You may take up a bed bug when visiting a location with an existing bed bug infestation, such as a hotel, dorm room, or even a friend’s home. A single-bed insect might contaminate your clothing, baggage, or handbag. Getting rid of clutter in your home, vacuuming regularly, washing your bed sheets on the highest setting, and inspecting your housing when you travel are all ways to keep bed bugs at bay. Here are things you can do to stop them:
Examine Your Mattress and Sofa
Bed bugs bite you without your knowledge. They do this when you are sleeping or even while you are sitting on the couch watching your favorite movie. Look for symptoms of bed insect infestation in the crevices between cushions and the seams and zippers of the cushion coverings.
Examine Your Luggage
When you return from vacation, inspect your luggage for unwanted guests who may have accompanied you back home. Infested bed bugs may creep inside your bags and catch a ride to their new home.
High Heat Washing and Drying
Bed bugs can be killed by exposure to temperatures above 60°C for 15 minutes. Washing or drying your mattress linen and garments in hot water eliminates bed bugs. Because high temperatures have effectively killed bed bugs, professional pest control service providers employ steamers that emit high-temperature dry steam as a greener and safer method of eliminating bed bugs.
Be Careful When Using Shared Laundry Services
Laundries and shared laundry services are useful for persons who live far away from home or do not wash their laundry at home. However, the convenience comes at a cost: you will have to share the space where you wash your clothing with other people, including strangers.
Examine Used Furniture and Clothes
Pre-owned products may appear to be a good deal, but carefully examine furniture, clothing, and even plush toys for any bed bugs that may be hiding within. Bed bugs can survive for up to 4 months without a blood meal. Thus they can be found even in goods that have been left undisturbed.
Use a Bed Bug-Proof Mattress Encasement
Bed bug-proof mattress encasements are available on the market and, when properly installed, function well to keep bed bugs away from your bed. They catch current bed bugs and prevent new bed bug infestations by restricting their movement. You can sleep soundly without fear of bed insect bites if you use them.
Seek Professional Assistance to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
Professional pest control managers are the best to hire if you have a bed bug infestation in your home. After a thorough assessment, professional pest control operators will treat you effectively.
Final Thoughts
Bed bugs are notoriously difficult to eradicate, especially without professional assistance. DIY home treatments, such as freezing, are frequently insufficient. Instead, if you see signs of bed bugs or live bugs in your home, call Tornado Pest Control immediately. The longer you wait, the more the bugs will spread, so you must act quickly.
