Can the hot water temperature in a washing machine kill a tick that is still on your clothing?

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Some ideas for ya.... gh temp drying and Borax soap Unless you have one of those high temperature dryers like the Kenmore Elite T3 that has the heating element in it to take tap hot water up to killing temperatues for fleas, dust mites, etc. Then probably not. I have a "sanitary cycle" ony my washing machine that does that... I think the temperature is 140 degrees F (if I recall). The dryer is more likely to kill the ticks... it get pretty hot.

Just put on a long drying cycle and turn off the "dry sensor" or "off when dry" if you have that feature. Wash the clothing in Borax.It is a deadly poison to insectes and ticks as well... that will help.

Depending on the water's temperature, probably not. Most water heaters aren't set to "boiling. " The tick is a hardy li'l bugger that requires more than warmth to make it leave.My concern would be using a washing machine in the first place.

If it does wash off, it doesn't necessarily get flushed out. What if it slips into a crevice in the machine and begins laying eggs it happened to bring along?(Are you sufficiently creeped out yet? Should we cut to the horror movie climax? Truth can be stranger than fiction, which is one of the reasons I don't like horror movies.) I would consider throwing the clothes away.

If they are to be kept, dry clean them, as that washes the clothing in a bath of purodichloroethylene (instead of water, hence "dry. ") I would trust that lovely chemical to do in any living object clinging to the fabric. Tell 'em to use the pre-soak.

1 I would not trust hot water alone to kill a tick...they are pretty tough little buggers.

I would not trust hot water alone to kill a tick...they are pretty tough little buggers.

2 The simple washing will remove them for the most part since they don't attach to something that doesn't give them food/blood. If you live in tick country, check your clothes as you fold them and you should be OK.

The simple washing will remove them for the most part since they don't attach to something that doesn't give them food/blood. If you live in tick country, check your clothes as you fold them and you should be OK.

3 It might not kill them but it could wash them off and down the drain. The soap suds should surround them and make them float off just like regular dirt. Just make sure the wash water is sudsy.

If they survive, the dryer should make them dizzy and easy to capture. This user has been banned from Askville.

3 It might not kill them but it could wash them off and down the drain. The soap suds should surround them and make them float off just like regular dirt. Just make sure the wash water is sudsy.

If they survive, the dryer should make them dizzy and easy to capture.

It might not kill them but it could wash them off and down the drain. The soap suds should surround them and make them float off just like regular dirt. Just make sure the wash water is sudsy.

If they survive, the dryer should make them dizzy and easy to capture.

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Why did my home water temperature suddenly increase when I didn't adjust the thermostat on the water heater.

Is washing baseboards etc. With plain soap and water sufficient to remove pyrethroids from HOME.

What are the adventages of using a washing machine for washing clothes.

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