They have no piping around the edges and no buttons or tags, so bed bugs are forced to stay where they are easily seen. It is also much easier to inspect an encased mattress for new activity. It often gives the customer peace of mind to know that the mattress is safe to sleep on.įacilitate inspection efforts. This is especially true when the mattress will not be treated with a residual insecticide. As part of a larger control effort, this can add a measure confidence when the mattress and foundations have harbored bed bugs. Encasements can prevent bed bugs inside the encasement from feeding on people outside the encasement. For infestations that small, even modest control efforts with vacuums and/or insecticides could easily achieve the same results. Arguably, a small population on a mattress with no scattered individuals could conceivably be entombed in an encasement and effectively eliminate the infestation, but this is likely to be so rare as to be unworthy of the discussion. Control efforts must be made in conjunction with the encasement to end an infestation. Encasements can contain bed bugs inside, where they will eventually starve to death, but bed bugs outside the encasement will continue to thrive. Encasing mattresses affects only the bed bugs trapped inside.Įliminate an existing infestation outside an encasement. While mattresses and foundations (bedding people call them foundations now, not box springs) are common places for bed bugs to harbor, they can harbor on bed frames, headboards, nightstands or even on encasements. A bed bug infestation occurs when a gravid female bed bug or a mated pair can find a safe harborage and a regular meal. Prevent an infestation outside an encasement. They are designed for two purposes: to prevent bed bugs from entering or escaping, and to prevent bed bugs from feeding through the fabric. While encasements are a valuable tool, they may not be able to deliver all that consumers expect of them. We regularly get calls from consumers who want encasements to help prevent a bed bug infestation because they read a post on the internet or saw a picture in a magazine. In bed bug management, half the battle is helping to establish appropriate expectations for all the different products, methods and techniques.
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