Here’s a little smile: bed bugs can’t bite through clothes. Their mouthparts are like tiny straws, not razor blades. If you’re wearing thick pajamas or jeans, they will try to find a patch of bare skin—your wrist, your neck, your ankle. So sleeping in a full turtleneck onesie won’t stop them from biting your face.
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But your clothes can definitely catch them. If someone in your household has bed bugs, your bathrobe hanging on the back of the bathroom door could become a bug highway. The key is to not leave clothes on the floor, on the bed, or upholstered furniture—because that’s where the bugs are most active.
What To Do If You Suspect It?
If you wake up with bites and find a bug stuck to a sock, don’t freak out like I did. Heat kills them instantly. The easiest trick? Throw any suspicious clothes—even clean ones—into the dryer on high heat for 30 minutes. The heat is their kryptonite. It’s faster than washing, and it won’t ruin most fabrics.
Then, seal those clothes in a plastic bag and keep them away from your bed until the room is treated. Think of it like quarantining your wardrobe for a week. You’ll feel a little silly bagging up your jeans, but it works better than any spray.
