Sanitation And Bed Bugs

We talked about the fact that bed bugs are not in homes because people are dirty. Poor
hygiene of a home is not likely to be a reason for bed bugs to arrive . They wi ll not, in fact,
come into your home because it is messy. But, sanitation can be effective at preventing
them as well.

Your home does not need to be messy to have bed bugs, but if you use proper sanitation, it
is harder for them to penetrate into the home.

If you have had a chemical treatment in your home recently to treat bed bugs, make sure
that you follow the specific directions provided here as well as from your professional
exterminator as to what you can and can not do.

Keeping them gone is a very important job for you to do. Here is another checklist of things
that you can do to help you to keep the bed bugs any place but in your bed .

• Keep your bedding and clothing clean. When you launder them, make sure that they
  are washed in the hottest water permissible . Allow them to remain in the dryer for
  at least 20 minutes on a medium to high heat. This will kill any lurking bed bugs.
• Vacuum your mattress monthly. This means removing coverings, vacuuming the
  area around the mattress, the bed frame, the crev ices and the carpeting underneath
  your bed frame effectively. Dispose of the container of product that you remove into
  the trash outSide of your home .
• Do not try to steam clean your mattress. It is very hard to dry a mattress
  completely. If you do not accomplish it, there wi ll be problems with things like mold
  and mildew. Then, the mattress will be a loss completely.
• If you properly clean the mattress, you will need to wrap it tightly. You can do this
  in several ways . First, you can use plastiC to encase the mattress completely. This
  works well on the box springs.
• Second, you can wrap it in a high quality dust mite controlling cotton covering.
  These are designed to keep anything from getting in or getting out.
• If there are bed bugs in your mattress, they will perish as long as you do not remove
  this covering for at least one fu ll year. If there are bed bugs other places, they wi ll
  not be able to get into the mattress.
• Use a vacuum to keep the carpeting clean. You should vacuum the home as often as
  needed, but at least weekly to help you to pullout any bed bugs that may be lurking.
• Make sure to use the attachment to get into all crevices and cracks that may be an
  ideal location for the bed bug to present itself.
• Bed bugs may be lurking in your car, in your furniture or other places that you spend
  a great deal of time. In order to properly remove them, you need to use chemical
  treatments as necessary.
• Keep them clean, then, by vacuuming and monitoring them for signs of re-infestation
  of the bed bugs.
• If you feel that the treatments for bed bugs have not fully worked, talk to your exterminator about what you should do. Again, cleanliness can help, but in your cleaning, you may also find additional infestations. Monitor them carefully. Always have a look out for bed bugs that may be coming for a visit.
• Finally, Make sure that you monitor your children as well. Children often visit friends, family or other people. They can even come in contact with a friend at school that has bed bugs in their clothing.
• if you notice the tell tale signs of skin irritations or bite marks, it may be that bed bugs are lurking in her bed. Make sure that you remove and anything including stuffed animals for bed bugs.