They are far more likely to live in areas that are messy or dis-organised, but their occurrence does not suggest that your residence is unclean. They can be bought into the property or home by means of 2nd hand pieces of furniture, by individuals or pets, or they may enter via an adjacent property. Despite your best efforts, bed bugs may still find their way into your house.

If you’re worried, you can comb, wash and dry your hair thoroughly with a hairdryer. Although bed bugs typically prefer human blood, they can also feed on any warm-blooded animal, including cats and dogs. Sort your clothes and garments according to washing instructions and place them in sealed bags to prevent bed bugs from crawling out. Washing your clothes and bedding in hot water and drying them in high heat is also a simple and easy way to kill bed bugs. Treat all furniture in the room with your pesticide of choice.

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Stuart Hine, an entomologist at the Natural History Museum in London, estimates that there has been a threefold increase in London’s bedbug population this decade. That figure is backed by the research of Bedbugs Limited, an extermination company founded Bed Bug Removal London by microbiologist David Cain after he became obsessed with the creatures. “I was waking up every morning with bites which I thought were from mosquitoes, although no one else was suffering. My boyfriend mentioned bedbugs, but I completely dismissed it.

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Deployment of heat for treatment of living spaces presents some challenges that must be considered. Principal considerations include the temperature and time characteristics necessary to achieve lethal conditions. Since heat treatments do not provide residual control, a goal of 100% efficacy with the primary treatment would eliminate the need for subsequent applications. However, excessive temperatures or hold times during treatment can increase operation costs through energy consumption, equipment use and labor; and may increase the risk of damage to furniture and other articles. The current temperature range targeted by companies providing heat treatments is 45 to 52 °C; however, there may be places in the heated area above and below this range. Often the air-space within a heat treated room may approach 55 to 65 °C to ensure efficient mass transfer of heat.

Tips for DIY bed bug control

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