Ways To Keep Bed Bugs Out Of Your Home

By Anthony Walker

A bed bug army can easily turn you into an insomniac in addition to leaving itchy rashes on your limbs and other parts of your body. These bugs are generally found in furniture items like beddings, sofas, thick mattresses and the like, and they draw nutrition from human blood. Despite being as active in daytime as at night, they prefer attacking their hosts when they are resting or sleeping at night and can not defend themselves.

In order to eliminate them you have to first identify the usual hiding places of these creatures. This makes it easy to devise an eradication plan and prevent their future entry into your household. This can be performed either all by yourself or with the support of a professional pest control company.

To start the bed bug extermination process you must do a thorough vacuum and steam cleaning of your house, including mattresses, carpets and furniture. You must also go for a vigorous cleaning of all your bed and pillow sheets at a temperature that will kill any bugs that are still surviving and their eggs that might be on such cloths. Cleaning the floors and other solid surfaces with a hard brush and a cleaning liquid helps in removing traces of bed bug eggs scattered here and there.

You must take extra care and make sure that after the cleaning is done, you throw the accumulated waste in properly sealed bags and into a distant litter bin to prevent the creatures from entering your residence again. Once you are done with that, you must ensure blockage of every hole in your home, particularly around sewage.

It is recommended that you use natural and organic pest control measures in the bed bugs extermination process and avoid hazardous pesticides or chemical repellents, which can cause health hazards if they come in contact with your personal items. It is also important to follow the rules of basic home cleanliness and hygiene, to remove bed bugs and get back your sleep and peace of mind.

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