Bed pests come out at night looking for blood to feed upon.
Of course, this is when you are asleep.
Eventually though, the bugs get their fill and that is when they scurry back to their hiding spots.
And you wake in the morning, often wondering how you got bite marks on your body, on your arms, on your legs, and even on your face.
And in many cases you find you have an infestation.
Well, you really do not need to worry any more due to the fact that there is information available that gives up to date details to help you to get your life back to normal once more.
Mind you, if you check out advice given by the expert "bug catchers" you may see that they often suggest obtaining the professionals in.
And, to be candid, for some individuals, this is the ideal advice.
But if you are:
- Reasonably "useful",
- You are able to handle very easy DIY projects and
- You would like to conserve funds
First Things First It may seem obvious, but the very first thing to do is to ensure that you really do have bed bugs.
How you can do this is the subject of another article, and there is information to be found via the link at the bottom of this writing.
Top Best Home Remedies For Bed Bugs Here is my choice of the top home methods 1.
Cleaning Them Away Use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum them up.
Perhaps you will also need to scrape along the spots you are cleaning in order to loosen the bug eggs - otherwise they can stick and be difficult to vacuum away.
Wash infected items such as bed sheets, curtains, mats and garments.
Make sure you wash them at a high temperature, since heat kills the bugs.
Finally finish off by drying them in a clothes dryer, again, setting it at a hot temperature.
2.
Killing Bed Bugs Use a fruit / vegetable insecticide that includes canola oil and pyrethrins.
You could also put a rubbing alcoholic (isopropyl alcohol 91 %) straight onto the parasite bugs.
Don't forget - do not use the alcohol as a spray because it can become dangerously inflammable.
Small items pf clothing and soft furnishings could be put into a clothes dryer on hot setting for twenty minutes or so.
Buy or hire a steam cleaner that uses a "dry heat energy" of 200 degrees centigrade.
Use it to clean rugs, carpets and other soft furnishings, allowing the heat to eradicate the bugs and their eggs.
3.
No place To Hide Make it difficult for bugs to hide away.
Check through your home and:
- Clean away the bugs and their eggs, and
- Spend a little time preventing other bugs from hiding themselves.
If you are dealing with hiding places behind skirting boards, fill the gaps up with plastic wood or plaster.
Each time you do this you are taking another step towards defending yourself from future infestations.
4.
Lock The Bugs Out You can easily stop bed bugs getting in particular areas of your home or room by creating a barrier of cayenne pepper.
Bugs will definitely not cross this.
Conclusion Remember, once you have seen evidence of bed bugs it is essential that you start to deal with them quickly.
The longer you take to get rid of them, the worse things will get as they lay eggs and increase day by day.