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Bedbugs are more than just a nuisance; they can carry diseases and adversely affect your health in many different ways, ranging from not getting enough sleep to severe allergic reactions to their bites. Once your home is infested, the only way to get rid of them completely is to hire a professional for bedbug treatment. Below is a list of things you should do to prepare for an expert to eradicate these pests.

4 Tips on Preparing for a Bedbug Treatment

1. Remove Everything Under Your Bed & Inside Your Closets

Any item can serve as a hiding place and breeding ground for bedbugs. You should take all of them out from under the bed and inside closets, cabinets, and drawers. Do not bring them out of the room, however, as the infestation may spread to unaffected areas of your home if you do.

2. Wash All Clothes & Linens

bed bug treatmentWash all of your clothes, bed sheets, pillowcases, blankets, curtains, and furniture covers in hot water and dry them on the highest setting the item can take. Those that cannot be laundered should be dry cleaned and inspected thoroughly. Don’t bring them back into any room that has not been treated yet.

3. Reduce Clutter

Ask your exterminator whether they will be using insecticide or heat to treat the area. If it is the former, check all loose items for bedbugs and store them in airtight containers or plastic bags after you make sure that they are clean. For the latter, you can leave the items where they are so they can be exposed to the heat as well.

4. Vacuum

Vacuum everything from the bed to the furniture to the walls and floors. Use different attachments to reach tight spaces and go through every inch of your house. To ensure that none of the bedbugs escape, put the vacuum bag into a plastic bag before throwing it away far from your home.

 

If you want to get rid of bedbugs permanently, get in touch with Denning Pest Control Inc. in Jefferson City, MO. This licensed and certified pest control company has a skilled crew with over 60 years of collective experience. They provide prompt and effective termite and bed bug treatment for residents in Columbia. Give them a call at (573) 442-4010 or check out their website for more information.

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