You might have recently found out that your house is infested with bed bugs. Of course, it is the job for a professional pest control service to rid your house off bed bugs. But until the reinforcement arrives, what can you do on your part to safeguard further infestation?
First thing is vacuum the entire house, the bedding, curtains, every nook and cranny of your house. Once you have vacuumed, immediately take the vacuum cleaner outside, and remove the vacuum cleaner bag and put into another plastic bag and keep it in an outdoor garbage. Clean your vacuum cleaner and get it inside. Next is to clean the clothing, linens, bedding, curtains, etc in hot water and dry them on highest drying setting. You can also put those items in the dryer which cannot be washed like soft toys, shoes, etc and run it on the highest dryer setting for half hour. Do not clutter around the bed. Get rid of any clutters in the house. If there are any cracks in the house, get them repaired. If any wallpapers are coming off, get them glued so that you prevent bed bugs from having any place to hide.
Cover the mattress and box springs using a tightly woven cover with a proper zipper to prevent bed bugs from entering and also from escaping. These mattress covers should be kept on the mattress for at least a year, because bed bugs can survive for a minimum of one year without feeding. Hence to make sure that none of the bed bugs have escaped and all of them are dead, keep the mattress cover on for at least one year.
Timely check by pest control professionals is very necessary. Citybestpestcontrol gives you the best service and is the best place to contact to get rid of bed bugs in Philadelphia.
