Get rid of bed bugs from your home quickly with these tips!
Eliminate Bed Bugs From Your Home!
In order to get rid of this pest, you need to understand how it works. Getting rid of bed bugs can be a tricky task because they are expert hitchhikers. The best thing you can do is to entrust the task with an experienced pest control professional. However, if you are planning to do it yourself, I’ve provided you great tips and information about bed bugs to help you in your battle. That way, you can use your knowledge to eliminate them and keep them away.
- How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
- What Are Bed Bugs?
- What Attracts Bed Bugs?
- How Can You Know If You’re Infected?
- Bed Bug FAQ’s
- How to Avoid Bed Bugs When Traveling
- How to Treat Bed Bug Bites
- How DDT Affects Bed Bugs
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
- Bedding and garments need to be washed in boiled water, preferably at 120°F.
- Dry clean all your clothes.
- For items that cannot be washed, wrap them in a transparent plastic bag and place the bag outdoors where the temperature can reach 120°F.
- Use well-known insecticides to kill bed bugs.
- Kill bed bugs by freezing them. Although it’s a bit difficult and time-consuming, you can save this trick for the winter time.
- Steam your carpets above 120°F.
- Vacuuming the house may not eliminate each and every egg and bug, but it can help get rid of them to a degree.
- Rubbing alcohol can kill bugs that come in with it contact, but you cannot rely solely on this method.
- Buy a bed bug spray that contains IGR (Insect Growth Regulator), which is very effective if the infestation is small.
- Reduce clutter in your home. With less clutter, bed bugs have fewer places to hide and reproduce.
- Non-toxic and pet-friendly, diatomaceous earth is an environmentally friendly way to kill all kinds of insects, including bed bugs. You can find it in powdered and spray forms.
- Some oils like tea tree and neem oil can’t kill bed bugs, but they work well to repel them. Tea tree oil is an extract from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant—it can cause various health problems with pet birds, cats, and small dogs. If there are pets in the house, look for other safer choices. If you use the oil, apply it in small quantities to the skin to repel bed bugs. Since bed bugs are active at night, apply it before bedtime.
What Are Bed Bugs?
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August 23, 2022
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