Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
The Secrets to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Effectively
Author: Markus Skupeika
Bed bugs are common home pests and their presence spells problems in various terms. The way to get away from the ill effects that they can bring is to get rid of them. However, just knowing and implementing a method to kill them is not an assurance that they will all be completely eliminated.
Generally, there are several means to get rid of bed bugs. Each has its own set of steps, requirements, advantages and disadvantages. It is important to know all of those ways to determine which one is the most appropriate to implement in specific instances.
Although in so many aspects they are different, all of the means to eliminate the said pests is the same in a way. They all have to be effectively carried out and there are general steps that can help in making them effective.
Sure, the said general steps or the ones that can be considered as secrets to effectively kill bed bugs will add some work and will require more time. However, to implement them is all worth it as it can greatly increase your chance of getting the technique successfully done. More than that, it can also strengthen your home’s protection against the pests.
Among the steps that can be considered as secrets to effectively get rid of the said pests are the following.
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Knowing where bed bugs are. If you know where they are exactly, you can directly point the process to a specific location. With that, you can save time and energy implementing the technique into areas or items where there are no bed bugs.
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Reading of the product’s instructions before using it. This especially applies to the elimination of the said bugs with the use of insecticides. Getting over the instructions first will let you know how to correctly use the product. Specifically, it will let you know how much of it will be needed. If you intend to use a vacuum or steaming machine to kill the pests, the reading of the manual will also help you in the effective utilization of the machine.
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Implementing follow-up steps. As the said pests are tiny and fast moving, there is always a possibility that some of them will escape the elimination process. To really make sure that you will be free from them, you have to carry out follow-up steps.
Simple may the three given steps are, they can truly help kill bed bugs effectively. And with the help that they can give, they sure can be considered as secret steps that you must know and implement.
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ill effects. Effectively carry out the method you choose to implement to eliminate bed bugs successfully.
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
No offense to the others who have answered, but I’m the editor of the Bed Bugs Handbook. First, getting rid of bed bugs is hard to do. You are better off contacting a reputable exterminator for an on site inspection. You can start by calling a well known company such as Terminix for a free onsite inspection/estimate (toll free # – 877.291.4849). Other firms that have experience are fine too (make sure the exterminator they send has bed bugs experience.
Getting rid of bed bugs is hard work and requires a full days work. The steps are outlined in the resource provided. That said, here are the basics.
1. Assume they are everywhere, mattress, box spring etc.
2. Bag and wash all washables – blankets, sheets etc. Preferably place all washables in a Ziploc big bag or other container that seals, so you don’t drop bed bugs everywhere. Wash on hot followed by 20 minutes in dryer.
3. Vacuum entire room with vacuum and then all corners, mattress edges, etc with a brushless crevice tool.
4. Treat mattress with a mattress safe bed bug spray such as Sterifab.. If you have a hand steamer, steam all seams and around labels. Move mattress out of the room.
5. Treat the box spring, both inside and out with same spray (I like Sterifa (links in source link below)
6. Remove contents of night tables and drawers. Throw out what you can. Please rest in sealed container or treat.
7. Remove electronics and dispose or seal in container for at least a year (to starve bed bugs).
8. Spray cracks, crevices, bottoms of furniture drawers etc (make sure spray doesn’t stain).
9. Inspect around wall switches etc.
9. Steam carpets and add some disinfectant to the carpet cleaner.
10. Get zippered covers for mattress and box spring after spray dries to trap any bed bugs you miss.
11. Apply a light coating of bed bug dust. Also called diatomaceous earth. It kills bed bugs eventually when it sticks to their outer skin.
12. Put back mattress and box spring. Consider placing Climbup interceptors under each bed leg to see if bed bugs are gone. You can build your own interceptors or bed bug trap (see resource).
Sorry for the long and detailed instructions, but you need to inspect and treat every inch of that room to make sure that the bed bugs are gone. Even with all this work, the room may require 2 or 3 treatments.
If you have any questions, you can use the form in the resource below.
Hope this helps. Again, call in a pro if you can afford it.
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
This website from the University of California, Davis, has some ideas on how to control them. They do suggest a professional if it gets out of hand. If you do go for a professional, do not hesitate to see if they are licensed and to see how aware they are of “integrated pest management” which is a rather generic term for using pesticides only as a last resort and using management methods instead.
For Bed Bug Control
http://ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7...
How to choose a pest control company from the Univ of Cal (sometimes ya gotta).
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES...
Note that these are meant for Californians, but will work other places as well. Good luck
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
I use Bayer Advance home pest control, you can buy a gallon(with sprayer) of it in Lowes for about 8 bucks. My best friend had them in his kids room ans he said this stuff wipes em out pretty good but you have to keep up with vacuuming and spraying every 14 days or so. I did that and bombed. The Bayer stuff kills them on contact and if they crawl around it they die slow…I tested it on a few to make sure it works.
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
I read the other answers, and was surprised. Use a pesticide for goodness sake and clean up the mess. Wash linens in hot water, vacumn the matresses after the pesticide. Good luck. The sooner you address this problem the better. Do you know what all this critters can do to you? Infections leading to staphs gane-green. I hope you don’t have kids sleeping in that house. They are most likely in all beds and around the whole house. You CAN SEE THEM WITH THE NAKED EYE.
August 9, 2006
2:13 am
How to discreetly get rid of bed bugs?
My wife and I live with the inlaws in S.E Asia, the house is normally immaculate. Our bed room is very small with a great deal of books and papers – she has a lot of clothes and little things everywhere. I picked up my book which is right next to the bed at night to see 3 of these little buggers run out from the pages – I squished them on sight! We’ve pulled the bed from the wall and thouroughly vacuumed it and the walls and crevices, tomorrow we plan to put all of the books and clothes in plastic bags with the hopes that if there are any more bed bugs – they will die in the plastic bags!
We really don’t want to alert her mam as she WILL respond badly and look for someone to blame – so we’d prefer to get rid of these things without her knowing (or) if she were to find them herslef and we could just play dumb and be surprised!
They haven’t really bit us all that much – we seldom have any bites do you think that this meens that there aren’t so many bugs at this stage?
February 18, 2008
5:41 pm
How can I get rid of bed bugs?
I’ve had bed bugs for a while in my room (just realized what they are), so I got rid of my mattress & bed frame and sprayed my room, carpet & everything with the proper spray. But they’re still there. Is there any way to fumigate my room? Any product I can use?
An exterminator will come 2morrow, but it’s costly. I just wanna know what I can do to get rid of them if I find them in other rooms my apartment.
May 10, 2008
1:51 pm
Can I rid bed bugs without a professional?
Can I get rid of bed bugs on my own? Called on a prof. and got a quote of $900, too much for me to afford! I don’t want to notify my landlord since it was probably my fault for bringing in a chair from the street.
July 27, 2010
2:15 pm
how to get rid of bed bugs?
August 19, 2010
1:29 am
How do I get rid of a bed bug infestation?
My fiancee and I live in an apartment and we suddenly got bed bugs about 3 months ago. When we tell management about it they just do this half ass spray job at the walls.