You get up at the break of dawn and discover that your torso is peppered with reddish welts that very itchy, and you mystified as to where you got them. This is gloomy news. You have just been assaulted by the enemy at your most unaware moment. The weals are the proof that a bed bug has sneaked up on you for a meal. If you wake up with welts all over your torso, it could signify that you now share your room with a bed bug (or an army of bed bugs) that hides in the dark crannies of your room and stands by until you are deep in slumber to come out and snack on your blood.

In order to eliminate them you have to first figure out the common hiding places of these creatures. This makes it easy to chalk out an eradication plan and prevent them from re-invading your household. This can be done either on your own or with the support of a competent pest control firm.

To get rid of the bed bug menace you have to first undertake an extensive exercise of vacuum and steam cleaning of the furniture items and carpets in your house. You must also go for a thorough cleaning of all your bed and pillow sheets at a high temperature, which will kill any remaining bed bugs and their eggs that might be on such cloths. Scrubbing off floors and other solid surfaces with a hard brush and a disinfectant solution helps in wiping off traces of bed bug eggs laid here and there.

Once you have completed the cleaning, you should ensure that you throw away all the waste accumulated while cleaning far away from your house, so that the bugs do not have any means to get into your residence again. Having removed the bugs, plug all holes, fissures and gaps around steel pipes, mopboards and other entry points into your house.

You should also ensure that you are using natural and more human friendly techniques of pest control as the harmful chemicals used in many bug repellents can contaminate your items of daily use and cause possible harm to you and other residents in your home. Constant cleaning routines and observance of sanitation around your house can greatly contribute to stopping bed bug infestations.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 2:35 am and is filed under Business.