Control of Bed Bugs without Taking Help of Professionals
Bed bugs are those parasites which live in our homes and these hide in cracks and crevices, mostly in the beds. Usually, bed bugs become active in night, and although these do not spread diseases but their bites cause painful itching and swelling. If there is only one female bed bug, then it starts infestation and population of bugs can be get doubled in 2 weeks. Generally, bed bugs last up to several months, but all stages of bed bugs die after around two months, if they do not get food. Bed bugs get transferred through luggage, clothes and furniture, when people move from one place to other. If there is extensive bed bug infestation in your house, then using professional bed bug heaters can be effective way to get rid of these.
Few tips to avoid bed bugs
If few precautions are taken then you can avoid bed bugs infestation in your home. These are, you should seal cracks and crevices in floor moldings, and closets and cabinets. Before buying and bringing old furniture to home, do properly inspect it for bed bugs. You should be conscious when you have visitors to your home, because there is possibility that when they come, they may have bed bugs in their luggage. If you have doubt that you are in a room which is infested by bed bugs, then you should wash and dry your clothes with hot water and if not possible then seal the things in plastic bags.
Steps for controlling bed bugs by yourself
For controlling bed bugs in your home, you can use bed bug heater equipment, if the infestation is very extensive. If infestation is not extensive, then you firstly inspect which rooms are infested, and then try to control this infestation, because if not controlled quickly, then it may spread in other rooms also. Normally, bed bugs are on the mattresses used on bed and to avoid bed bugs, you can use bed bug inceptors under all feet of the bed, as interceptors are used to prevent bed bugs climbing on your bed.
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David has over 10 years of experience in writing about different pest control and extermination services.
