subject: If You Find Bed Bugs Infestation At Home, Exterminate Bed Bugs Immediately [print this page] It happens sometime that we wake up at night because we feel that we are on fire. We feel itching on our skin and a lot of scratching finally makes us feel better. Sometimes it also happens that our kids wake up wailing at night and we are at a loss to understand what happened. If this continues for a few days at a stretch, then we must try and investigate the cause of this entire problem. Upon turning the mattress, if we find that there are some blood spots and some dead insects, then we will immediately know that there is bed bugs infestation at home. Upon this discovery, we shouldnt waste any time and take steps to exterminate bed bugs completely.
Bed bugs are those small insects that reside in the folds of mattresses and other pieces of furniture like sofas and chairs. They are reddish brown in color and oval in shape. They are extremely flat and that is why they can reside in the tiniest folds of furniture. Beds bugs dont have wings but are covered with fine hair. Adult bed bugs are 4 to 5 mm in length and 1.5 to 3 mm in width. If we compare them in size, they are more like lentils or apple seeds. They thrive on human blood. Bed bugs infestation can be detected when we face constant irritation every morning and have inflammations over our skin. Once detection is done, we must exterminate bed bugs without delay.
In the 1940s and the 1950s, people in North America managed to exterminate bed bugs almost completely. DDT proved to be very effective in eradicating them. However, after a few years of hiatus, bed bugs infestation resurfaced and there are many families across the United States that spend sleepless nights due to bed bugs. One of the primary reasons for bed bugs infestation is the use of recycled mattresses. People are also generally busy with work and cannot devote too much time in cleaning the mattresses and other pieces of furniture that are hotbeds for bed bugs infestation.
There are many pest control companies that specialize in checking bed bugs infestation because they effectively exterminate bed bugs. Although to exterminate bed bugs, there are various domestic methods available, for the best results to check bed bugs infestation, it is always prudent to hire professionals who know their job. These people use sprays and special furniture covers to drive away and terminate bed bugs.
If you want to exterminate bed bugs at home, then you can use rubbing alcohol. When rubbing alcohol is sprayed on bed frames, mattresses and crevices of sofas, bed bugs and their eggs can be removed. Rubbing alcohol can also be sprayed on crevices and faults in walls for removing bed bugs infestation. However, this is not a permanent solution. For the best results for controlling bed bugs infestation, steam is an effective medium. If a fabric steamer is used on the mattress at 120F for 20 minutes, it is a sure shot way to exterminate bed bugs.
