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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

Having bed bugs does not suggest you have a dirty home! In order to confine the spreading of bedbugs, follow these five steps...

Posted on

21 January 2015

Last updated on 19 January 2020
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

Did you discover bedbugs in your Dubai house? Don’t panic, bed bugs do not carry diseases but they do tend to feed on human blood. Don’t be embarrassed; bed bugs appear in all places, hotels, hospital and apartments. Having bed bugs does not suggest you have a dirty home. In order to get rid of bed bugs you will need to contact a professional pest control service. In order to confine the spreading of bedbugs, follow these five steps.
 

Remain calm 

Bed bugs tend to live in small cracks of bedding, mattresses, frames, and tables. Bed bugs are thinner than a finger nail and are very hard to spot. Due to their uncanny ability to slide by undetected, noticing bed bugs can suggest an infestation.


Contain the spread

In order to eliminate infestation, it is imperative that you contain the spread of bed bugs to one room or one area of the room. In order to do so, you need to isolate the room from the rest of the house and conduct a deep cleaning service. In such situations many tend to throw away old furniture and replace it with new. This is one of the most common mistakes, as the removal of old furniture facilitates the spread of bedbugs to the rest of your house. Remember you must isolate the infected areas from the rest of your house and your belongings.


Sanitize

In order to contain the infested area you must eliminate all the hiding places. You will have to double bag all your clothing, toys, CD’s etc. Your priority is to eliminate all possible hiding places where the bed bugs may hide in. After you have double bagged all your belongings make sure to conduct a thorough vacuum of all edges and walls. After vacuuming, you will need to wipe in meticulous detail all your furniture, walls, floor and ceiling with a cleaning solution. Start with one part of the room and move slowly to another. Do not mix the clean space with not yet cleaned furniture.


Buy pesticides

In order to contain the situation to one room you will need to buy some basic pesticide. Be very careful when buying pesticide. UAE government has forbidden the use of aluminum pesticide otherwise known as the bomb as it endangers lives of those who use it and the surrounding neighbors. In order to have the most effect, use powder pesticides in order to separate the room from the rest of the house. If you have small children or pets, make sure that neither will go around the powder as it is extremely poisonous.


Call professionals

In order to fully remove bed bugs you will need to contact a professional pest control provider in Dubai. The minimum cost of bed bugs fumigation in Dubai is 250 AED, however the eggs of bedbugs are particularly hard to get rid of and you will need to conduct two sessions of fumigation in the contaminated area in order to get rid of bed bugs completely.

When selecting a pest control company in Dubai make sure to read customer reviews in order to avoid endangering your health and the health of your loved ones. 

 

 
 

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