7 Ways To Control Bed Bugs Infestation In Your Space.

7 Ways to Control Bed Bugs Infestation in Your Space. Bed bugs are a nuisance to live with because of the mess, smell, and bug bites and because they usually get too cozy and overstay. Bed bugs don’t need a dirty house to thrive. All they need is a crevice and a source of food to survive.

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What are bed bugs?

Bed bugs are small, brown, red-colored insects that solely feed on the blood of animals and humans. They are challenging to eliminate because they only come out at night when you’re asleep. During that time, they feed, then directly go back into hiding. They do not fly or jump but are good runners.

Their bites are painless but later turn into itchy red spots. Sometimes, it can cause allergies and emotional and psychological effects. While long-term infestations can cause anemia.

There are several methods to remove a bed bug infestation. All effective, but it requires effort and patience.

How To Control Bed Bugs?

Treating bed bugs can take weeks or months, depending on the level of infestation. Bed Bugs usually hide in mattresses, sofas, cushions, pillows, sheets, clothes, bags, and luggage.

Less common places are in holes, cracks, wallpapers, behind frames, and in electrical outlets around sleeping areas.

1.    Isolate infected items

Seal all cracks in the wall, then take the sheets, bedding, clothes, and all the other infected items and keep them in a separate area. Vacuum everything, then sprinkle baking soda on them overnight. Baking soda will dry out the bed bugs. Do this for as long as needed, depending on the level of infestation. Make sure to vacuum the baking soda in the morning. Then repeat the process.

Keep bigger items and furniture away from other materials such as dressers, clothes, laundry, and anywhere else they run off to and hide.

2.    Wash, heat, and freeze

Wash and iron the clothes and sheets. Temperatures above 120⁰F instantly kill bed bugs. Then put the infected material into the freezer for added surety. If the infected areas are too big for these purposes, use equipment to steam and freeze the crevices of couches and beds.

3.    Rubbing Alcohol

Rubbing alcohol is highly drying and perfect for removing bed bugs and larvae. Using 90% rubbing alcohol or more in a spray body can kill bed bugs in contact. Ensure the room is well-ventilated and wait at least an hour or two before you, your pets, or anyone else gets near the affected material.

4.    Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil is used more as a masking agent than a way to kill bed bugs. Tea tree oil is much safer than rubbing alcohol and can be used as much as you want. Tea tree oil will mask the smell of sweat is what lures bed bugs into your home and furniture in the first place. It can be used in a spray bottle without diluting it.

5.    Bleach

Bleach will kill both the larvae and mature bed bugs by oxidizing their outer shells. Be careful where you spray the bleach since it will stain any colored material.

6.    Borax

Readily available and very effective. Borax helps suffocate bed bugs. Apply a generous amount on affected areas and leave for a day or two. You can even add it to your wash for smaller items that have been infested.

7.    Insecticide

If the above methods fail, then DE is the best option. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a powder used to kill insects. Depending on the severity of the infestation, this treatment can take two to four weeks and sometimes longer.

Apply it everywhere in the house, but avoid places where human contact is possible, i.e., sheets and beds. However, a thin layer around the legs of furniture will prevent more bed bugs from hiding in the cushions and sheets of the sofas and beds.

Certain products of DE tend to be more toxic than others. Direct contact with the skin will irritate. Ingesting this power can be toxic to humans as well. Wear a mask while applying. Depending on what brand you get, the precautions will vary. Once the powder settles, it is safe to sleep in the room it is applied in.

For safe measures, use the chemical when the house is vacant and keep it out of the hands of children and pets. Despite its risks, DE is an effective measure in eliminating infestations.

Conclusion

Getting rid of bed bugs is not an easy task. But the effort put into it will not go unnoticed. Determination and patience will go a long way. Bed bugs are resilient critters, so you must be just as or even more stubborn in your pursuit to get rid of them. Inspect the affected areas every few days. Signs of bed bugs should be invisible for 2 to 4 weeks before the house is confirmed to be infestation free. Hope this article helped you find ways to solve an unfavorable situation.

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