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Bed Bug Mattress Covers

Summary: Bed bug mattress covers have very tightly woven fabrics that keep bed bugs from finding hiding places. Bed bug mattress covers can also trap bed bugs inside the cover if the bed bugs have already been discovered on or in the mattress.

Many bed bug treatments have been performed since these pests have made such a strong come-back. Every time a pest control professional gets into the treatment he finds himself having to tell the homeowner that the stuffed sofa or the lounge chair must go. With much hesitation on the homeowner's part, the infested furniture finds its way to the curb. Often times the homeowner also finds it necessary to toss out the mattress and box spring, as well. But, this is not always necessary as there are ways to salvage some furniture. It simply takes a little research.

In the case of bedding there are some well documented steps you can take before relegating your cozy mattress to the garbage heap. Several retail chain stores like Bed Bath & Beyond carry mattress covers and box spring covers. Here is where it gets a bit tricky. A vinyl box spring cover is fine, but most of us don't want to sleep on a plastic coated mattress cover. That makes for hot, sticky summer nights, for sure. What you need is a cotton hypo-allergenic zippered mattress cover with a tread count in the 300 range, and that could be expensive.

So, consider all the variables. If your mattress is fairly new and fairly expensive, you may want to high-tail it down to the linen store for a good hypo-allergenic mattress cover. Zip it closed and keep it closed for a year or more. (Bed bugs will eventually die inside the case, but it can take over a year for this to happen.) If your mattress is well worn and especially if it has tears in the fabric, take it to the curb.

One additional note to consider. If you are throwing out furniture or bedding, be sure to make it unuseable by ripping it open with a utility knife. You don't want some poor, unfortunate person picking it up thinking they have found a real treasure.

Comments

hana
17 Jan 2009, 09:32

hi
my name is hana iam want to ask about the price for mattress cover with the zipper size quien and iwill thank u so much

Ask the Exterminator
17 Jan 2009, 15:52

You can find anything from very cheap mattress covers to very expensive. Just go on line and do a search. The more expensive covers are going to be more comfortable to sleep on.

Gene Dee
15 Mar 2009, 23:42

I am interested in information about the twin size mattress covers.
Please answer by an E mail.
Thanks.

Ask the Exterminator
30 Mar 2009, 17:04

Click on those nice little links on my website page for all that information.

lydia livingston
30 Mar 2009, 17:06

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS FOR THE QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS;

Ask the Exterminator
30 Mar 2009, 17:07

Lydia,

Go to http://www.asktheexterminator.com/Bed_bugs/Bed_Bug_Mattress_Covers.shtml and click on the links advertising the mattress covers for prices.

Pamela
02 Apr 2009, 12:38

Hi, im pamela. and i wanted to know, after you have them and you think they are gone can you still put the mattress protector on the mattress and they wont come back ?

Ask the Exterminator
02 Apr 2009, 17:14

The mattress cover does not prevent the return of bed bugs. The cover only locks in the bed bugs that may be present in or on an infested mattress. The cover makes it so you do not have to discard your mattress, but it does nothing to stop bed bugs breeding in walls or behind baseboards. Get it?

Denise
12 Jun 2009, 23:16

does OFF spray keep bed bugs from biting?

Ask the Exterminator
16 Jun 2009, 23:14

It's not labeled for bed bugs, but it might work.

Susan
08 Jul 2009, 23:49

I understand that the mattress cover kills bed bugs within the bed, but is the box spring cover necessary? And if I do not use the box spring cover can bed bugs potentially crawl up and bite me even if i have a mattress cover?

Ask the Exterminator
09 Jul 2009, 07:43

A mattress cover does not kill bed bugs. It simply contains any bed bugs that have made a home of your mattress. Covering the box spring is even more essential than covering the mattress. The box spring provides interior spaces for hiding bed bugs. There are sprays that can easily treat a mattress, but box springs are more difficult to treat successfully.

kate
19 Aug 2009, 10:14

I have a mattress cover and box spring cover already on my bed and box spring. An exterminator is coming tomorrow - do I need to take the covers off so that my bed can be exterminated, then put them back on afterward?

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Bed Bug Mattress Covers

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