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Thread ID: 76944	2007-02-21 10:36:00	Cleaning this cotton sofa?	Ninjabear (2948)	PC World Chat

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526759	2007-02-21 10:36:00	Hi There Im living in an apartment.I clean the apartment every 3 days and vacum the apartment twice a week. Lately the sofa's being causing me to have one or two red spots on my arm and legs and my girlfriend is also feeling itchy too We believe there's something wrong with the sofa. Maybe bugs or something? Would anybody know either than vacum clean the sofa.Are there any other way I can clean the sofa without spending a fortune? Thanks	Ninjabear (2948)
526760	2007-02-21 10:52:00	Take it to Dunedin? The students there have a unique way of "cleaning" sofa's using petrol and a match. If the sofa went with the apartment and you do not know it's history, then it could be infected by anything. You could try pet-type flea powder for a start. Or a flamethrower.	godfather (25)
526761	2007-02-21 10:59:00	Heh, Cooooties on you.	Metla (12)
526762	2007-02-21 12:27:00	One Summer many years ago, I moved into a flat in Herne Bay which had been freshly painted & papered & seemed very clean. After a while, I noticed very tiny red spots on my body after sleeping. Demolished the bedding, but found nothing. This continued for several days until finally I spotted some miniscule black flecks. Yes, they were fleas - but baby ones, at last grown big enough to actually be seen. They'd hatched from the carpet - the only thing in the room that wasn't new. The remedy was simple. I asked the local chemist for advice & was sold a cannister of poweder to sprinkle over the carpet. It was for people-biters, rather than residents of four-legged hosts. It did the job well & didn't cost a lot, as I recall. And it didn't hurt the carpet. If your problem is similar, I doubt that vacuuming would dispose of them properly & there may be more eggs hatching still. So go ask your friendly neighbourhood chemist. And for Godfather - Dunedin student sofas are infected with many things ( beer mostly, though assorted liquified foods have their place after over-consumption of assorted brands) but rarely human-loving fleas. As a Dunedinite, I'd never met them before that Auckland experience. Glad they prefer a different climate...	Laura (43)
526763	2007-02-21 16:10:00	I don't know if it's available in NZ or not, but we use a product called "Seven", which is in dust form, and might be what Laura proposed . It's pretty safe and a very good track record for use around humans and or perambulate . . . . or both . It's a killer for bugs of all sorts . . . kinda broad spectrum . . but good . I used it on my chickens to control and remove body lice (yes, chickens get them) . . by picking the birds up by the feet, powdering their butts and letting them run away . It never caused them any grief . In fact, they seemed to smile a lot more afterwards . I never knew if they did that because of my personal attention or the fact that they lost their personal menagerie . Ever see a chicken smile? It warms one's heart . Local Riverside College Extension agriculturalists say that this product is so safe you can use it on your breakfast cereal and it won't harm you . Currently there is a large infestation of "bed bugs" . . especially in places like Disneyland Hotels in the US and such . They leave red . . . actually blood drops on the skin when the sleeping person awakes . . . and the bites are not noticeable until later . The bite itself doesn't hurt or sting whilst it happens . The most effective cure for bed bugs is immolation of the residence .	SurferJoe46 (51)
526764	2007-02-21 19:39:00	I asked the local chemist for advice & was sold a cannister of poweder to sprinkle over the carpet . It was for people-biters, rather than residents of four-legged hosts . Fleas are fleas . If there isn't a four legged animal around they quite happily switch to the two legged kind . The best thing would be to buy a lea bomb (or 2) . This doesn't kill the adults but it does kill the unhatched eggs . Use both . Don't vaccuum for a week after using .	pctek (84)
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