Tips on How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

PREVENTION

Prevention is the best way to get rid of bed bugs and the best way to prevent is to avoid junks.Get rid of  all those things that create conducive environment for them, unused clothes, waste papers, nylon bags, old funitures,electronics  soft toys, blankets, etc. All these things attract and give them comfortable zone to reproduce.

Dismantle furniture frames if possible And Launder Infested Garments / Linens Dismantling bed and other furniture frames in infested areas typically exposes bed bug hiding sites. Having access to these areas during cleaning is important. If some of the furniture are made with fabrics, remove the fabrics to prepare for spraying

Remove drawers from desks and dressers since bed bugs like to hide in these areas. Turn furniture over to inspect and clean all hiding spots. All furniture should be pulled away from the walls.   

Another step is to launder all garments and bed linens in hot water (120 degrees Fahrenheit minimum). If washing is not available, heating the garments or bed linens for several minutes in clothes dryer may work.

Clean the Area

Scrub infested surfaces with a stiff brush to dislodge eggs. Vacuum the room extensively. Use a vacuum hose attachment to thoroughly vacuum cracks and crevices on furniture and along baseboards on the walls. Vacuum along baseboards, furniture, bed stands, rails, headboards, foot boards, bed seams, tufts, buttons, edges of the bedding, as well as the edges of the carpets (particularly along the tack strips). A good vacuum cleaning job may remove particles from cracks and crevices to encourage greater insecticide penetration. Bed bugs cling tightly to surfaces, so it is best to vacuum by scraping the end of the vacuum attachment over the infested areas to pull out the bed bugs. Caution: It is not good to use a bristle attachment, because you may transfer bed bugs to other areas since they cling to the brush. Dispose of vacuum cleaner bags after you are finished in an outdoor trashcan.

Caulk and Seal

Caulk and seal all holes where pipes and wires penetrate walls and floor, and fill cracks around baseboards and molding to further reduce harbouring areas. Then fumigate.

BED BUG ERADICATION THROUGH FUMIGATION

There are so many ways to eradicate pests but the major one is through fumigation. So what is fumigation?

Fumigation is simply a procedure by which a deadly chemical is discharged into enclosed area to eliminate infestation of pests.The kind of pests you have in your home determines the kind of  approach to apply. Some pests die by inhaling the chemicals as in the case of mosquitoes and African traditional cockroaches (those giant cockroaches you find around toilet pits), some by body contact, they only die when they   get in contact with the chemicals, in this category are bed bug and German roaches (the tiny roaches you find in your kitchenette) while some pests like rats die by consuming the chemicals through baits.

                                  SPRAYING

As said earlier, the best way to eradicate bed bug is by spraying of chemical

• Spray around and under the bed and along the baseboards near the bed. After removing the drawers from the furniture, the inside of the cabinetry should be sprayed as well as the bottom and sides of the drawers. Do not treat the inside of the drawers. If needed the clothes in the drawers should be removed and laundered.
• Spray around the inside of closets, door frames and doors.
• Spray molding at the top and bottom of the room. Spray around windows.
• Spray seams of drawers, both top and bottom. Spray dressers from below. Spray where dressers touch the floor.
• Spray where the bed touches the floor, spray chairs and underneath chairs.
• Spray all baseboards, loose plaster, behind bed frames and headboards, beneath bed Look carefully at the folds and seams of the mattress, the headboard, foot board (if present), box spring/support platform, frame, etc for bedbugs and treat these areas.

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NOTE: Spraying for bed bug requires deep wet spraying and after about two weeks,there should be a repetition because  we expect that the eggs would have been hatched and a new generation of bed bugs springing up and with the repetition exercise, this new generation would have been nipped in the bud.

From Chidi ( Somplus Ltd)