How To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
Published on May 18, 2016
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How To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
Bed bugs breed rapidly. It only takes ten days for eggs to hatch after they are laid. Baby bed bugs go through a few molts in five or six weeks before they become breeding adults.
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There is no such thing as a bed bug repellent. Bed bugs simply hide in tiny cracks and crevices all over your home so the insecticide never comes into contact with them. When the fumes clear, the bugs come back out of hiding.
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The only effective way to get rid of bed bugs is by hiring an exterminator experienced in killing bed bugs.
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The exterminators will be able to penetrate the cracks where bed bugs hide with their equipment.
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Plan on having at least two treatments for your home so that any bed bugs missed the first time around can be eliminated.
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If you are serious about how to get rid of bed bugs as quickly as possible, you and your family will need to go through extensive preparations before the exterminators arrive with their equipment.
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Preparing for the Exterminators
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Pull all furniture a few inches away from the walls so the exterminators can get to baseboards and walls.
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Tidy up all loose items and get rid of trash. Although bed bugs are not attracted to dirty homes, messy homes give bed bugs more places to hide.
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Wash all clothes, linens, small pillows, washable stuffed animals and curtains in hot water
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Place all cleaned items in sealable plastic bags so bed bugs cannot get in
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If anything like coats needs dry-cleaning, get them dry-cleaned and placed in garment bags.
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Vacuum floors and furniture. Immediately discard the bags in the outdoor trash so bed bugs do not crawl back out of the vacuum.
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Vacuum bare mattresses and box springs. You may have to trash your mattress and/or box spring if they have many tears or rips. Ask your exterminator if the mattresses can be saved.
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Wash all floors that cannot be vacuumed.
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Scrub all suitcases with a hard brush and hot, soapy water if they cannot be dry cleaned.
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It may look like a lot of work to get rid of bed bugs but the work will be worth it so you and your family can sleep safely.
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