Got Bed Bugs In Your Bedroom? Use Heat To Get Them Out
If you have bed bugs in your bedroom, they can travel to other areas of your home if you do not get them out. Once this happens, it can become much harder to treat. Contact a pest control company to get them out for you. One type of treatment they may use is heat treatment. Below is information on how this works, as well as tips on preventing future bed bugs.
Heat Things Up
Heating the entire room to a certain temperature will kill bed bugs. This is done by placing heaters in the room and then sealing the room completely so the heat does not escape. They will put a seal under the door, around windows if there are any drafts, etc.
Before the treatment, you should remove the sheets, pillowcases, and comforter from your bed. This would be a good time to wash these things in a high-temperature setting. Anything that may melt due to these high temperatures should be taken out of the room.
The pest control contractor uses remote thermometers throughout the bedroom to ensure the temperature is hot enough. The treatment generally takes a few hours depending on the number of bed bugs you have in your room. One downside to heat treatments is there is no lasting effect of the heat so the bed bugs could come back. To help with this, the contractor may spray an insecticide around the permitter of the bedroom.
When the heat treatment is finished, the contractor will inspect your bedroom closely to determine if all bed bugs, as well as all eggs, are dead. They may remove these with a vacuum if there is a lot of them.
Prevent Bed Bugs
Purchase a mattress cover to encase the mattress to prevent bed bugs. There are mattress covers that are made specifically for bed bug problems. There are also covers that encase the box springs for further protection.
Keep your room clutter free so bed bugs do not have a place to hide from you. Vacuum the floors regularly and inspect curtains. Bed bugs can hide in curtain folds and then jump onto the bed. If you purchase used furniture, check it closely before bringing it into your home.
The pest control contractor that you hire can give you much more information on how the heat treatment works. They can also give you more tips on preventing bed bugs from coming back in the future.
Contact a local company like No Bull Bed Bug Control for more info.
