How To Tell If You Have Bed Bugs And What To Do About It
You may associate bed bugs with seedy hotels or dirty homes, but the truth is, even the cleanest homes and best hotels can get bed bugs. You might pick them up on your clothing when you go to the movies or department store. You might pack some home in your grocery bags. Once established, they are difficult to get rid of, but in the early stages, DIY methods may be all you need. Here's how to tell if you have bed bugs in your home and what you can do to get rid of them.
Examine Your Bites
If you only have a few bugs and just get occasional bites, you may confuse the bed bug bites with mosquito bites. And if you have an intense reaction to the bites, you may even think you have dermatitis or an allergy to something in your home. Bed bug bites are small welts that resemble mosquito bites. They can itch intensely if you're sensitive to them. You'll often find multiple bites rather than just a single bite
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One thing you can try is diatomaceous earth. This is a fine powder that kills all kinds of bugs, including bed bugs, by dehydrating them. You have to apply it correctly for it to be effective. It's best to use an applicator intended for spreading the powder around the room, otherwise, you'll have large clumps the bugs will avoid. The bugs have to crawl through it and get it on their bodies for it to work.
Using an applicator, sprinkle the powder around your bedroom, getting the powder into as many cracks and crannies as you can. Since the bugs come for you in your bed at night, concentrate on placing the powder around your bed and in the frame so the bugs have to walk through it. As long as you buy food grade diatomaceous earth, it won't harm you or your pets as long as you don't inhale the powder and irritate your
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Use mosquito nets impregnated with insecticides in places where screens for doors and windows are absent.