Did you know that bed bugs aren't a fairy tale myth that your parents tell you before you go to sleep? Once a larger problem in other countries, these tiny bugs have started becoming more and more common in America and surrounding nations yet still stay relatively difficult to spot.
Here's how to know if you have a bed bug problem as well as ways to get rid of them as quickly as possible! First, you will want to ask yourself the following questions: 1.
Do you have any dark colored spots on your mattress or bedding? 2.
Do you ever wake up in the morning with what seems to be a rash on your body? 3.
Have you ever had problems with bugs of any kind in the past? If you answered yes to any of these questions, specifically the first two, you may very well have a bed bug problem.
If you do in fact have a problem with these pests, you will need the most effective way to get rid of the insects as quickly as possible.
You will first need to find the bugs, so this can be the most important part of the entire process.
You will want to literally search the entire mattress.
Flip it over, on its side, and make sure you search every nook and cranny that you can, especially dark colored spots.
These insects group themselves together and most commonly come out at night to feed.
Once you have found the spot, you can easily get rid of them, so don't automatically think you have to get rid of your mattress.
Many companies online as well as local stores sell bed bug spray and bed bug powders that work wonderfully.
Along with these two methods, an old fashioned steam cleaning will be the final punch in the infestation of your mattress.
These bugs literally can't handle the heat, so blast them with the spray and powder and them finish them off with some steam.