Getting rid of bed bugs can require a skilled and licensed technicians educated in bed bug biology, behaviors, and also the correct utilization of pesticides and alternative treatments like thermal remediation (heat). Although if you don’t want to spend hundreds or possibly thousands in eradicating the bed bugs, you will need to put some hard work in yourself, understanding a little about bed bugs and the steps required to get rid of them can make all the difference. The following steps will provide you with an excellent start on getting rid of your bed bug problem. Alternatively it is possible to download our associates PDF booklet that will provide you with all the information you will ever need to get rid of bed bugs completely.
Before you begin here are some things your will need:, Steam cleaner
Step 1. Place all linens and clothes from contaminated area in garbage bags and tie them up to ensure that no bed bugs can fall from the clothes when moving them. You now want to wash everything in the hot cycle, the hot water will eliminate bed bugs along with any eggs. Be careful moving the clothes from the garbage bags so that there is no possibility to contaminate the laundry room. Should you have delicate cloths that cannot be run through the hot cycles then place them in the freezer for several hours to kill all bugs.
Step 2. Vacuum mattresses, box springs, bed frame, electrical outlets, head board, base boards and carpet, paying special attention to corners, seems, and any small cracks, and screw holes on bed frame, head board, wall, and base boards, move dressers, night tables and vacuum underneath, behind, remove drawers, vacuum inside drawers and in drawer bank hollows. It’s crucial that you be meticulous, here is where you will eliminate a considerable portion of the bed bug population. Using a high quality particulate air (HEPA) filtered vacuum that has a disposable bag will remove 99% of all contaminants associated with bed bugs. Make sure to get rid of the filter bag, thrown it out right after vacuuming. Avoid the use of vacuum accessories which have brushes. Instead utilize the hose alone, that way there will be no chance of any bed bugs getting trapped within the brush and re-infesting your home. Examine the area where the filter bag connects to the vacuum when removing the bag, to make sure no bed bug find it’s way out. Now you need the steam cleaner if do not already have one, otherwise you can use a hair dryer, although it will be much more work.
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Step 3. Now the fun part, slowly start to take apart your bed frame, and head board, steaming all joints and ends as you go. Bed bug and their eggs die at temperatures of over 130° F or 54 .C, so you will want to make sure blast all areas possible with the heat. Now steam clean the mattress and box spring paying close attention to seams and any overlapping areas where bed bugs may hide themselves or their eggs. Now focus on night tables and dressers, blasting all corners and joints inside and out. Steam all base boards along the walls especially areas that have cracks where the bed bugs can get in behind. If you have base boards which are not sealed with caulking this is the time that you’ll want to have it done, if there are any bed bugs farther in where the steam cannot reach, then they will be sealed in and not capable of getting out to re-infest the area, just be sure to caulk the bedrooms that share the same walls as well. Be sure to steam every small nook and cranny, screw hole and scratch. Missing any one of these could make the difference of being bed bug free or needing to start over again, or spending thousand of dollars on pest management company. Keep in mind that juvenile bed bugs and eggs are extremely tiny and you would not likely find them without the help of some kind magnification.
Step 4. O.K here is where you will need some Diatomaceous Earth to double up on all the work you just finished. Start to reassemble your bed frame and head board, dust all joints, screw holes and over the frame or lip where the box spring sits. Giving a light sprinkle along the base boards, push bed frame in its place and apply a light coat around the bottom of every post. Put night tables and dressers in place and apply a light coat around bases. Try to leave it as is for a week or two at a time, then clean and reapply. If you have any bed bug mattress covers put them on and place back on frame. Now you’re ready to bring all your clean linens and cloths back in.
Now start over on adjacent rooms and then any other area that could be contaminated with bed bugs. If all of this seems to much you can call a certified Exterminator, you will need to look for a Thermal Remediation Expert (killing bed bugs with heat) in your town, if there is none then find an Exterminator licensed for chemical treatments, using both Thermal Remediation and Chemical sprays in a larger infestation can be extremely effective. Be sure to call a few companies and obtain quotes to compare prices, then you’ve got better idea of how much it should cost for your treatment.
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