Top Bed Bug Treatment Methods
The first step is to kill all the adult bed bugs, nymphs and eggs on your mattress, box spring and headboard. This is usually done by a pest control professional.
Vacuuming is a Bed bug treatments Auckland tool for cleaning up exposed resting spots such as the edges of your mattress and box spring, crevices in baseboards, non-washable furniture cushions, the seams on chairs and sofas, etc. It’s a good idea to use a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuum for this job as it will help remove many of the allergens associated with bed bugs as well as their droppings and dead bodies. If you have family members who suffer from allergies and/or asthma, this is even more important as it will reduce the amount of dust and insect allergens blown back into the home.
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Using a vacuum wand with a small brush attachment or a crevice tool helps dislodge bed bugs and their eggs from tight places such as between the creases of your mattress, around the box spring, in nooks and crannies in baseboards, on the sides of furniture, etc. Bed bug eggs are very hard to get out of their hiding spots and may require using a sticky tape or a small piece of paper to scrape them out.
The most effective way to kill bed bugs on a large scale is through heat treatment. A trained and certified technician will raise the temperature in your home to a point where the bed bugs and their eggs will die. This is the safest and most reliable way to treat a severe bed bug infestation.
