Bed bugs and Pests
Pest exterminators Dhanush Madhavan and Nalaka Daundaratne
Steps to Get Rid of Bed bugs
First off, before considering your DIY bed bug elimination, check if you have specific guidelines and requirements given by local public health authorities. Also, if you are living in a rented apartment or a house, in most cases, the owner is responsible to proper extermination of pests. Check the laws, policies and regulations of the country, state and province that you live in. Also, if you live in a apartment building with other residences, it’s important to eliminate them from all homes and building. Otherwise, it can be just waste of your money and effort since they will continue re-infest frequently.
Fighting your bed bug problem consists of several phases and uses many chemicals, equipment and techniques. Approach for each home or bed bug infested setting will be unique. The goal of Dhanush Madhavan and Nalaka Daundaratne is to equip you will basic knowledge and tools to plan your own strategy to eliminate bed bugs from your home. Always you can reach our experts for additional advice for free.
Inspection for bed bugs
First, learn how to identify signs of bed bugs infestation to confirm it’s their presence and the severity of the problem. Start with a thorough inspection around the house covering every room, wall, closet, and furniture to see if we can find visual signs of their presence. Remember, bed bugs are highly skilled to hide from us as well as it’s difficult to see their eggs which are little smaller than poppy seeds. No matter we only see one of few bugs in the whole house, it’s important to consider as the whole house or the area is infested. This is the only successful approach to eliminated bed bugs as one pregnant female alone can make colony of thousands of bed bugs as time go by.
Supplies needed to get rid of Bed bugs
Bed bugs Pesticides
While there are many natural and commercial pesticides for bed bugs are out there, we will only be talking about Diatomaceous earth, WD40 and any commercially prepared bed bugs pesticides that your hardware or agriculture store specialist will recommend. However, most important aspect of this blog is to let you know the fundamental concepts of how to get rid of bed bugs permanently.
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Bags of various sizes
Plenty of garbage bags or any kind of plastic bags that you can tie and seal to contain clothes and other items. While larger sizes will be useful in most cases, pick the ones that you identify as the best sizes for your job. For smaller items use Ziploc or freezer bags that can make a proper seal when closed.
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Cleaning supplies
Gather a sweeper, dust brush, dustpan, vacuum cleaner, etc. As beg bugs may hang on to brushes, if you can afford, it’s best that you keep a separate set for your project. Depending on the type of your vacuum cleaner, if the filter in not washable, make sure to buy a one to use once the bed bug problem is solved. As eggs can survive in the filters, they can start developing in your cleaner after many days.
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Electric or manual water heater or a kettle
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Materials and equipment to cover cracks and other spaces that bud bugs hide and travel through
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