Much like high heat and kill off bed bugs, so too can cold. Try placing infested bedding in the freeze for about four days to kill off the bugs. This is not the most practical of solutions, as it requires wasting freezer space and putting bugs on top of your foodstuffs. The other downside to this method is that bed bugs usually reside on and around the mattress as well, which is unlikely to fit in your freezer.

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