While the ActiveGuard liner has not been specifically tested for use on the wooden slats under a mattress, and it is really designed more for a soft surface like a mattress, boxspring or sofa bed, it could potentially work for your needs. Normally with slats you would spray the slats where they connect with the bed frame with a residual bedbug insecticide like Temprid SC to give you continuous protection in those areas.
Yes, you can use the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner on a mattress that has been encased.
Yes, when using the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner you should also use a mattress pad or cover and then a fitted or top sheet on the bed. Please see our Bed Bug Guide for more information about how to Identify, Inspect, Treat, and Prevent bed bug infestations.
The ActiveGuard Mattress Liner active ingredients will kill bed bugs that come into contact with it. It will kill bed bugs on the mattress genereally within 72 hours.
Per the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner product label, you should place another surface such as mattress pad, barrier encasement or bottom sheet over the mattress liner. There are no known vapor effects of this product. This product is EPA Toxicology Category IV by all routes of exposure. Therefore no signal word nor Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animal Statements are required.
Washing the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner removes the active ingredient and reduces the effectiveness of the product against dust mites and bed bugs.
Yes, the sheets can and should be placed on top of the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner.
If you have an active infestatoin of bed bugs, using the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner alone will not eradicate them. This mattress liner will only protect the mattress and bugs that contact it. To fully treat for bedbugs, we recommend using one of our Bed Bug Control Kits for the best products and most effective treatment steps. Please read our How to Treat for Bed Bugs Pest Control Guide for step by step instructions on how to do a full treatment.
The ActiveGuard Mattress Liner will not work against pyrethroid resistant bed bugs since it’s active ingredient of Permethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid.
The ActiveGuard Mattress Liner should be fine to use on a waterbed mattress as long as you select the correct size for your bed. We would still recommend using a mattress pad underneath the ActiveGuard Liner, and of course a fitted sheet on top of it when making the bed. Please keep in mind that we do not recommend the ActiveGuard as the sole treatment for existing bed bug infestations.
The ActiveGuard Mattress Liner specifically targets bed bugs and dust mites. We do have several product that are labeled for carpet beetles. Please take a moment to look at our guide on how to treat and prevent carpet beetles.
The ActiveGuard Mattress Liner is EPA Toxicology Category IV by all routes of exposure. Therefore no signal word nor Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animal Statements are required. We would recommend if you have any concerns to speak with the physician of the patient before using the product.
Yes, you can use the ActiveGuard Mattress Liner on a mattress that has been encased. You would place it under the encasement. Please also take a moment to read over How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs for the best elimination.