CaseyJones's Spot Follow

Bed bugs are challenging pests to eliminate permanently since they are able to live for several months without feeding. They can hide in many tiny places, so inspections and treatments must be very thorough for a few months to fully eliminate them.

To find out whether you have bed bugs in your home, you can look for any signs of tiny white or brown-colored bugs in the seams of mattresses.

Alternatively the first symptoms that your room may be infested are the signs of bed bug bites. One of the major symptoms of bed bug bites are raised red bumps that are often found in a distinctive linear arrangement on the skin.

To get rid of an infestation doesn't come cheap. In most cases, the eradication process for bed bugs removal can take several months, including several treatments and repeated inspections.

However there are some do-it-yourself treatments you can do to get rid of bed bugs, such as:

Reduce clutter around the house or apartment. Proper housekeeping such as deep vacuuming mattresses, upholstered furniture and floors can help remove the bugs. Pay particular attention to any cracks, crevices and open spaces on the walls, floors or upholstered furniture.

Repairing and sealing any cracks and crevices with caulking will help to stop any new infestations.

Laundered linens and clothes in hot water for at least 20 minutes at temperature above 120°F will kill the bugs.

Applying bed bug spray and diatomaceous earth powder to possible infested areas will kill bed bugs and prevent the pests from re-infesting the same spaces.

In addition, sealing your mattress with a bed bug proof mattress encasement will help prevent bed bug bites and eventually kill any bed bugs and eggs that are trapped within.