Question by Mom4Life:
How to get rid of Bed Bugs?
Stayed at a hotel recently and noticed about two weeks later that we brought some uninvited guests home with us. Have tried everything. Would love to hear how someone completely rid themselves of these pests.
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Answer by stephen
wash ur bed sheets and blanket
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jump up and down on the mattress
Bed bugs are really hard to get rid of completely because they are so small and tough. Washing your sheets in your home machine may not work because the water might not get hot enough to kill the eggs if there are any, also sadly the adult bed bugs will most likely not be living on your sheets but inside your mattress or other furniture in your house. They travel towards a sleeping host when they are hungry but besides that they can hibernate in any dark crevice small enough for them to fit.
I’d suggest washing every thing you think might be contaminated in the hottest wash cycle that the fabric can handle and dry at the hottest setting. Then if you have one or can get a hold of one of those hand held steamer/cleaner/presser things, steam clean your mattress, suitcase, carpet, and other near by furniture (and the nearby walls if it wont damage them) just to be safe. Because even if just one female with eggs is alive…. it could start all over agian. I’m not shure of what chemicals you could use to kill them, I’d be worried about sleeping in poison residue myself.
Allso, depending where you live there might be a company that has equipment to find out exactly where they are hiding and then they could steam clean your house for you, for a big hand full of cash that is. But that may be the price you pay for peace of mind.
Hope this helps.
Good luck on getting rid of those little suckers.
Bed bugs were on the decline until several years ago, when a resurgence of the little pest catapulted them into millions of peoples homes or beds. The reason for this is that bed bugs mate indiscriminately thus adding to the already overwhelming population. Now pest control companies are using dogs to sniff out the littlle pests,as they are notorious for hiding so well during the day. Once they are found they are sprayed with frozen carbon dioxide, thus ending their reign of terror.
Here are some useful links:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_rid_of_bed_bugs
http://www.bedbugsguide.com/
This should send you in the right direction
Most Local Authorities have a specialist service for pest elimination, I expect there will be a small charge. From what I have seen on ‘Telly’ they are quite persistent bugs, and the specialists have suitable gear to do the job.
Get rid of all your sheets that they are on and leave the matress out in the summer time and hose it off. And if they are on you take a super hot shower or get in Jacuuzzi