Bed bugs can cause a number of adverse effects to your health. These include skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms. These types of parasitic bugs can also get infected by at least 28 human pathogens. Although no study has found that these bugs are able to transmit the pathogens yet, they are clearly health hazardous creatures. Moreover, Cimicosis or parasitic bug bites may lead to a wide range of skin manifestations from no visible effects of prominent bolsters. All the more reason why you should get rid of them from your home.

1. Vacuum clean your house.

Vacuum cleaning is a simple yet effective way of ridding your house of dirt, dust and bed bugs.

A decent vacuum cleaner will be able to suck out the bugs and eggs from mattresses, carpet, walls and other surfaces for you effortlessly. You have to pay extra attention to some things though, as some electronic devices like computers and printers may get damaged because of the static electricity a vacuum creates. After cleaning the hot spots, take out the contents of the vacuum and put them away in a sealed trash bag.

2. Consider using insecticides.

Residual insecticides are common pest control solutions. They are applied as spot treatments to cracks and crevices where bed bugs are residing. You can increase the effectiveness of the pesticide by removing accumulated dirt and debris before application. There are a lot of available aerosol insecticide sprays that only make bugs scatter. Watch out for these kinds as they make eradication more difficult. Reapply insecticide solutions if bed bugs are still present two weeks after the initial treatment.

3. Spray steam to bed bug hotspots.

There are plenty of steam generating devices available in the market. A simple and an affordable one should do the trick for you. You can also convert a simple electric kettle to a steam machine. It can be done by attaching a flexible tube on the smaller opening of the kettle. Steam can kill bed bugs as well as their eggs. Thoroughly spray it at all corners and seams, but be sure to turn off electronic devices if you are using wet steam generators.

For best results, you can combine the dry steaming with Diatomaceous Earth. Dry Steaming is a must, as it is one of the most effective ways to kill bed bugs and their eggs in all of the places they hide. Sprays with Diatomaceous Earth will greatly increase the success rate of this pest control solution as it will kill any bed bugs not eliminated by the dry steaming.