00:00You come home from a trip, throw your suitcase on the bed, and suddenly a terrifying thought
00:04hits you.
00:05Could bedbugs be hiding in my clothes, and how long can they actually survive in there?
00:10The reality is far more resilient than most people realize.
00:14Unlike lice or fleas that cling tightly to hair or skin, bedbugs don't actually live
00:20on you.
00:20They hitchhike on your fabric.
00:22And if you toss those infested clothes into a laundry hamper or leave them sitting in
00:27a dark closet, an adult bedbug can comfortably survive on them for two to three months without
00:32a single meal.
00:33Under cooler, humid conditions, a dormant adult can stretch that survival timeline up to a
00:39full year without feeding.
00:40Worse yet, female bedbugs often lay microscopic eggs in the seams, pockets, and folds of your
00:47garments.
00:48Even if the adult bug dies, those eggs hatch in a week, starting the nightmare cycle all
00:54over again.
00:54Simply washing your clothes in cold water won't stop them either.
00:58The true weakness of a bedbug isn't starvation, it's heat.
01:02Running your dry, infested clothes through a high-heat dryer for just 30 minutes is the
01:07ultimate game-changer that destroys both bugs and their eggs instantly.
01:12Don't let them hitch a ride.
01:13Know the facts and heat them out.
