Bed Bug Eradication
Bed Bug Eradication
If you have ever had an infestation of bed bugs in your home you won’t find this
method of getting rid of them odd. Even though you can get rid of them by
different means, many people ask if they should throw away the items the bed
bugs were on. Some people think this is the best approach and the easies way to
solve the problem of clean up.
Other people think throwing out everything is ridiculous because your things can
be disinfected. The big thing is the amount of money you paid to buy your
clothes, beds, furniture, etc., and to throw them out without finding out if
there are other ways to handle the situation is silly. If you research the web
you will find safe products to use and clean your things with so you don’t have
to destroy them.
However, if you think throwing away your belongings is the answer, think again.
Even after they are gone you still must do the same cleaning you would have done
anyway to get rid of the bed bug infestation. If you didn’t clean thoroughly
after you tossed your bed bug infested belongings away, there is a great
likelihood that you would have bed bugs again as you were moving new furniture,
mattresses, etc. back into the room. An exterminator would tell you to do
things, most of them being natural, to help rid your room or home of bed bugs.
There are nontoxic sprays and chemicals that really work, some of them being
diatomaceous earth and sodium lauryl sulfate. For so long we were raised to
believe we need toxic chemicals to take care of certain bug problems. Of course,
now we know that isn’t true.
The first thing you should do is not remove furniture to other rooms in your
house. Keep all the items infected in the room with the infestation to confine
it. Then, put your clothes, after you have washed them in hot water and dried
them on hot in your dryer, into plastic bags and put them in your car or garage
or someplace safe from the infected room.
Clutter is the next thing. Bag it up in plastic bags but treat the bedbugs
before putting the bags outside. They can be spread from house to house and I
would hope you would want to be a good neighbor.
The next step is vacuuming your infected room in all the cracks and places bugs
could hide, even in corners and places that are inconvenient to reach. Again,
when you are finished, contain the vacuum bag and treat it to kill the bugs.
This will make it almost impossible to pass along these disgusting bugs to your
neighbors.
As mentioned above, buy a few natural products to try on the bugs. Most are easy
to use and get the job done without the use of harsh chemicals. You’ll find that
natural products save you from having the expense of an exterminator and do just
as good a job if you follow their directions.
Purchase mattress covers and incase your mattresses for at least 12 months. Bed
bugs can live up to one year without feeding on human blood.
Refer back to this web site for more helpful articles on how to get rid of bed
bugs.
By: Bradley Skierkowski