Bed bugs are insects the feed every five to ten days, primarily on human blood. They can survive a year despite lack of food. The bugs are typically active during the night time and their bites often feel like itchy bumps on the skin. They are considered a public health pest.
You can easily get a bed bug infestation as the tiny insects get in your home by travelling in on your family’s and visitor’s clothes, luggage, boxes, used furniture and unclean bedding. But there is no need to fret as the Eco Discussion team brings you several reliable prevention tips.
Top 7 tips to prevent or control bed bugs
1. Don’t panic
It can, sometimes, be difficult to remove bed bugs but it is certainly not an impossible task. Don’t toss out all of you things because most of them can be treated. Tossing out affected items is expensive and may spread the bed bugs to other people’s homes.
2. Make sure you really have bed bugs!
Make sure you don’t have fleas, ticks or other insects. You can compare your insect to the pictures on identifying bed bugs images on the internet or ask for suggestions from your local extension agents that are trained in pest control issues.
3. Reduce the number of hiding places
Clean up the clutter. An untidy home provides more places for bed bugs to hide and makes treating them harder. If the insects are in your mattress, use special bed bug covers on your mattress and box springs to prevent bed bugs from getting to you as you sleep.
4. Thorough vacuuming can help
Carefully vacuum rugs, floors, bed frames, under beds, around bed legs and all cracks around the room. Change the bag after each use so the bugs cannot escape. Place the used bag in a sealed plastic bag and in an outside garbage bin.
5. Don’t pass your bed bugs on to others
Bed bugs are a menace as they tend to be really great hitchhikers. If you decide to toss out a mattress or furniture that has the tiny insects in it, you should slash or destroy it so that no one else takes it and gets a problematic bed bug infestation at home.
6. Heating or freezing should be done carefully
Freezing can kill bed bugs but temperatures must remain very low for a long time. Raising the indoor temperature through the thermostat or space heaters may not do the job. Special equipment and very high temperatures are necessary for successful heat treatment.
7. Turn to the professionals
If needed, hire an experienced and responsible pest control professional to increase your chances of getting rid of a bed bug infestation completely. Make sure that the pest control company holds a reputation for safe handling of pesticides.
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