Get Rid of Bed Bugs at Home: 1. Spray Rapeseed oil and Pyrethrins Rapeseed oil and Pyrethrins are used as natural pesticides to get rid of bed bugs. These useful herbs attack bug’s nervous system and proves very helpful in killing their eggs. You can slightly spray them on your bed to kill bed bugs. You can also clean your bed with mixing their little amount in water to avoid bed bugs. 2. Spread Black Walnuts Black walnut works as a natural insecticide by producing a chemical called jug lone, which helps to repel insects. Spread some Black walnuts on your bed to avoid these irritating parasites. 3Use Lavender leaves, oil or sachet Lavender is 3. used as one of the most effective natural insect repellent. The smell of Lavender disgust bed bugs and causes them to stay away. Lavender leaves can be spread over the bed or its oil can also be slightly sprayed on beddings. You can make Lavender sachet by packing the dried lavender flower into thin fabric and then keep it on your bedside or underneath the pillow to prevent bed bugs. 4. Scatter Diatomaceous Earth in your bedroom Diatomaceous earth is used as natural pesticide. Once finds its way to the bed bugs, it gradually dehydrates them to death. Scattering diatomaceous earth in your bedroom kills bed bugs. 5. Spread Mint leaves Unique smell of mint leaves helps to repel bed bugs as this smell is unpleasant to them. In order to get rid of bed bugs, you can spread mint leaves all over your bed. 6. Spread Boric acid Powder Though boric acid should never be directly applied, you can spread some boric acid powder on your mattress to kill bed bugs. 7. Use Home made Herbal Spray To make herbal insecticide at home, put on hand gloves first for precautionary measures. Take a cup of water and add in ten drops of Eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender essential oil each. Grab a clean spray bottle and gently pour the mixture into it. Now, spray it on the bed to enjoy bed bugs free life. 8. Place Mattress in Sun Light Experiment shows that 113°C temperature can kill the bed bugs. Therefore, place your mattress in sunlight twice a month to kill and avoid bed bugs. 9. Wash bedding in Hot water Washing your bedding in hot water can help to kill bed bugs and all kinds of microscopic pests and parasites. Make sure to keep your beddings clean to prevent bed bugs. 10. Keep the bed sheet above the floor Make sure that your bed sheet never touches the room floor otherwise bed bugs will easily get onto the bed sheet and start creeping all over it. 11. There are some homemade remedies that are effective on bed bugs, so, you might want to give them a try. Cinnamon oil is known to kill them. They’d actually explode at the very contact; therefore, you can fill the cinnamon oil in a spray bottle for a very effective bed-bug killer. Then, there’s Lavender oil, which the bed bugs can’t handle. They don’t like the smell of it. So, a lavender oil spray might also work. As an upside, the lavender oil actually smells good, thus, you can enjoy its fragrance while the bedbugs are getting bugged by it. 12. Bed bugs may be resilient, but one thing they cannot withstand is the high heat of a steamer. Steamers are an excellent, chemical-free way to treat for bed bugs and other pests such as dust mites. Reaching upwards of 250ºF or 121ºC, steamers will kill any bed bug or bed bug eggs on contact, and thoroughly clean the infested area. When treating an area for bed bugs, there are a few guidelines to follow to ensure that all bed bugs are eradicated in a safe manner.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:51:43 +0000
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