Getting Rid Of Bedbugs Without Professional Help
Getting rid of bedbugs might seem like a daunting task when you first discover them in your home. However, it is possible to get rid of bed bugs without having to hire an expensive professional team. As long as you have patience, perseverance, and a little know-how, bedbug eradication can be accomplished.
The major strep to get rid of bedbugs is to clean up the probable areas. High probability areas may include furniture, luggage, bedding, and clothes hampers. Other nesting sites for bedbugs could be carpets, wood mouldings, door jambs, picture frames and closets. Thoroughly check and clean the probable hiding places.
Items which are washable, such as linens, should be washed in hot water. Things that are not washable should be wrapped in plastic and exposed to direct sunlight. The reason you want to subject infested items to heat is that a temperature of at least 120 degrees Fahrenheit is required to kill both the bedbugs themselves as well as their eggs.
The next step in getting rid of bedbugs is to catch the bugs that may have survived your first assault. You can use the same sticky traps you use for mice to catch bed bugs. Boric acid is a good and safe insecticide to spread around door frames. Don’t use chemical based insecticides on bedding or clothes because they may be toxic to humans as well as bed bugs.
To eliminate the bed bug problem most efficiently, you must avoid methods which waste time. For instance, aerosol pesticides and bug bombs do not work at all on bed bug infestation. Also, although extreme temperatures help curb bug proliferation, extreme cold has an effect on infestation only if the affected area is below freezing for at least two weeks.
If these methods don’t work in your home, you might have to think about hiring a professional exterminator. But usually these techniques work and they should never be taken for granted. Be careful with “bug treatment sprays” which are sold online very often. Many of them don’t come with the right guides or any guarantees that they’re safe.
After first discovering them in your home, getting rid of bedbugs might seem like a daunting task. However, it is possible to rid your home of bed bugs without hiring an expensive professional exterminator. As long as you have patience, perseverance, and a little know-how, complete bedbug eradication is possible. Thoroughly cleaning the infested locations is the first step. Focus on furniture, suitcases, sheets and blankets, and hampers. The bugs also nest in rugs, wooden door jambs and molding, picture frames, and clothing. Be sure to examine and completely disinfect all possible places where these bugs might hide.
- Thomas Proctor
