<p>While I haven’t had bedbugs the college my son is going to has a list of what the kids need to do along with the college treating the dorm room if they end up with bed bugs:
_______ All bagged clothing items must be washed. Bag ALL clothing items in your room.
This includes everything in your closet/wardrobe, under your bed, in dresser drawers, towels, curtains, bedding, everything. Be sure to tightly tie the bag
closed.
_______ Bring laundry bags immediately to laundry room and empty contents into the dryer.
_______ Immediately after unloading and starting laundry, dispose of plastic bags in a dumpster outside of the building. Run the dryer on high heat for at least 20 minutes before washing; the dryer heat on campus is above 130º degrees which is
what is needed to kill them. Wash twice, in hot water, and dry on high heat. Place
cleaned laundry in a new garbage bag; you are NOT to unpack until given
clearance to do so by an exterminator.</p>