How to Survive Bed Bugs

Finding a bed bug in your house can be annoying, right? When you go to a location that already has an infestation of bed bugs, like a hotel, a dorm room, or even the house of a friend, there is a chance that you will pick up a bed bug.

The bed bug will affect your tranquility and the comfort of your house.This article will highlight six ways you can survive a bed bug.

What Are the 6 Ways to Survive Bed Bugs?

Ensure you don’t panic

Eliminating bed bugs may be challenging, but it is not an impossible task. Getting rid of all your belongings is unnecessary because most of them can be repaired and kept. Throwing items costs money and has the potential to transfer bed bugs to the homes of other people and may add to an already stressful situation.

Minimize the possible hiding spots for bed bugs

Bed bugs have more locations to hide in a messy home, which makes it more difficult to find them for treatment. If bed bugs are in your mattress, placing special bed bug coverings (sometimes called encasements) on your mattress and box springs will make it more difficult for the bed bugs to reach you while you are sleeping.

Be careful to purchase a product that has proven effective against bed bugs and is durable enough to avoid ripping even after one full year of use.

Regular washing of your beddings

Do you know that dirt is a key factor that attracts bed bugs in a house? If your beddings are poorly cleaned, they will attract and host bed bugs. As a result, if you notice a bed bug in your bed, the first option should be to take your bed covers, bed sheets, blankets, and clothes for laundry. Also, while cleaning, be careful with your laundry containers as bed bugs can comfortably hide there.

Use heat to kill bed bugs.

Increasing the home temperature with thermostats or space heaters is ineffective. Efficient heat treatment requires specialized equipment and extremely high temperatures. If the contents of black plastic bags exposed to the sun become heated enough, they may be effective at killing bed bugs in baggage or small goods.

If the body temperature of bed bugs hits 45°C (113°F), bed bugs will perish. To kill bed bugs with heat, the room or container must be heated to a higher temperature to ensure that persistent heat reaches the insects regardless of where they are concealing.

Regular vacuuming

Eliminate more bed bugs to lessen the risk of being bitten. A thorough vacuuming may remove some bed bugs that infest your home. Gently vacuum the rugs, the space under the beds, the floors, the bed frames, the space around the bed legs, the upholstered furniture, and any cracks or crevices you find throughout the room.

Contact a professional

If the bed bug problem persists in your house, you will need to consult a professional to treat the bed bugs properly. Professionals will come in with advanced and proven technology that can completely eradicate all the bed bugs.

Conclusion

Do you find bed bugs in your bed or furniture? The bites from bed bugs can be disturbing; following the above techniques will help survive bed bug attacks.