How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Fast?

When you face a serious bed bug infestation at home, you would want to get rid of bed bugs fast because bed bug bites are the worst nightmare! Bed bug bites can be itchy and painful, resulting in skin allergies for many people. When bed bugs are fully fed (they feed on human blood), the female ones are able to quickly reproduce. How to get rid of bed bugs fast?

Here are some useful pointers on how to get rid of bed bugs fast if you want:

1. Pull the reins on that DIY bed bug spray

DIY bed bug sprays are mostly ineffective in dealing with a large bed bug infestation. This is because a do-it-yourself method lacks proper knowledge on pest behavior to fully control the infestation. For example, bed bugs are real flat and tiny; they hide very well at unexpected places which you may not know. A pest control professional is able to identify key hotspots to treat effectively.

2. Throwing away your bed doesn’t help

If you think that by discarding the whole bed means getting rid of bed bugs, you are wrong. By moving the mattress and the bed frame, you not only risk moving the bed bugs all around the house, you are also missing out on many other spots these bed bugs could be at. For example, curtains, floor panels and skirting or even the door frames are able to hide these bed bugs very well. The root causes of the infestation must be eradicated fully.

3. Shifting your furniture around makes it worse

As per mentioned, when you shift your furniture to located these bed bugs, you alert them and they may move from one infested room to another, which could be spared from in the first place. Therefore, when you spot signs of bed bugs early, be careful not to shift furniture, drawers and closets around too much. Wait for your pest control expert to advice.

4. Call the experts in pest control

The fastest way to get rid of bed bugs fast, safe and effectively is to call in your local pest control company in Singapore. An experienced pest control specialist with the right chemical and treatment methods are able to control bed bugs faster.

5. A one-time treatment is not enough

Bed bugs have a fast and large reproduction nature. On an average, they can reproduce within 200 to 250 eggs at one time, and hatch during an interval between 6 to 10 days. Bed bugs largely live between 4 months to 6 months, and a 1-time treatment is not sufficient to cover the Bed Bug life stages. A 3 times treatment integrated with steam treatment and follow ups across 1.5 to 2 months is usually recommended. Read more here on 6 Questions to Get the Best Treatment for Bed Bugs.

Choosing the right solution to your bed bug infestation

Now that you know more on how to get rid of bed bugs fast, speak to your preferred pest control specialists to understand the treatments available. Be quick to drop in an online form or speak with one of our Rentokil pest control experts at (65) 6347 8138.