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"Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite." Everyone has probably heard this little saying or said it to their own kids. While it’s a little cute and a little silly, actual bed bugs are not. Bed bugs are extremely irritating and can do serious damage. What’s more they are extremely difficult to get rid of. If you do suspect bed bugs, contact a Weymouth pest control company to take care of the situation and provide you with some tips until the next treatment. Here are some things to do between treatments to keep bed bugs out of your life. Find Out If You Actually Have Bed Bugs Although it is obviously preferable that you don’t have any kinds of bugs roaming your home and nestling in your sheets with you, make sure that the problem you have is actually bed bugs and not something else, such as fleas or ticks. The treatment options for these different types of pests are very different, as are the symptoms you will experience for each. Don’t Throw Everything Away One thing that many people do when they find out they have a bed bug infestation is throw everything out. They might do this based on the advice of people who have had bed bugs before and know how difficult it can be to get rid of them. However, save all of your bedding and don’t throw anything out. You may still be able to save a lot of it. Also, getting rid of these things can spread bed bugs to other people’s houses, and nobody wants that either. Keep Things Neat and Tidy Bed bugs can hide in lots of places. One of the first things to do when you suspect a bed bug infestation is to clean up your house. Make sure everything is off the floor, particularly piles of laundry or clothes, and do a thorough vacuum job or better yet, shampoo your carpets. If you do have bed bugs in your home already, get some bed bug covers for the mattresses and leave those on for a year. Do Your Laundry on High Heat When you are doing your laundry and washing your bedding, be sure to wash them on the hottest setting you can, and dry them on high heat as well. Anything that touches the floor should be considered fair game for bed bugs and should be treated accordingly. As for your laundry baskets, if you have had bed bugs, they could be hiding out in the laundry baskets. Rinse these out when you do laundry for an added level of protection. Stop the Spreading of Bed Bugs Bed bugs are excellent at finding their way from one place to the next. If you throw out a mattress or bedding or furniture that you know has bed bugs in it, plan to destroy it completely rather than giving it away or selling it. The last thing you want to do is give the person receiving the bedding a bed bug problem as well. Hire a Professional Really one of the best ways to get rid of bed bugs is to hire a Weymouth pest control company to come out to your home and assess the situation. They might find that you have a different problem altogether, but one advantage to working with professionals is that they can help with a variety of other pest issues. Find out what kind of experience they have with bed bugs specifically and talk with a few companies to find out whose methods work for you in terms of efficacy and safety.
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