) - Full Size
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Protecting your mattress from invading bed bugs and dust mites requires something more than just your average zippered mattress encasement. SafeRest bed bug proof mattress encasements eliminate the entry or exit points many mattress covers fail to protect. Rather than disposing of expensive mattress sets, SafeRest bed bug proof encasements can be applied sealing off the mattress preventing bed bugs trapped inside from escaping. Over time, any trapped bed bugs will die of starvation due to the lack of a blood source. SafeRest mattress encasements, with a cotton terry surface and waterproof membrane back coating, were specifically designed and lab tested for bed bug and allergy protection harnessing cutting edge Micro-Zippers along with breathable bed bug and dust mite proof materials. SafeRest's patent pending 360 Degree Secure Feature offers the ultimate in protection against bed bugs by eliminating the risk that the end zipper traveler will pull back exposing the mattress to bed bugs. This is realized by securing the end traveler with a fold-over Velcro flap covering it on all sides (360 Degrees). Through extensive research and development, SafeRest has created a better way to prevent and help treat bed bug infestations while at the same time providing real health benefits for those who suffer from daily allergy and asthma triggers. This premium level of protection has helped many with allergies and asthma to improve their health by providing a more sterile and allergen free sleep environment. Those who perspire while sleeping or have children, pets and incontinence have also benefited from SafeRest's waterproof breathable materials that block all fluids from passing through. SafeRest mattress encasements contain no vinyl, phthalates or PVCs and offer a breathable noiseless cotton terry surface material. To demonstrate SafeRest's commitment to quality, each product is backed by a full replacement 10-year warranty.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
AllerZip Anti Allergy Mattress Encasements-Twin XL 11" Depth-38" x 80" x 11"
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Encases the mattress/box spring completely and has a zipper along 3 sides. Zipper is sealed from the inside for even greater protection. Reinforced seams to ensure that no allergens get through, Waterproof yet breathable barrier seals the allergens in and creates a barrier between the mattress and the sleeper. While encasing just the mattress will offer superior sanitation protection, encasing the mattress alone will not help with a bed bug infestation. In fact, most of a bed bug infestation will be present in the box spring, so it is always necessary to encase BOTH the mattress and the box spring.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
What the Hospitality Industry Needs to Know About the Bed Bug Threat
If you're in the hospitality industry, this is one website you don't want to find yourself on. BedbugRegistry.com is a free public database that encourages people to report bed bug experiences, specifically at hotels. There's a quick reporting form for listing the hotel name and street address which is translated into a dot-covered map of the U.S. showing the locations of each reported infestation. A list of the hotels and other infestation sites is provided to warn travelers. What the site doesn't do is verify reports, nor does it indicate when a hotel has successfully remedied the problem.
The old adage there's no such thing as bad publicity doesn't carry any credence with hoteliers. They know that even a whispered rumor can have a disastrous effect on business. Websites that detail horror-laced reports of being eaten alive by bed bugs during an overnight stay in a hotel or motel play on growing public hysteria about these blood-sucking parasites. Fanned by a blitz of media attention, an accusation can instantly damage a hotel's hard-earned reputation and frighten away guests.
According to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), bed bug infestations have been reported in all 50 states. Nearly unheard of since near eradication by DDT-based insecticides in the 1950s, bed bugs are back and in ever-increasing numbers. Bed bug reports increased by 71% from 2000 to 2005 according to the NPMA. Most pest control companies now field dozens of calls a week each week. "The last 12 months have been particularly active," said Cindy Mannes, NPMA director of public affairs. "They are showing up like never before in hotels, hospitals, college dormitories, and multifamily housing units as well as single-family homes."
"Most hotel chains don't keep track because the number is so insignificant," said Joe McInerney of the American Hotel & Lodging Association said at the 2006 International Bed Bug Symposium when asked about the growing number of bed bug complaints in the hospitality industry. He noted that there are more than 4.4 million hotel rooms in the U.S., adding "you could count the number of cases per day on one or two hands." Yet according to a 2004 survey of pest control professionals by Pest Control Technology magazine, hotels and motels were the most common sites of bed bug infestations, accounting for more than one-third of bed bug complaints. In a recent survey, one company reported that 24% of their 700 client hotels required bed bug treatments between 2002 and 2006. Brooke Ferencsik, spokesman for popular hotel review site TripAdvisor.com told USA Today, "We get a steady stream of bed bug reports and have hundreds of reviews" mentioning them. "Even if travelers aren't experiencing [bed bugs], they're becoming more aware and are looking out for them."
The resurgence of bed bugs has created a particularly vexing problem for the hospitality industry. Rooms that were pest-free one night can be infected by a guest the next. Legal experts have noticed a boom in bed bug litigation with guests suing hotels for millions of dollars. "Not only can a hotel get a terrible reputation for allowing the creepy crawly bed buddies to exist, but they can also lose out on a lot of dough," wrote a blogger on HotelChatter.com. Some lawyers are actually trawling for bed bug clients. A notice on InjuryBoard.com reads: "If you have been the victim of bed bug infestation, it may be important to contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal rights."
The financial impact of a bed bug suit can be substantial. In the 2003 landmark case (Matthias v. Accor Economy Lodging); Toronto siblings who stayed in a bed bug-infested motel room received a jury award of 2,000 in their suit against Motel 6. In 2006, a Chicago couple sued a Catskills resort for million, saying they were physically and mentally scarred after suffering 500 bed bug bites. "I was horrified to see all of those bites all over my body," said plaintiff Leslie Fox. "I was miserable. My skin felt as if it was on fire and I wanted to tear it off." In 2007, New York opera star Allison Trainer sued the Hilton hotel chain for million claiming she suffered more than 100 bed bug bites at a Hilton Suites in Phoenix. Her story was widely reported in the press: "They were all over the bed and the comforter and the pillows and I pulled the sheets off and they were just everywhere." Her attorney documented 150 bites and 23 scars. Just last month a New York Supreme Court judge ruled that two Maryland tourists bitten by bed bugs during a 2003 stay at the Milford Plaza could proceed with their million negligence suit, though punitive damages were denied.
What you don't see is hotels suing guests who bring bed bugs with them. Adept hitchhikers, they enter hotel rooms in guests' luggage or on their clothing. Most won't leave with the guest; they'll nest in and near the bed awaiting the next occupant and their next meal. Bed bugs are not a sanitation issue. About the size of an apple seed, the tiny nocturnal pests are nuisance parasites that feed on human blood. They do not transmit disease but can cause considerable emotional distress. In about 50% of their victims, bed bug bites produce itchy red welts that may take two days to develop, complicating detection. Many hotel guests check out before an infestation is discovered. Prolific breeders, females can produce up to 500 eggs during their one-year lifespan.
Infestations can spread rapidly to adjoining rooms and those above and below an infested room. Bed bugs travel easily through vents, ducts, wall voids and electrical and plumbing conduits. They can be spread by housekeeping staff on clothing or carts. "A lot of people would be surprised by the hotels we're finding bed bugs at these days," said Dean Henry, a Seattle pest control technician. "People don't expect to see them at the higher end places."
Notoriously difficult to locate, bed bugs hide in tiny cracks and crevices on and near beds to be near their food source. They may harbor in the seams of mattresses; on furniture and drapes; behind wall hangings, baseboards and headboards; under the edges of carpeting; and inside light fixtures, electrical outlets and switch plates. Your best defense against bed bugs is daily inspection by a trained and knowledgeable housekeeping staff coupled with regular pest control inspections by a firm with an expertise in eliminating bed bugs.
1. Bed bugs are tough to kill. They have a hard cuticle for protection. Traditional treatment is to fumigate the room with chemicals known as pyrethroids, but pest control companies have come out with an arsenal of new services and products to fight bed bugs:
2. Specially trained dogs are being used to sniff out bed bugs. K-9 services provide initial detection and follow-up but not extermination. A trained dog can thoroughly investigate a room in two to three minutes, indicating areas to treat.
3. Cryonite kills bed bugs by freezing them with a non-toxic, environmentally-safe carbon dioxide vapor. The vapor is particularly effective in penetrating under furniture and into cracks and crevices where bed bugs hide. Unlike traditional pesticides, Cryonite kills bed bugs in all stages of development, including eggs, and is effective against pesticide-resistant bed bugs, German cockroaches, meal moths and other hard-to-kill pests. Since it leaving no poisonous residue, rooms can be used immediately after treatment.
4. ThermaPure uses giant heaters to heat rooms to a constant 120 to 140 degrees for several hours in an effort to bake bugs to death.
5. Bed bug proof mattress and box springs encasements protect your bedding investment from bed bug infestation.
The best way to keep bed bugs from getting your property listed on BedBugRegistry.com is through comprehensive education of housekeeping and support staff and professional pro-active prevention and through rapid treatment when bed bugs do appear.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Heading For College? Watch Out For Bed Bugs!
Early morning classes, difficult professors, interminable lectures, endless reading lists, yucky dorm food - college students may moan and groan, but somehow they manage to cope with most of the aggravations of college life. But bed bugs? Sharing a dorm room with these tiny nocturnal vampires can push even the most laid-back college student to his limits.
Bed bugs are making a comeback in America and college campuses are not immune from attack. In the past year outbreaks have occurred at university and college campuses in Ohio, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, California, Michigan and Tennessee. And those are just the schools that have made the national news. Many schools try to keep news of a bed bug infestation hush hush. It's not exactly a good selling point for incoming students.
Bed bug infestations have increased dramatically over the past five years so it's not unusual for college campuses with their highly mobile populations to be affected. Bed bug reports by pest control companies increased by 71% between 2000 and 2005, according to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). In a national survey of pest control companies, University of Kentucky entomologist Michael Potter, a noted bed bug expert, found, "A whopping 91% of respondents reported their organizations had encountered bed bug infestations in the past two years. Only 37% said they encountered bed bugs more than five years ago."
Bed bugs have been reported in all 50 states, primarily in homes, apartments, hotels and motels. However, 2% of the infestations reported in the past year have been in college dormitories. "The last 12 months have been particularly active," Cindy Mannes, NPMA director of public affairs, noted last spring. "They are showing up like never before in hotels, hospitals, college dormitories, and multi-family housing units, as well as single-family homes."
An age-old scourge, bed bugs, like lice and fleas, were common bedfellows before World War II. The development of DDT-based pesticides after the war allowed America to stamp out these nuisance pests; however, bed bugs are still common in many parts of the world. The banning of DDT in the early 1970s, coupled with increased worldwide travel and the rise of pesticide-resistant bugs, has caused a resurgence of bed bugs worldwide.
While they don't transmit disease, bed bugs can traumatize their victims. About the size of an apple seed, bed bugs have flattened oval, wingless bodies that are light to reddish-brown in color. Feeding on human blood for three to 10 minutes at a time, the nocturnal pests carry a psychological punch out of proportion to their size. "They come in the dark; they feed on you; they scurry away when you turn the light on," said Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California-Davis. Not all victims react to bed bugs, but their bites can leave itchy, red welts. Victims can become nervous and jumpy, constantly feeling phantom bites and crawling skin. "I have people who call me in tears," said entomologist Richard Pollack of Harvard University. "They're in hysterics."
Bed bugs are especially difficult to control in multi-unit buildings like dormitories. The tiny insects multiply rapidly; females typically laying 500 eggs during their six- to 12-month lifespan. A few bed bugs can lead to a major infestation in just a short time. Not attracted to filth or food, bed bugs hitch a ride into a building on luggage, clothing, bedding, boxes or used or rental furniture. They spread easily on students' clothing and belongings, in reconditioned mattresses purchased by some colleges, and through building air ducts, electrical and plumbing conduits, elevator shafts and wall voids. If a bed bug infestation is found in a room, it is likely that adjacent rooms and rooms on the floors above and below will also be infected.
Atlanta filmmaker Kyle Tekiela was shocked by the response when he posted a bed bug film noir on YouTube. "Students from all over the country sent me videos of their dorm rooms," Tekiela said. "This one guy did a 360 where the ceiling meets the walls and there was a three-inch band of bed bugs all the way around."
Tough to kill, bed bugs have a hard cuticle for protection and can live for more than a year without feeding. They hide in tiny cracks and crevices near their victims' beds. Household insecticides won't kill bed bugs and can actually cause them to spread. An increasing number of bed bugs have been found to be resistant to commonly used professional insecticides. Experts are turning to new methods of extermination including Cryonite which kills bed bugs and their eggs by quick freezing. Bed bug-proof encasements that keep bed bugs from infesting mattresses are also in demand.
Bed bug signs to look for when you move into your dorm room:
Check the mattress, particularly seams and welts, for live bugs and dark fecal or blood stains.
Look for fecal smears or pea-sized pearly egg deposits on walls behind furniture, along baseboards, around electrical plates and vents, and in plaster cracks.
Look for whitish nymph molts and old exoskeletons along baseboards.
If you get bed bugs, what to do when you go home:
Don't unpack in the bedroom. Take clothing and linens directly from the suitcase to the washer.
Jump in the shower and put clothing in the washer.
Wash clothes in hot water and dry at hottest setting.
Seal unwashable items in plastic bags and heat to 120 degrees for 2 hours or freeze at 20 to 30 degrees for 2 weeks.
Vacuum suitcases and backpacks and store away from bedroom. Double bag the vacuum bag in plastic and immediately dispose of in an outdoor trash receptacle.
Check sheets daily for signs of bed bugs and call in a pest control expert if you see any.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Dana K9 Bedbug Seminar Part 3
On November 1, 2010, Dana K9 Scent Detection, one of the forerunners of canine bed bug scent detection, was joined to perform an educational seminar with top industry professionals including Safe Green Solution, an expert on performing heat treatments; Dr. Louis N. Sorkin, BCE Entomologist, Arachnologist and bed bug specialist seen often in the news; Univar USA, distributor of chemical products; Bug 'N' Scrub, treatment preparation company; and Bargoose Home Textiles, creators of mattress encasements. The seminar was held at the RHO Building of Patriot Hills, Stony Point NY. Bed bug infestations have exploded over 500% in the past year alone and it is not just New York City that is vulnerable. Bed bug outbreaks have been recently discovered in Rockland County, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut. The outbreaks have been in private homes, offices, hotels, movie theaters, retail stores, public transportation, and much more.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
How to Avoid Bringing Bed Bugs Home From Work
When bed bugs started creeping back into America, stowaways in the luggage of international travelers, hotels took the first hit. Soon they started cropping up in houses and apartments, hitchhiking their way in on the clothing and in the suitcases of business travelers and vacationers. Until this summer, however, bed bugs were rarely heard of in U.S. retail stores or commercial office buildings.
More recently, these pests began leaving the comfortable sanctuary of American bedrooms and showing up at schools, libraries, hospitals and other high traffic areas. This summer, the first reports of bed bugs in retail stores and a slew of workplace infestations caused panicked Americans to see these insects lurking around every corner. It was like turning the clock back to our great-grandparents' day when bed bugs were an everyday fact of life.
Bed bugs typically inhabit bedrooms, preferring to hide close to their preferred food source - the blood of sleeping humans. Entomologists say the increasing incidence of these insects in the workplace, far from their normal feeding environment, indicates the exponential growth of these blood-sucking parasites. In a July 2010 survey of pest control firms conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and the University of Kentucky, 95% of the pest control professionals surveyed had encountered bed bugs, and 1 in 5 (20%) reported treating infestations in commercial buildings. In 2007 commercial infestations accounted for less than 1% of U.S. bed bug infestations. Today, 40% of bed bug exterminations are performed in commercial settings.
University of Kentucky entomologist and national expert Michael Potter has called these parasites the most serious insect threat of the 21the century and the most difficult to control. Slightly smaller than an apple seed, these nocturnal, blood-sucking parasites are adept at hiding in minute crevices, easily transported to new locations and able to survive for a year without feeding. Incredibly prolific, a single breeding pair can produce 300 offspring and 1,000 eggs in three months. Hatching in about a week, larvae begin reproducing within a month. In just a few months, a single pair of bed bugs can spawn an infestation numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Not attracted by dirt or filth, these pests target human blood, on which they must feed before molting or reproducing. Adept hitchhikers, these blood-sucking parasites are spread by their victims, riding into office buildings with co-workers, visitors, venders, maintenance staff and deliverymen - An equal opportunity pest, in the past year bed bug infestations have been found in former President Bill Clinton's Harlem office, the Sirius XM Radio studio of shock jock Howard Stern, U.N. headquarters, the Ronald Reagan building in Washington D.C., IRS offices in Philadelphia and Kentucky, two Abercrombie & Fitch Hollister stores, Victoria's Secret, the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, AMC Times Square movie theater, the Empire State Building, and the corporate offices of Time Warner, Google, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offices in Rockville, Maryland, to name a few.
When bed bugs invade an office, employees often panic, pointing fingers at each other and ostracizing coworkers believed to have introduced the pests. However, they are so prevalent that more than one worker may have brought them into the workplace or they may have migrated from another office in the building through vents, wall voids or electrical conduits. Barely 1/4 inch long and paper thin when not feeding, bed bugs can slip between the teeth of a backpack zipper; crawl into briefcases and purses, or ride into an office hidden in the seams of clothing or coats. A traveling coworker may carry bed bugs into the office inside his suitcase. Attracted to heat, these pesky insects have even been found hiding inside the battery compartments of laptop computers, iPhones and iPods. Your home doesn't have to be infested for you to pick up bed bugs. You can get them on a subway, bus or taxi. You can bring them home from a movie theater or library. If you brush against someone who is carrying bed bugs or sit in a seat recently vacated by a victim, there's an excellent chance some of these pests will jump ship and go to work or home with you.
Employers must be proactive in dealing with bed bugs. Business owners should develop a comprehensive bed bug action plan to ensure that they and their employees are prepared should they come calling. An employer's action plan should:
Educate employees so they can recognize these pests, signs of infestation and bite symptoms and encourage vigilance.
Update employee handbooks and set forth avoidance techniques and reporting procedures.
Emphasize the importance of early detection. Encourage employees to immediately advise management of pest activity in the workplace or at home.
Be open and sympathetic in communications with employees.
Should an employee carry bed bugs home, offer support. Consider defraying the cost of home inspection and treatment for employees, allow employees to use vacation days and the Family and Medical Leave Act to cope with home infestations.
Arrange immediate treatment with a licensed pest control professional.
Launch a containment plan to prevent cross-contamination between work and home.
If your office is invaded by bed bugs, employees can also take proactive steps to prevent them from hitchhiking home:
Educate yourself and your family so you know what bed bugs and their bites look like, where to look for them and signs of infestations.
Adopt a minimalist lifestyle. Get rid of clutter where they can hide. Keep everything off the floor.
Inspect your office chair and desk for signs of these pests daily. Choose metal over wood office furniture.
Leave briefcases and laptops at work. Use a hard-sized, not fabric, briefcase. Minimize the number of items you carry between work and home and transport them in sealed plastic bags.
Zip work items into a insect-proof luggage liner to minimize cross-contamination.
When you arrive home after work, leave your shoes in the garage. Inspect each item carefully before taking it into your home.
Change clothes as soon as you get home. Place work clothes in sealed plastic bags until they can be laundered.
At home, cover mattresses and box springs with bed bug-proof mattress encasements to prevent bugs from infesting your bedding.
If your office is the site of an active infestation, regularly inspect sheets and mattresses for pest signs.
If you suspect a infestation at home, immediately call a licensed pest control professional and arrange treatment. Look for a an established pest control firm that has been in business for many years, is a member of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), has a good Better Business Bureau rating and offers a 90-day guarantee.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Bed Bug Safety Tips for the Home Care Worker
Workers in home care assist patients in their homes closely. House cleaning is part of the job. When the home is clean it fulfills the mental aspect of order and cleanliness. Bed bugs have infiltrated many people's homes in spite of the efforts to keep the home safe and clean. Hopefully these tips can help the average caregiver of home care worker to defeat them.
First, reduce the number of hiding places. A cluttered home provides a nice place for bugs to hide. They are not attracted to dirt and grime. They are attracted to warmth, blood and carbon dioxide. Using a mattress/box spring encasements make it more difficult for bugs to get to you while you sleep. Wash bed spreads and clothing that touches the floor to reduce bugs. Their eggs can hide in laundry containers/hampers so clean them when you do the laundry.
Secondly, bed bugs hitchhike on furniture, so destroy any furniture that harbor bug eggs. Vacuuming reduces bug populations. Change the bag after each use, so the bed bugs can not escape. After removing the used vacuum bag place it into a tightly sealed plastic bag and in a outside garbage bin.
So, hopefully these tips can keep home care workers and patients safe. Although bed bugs are a nuisance, they are not known to spread disease. Their bites initially are painless, but later turn into large itchy skin welts. These welts do not have a red spot in the center like flea bites. Remember, if there is anything you are unsure of consult your doctor.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Allergies and Dust Mites - Get the Facts About Allergen-Impermeable Encasements
It is estimated that over 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, and of that number approximately 30 million American suffer from asthma. While there can be many different allergic triggers that cause respiratory allergies and asthma, one such allergic toxin naturally occurs in every bed and pillow, dust mites. Not only do dust mites and their droppings cause symptoms such as red itchy eyes, sinus irritation and breathing difficulties, they can also lead to a full blown asthma attack, even worse during the time your body is trying to rejuvenate itself, while you sleep. It is well documented that a disproportionate percentage of asthma attacks that result in fatality occur during the hours we typically sleep, 12am to 6am. This is a direct result of allergens, dust mites and their droppings, and other micro toxins which build up over time in our mattresses, pillows, box springs, and duvets.
It's a fact: the average person spends a third of their life (220,000 hours) in bed. Coupled with the reality that the average mattress can contain millions of dust mites and the implications are worrisome - those millions of microscopic dust mites can cause a little more than a few irritations over a lifetime.
Here are a few more dust mite facts:
- One dust mite will produce 20 waste droppings in a single day and females can produce upwards of 2000 fecal particles during their lifetime.
- Droppings are small enough to get lodged in a human lung's bronchial tube, which results in asthma and skin irritation.
- Ten percent of the weight of a two-year-old pillow can be attributed to deceased mites and their excretions.
- Since they do not drink water but instead absorb moisture throurgh their shell, humid climates and seasons allow them to breed and thrive at a much higher rate.
- The average life span of a female dust mite is ten weeks; during this time she will lay 60 to 100 eggs.
Many families assume that simply washing their sheets once a week will solve the problem. This assumption is wrong in that bleach and soaps do not kill dust mites because they actually live in mattresses and pillows, not in the sheets or pillowcases that are being washed.
One way to kill dust mites is to either freeze or heat up your mattresses and pillows to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This has to be done for over an hour and needs to be repeated frequently, as they reproduce in less than a five week span. However, constantly burning and freezing a pillow or mattress is dangerous and cumbersome, if not downright impossible (you'd need access to a meat locker to freeze a king-size mattress). Additionally, they are not confined to your mattress or pillow, as they can be transported via minor air currents created by normal household activities.
Vacuuming your mattress or pillows also bears little effect, as dust mites have the ability to climb deep within your mattresses' fabric. Put simply, cleaning, washing or vacuuming will not rid the average American household of dust mites and their enormous amounts of excretions.
With over 50 million Americans suffering from allergies or asthma, finding a sustainable method to combat the problem has to become a priority for households across the country.
Encasing your mattress and pillows in allergen-impermeable mattress encasements and pillow covers is the most simple and realistic way to protect your sleep. These encasements will trap existing dust mites inside your mattress and pillows and protect you from future dust mite infestations. It should be noted that one should search for an allergen bedding product that has a pore size of less than one micron to insure the highest level of protection from these known micro toxins.
Allergen-impermeable mattress encasements and pillow covers are relatively inexpensive and are widely available online and in most large or chain stores. These bedding encasements offer protection against dust mites, and help avoid allergy outbreaks and asthma attacks.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
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Protect-A-Bed AllerZip Terry Allergy Mattress Protector. AllerZip Cotton Terry Mattress Encasement 6-sided waterproof and bed bug entry, escape, and bite proof encasement provides the ultimate in allergy protection. Certified by an Entomology Laboratory to be bed bug proof. Our patented BugLock with Secure Seal and the 3-sided zipper system and allergy flap provides total bed bug protection. Our Miracle Membrane backing is absorbent and waterproof, keeping your mattress dry and free of stains, a dust-mite barrier and reduces exposure to allergens. Fits up to an 18" inch mattress in queen and king size. Cotton terry surface is air vapor porous and cool and comfortable to sleep on. Care: Machine wash hot, tumble dry medium. Do not bleach.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Luna Premium Hypoallergenic Zippered Bed Bug Proof Mattress Encasement 11" Height - Queen Size - Made In The USA
!±8±Luna Premium Hypoallergenic Zippered Bed Bug Proof Mattress Encasement 11" Height - Queen Size - Made In The USA
Brand : Luna Mattress ProtectorsRate :
Price : $74.99
Post Date : Oct 25, 2011 11:34:26
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For the ultimate in health benefits and added protection we offer our premium zippered waterproof and bed bug proof mattress encasements. With our zippered bedding encasements, your mattress is completely surrounded from top to bottom preventing bed bugs, dust mites, bacteria and mold from entering or escaping. Although the mattress is encased, it is still able to breathe properly using our exclusive Luna Airflow Technology. To ensure the zippered mattress cover is completely bed bug proof we use 3-sided bed bug proof zippers. Bed bugs are becoming increasing more prevalent and can not only ruin your mattress, but can cause health issues as well. Our premium bed bug proof mattress encasements are also designed to treat bed bug infestations within the mattress. Rather than dispose of an infected mattress, our encasements can be applied sealing off the mattress and preventing bed bugs from escaping. Our hypoallergenic bed bug encasements are a safe alternative to using pesticides to treat an infected mattress. There is no better product to reduce allergy and asthma triggers while sleeping than a premium Luna zippered mattress encasement. Utilizing a breathable membrane layer, 99% of dust mites, bacteria and fungus are unable to pass through making our encasements great for those with asthma and allergies. This along with our hypoallergenic terry surface makes for a more sterile and natural environment for you and your family. Our mattress encasements work by using an exclusive hypoallergenic terry surface bonded with a waterproof membrane base layer. To enable the mattress to still breathe, Luna utilizes an exclusive Airflow Technology made up of proprietary microscopic pores in the membrane layer. These pores allow air to pass through while preventing liquids from penetrating. All of our products are proudly Made in America and carry a full replacement 10 year warranty.
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