What Is The Best Way To Kill Bed Bugs - Part 2

Okay, you should have carried out the first part of the extermination i.e. de-cluttered the room, laundered or heat treated garments and soft furnishings and used the vacuum to get rid of eggs, nymphs and bugs from EVERY area, including furniture.

Now have you to make a choice - which bed bug killer to use?

You may want to hire or buy a steam cleaning machine, bed bugs will not withstand heat so using steam is a brilliant bed bug killer! After you have used the vacuum cleaner on the whole room, methodically follow the same path using the steam cleaner, you will find more information on how to do this in my article How to Kill Bed Bugs Using Steam.

Another option to consider is a bed bug spray, this is not quite so straight forward as there are thousands of products available. Personally I have tried one called Bed Bug Patrol which is manufactured using only natural plant extracts like Euginia Carophylla, Mentha Piperita, and Sodium Lauryl Sulphate from Coconut Extract. These ingredients are totally harmless to humans and pets but lethal to bed bugs, killing them immediately and at all stages of development. Some alternative products do not kill bed bug eggs because they are unable to permeate the outer skin.

If I am honest, I would have to say that using both these methods as a combination is without doubt the most effective way to kill bed bugs. So the the best method would be Vacuum --> Steam --> Spray.

But, there are yet more things you can do.

Using of fossil shell dust can also be an excellent bed bug killer. As an alternative to a non toxic spray, once you have steam cleaned the room you might want to sprinkle a dusting of this around. It too is totally natural and is derived by crushing fossil shells and other marine life. It works quite simply by penetrating the waxy skin of the bed bugs causing them to dehydrate and die.

You might purchase bed bug traps! These are extremely easy to use and again totally natural. Stick one trap to each bed post, chair leg or whatever and as the bugs begin to climb to feed ( on your blood) they become totally stuck on the trap and die. Believe it or not these are actually really effective!

Finally, you could perhaps purchasing are mattress and box spring encasements. These can be used in two ways, to stop bed bugs ever infesting your mattress and box spring should you be unfortunate enough to have an infestation. Secondly you can use them to trap any remaining bed bugs which will eventually die.
However, be aware, these horrid little creatures can survive for up to a year without feeding so, don't be tempted to remove these encasements too soon.

As you can see there are many options for getting rid of bed bugs but finding the right bed bug killer is not always easy. Doing the job yourself will save you money but it will take a good deal of time and effort.