Keep it clean

LITTLE ROCK — Eucoclean 3-in-1

Stories of bed bugs infesting people’s homes and hotel rooms still run rampant, and the squeamish and suggestible among us are thrown into nightmares of crawling clothes and pest-filled mattresses - real or imagined.

Eucoclean looked to some fuzzy little critters from down under for answers. Sure, koalas are cute, but did you know they also stay relatively insect-free? That’s because their favorite meal, eucalyptus, is a natural insect repellent.

With eucalyptus essential oil as a major ingredient, Eucoclean 3-in-1 ($19.99) fights off and protects against fleas, ticks, ants, spiders, lice and, yes, bed bugs without your having to hose your mattresses down with pesticides.

Once you’ve debugged, Eucoclean also cleans, deodorizes and sterilizes.

Eucoclean says you can use it to kill weeds in the yard, remove mold, deodorize upholstery and disinfect bathrooms.

And so you can make sure your hotel room doesn’t have any unwanted residents who decide to follow you home, there’s a travel-size bottle as well.

Visit eucoclean.com.