Fighting Bed Bugs On Your Own

Rub some essential oil onto your bed frame.

Fighting bed bugs on your own.

An interceptor can be as simple as a sticky card placed under a bed post sticky and messy. Look for epa registered pesticides that have bed bugs listed on the label. Be very thorough in all cracks and crevices where bed bugs eggs and other particles are hiding. 31 jan 9 50 pm.

Make a simple spray by adding a few drops essential oil into a spray bottle filled with cup 120 milliliters of water. Spray is completely pet safe and since it s water based with safe ingredients it s also not toxic if your pet happens to lick it. Do not broadcast spray an entire carpet or floor. Use foggers bug bombs only with extreme care and only if bed bugs are listed on the label.

Run your vacuum across your mattress inside the bed frame under your bed along your baseboards and even your headboard. Spray onto baseboards in corners around door and window frames around bed frames and under furniture. Interceptors are special platforms or cups that are purchased to prevent bed bugs from climbing on to your bed. Hello lynn bed bugs typically don t feed on pets and prefer humans.

Better are one of the commercial pitfall traps made specifically for this purpose. Spray exterminates bed bugs but also works on fleas and other pests. Dispose of your vacuum bag in your outside trash receptacle. Foggers should not be your only method of bed bug control.

Improper use can harm your health or cause a fire or explosion.