How to Avoid Bed Bug Insect Bites
Although bed bug insect bites often barely hurt, they still cause problems such as skin irritations and other allergic reactions.
Additionally, it can also cause infections which are not convenient to anyone.
Fortunately, there are few tips and tricks to make sure that bed bug infestation is kept at bay.
Some of these include simple home remedies that only require discipline and proper hygiene.
Washing Regularly In order to make sure that these bugs don't thrive on the bed, it's necessary to always keep beddings, blankets and mattress cover clean.
These blood suckers thrive in fabrics and the only way to reduce their count and avoid future infestation on such is to wash them regularly.
Further, it's important to wash fabrics with hot water.
They cannot tolerate extreme heat so exposing them to hot water helps kill them instantly.
Hot water also helps wash bed bug eggs effectively.
Washing should be done at regular intervals to make sure that they don't grow or multiply.
Mattress These blood suckers often infest the mattress thus the reason for their infamous name.
The area inside the mattress is well protected and dark so they find it a good place to grow.
It's important to always check the mattress for torn fabrics.
Often, this is a good indicator for infestation.
Steam cleaning the mattress or expose it under the direct heat of the sun.
The extreme temperature from the steamer should be enough to kill any pest inside the mattress.
Leaving the mattress under the sun should last for a couple of hours or even days depending on the infestation.
However, when infestation is severe enough, it is most often recommended to just discard the mattress and buy a new one.
Diatomaceous Soil An all natural treatment for bed bug infestation is highly recommended.
Diatomaceous soil is considered as one of the most effective ways to deal with cracks and holes.
It helps block these bugs and kills them before they even get past the crack.
Bed bugs get easily cut with diatomaceous soil.
The jagged edges of the fossils found in diatomaceous soil are sharp enough to cut through bed bugs and force them to bleed to death.
Proper Hygiene Cleaning the bedroom and the house regularly helps ward off potential infestation.
Scrub floors and always make sure to clean crevices and other well hidden spots.