Bain Pest Control Service

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Do dryer sheets kill bed bugs?

There’s been quite a lot of press lately about how dryer sheets kill or repel bugs. Our inspectors have been regularly finding dryer sheets under mattresses and furniture cushions with bed bugs all over them. But do dryer sheets kill bed bugs? So far we’ve found no evidence that dryer sheets ward off or kill bedbugs.

an example of dryer sheets, which may or may not kill bed bugs

So save your money and keep the dryer sheets where they belong – IN THE DRYER!!

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