Friday, April 13, 2012

Bed Bug Extermination Measures

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By Sandra Smith


Bed bugs are bothersome tiny infestations that can be occasionally seen in mattresses, curtain linings, and the like. Owing to their size, most people have a hard time finding them. It's only once the bed bugs bite will you really find out that they have plagued the household. They reproduce fairly quickly in a matter of months. Bed bugs may be seen in both tidy and messy homes. You could call a bed bug extermination enterprise or eliminate the crisis yourself.

Bed bug extermination requires a lot of time and energy. The first step in eliminating an infestation is to clear the room identified to have bed bugs. Place in a washer that is on a hot setting the sheets from the bed bug-infested room. On a hot cycle, tumble dry the other items from the bedroom which cannot be laundered. Have at the ready plastic bags where items from the bed bug-infested room can be briefly stored and sealed. This prevents further infestat ion of the home.

Only when the room has been emptied can the bed bug extermination begin. Bed bugs can be eliminated by using a vacuum cleaner and a steam cleaner. Vacuum the bed mattress, carpets, and draperies. To vacuum areas which can be hard-to-reach, change the controls of the cleaning equipment. Needless to say, the rest of the fixtures in the room should also be vacuumed. The things stuffed in the plastic bags must be vacuumed outside to help keep the bed bugs from getting inside the house again. Arm yourself with the steam cleaner once done with vacuuming. The steam cleaner ought to have a high enough heat to get rid of the eggs yet only produce low vapor to keep the items that will be steam cleaned dry.

One more bed bug extermination solution is the utilization of a vacuum cleaner combined with a non-toxic bed bug spray. Spritz the bed bug spray on the vacuumed objects. Non-toxic bed bug sprays do not use high risk chemical substances, which makes them risk-free for users. Non-toxic bed bug sprays can kill bed bugs whether they are still eggs or they are already full-grown.

However, avoidance continues to be much better than cure. Always put the washer setting on hot whenever laundering linens. Also, if you are into purchasing second-hand furniture, it is best to look at it first just in case it has bed bugs. In the long run, what is important is to figure out how to prevent bed bugs from infecting your household.




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