If possible cover the mattress with a vinyl cover as well and wipe each morning.
Can lice live on vinyl fabric.
However if you have.
Two days is the longest amount of time that adult lice can live on fabric without a food source but most will die off within about 24 hours.
It can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours which is probably the most comparable material to fabric linsey marr an aerosol scientist at virginia tech told the new york times.
Head lice prefer to stay on the head and rarely come off.
Adult lice can t live longer than 24 hours or so on nonhuman surfaces like carpets hardwood floors clothing furniture sports helmets headphones or hair accessories.
Don t forget to wash coats towels fabric hair accessories pillowcases and fabric bags.
Lice can live up to 48 hours on your couch and other furniture.
Continue to vacuum your furniture each day until all signs of the lice and nits are gone.
The best way to treat your sofa is not with lice spray but instead to vacuum or lint roll it.
You must treat any bedding upholstered furniture or even leather car seats or lice hiding on the surface of these items could lead to re infection.
When someone in your home gets head lice it is not only important to treat the affected individual but also their surroundings.
It is unlikely for them to be on your couch but not impossible.
What that means is as we explained lice do not like to live off the head.
If one or more lice find themselves on your sheets you can bet that they will try to get back into your hair.
If a nit attached to your hair falls off of your head and lands on your fabric couch that nit can live 24 48 hours before it hatches.
After all that is their only chance to survive.
Lice cannot fall on pillows sheets stuffed animals and other bedding unless the hair that they are attached to fall.
Car seat couches backpacks bike helmets just to name a few.
This is why we vacuum and spray all fabric material.
It is unlikely for them to be on your couch but not impossible.
Place a vinyl cover over the child s pillow and wipe it clean with warm soapy water as soon as she awakes in the morning to keep any nits from getting on the mattress again.
They also can t live on pets or any other animals.
Always avoid pesticide lice sprays because they do not work.
Lice can live up to 2 days on your furniture before dying of dehydration.
Remember lice die within a day if they are not on a human head.
