Bed bugs are the most difficult pest to control in the World. It produce a large number of offspring, they are a hardy pest that can live approximately six months without food and withstand a broad range of temperatures, from near glacial temperatures to 122°F.
Treatment methods- Mechanical controls treatments
- Insecticide controls treatments
Mechanical control treatments include vacuuming, encasement of mattresses as appropriate, discarding of infested items, as well as thermal treatments with dry heat, steam, or cold.
Insecticide treatments involve professional applications of various products in spray or dust form. The sprays are applied in cracks and crevices and along baseboards where bed bugs hide. If the bed bugs themselves are sprayed in the process they will usually die from the use of Insecticide.
- Weekly wash bedclothes in hot water raised the temperature to more than 130 degree to ensure all the bugs were exterminated.
- Ensure for bed bugs before unpacking during a trip left from home.
- Take care of bed bugs that may have hitched a travel on clothing.
- Check luggage and other personal substance for bed bugs.
- Take care when bringing used furniture and garments into your house.
