How Ultima Search Tackles Bed Bug Infestations

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Bed bugs are often tough to get rid of, so you may need a few different approaches. Once you identify and contain all infested areas, you can combine chemical and non-chemical treatments to kill the bugs. A bed bug infection can be difficult to treat on your own and can take weeks to months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)(https://www.cdc.gov/)recommends trusted professional pest control sources to eliminate a bed bug infestation. Even with professionals involved, getting rid of bed bugs typically requires multiple treatment phases and both chemical and non-chemical treatment.

Here is a Step-by-step guide on how professionals at Ultima Search tackle a bed bug infestation at home

Step 1: Identify all infested areas

While it’s much easier and cheaper to treat a small infestation than a big one, smaller infestations can be harder to detect. You may notice bed bug bites before seeing evidence of the bed bugs themselves. bed bugs measure just 5 millimeters across, smaller than a pencil eraser. These bugs reproduce quickly and can live for months between blood meals. A female can ...
... lay 500 eggs in her lifetime. bed bugs’ small and narrow bodies enable them to squeeze into tiny spots, such as the seams of mattresses or couches and the folds of curtains.

Step 2: Contain the infestation

Once you know you have bed bugs, you need to keep them contained to get rid of them. A quick and easy way to trap bed bugs is to run your vacuum over any possible hiding places.

This includes your bed, dresser, carpets, electronics and more. Seal the vacuumed contents into a plastic bag and throw them away. Then, thoroughly clean the vacuum. You can also try to use a steam cleaner on high heat to help reach into crevices. Seal all your linens and affected clothes in airtight plastic bags until you can wash them. Then, put them in a washer and dryer using the highest possible temperature setting. If an item cannot be washed, put it in the dryer for 30 minutes at the highest heat setting. Anything that cannot be treated in the washer and dryer should be placed in a plastic bag. Leave it there for a few months to a year, if possible, until all the bugs have died. If you cannot safely clean furniture, throw it away. Tear it up first and spray paint the word “bed bugs” on it so no one else tries to take it home.

Step 3: Prep for bed bug treatment

Before you start treating your home, a little prep work can help increase your odds of success. Ensure all your linens, carpets, drapes, clothing, and other hiding places have been cleaned or thrown out. Next, get rid of clutter where bed bugs can hide. Pick up books, magazines, clothes, and anything else lying on your floor and under your bed. Throw out whatever you can. Do not move items from an infested room to a clean one, which could spread the bugs. Seal up any open areas. Glue down loose wallpaper. Caulk cracks in furniture and around baseboards. Tape up open electrical outlets. Get protective covers for your mattresses and box springs.

Step 4: Kill the bed bugs

You can first try to remove bed bugs without chemicals. These bugs are pretty easy to kill with high heat at 115°F (46.11°C) or intense cold at 32°F (0°C).

Here are a few ways to treat bed bugs using these methods:

1. Wash bedding and clothes in hot water for 30 minutes. Then, put them in a dryer on the highest heat setting for 30 minutes.

2. Use a steamer on mattresses, couches, and other places where bed bugs hide.

3. Pack up infested items in black bags and leave them outside on a hot day that reaches 120°F (49°C) or in a closed car for at least 90 minutes. In cooler temperatures, killing sealed-up bugs can take 2 to 5 months.

4. Put bags containing bed bugs in the freezer at 0°F (-19°C). Use a thermometer to check the temperature. Leave them in there for at least 4 days.

Once you’ve cleaned all visible bed bugs, make the area inhospitable for the rest of them. Place bed bug-proof covers over your mattress and box spring. Zip these covers up all the way. Bugs that are trapped inside will die, and new bugs will not be able to get in.

Step 5: Evaluate and prevent future bed bugs

Bed bugs can take some time to eradicate. Before you can ensure that your treatment has worked, you need proof that the bugs are gone. Check the infested areas about once every seven days for signs of activity. To make surviving bed bugs easier to spot, place bed bug interceptors under each leg of the bed. These devices will trap bed bugs before they can climb up into your bed. You may need to keep checking the interceptors for a full year. Bed bugs are hardy creatures. Just when you think you’ve wiped them out, you might spot them again. You may have to try a few different treatment methods to control the infestation. And if they still do not go away, you’ll want to call in a professional exterminator.

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