My son has pin worms and I’m washing the bed linens, but what about pillows, foam pad and mattress?
Image by Jessica Whittle Photography
Found this guy in the parking lot at the vet today. I was afraid he was going to get hurt so I relocated him back to the flower bed. He was the coolest worm I’ve ever seen and actually quite large! (Straight out of the camera, not even a crop!)
I think it’s a Tersa Sphinx caterpillar: www.duke.edu/~jspippen/naturephotos/tersa-sphinx.htm
Question by Laura525: My son has pin worms and I’m washing the bed linens, but what about pillows, foam pad and mattress?
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2 Responses to My son has pin worms and I’m washing the bed linens, but what about pillows, foam pad and mattress?
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These all constitute bed linens. The towels, wash cloths. etc. should also be sanitized. Taking it a step further, toilets seats, too. These are ALL places where eggs of the pin worms can be found.
The Muse
The Muse
February 6, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Information – Pin worm life cycle: http://www.drgreene.com/21_1157.html
Irv S
February 6, 2012 at 1:04 pm