How To Remove Bed Bugs

Have you noticed and strange-looking rashes or nondescript clustered insect bites that have appeared on your skin time and time again? Maybe you had it checked up by a physician yet it always seems to come back? Have you been having a recurrent itching of various parts of your body? Have you been having a fitful sleep only to wake up in the morning feeling as if you haven’t gotten any rest at all?

One possible cause of all your symptoms is the infamous bedbug. The popular bedtime saying, “Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite,” is actually based on fact. Bedbugs are tiny insects similar to lice and fleas that need to feed on blood in order to survive. If there are no other warm-blooded creatures in the vicinity, expect that you’ll become their natural target. And despite the fact the more common species can actually survive a whole year without feeding on blood, a more common scenario involves them stealthily gorging themselves on your blood for approximately 5 minutes every 5 to 10 days when you sleep at night. Thus, a serious bedbug infestation could mean many more days of suffering from rashes, allergies and restless sleep.

Before you take it upon yourself to learn how to remove bed bugs you have to identify if you really have a pest problem at all by inspecting your bedding, mattresses and other possible areas where these bloodsuckers may reside. Sometimes, simply overturning your mattresses cab reveals clumps of their casts, feces, and tiny rice-like eggs. You may even notice tiny spots of blood on your linens. If you don’t find anything conclusive, a pest control London company may have dogs that are trained to accurately detect the presence of bedbugs 100% of the time. Once you’ve confirmed your suspicions, you need to implement pest control measures as soon as possible to remove any bedbugs that may be lurking.

Although it is not easy to get rid of these parasitic little critters, you can still do your part by clearing them away one step at a time. The first step involves cleaning house. Thoroughly dust and vacuum every crevice of your bed, bed frame, mattress, sofa bed, and even your carpeting and rug, any place which harbor the insects. Don’t just jump from one area to another. Systematically start from the “dead ends” or areas of the home where the bedbugs will not easily transfer from one place to another, your bedrooms.

Starting with your bed, strip off your pillowcases, sheets, blanket, drapes and curtains, and launder them. Afterwards, place them in the dryer with settings on high for around 7 minutes, as these bugs often survive mere laundering. Alternatively, you can cool the articles down to 0^o Celsius for 4 days or so to kill these resilient pets.

In the meantime, you have to vacuum your pillows and mattresses meticulously, not forgetting the edges and seams which may harbor the bedbugs of their eggs. Wrapping the mattresses with good quality light-colored covers will not only make it difficult for the insects to lodge in between seams and depressions, but the light color will make them a lot easier to find.

Vacuum your bed frame and furnishings as well, since the bugs can also lodge in between woven material and inside crevices. Once you’re satisfied, clean other articles that may have brought in the bedbugs within them such as suitcases used for travel, baskets and so on. If you have pets, you have to ascertain that they are not the ones bringing in these bugs. If you do suspect this, give them a thorough cleaning, as well. Lastly, vacuum the floor and get rid of unnecessary clutter for the final touch. Then, you can focus on other rooms of the house, again paying particular attention to areas that you sleep in, such as the living room sofa.

If these measures are not adequate for effective pest control, you can opt to employ both organic and chemical anti-bedbug treatments. Do your research beforehand and use only those that are safe for indoor use.  If the bedbugs persist even if you’re applied the pesticides properly and according to instructions, that would be the time to seek professional help by calling up a pest control Hertfordshire firm or wherever it is you live, to come and sort the problem out for you once and for all. Hopefully though you won’t need to go to the added expense.

Bedbugs are one of the more difficult pests to manage because they can be brought in by both living and non-living carriers. Coupled with their amazing ability to survive long periods of time without feeding as well as extremes of humidity and temperature, effective pest control can be very challenging, although fortunately not impossible. Good luck!