Basic First Aid

Is there a bedbug infestation in your house? Hiring an exterminator can solve your problem. But if you want to get rid of the bebugs on your own, you can do so. Just be patient because you will have to repeat the process to make sure that you got rid of the bedbugs for good.

To get rid of bedbugs, you must have to identify what places are infested first. If it is your bedroom, look which specific areas have bedbugs. Is it your mattress, carpet, drawer, bed linens, furniture, bedpost, picture frame, or others? Yes, you have to check every nook and cranny. Even cracks and holes in the wall and floor can be habitats of bedbugs!

The next step will be thorough scrubbing and vacuuming. To get rid of bedbugs, you must begin with scrubbing every surface with a stiff toothbrush. This will dislodge the bedbugs and the eggs.

Then vacuum thoroughly. After vacuuming, put the vacuum bag in a sealed plastic bag. Then seal all cracks and holes.

For infested clothes and bed linens, wash these in hot water. This kills bedbugs.

You must use a pesticide for the walls, mattress, carpets, furnitures, and others. Make sure that you buy one that is for bedbugs. Remember to read the product label and instructions very well. Every pesticide has a specific way of applying it. You must also be very careful not to ingest the pesticide because this is poisonous. Apply the pesticide properly. Some brands also need to be vacuumed after application.

The last step would be using a mattress cover for bedbugs. Sealing your mattress inside a plastic cover ensures that no bedbug goes inside and outside the mattress. Whatever bedbug is left in the mattress will die in 6 to 12 months because they wont be able to eat.

In order to be very sure that you got rid of the bedbugs for good, you must check your house regularly for bedbug infestation.

Filed under: Pesticides