You may think that the saying “Goodnight and don’t let the bedbugs bite” is merely a funny quote often said by our friends and close ones before going to sleep. But there is a big truth lying in this quotes, and that is ‘bed bug’s bite’. Yes, you may not realize that they bite because there is no sting feeling or pain, this is because they inject an anesthetic along with their saliva in us that keeps us sleepy. But after waking up, you might see plenty of red bumps on the skin and that’s when you realize your blood has been sucked by these little vampires. That is why, detecting and treating bedbugs is very essential.
If you have a bed bug infestation in your home, then you should immediately take some steps for detecting and treating bed bugs, or else it will harm your skin badly! Detecting and treating bedbugs can be difficult, as they are smaller in size and are able to hide in tiny cracks and crevices quite comfortably.
However, evidence of a bed bug infestation may be found in many areas. Wondering how would you detect bedbugs? Well, bed bugs are usually found close to where people spend maximum of their time. Since bed bugs have flattened bodies, they like to get into small cracks and crevice near to where people sleep. Apart from these little information, we are presenting to you some other symptom of their infestation too, so that detecting and treating bedbug becomes easy.
Here are the 5 ways of detecting bedbugs
Detecting bedbugs infestation early on may not be all that easy. Usually we never recognize that there could be bedbugs infestation unless they have multiplied and infested. We only know about their presence, when they start harming us. But by simply observing, you can detect bedbugs infestation.
Wondering how? Here are five symptoms that can easily help in detecting a bedbug infestation in your home.
1. Mark of stains on mattress/bed cover
If you want to check for bedbugs, first scrutinize your mattresses, bed-sheet, bed-covers and other bedding lines for rusty or reddish stains. Thinking what kind of stains it could be? These stains are basically caused by bed bugs being crushed under your weight while sucking your blood.
2. Look for dark spots on the bed-sheets
If you find some spots (like marker pen’s spots) on the bed sheets, pillow covers or mattresses, then this could be the excrement of the bedbugs. Remember stains and spots are different, spots are just like round dots on the bed line just like a marker pen does. And stains don’t have a specific shape.
3. look for bedbugs eggs
While cleaning the bed, if you find any tiny eggs and eggshells, which is pale yellowish in color then its surely a bedbug’s egg. So, be alert there might be an infestation in your comfy mattress.
4. Yellow skins can be a sign of bedbugs bite
While cleaning the bed-line if you find any pale yellowish color skin like substance, then that too can be a sign of bedbug infestation. Usually, those skins are shed by the nymphs as they grow larger and when you see such those skins, you can identify bedbugs infestations.
5. Look for red spots on skin
The spots or inflammation of skin is not a very strong proof of bedbug infestation, because there are many other pests who can bite and cause redness of skin, or a red bump on skin. But still you can look around, investigate and if needed see a doctor to verify if its due to the bedbugs bite.
5 easy ways to treating bedbugs
Now, after knowing the symptoms of bedbug infestation, hope you can detect these blood sucking pests and curb them out of your home. To curb them out you can call a pest control service provider who can efficiently treat these pests. But, if you want to save money and do it yourself, then here are some tips you can utilize and treat these creatures:
1. Cleaning your bedding regularly for treating bedbugs
The first thing you should do to treat the bedbugs is wash all your bedding stuff, which includes bed covers, bed sheets, pillow covers mattress and etc. And wash them with hot water because the bedbugs can’t withstand hot water, so its best to use highly heated water directly on the effected fabrics. In case of mattress you obviously can clean them with water, so what you can do is vacuum them
2. Spraying isopropyl alcohol for treating bedbugs
To get rid of Bedbugs on can also use Isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol. This alcohol is usually used to disinfect the area of your body, which is bitten by the bedbugs; but you can also use it as a spraying and spray it in the areas where the bed bugs thrive. It helps to clean the infected areas.
3. Essential oils can be used for treating bedbugs
Essential oils are seriously essential to be kept in each and everyone’s home, because they can help you in various purposes, and not just to make your home smell good. You can use either Tea tree oils or lavender essential oil to get rid of bedbugs. Tea tree oil is very effective in the case of keeping bedbugs away because they just hate its strong pungent smell. Even in case of lavender oil, the bedbugs stay away due to its strong smell and taste. If you have the lavender herb with you, you can crush and sprinkle it near the effect areas, or else the oil is there at your service.
4. Dry heating can be used for treating bedbugs
As already mentioned, bedbugs cannot withstand too much heat. Therefore, you must take advantage of this weakness in treating bedbugs. We have already discussed the idea of cleaning bedding using hot water, but another thing you can do is dry the clothes in a dryer using very high temperature, so that the bed bugs are not able to survive.
5. Use sun rays for bedbugs treatment
Since heat is the ultimate weakness of bedbugs, you can also take up all your infected items and let that stuff soak in the sun. It is a natural way of getting rid of these dangerous pests.
Over to you
Now when you have the ways for detecting and treating bed bugs, then what are you waiting for? If you have a bedbug infestation go ahead and utilize these ways to detect them, and then treat them. If you can’t spare tome in identifying and treating bedbugs or don’t simply don’t feel like doing it yourself, then hire a professional pest exterminator who can curb this bedbug infestation easily, and from its roots. Professional agencies are available across India including Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Gurgaon. So just keep calm even if you don’t feel like doing it yourself, you can always find professionals for treating bedbugs.
