Most often bed bugs hitchhike rides on items that people carry. You might pick up some of these pests at a hotel, at the mall, while picking your kids up from school, or anywhere else people typically travel and congregate.
What is something in life that you consider to be enjoyable? Taking a warm bath with some calming music playing? Playing baseball with a few of your closest friends? Maybe the thing you like most is a plate of piping-hot food. These are all good things to enjoy. What makes these things less enjoyable is being kept up at night by blood-feeding bed bugs. If you suspect these pests are crawling around inside your Lake Worth home and if you are tired of being tired, here is the best way to get them to go away.
How Bed Bugs Invade Lake Worth Homes
Before we get into elimination strategies and how to get bed bugs out of your home, it is important that you know how these pests get inside in the first place. Bed bugs are not naturally speedy insects. They do not crawl fast, fly, or have the ability to jump. Because of this, they have to get creative to get around. Most often bed bugs hitchhike rides on items that people carry. You might pick up some of these pests at a hotel, at the mall, while picking your kids up from school, or anywhere else people typically travel and congregate.
The Difficulty In Eliminating Bed Bugs
For a long time, bed bugs were not a serious problem. This was due to the invention and use of a pest control product known as DDT. If you remember DDT, you know it was extremely effective. You might also know that it was banned in the ’70s because it was harming more than just pests; it was harming people as well. What does this all have to do with bed bugs? Well, these pests nearly disappeared.
The ones that survived did so by adapting. Where bed bugs used to be fairly easy to eliminate, they are now resistant to many pest control products and are adept at avoiding danger inside the homes they infest. If you suspect your home is up against an active infestation of bed bugs, expect a challenge to get them out on your own.
What DIY Doesn’t Work For Bed Bugs?
The last thing we want is for you to waste your time, energy, and money on “solutions” that do no solve your bed bug problems or even pose a serious health risk to you, your family, and your pets. To help you with this, here are some DIY options we recommend avoiding:
- Sprinkling Borax or other household chemicals around your bed and bedroom. Products like these may kill some bed bugs but are also toxic to humans and animals.
- Spraying or applying essential oils around areas you sleep. Although there are some scents that bed bugs dislike, you will find this option to be costly and only give temporary relief from the bigger issue at hand.
- Opening up your windows and letting your home heat up. In order to kill a bed bug, you would have to raise your home’s temperature to 118 degrees. This has to include nooks, crannies, and other secluded areas where these pests regularly hide.
The Best Answer To Bed Bug Infestations
To make handling a bed bug infestation inside your home easy, turn to the experts at Above and Beyond Pest Control. We keep up with these invading insects and know what treatments and strategies work best to get them out of your living areas. We don’t fall victim to ineffective DIY but instead get the job done right, every time.
Call today to learn more about our bed bug control methods or to schedule your Lake Worth home for a pest inspection. We also offer quality commercial pest control solutions for businesses.