There has been alot on the news about bed bugs. I know we are just lucky we haven't had the problem yet but if we do see them the dryer will be working over time!

Maybe we're just lucky, but I've never seen a bed bug, or larvae, in any of the thousands of bolts or tens of thousands of fabrics I've cut and folded.

I think the problem must be mostly with second hand and thrift store fabrics.

put in plastic bags and secure leave for a few days this should take care of problem for you

Bed bugs are a big problem now, even in 5 star hotels. I stayed in a very nice hotel in OKC, and had bed bug bites on my arm, they moved me, and more bed bugs, they bought me a new mattress (I was staying 9 months, son was in hospital there), and finally no bugs. I decided to clean my own room after that, washed the bedding myself in guest laundry including my towels..got a discount because of the long stay and self cleaning/laundry. But just a night or so in a hotel, guess we take chances, no matter how high end the hotel is...too many international travelers, it's not just over seas problem any more, it's all over America too now.
Fabrics, with chemicals and 'bugs', and because it's flu season with everyone sneezing or touching fabrics, good reason to prewash. I know Moda, Kauffman, higher fabrics 'cure' in a hot steam rm sealing dye color and some preshrinkage this way (no prewash needed) lower end fabrics should prewash as dye isn't cured, but in transit, or in store, everyone sick, good reason to prewash anyway.

This is yucky stuff for sure....but I do think I would rather run all my incoming materials through a dryer than try to handle the situation after an infestation.
Yuck, does this mean I am not going to go a movie in town again? Think I will contact the CDC here locally and then post their response.

This is all too disgusting....I am going back to my sewing. :x :cry:

Google CDC for your area. Wow, there is a lot of information on identifing and treating for bed bugs. Looks as if we are going to have to know all about this if we continue to live ...also found a lot of good information on the National Pesticide Informational Center.

I personally believe there are some type of bugs everywhere. If we knew what was in the schools, restraunts etc, we would never go or do anything. Even our homes. There are billions+ people on this planet so a few with bedbugs is not much to get upset over. No one would ever stay in a hotel if you knew who slept there. Or what. LOL SO I am going to hope that for 54 years no incidents with buggies and hope the next years are equally lucky. And Oh ickkkkkkkkkkkkk on this subject.

Only if you leave them in the plastic bags for at least a year before opening them.