Sunday, May 2, 2010

Heat Is A Super Cheap Bed Bug Killer That Is Easy To Employ

By Aidyn Huffman

Bed bugs have a reputation for being difficult to get rid of. It is well deserved. These insects are great at finding crafty hiding places. Locating a bed bug killer that is both inexpensive and effective however, is no the impossible task that people would lead you to believe.

Man has dealth with bed bugs since the beginning of his time. It is suspected that this is why it was a common practice to keep a boiling pot of water in the home. This allowed families to routinely dunk clothing and bed coverings into the hot water to help eradicate bed bugs.

Bed bug infestations are becoming a common problem and more and more households are on the hunt for ways to eliminate their bed bug problems without the use of harsh pesticides and certainly without having to spend a ton of money. By resorting to methods that were formerly successful people can avoid chemical sprays within the home. They can also save quite a few dollars.

Heat has long been a great treatment for getting rid of bed bugs. One of the problems with heat however is that it can be hard to apply without damaging your items. The temperatures used must be hot enough to eliminate the bed bugs, but must be applied in such away as to not ruin clothes and bedding.

Dipping your blankets and clothing into boiling pots of water is probably going to ruin these items. It is also messy and ineffective. You can't very well drop your entire bed into water and you certainly can't stuff your suitcase into a pot on the stove.

The application of heat is best done only at a certain interval, especially if you are hoping to use this as your sole method of bed bug treatment. By the time that you have a full blown infestation one of the most time saving things to do is to go ahead and enlist a professional are try a more offensive measure. Heat is best used when you know that you and your belongings have been exposed to bed bugs and you have not yet returned to your host. It can help you avoid bringing a bed bug problem into your own residence.

If you have stayed at a potentially infested hotel, hostel, motel or residence, returning home as though nothing has happened is the absolute wrong thing to do. This is how bed bugs spread. Instead leave everything that has traveled with you in the car. Be certain to have the windows rolled up and the car parked in the hot sun. This will create the greenhouse effect and the car temperatures will rise rapidly. After several hours in this overbearingly hot climate all of the unwanted travelers should be delightfully dead. If it is not a hot enough day to get the car interior to run high, place your belongings instead inside of a high heat dryer. Leave them in until it is painful to touch them against you skin. At this point they should be bed bug free.

Applications of the right amount of heat has always been, and continues to be a surefire bed bug killer. Employing this as a method of preventative treatment can prevent you from getting an infestation of your own. Once these nasty blood suckers move in, it is best to get a professional to help move them out.

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