Wednesday, March 7, 2012

How Not To Let The Bed Bugs Bite

By Mavic Bell


You get up at the break of dawn and find out that your body is peppered with reddish welts that very itchy, and you have no idea where you came by them. This is sad news. The moment that you were caught unawares, the enemy pounced on you. The rashes are the evidence that a bed bug has crept up on you for a snack. Your residence has been invaded by a long-living pest that stays in the dark cracks of your room and crawl out only when you are asleep so it could dine on your blood.

For effective elimination of these pests, you need to first find out their exact location. This makes it easy to chalk out an eradication plan and prevent them from re-invading your household. The activity can be carried out by yourself or by taking help of expert pest control services.

To start the bed bug extermination process you must do a vigorous vacuum as well as steam cleaning of your room, mattresses, carpets and furniture items. You must also go for a vigorous cleaning of all your bed and pillow sheets at a high temperature, which will kill any bugs that are still surviving and their eggs that might be on such cloths. It is always a good idea to use a good cleaning liquid on the floor and scrub all surfaces properly, so as to eliminate any traces of bed bug eggs that might be scattered on the floor.

Once you have completed the cleaning, you must ensure that you dispose all the waste collected while cleaning at a distance from your residence, so that the bugs do not have any means to get into your residence again. Once you have got rid of the bugs, you must ensure blockage of every hole in your home, particularly around sewage.

You must also make sure that you are making use of natural and more human friendly methods of pest control as the harmful chemicals used in many pesticides can contaminate your items of daily use and cause possible harm to your own and your family's health. Regular cleaning routines and practices of cleanliness around your residence can really play a huge part in stopping bed bug infestations.

Why do you have to go through the effort of administering pest control measures for the home? Even though it might not have crossed your mind right now, someday in the future, for various grounds, you may put your house up for sale. Likely buyers would unquestionably steer clear of any residence that has marks of pest infestation; they know that a property overriden with pests is a terrible investment. A termite colony existing in your home's foundation could very well diminish the asking price of your property. Furthermore, lending institutions can be very strict in approving loan applications, especially if you will use your home as collateral; you may find your application refused if the bank people found pest infestations in your household when they come over for ocular appraisal. You could treat the amount you pay for an expert pest control company to estimate the cost and accomplish pest eradication in your home as an investment for the future resale value of your home.




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