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How to Control Bed Bug Infestation

Have you been losing your sleep over the bed bug issue? Have you found infestations of bed bugs in your house? If yes, then it is time you took some measures to get rid of those pests as soon as possible.

Here are some of the tips and tricks that have been tried and tested to get rid of those pests in your house:

· Remove all the clutter in your house, especially your bed room.

· Vacuum every nook and corner of your house thoroughly. Also vacuum clean your beds and mattresses, the sides of the furniture and where ever you can reach in. Once you are through with it, empty the vacuum immediately.

· Wash your bed linen with hot water. You can subject the clothing to extreme temperatures to kill the bed bugs.

· Ensure that your bed is placed at a distance from the wall. One of the age old tricks is to place the legs of the bed in the soapy water or apply petroleum jelly to them. This is done to avoid the crawling of the bed bugs on the legs. Since they are wingless insects, they will not be able to fly too.

· Seal all the cracks and the crevices that you find anywhere and everywhere because they are the places that are most haunted by the bed bugs.

· You can place the mattresses and beds in covers or bags with zips.

· Scrub the areas that likely could be the homes of bed bugs with a brush thoroughly.

· Try bed bedbug traps. In many cases, using a trap will control the infestation.

· There are lot of mild pesticides available in the market. If you are going to apply the pesticide yourself, then ensure that you have the right one for the bed bugs. Follow the instructions carefully and protect your family and yourself while doing it. Wash your hands thoroughly after applying the pesticide.

· When you are not sure what to do, it is always best to leave the job to the professionals. Call the pest control professionals and they will take care of treating the bed bugs. If the bed bug infestation is really high, then it might take two or three cycles of the application of the pesticides.

Lots of people do not understand why their houses are infested by bed bugs even though they are spotlessly clean. The existence of the bed bugs definitely does not depend on the cleanliness or the neatness of the house. They would have entered your house through different sources. If you have been travelling lately and staying at various hotels, the bed bugs could have come from such places or your modes of transport.

So every time you travel, ensure that you do not keep your luggage on the floor. Check all the bedding and the mattress thoroughly for any infestation of bed bugs. When you reach home and find that your luggage has bed bugs, then you should immediately empty the baggage, treat them and the contents with extreme hot or cool temperatures.

Similarly, when you buy the second hand furniture, check the folds and the downside of the furniture thoroughly for the existence of the bed bugs. You might also have to confirm if the bed bugs are there before you move in to the house that you have bought or rented.

Remember that bed bug is not dangerous and if treated properly at the right time, it can be eliminated completely.