How to Avoid Bed Bugs When You Travel
Little insects known as bed bugs typically consume both human and animal blood as food. While your mattress; which allows them easy access to your skin, the bites they give you may keep you from having a restful night's sleep as they are painful and uncomfortable. There are various indications of bed bugs to watch out for such as:-
Skin stings, Your bedding have a few little black stains on them (bug faeces), bed bug casings as they shed their skin much like snakes, a musty odour in your bedroom, a bloodstain that could occur if you unintentionally squish a bug in your sleep.
These are the features of your home that attracts bed bugs the most. They are:-
Carbon dioxide: This is the reason bed bugs are most active at night since their increased breathing after midnight makes them more enticing to them.
Laundry that has not been washed or is dirty naturally attracts bed bugs. This is due to the fact that your clothing gives out a mouth watering scent that attracts others and makes them want to wear it.
Warmth or Humidity: Warm home walls make our homes a pleasant place for dampness and moisture if there is any. They feed on both human and animal blood for the same purpose. They feed on both human and animal blood for the same purpose. We make a morsel for them since our bodies are constantly warm.
Dark-coloured bed sheets: Darkness is preferred by bed bugs because it provides them with cover and good concealment. Therefore, if your house has a serious infestation of bed bugs and other insects but you prefer dark hues of bedding and linen, you must convert to light or white-coloured bedding.
These are the natural home methods and substances that will rapidly destroy bed bugs in your house:-
Hot water
Give your bed sheets and blankets and even your clothes a thorough wash with hot, steamy water if you have any reason to believe that bed bugs have taken up residence there.
To eradicate bed bugs, it's crucial to wash these items in hot water; provided that they can survive the heat. These troublesome insects get exhausted as a result of the strong heat; making heat treatment an efficient approach for getting rid of them.
Baking soda
Baking soda, often known as sodium bicarbonate, is among the most popular natural treatments for bedbugs. The contaminated region can be treated with baking soda to get rid of the bed bugs. Bedbugs may be promptly killed by dehydrating their skin using baking soda.
Tea tree oil
Tea tree oil is another potential treatment for bed bugs in your house. The antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral and antibiotic effects of tea tree oil are well recognized but it also possesses antiparasitic characteristics that can get rid of parasitic bed bugs. If you have a little infestation on your hands, this cure will not work.
Diatomaceous Earth
With a kill rate of more than 90%, diatomaceous earth is frequently regarded as the most effective natural bed bug treatment available.
It is also inexpensive and simple to apply because it comes in powder form; which allows for easy sprinkling into even the smallest cracks around the house.
White Vinegar
When it comes to getting rid of bed bugs, vinegar is just as potent as it smells. It's also something that the majority of people have at home; making it the best emergency home cure.
It's crucial to keep in mind that while vinegar will kill bed bugs by harming their neurological systems, it will have no effect on the eggs.
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