Bed Bug Extermination - Four Essential Tips to Getting Rid of Them

Bed Bug Extermination is much more difficult than killing ants or spiders. With bed bug bites, you have to do a thorough treatment. Don't expect to kill them all on a Sunday afternoon. I'm sorry, but it is just not going to happen. I would rather have ants all over my kitchen than have to try to exterminate bed bugs.

Now that I have given you all the bad news, here is some good news. You can get rid of them yourself. Your chance of success will be determined by many factors, but there are several tips I can give you to try to be successful in your goal for successful extermination.

Tip 1: You must clean your room(s) prior to treating for bed bugs.
You need to clean everything in your room that you can. I am not just talking about your bed sheets or comforter. You need to clean your curtains, laundry, furniture, and even your electronics. These bugs can live in the cracks in your furniture and in your cell phone and television. You can place your electronics in a freezer for a short time to kill the bed bugs. You could also place all of your personal belongings in a moving van and have a pest control company fumigate the moving truck. This will ensure that all of the bugs will die.

Tip 2: You need to either throw out your mattress or get a mattress encasement.
This is one of the most important tips when dealing with this type of infestation. It is extremely difficult to treat a mattress for bed bugs. If you have the money, you should toss out your mattress. If you cannot afford to buy a new mattress, make sure to get a mattress encasement as soon as possible.

Tip 3: Try to figure out exactly how the bed bugs were introduced into your home.
If you live in an apartment, it is possible that they came from another apartment. Apartments are notorious for infestations because they can live and move through the walls between apartments. If your infestation originated from another apartment, it will be next to impossible to eliminate the creepy blood suckers without your neighbors getting rid of their bugs too.

If you carried them from a hotel, you do not have to worry about reintroducing the bed bugs to your home. If someone else brought them to your home, you need to figure out how they were introduced to your home.

Tip 4: Do not wait long to start your extermination treatment.
Bed bugs multiply quickly, so you are going to want to start your treatment as soon as possible. The females can lay up to five eggs a day, so a few bugs can become a lot of bugs very quickly. Each day that you wait to begin taking action will make it more difficult to eliminate the bugs.

These are my top recommendations for bed bug extermination. Do not wait to start killing them. You have got to realize that even as you reading this article, bedbugs could be growing and multiplying under the carpet in your home and in your electrical sockets and in your walls and ceilings. I don't mean to scare you, but you need to understand that you can't just sit around and let this continue. Get help for your problem or get rid of them yourself!

Bed bug Bites is an excellent resource for learning how to kill them on your own. Check out this site for information on how to kill them, to see pictures of bedbugs, and see the products you need to buy to get rid of them.