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Bedbug Spray Treatment

October 28th, 2009

If you found out that you have bedbugs at home, the next thing to do is to find the site that is infested with these insects. Finding the site of infestation is really quite easy.

In identifying the infestation site, you must take note of the time and place that you get bitten by the bedbugs. Does this happen when you slept on your bed? Or did it happen when you slept in the guest room? You can now identify the specific area in your house that is infested. Next step is to look for the insects. Check the specific furniture that you slept on. If it is the mattress, look for cracks and holes. After that, you must check anything that is close to the mattress. Look for cracks and holes where bedbugs usually live.

Bedbugs that are around 4-5 mm in length with reddish-brown, flat, oval bodies are the adult forms. The adults are wingless and their bodies look banded.

The nymphs are lighter in color and translucent. Once you have seen these, its about time to call a professional exterminator or purchase a bedbug spray.

There are pesticides designed to kill bedbugs. These pesticides can be bought in dust form or in sprays. There are also pesticides that are eco-friendly and less toxic.

In purchasing a bedbug spray, you must be sure that the product you are buying can be sprayed on the infested furniture. For instance, certain bedbug sprays can only be used on mattresses and there are some sprays that can be used on wood. You can also purchase a bedbug spray that ca used on just about any material.

In starting the treatment, scrub then vacuum all the surfaces of the infested area. Dispose of the vacuum bag inside a plastic bag to make sure that no bedbug will be transferred anywhere else.

After you have scrubbed and vacuumed the infested furniture, you can now apply the insecticide. Before application, make sure that you read the instructions carefully. Follow the instructions for application properly and make sure if re-treatment is needed or not. There are many types of bedbug sprays that are available in the market today. The common ones are Allethrin, Pyrethrins, Malathion, and Tempo.

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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

September 28th, 2009

Bed bugs were not a problem many years ago when DDT was still in use. Nowadays, since many powerful insecticides have been banned, bed bugs are making a strong come back.

Also, frequent international travel has brought bed bugs into the U.S. from other countries. Hotels across the U.S. no matter whether it is a 1 star or a 5 star hotel, have infestations of bed bugs.

Bed bugs can hide anywhere. They can hide in your clothes, luggage, mattress, furniture, or in cracks and crevices in your home. Usually they will hide close to their food, which is you, so they stay in the mattress.

Bed bugs come out at night and drink your blood. They leave chemicals in the bite wound so that you will not feel pain. Once the bed bug leaves and the chemicals wear off, your skin will feel irritable.

If you want to kill all the bed bugs, then you will need to seek out all the places that they hide. They normally like to hide somewhere close to their food source. If you miss just one bed bug, they will quickly reproduce so it is imperative to get all of them.

If you suspect that bed bugs are hiding in your mattress, then may want to buy a mattress cover. These plastic covers kill bed bugs by closing them inside the cover. After 6 months or longer, the bed bugs will be starved to death.

Once you kill the bed bugs hiding in your mattress, you need to do a sweep of the surrounding areas. Since the bed bugs could hide anywhere, you have to do a thorough check.

If you feel that you cannot find all the places where bed bugs hide, you might want to call up a professional exterminator. They have the resources and knowledge to kill bed bugs.

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