Extreme Heat/Cold – what temps kill BMs?

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- January 3, 2020 at 7:08 pm #1260
  
  CNDNGirl
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  Hi again,
  
  Just wondering if anyone has found conclusive evidence about what temps (both high and low) kill BMs? We currently dry our daily contact clothing/bedding on “HIGH” for 30 minutes – and are hoping that that’s enough! We are also currently bagging up most items in an infested room, with mothballs, and putting them outside in an outdoor shed. We live in Canada, in quite a cold city, so I’m hoping that 4 months in there will kill them. My mom had heard that -22 degree Celcius can kill BMs.
  
  Can anyone help give some concrete (as concrete as it gets with these buggers) info as to the high/low temps that kill them?
  
  Thanks – and head up everyone. Positivity and persistence is key 🙂
  
  -J
- January 14, 2020 at 7:05 am #1284
  
  MiteBcrazy
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  Question well asked. I use a chest freezer to kill bugs in my bed linen and the odd jacket or boots for at least 6 hours. Any less then i have noticed they’re still wandering around causing misery!
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