Not sure if anyone has heard but bed bugs have become an epidemic in many major cities, Atlanta and New York to name a few. Bed bugs are tiny blood sucking nuisances. The name bed bug comes from the preferred home of the parasite. Bed bugs can feed on a human and go virtually unnoticed.
Bedbugs are much like roaches. They can be easily transferred from place to place by latching on to luggage, clothing, furniture and even our own precious and unsuspecting pets. Warehouses and college dorms are perfect locations for bedbugs to thrive.
If you have or believe that you have bedbugs you should vacuum the house to remove bugs and eggs from mattresses, carpet, walls, and other surfaces. Pay particular attention to seams, tufts and edges of mattresses and box springs, and the perimeter edge of wall-to-wall carpets. Afterward, dispose of the vacuum contents in a sealed trash bag. Steam cleaning of carpets is also helpful for killing bugs and eggs that vacuuming may have missed. For garments, sheets or towels it is best that you launder these items and use the hottest water possible. Make sure when coming home with newly purchased clothing, lingerie or other personal items (bed bugs have been found on clothing in the most elite of shopping areas) to launder or throw in a dryer for at least 20 minutes. The heat will kill the bedbugs. Then launder.
Bedbugs can find their way in even the cleanest homes. What is important is to locate and rid your home and personal items of these pesky little critters.
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