{"id":12363,"date":"2020-02-25T03:47:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T03:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/?p=12363"},"modified":"2022-04-14T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T22:30:14","slug":"bed-bug-menace-this-is-how-you-can-get-rid-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/bed-bug-menace-this-is-how-you-can-get-rid-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed Bug Menace? This is How You Can Get Rid of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you wake up to find some red rashes\non your body or saw some brownish marks on the bedspread or pillowcases? These\nare telltale signs of Bed Bugs! In the past two decades or so, these pests have\nspread rapidly. It has become so prevalent that most people would have had bed\nbugs at home at least once. Though it is not a health hazard, having these bugs\ncrawling in your bedding is annoying and so are the itches and the skin\nallergies it causes. These tiny creatures track into your house with the\nluggage when you travel or through the handbags and school bags that you carry\naround. If you have bed bugs<\/a> at home, read below to know how to get rid of\nthem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get It Inspected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having bed bugs<\/a> at home may be common, but treating them effectively is a challenge even after all these years. They are highly adaptable and over time they have accustomed to many pesticides used to kill them. So using over the counter insecticides and pesticides may not do any harm to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, manual techniques will not help in getting rid of them completely. The best way to handle this issue is to hire pest control services, that are loaded with the latest equipment, opine experts from a bed bugs Portland<\/a> company. This equipment can identify hidden perches for these critters. So, you can know they are gone for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do Not Move Out Of Your Room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many people make the mistake of sleeping\nin a different room after they find out there are bugs on their mattresses. But\ndoing so will only make things worse as these bugs come searching for their\nblood meal. That means you are helping them infest more rooms and also it is\neasier to exterminate these pests when it is contained in one place than\nhunting them in several places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early identification of Bed Bugs helps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Early identification of bed bugs<\/a> is\ninstrumental in containing the rapid infestation and also elimination. Some of\nthe early signs of bed bugs are bites and to identify any bed bug stains on\nyour sheets. Another is to look for early signs of brown-black fecal matter on\nthe dashboards, bed springs, mattresses, and pillowcases. Use a flashlight and\ncheck for eggs, dead skin and bugs<\/a> in cracks of your bed frames, furniture, and even the walls and\nelectrical outlets. It is also pertinent to be educated about these pests, how\nthey spread, and their dangers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing how they look is critical as many\nother bugs like carpet beetles, bat bugs, spider beetles and roach nymphs all\nlook like. They are tiny but the adult bugs and even their eggs are visible to\nthe naked eye. These can reproduce quite rapidly and go without food for many\nmonths. Bed bugs hunt for their food at night and are active until a few hours\nbefore dawn. They are hiding during the day as they are sensitive to\nlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proper inspection is the foremost step in\nkilling the bed bugs but it is easier said than done for an untrained eye. The\nbest recommendation is to have a reputed pest management company do it for you.\nThe process of identification, elimination and sanitation is a time-consuming\nprocess. It also needs great expertise to deal with it in the best way with\nminimum risks. Hence taking the help of professionals is more effective than\ndealing with the menace yourself.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep The Place Clean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even after hiring a professional pest\ncontrol service, it is important to clean<\/a> all the infested areas and in the\nprocess, kill any pests that you can find before they arrive. Some of the\ncleaning methods<\/a> include vacuuming, taping them or using a sticky lint roller.\nIf you are using the vacuum, remove the bag, seal it and dispose of it\nproperly. Next is to take care of the bedding and the mattress. All the bedding\nthat can be cleaned using hot water<\/a>, needs to be laundered in a washing machine and dried using the max\nheat settings to kill the bugs. Use mattress encasement so that any bugs in it\nare trapped and do not come out. Interceptors can be placed below the legs of\nbed frames and other furniture so that they get trapped while they are climbing\nup. Move all the furniture including the bed frames away from the wall, so that\nthey do not crawl throw it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t throw away things like mattresses\nand your other belongings just to get rid of these pests. Since they do not\ncause illness as such, there is no need to panic and make it an expensive\nissue. Make the right decision of calling a pest control<\/a> service rather than\ndoing things in haste. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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