[aruanan]

Does washing the linens in super hot water and soap still kill them?

From what I remember, hot water from a washing machine isn't hot enough to kill them but they may drown. A dryer is better.

Steam will kill them. If you go over the areas where they are found with a steaming iron, you can wipe them out.

[Dianna]

Steam will kill them. If you go over the areas where they are found with a steaming iron, you can wipe them out.

It depends upon what you're trying to steam them out of. If they're in a sofa, you're unlikely to get the steam to penetrate the material deep enough at a hot enough temperature for long enough to kill them. That much steam would probably ruin the furniture anyway.

We had bedbugs and we got rid of them ourselves. The reason we could get rid of them without a pest control company was because we had a lot of older/inexpensive furniture we were willing to throw out. If you want to keep your stuff, call a professional.