Bed bugs are insects that feed on human blood and reproduce in bedding. Their presence is obviously harmful to you and your family. So it’s essential to get rid of them by choosing the right treatment. Here are three effective techniques for eliminating bed bugs.
Steam treatment for bed bugs
There’s nothing more irritating than waking up to discover redness and bloodstains on your bed sheet. Bed bugs are insects that need to be gotten rid of, and as soon as possible. Although there are various techniques for treating bed bugs, disinfestation using dry steam at 180° is fairly simple and effective. It gets rid of these pests without marring paintwork or damaging mattresses. It also immediately eliminates eggs, larvae and adult bedbugs.
This non-toxic technique also destroys bedbugs, allowing you to reoccupy the room or furniture as soon as the treatment has been applied. Some mattresses are difficult to clean and resistant to dust mites. Steam not only disinfects and removes parasites, but also neutralizes odors.
Mechanical bedbug treatment
Mechanical treatment is a destructive process designed to reduce the number of bed bugs. Here’s how to eliminate these blood-sucking insects economically:
- Vacuuming the mattress and nooks and crannies: you need to vacuum the box spring, mattress, nooks and crannies, cracks, carpets and upholstery… Don’t forget that bed bugs can take refuge in places you haven’t been able to reach. Vacuum cracks, mattress seams and crevices properly. At the end, the vacuum bag should be tightly closed and placed in an outdoor garbage can.
- Washing in a 60° machine: we recommend washing clothes, linens, bed covers, pillows, comforters, cushions and so on at 60°. This can take up to an hour. With a sufficiently high temperature and time, bed bugs are neutralized.
- Freeze non-washableitems at -20°: use an insulated bag to freeze non-washable items for a few days.
In addition to disposal, you need to declutter. Don’t dispose of infested items without first packing them in tightly sealed bags. Leave products in this state for at least 3 weeks. Then you can dispose of them without risk of contamination.
Chemical treatment of bedbugs
Chemical treatment is one of the most common methods of bedbug control. This highly effective treatment is applied by state-approved professionals. They are able tocarry out a diagnosis to detect bed bugs in the rooms of a dwelling. What’s more, certified hygienist applicators use only biocides authorized by the French National Health and Safety Agency.
If the diagnosis reveals a high degree of infestation, a shock gas treatment is applied to all surfaces and nooks and crannies where the invasive insects may be hiding.
