How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs: A Complete 7-Step Guide

Bed bugs are a common household pest that can wreak havoc on your sleeping habits and overall well-being. These tiny bloodsuckers can infest your bed, furniture, and even your clothing, causing itchy bites and leaving you feeling uncomfortable in your own home.

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What are Bed Bugs?

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Step 1: Identify All Infested Areas

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Step 2: Make Sure They’re Actually Bed Bugs

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Step 3: Contain the Infestation

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Step 4: Kill the Bed Bugs

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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs: A Complete 7-Step Guide

Bed bugs are a common household pest that can wreak havoc on your sleeping habits and overall well-being. These tiny bloodsuckers can infest your bed, furniture, and even your clothing, causing itchy bites and leaving you feeling uncomfortable in your own home.

What are Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs (cimex lectularius) are small, flat, reddish-brown insects that feed on the blood of humans and animals. They are called ‘bed bugs’ because they often live in and around the bed area, feeding on the blood of unsuspecting people while they sleep at night.

Step 1: Identify All Infested Areas

If you suspect that you have bedbugs, you should look for them as soon as possible, preferably before they begin to lay eggs. A minor infestation is significantly easier and less expensive to treat than a larger one. Smaller infestations, however, may be more difficult to identify and locate.

Step 2: Make Sure They’re Actually Bed Bugs

Step 3: Contain the Infestation

Now that you’ve found the infestation, it’s time to contain it so that you can get rid of the bed bugs. Start by washing lines, and then start vacuuming! Your vacuum is a simple and efficient tool to trap bedbugs.

Step 4: Kill the Bed Bugs

Time to start killing bed bugs! You have quite a few options, and we’ll start with the least invasive, home remedies and move on to stronger ones such as chemical insecticides. Let’s look at each of these in more detail:

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