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Bed bugs. Your skin just crawled a little, didnt it? If it did, dont worry, youre most definitely not alone. Youve never met a person who enjoyed having them, nor will you. Theyre gross. Really, really gross. You want to avoid them at all costs. But what causes the nasty little guys? We at Heatsolete are experts on bed bugs, so well fill you in on what causes them to come around, so that you can keep them out of your life. Forever.

So, just how do they get into your home? Well, there are a number of ways. Bringing home used items is a big cause. Sometimes bed bugs smuggle themselves in, making that new couch of yours seem like not such a great deal after all.

That goes double for bringing stuff into your home that you found curbside. Sure, the saying goes, One persons trash is another persons treasure, but please proceed with caution. If youve seen almost any film involving treasure in the past few decades, you know treasures can carry curses. In this case itchy, annoying little curses.

Unsurprisingly, another common cause of bed bug infestations is simply other people. They could have found their way into the home of one of your neighbors and from there crawled there way to you (especially common if you live in an apartment building), or they could have accidentally been carried in by friends or family suffering their own infestation coming to visit.

Finally, you may have unknowingly brought them into your home yourself. Its not at all out of the realm of possibility that they hitched a ride on you while traveling and staying in a hotel, or when you visited a public place such as a library. Those friends or family who potentially brought them into your home? Before you go blaming them, keep in mind that if you were recently out visiting them, you couldve just as easily carried your new little friends back yourself.

Now you have an idea of how to pick up bed bugs (and as such, how to avoid them), but what happens if you are unfortunate enough to have to play host to these unwanted visitors? Fear not, thats what were here for! Our specialty is exterminating these intruders, as we are Ontarios premiere bed bug control company. We ensure that you can sleep worry free, knowing that bed bugs have no chance against a Heatsolete heat treatment.

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1. Consult with your local health department or a professional Pest Control operator to confirm that you have bed bugs. Look on our website at the signs of bed bugs infestation. Call one of our technicians and tell them what you are noticing, seeing, and feeling.

2. If you think you have a bed bug problem, check for live bed bugs or shells in the following areas:

The undersides, seams, creases, and folds of mattresses, box springs, couches, pillows, cushions and curtains. Cracks and crevices in the bed frame and head board, the walls and the baseboards Between the cushions of couches and chairs Under area rugs and the edges of carpets In drawers and dressers Behind baseboards, around window and door casings, electrical plates and under loose wallpaper, paintings and posters In telephones, radios, and clocks

3. Toronto Health says the best method to deal with bedbugs is Integrated Pest Management. Please read more about Integrated Pest Management. Now that you know you have a problem, you should talk to a pest control company about managing and eliminating your problem. Please call our Toronto Bedbug Specialists at 416-840-4040.

4. Use a nozzle attachment on the vacuum to capture the bed bugs and their eggs. Vacuum all crevices on your mattress, bed frame, baseboards and any objects close to the bed. It is essential to vacuum daily and empty the vacuum immediately.

5. Wash all your linens in the hottest water possible and place them in a hot dryer for 20 minutes. Consider covering your pillows and mattress with mattress and pillow encasements. We carry mattress encasements, box spring encasements and pillow encasements both in store and online. Please see our online store.

6. Remove all unnecessary clutter.

7. Seal cracks and crevices between baseboards, on wood bed frames, floors and walls with caulking. Repair or remove peeling wallpaper, tighten loose light switch covers, and seal any openings where pipes, wires or other utilities come into your home (pay special attention to walls that are shared between apartments).

8. Monitor daily by setting out glue boards or sticky tape (carpet tape works well) to catch the bed bugs. Closely examine any items that you are bringing into your home.

9. Continue with any treatments every two weeks until your problem is gone. This is so you can break the life cycle of the bedbugs.

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