Getting Rid of Bed Bugs
If you’re like most people, the thought of bed bugs leaves you feeling itchy and creepy all at the same time. I mean, having a blood sucking parasite creep into bed with you at night is just………disgustingly gross.
Bed Bug Bites!
So when it happens, many people wonder:
* How did I get bed bugs in the first place?
* Where are they hiding?
* Is this really a bed bug? What do bed bugs look like? What do bed bug bites look like?
But most of all, people wonder
* What can I do to get rid of these bed bugs IMMEDIATELY!!!
And that’s where people frequently make a BIG mistake because they’re so creeped out.
They’re so panicked at the thought of those bugs crawling on them and their kids that they’re are willing to do anything, anything at all, to get rid of the bugs right now.
Unfortunately that often includes hiring an exterminator that will use toxic chemicals that can cause more harm to them and their families than the bugs ever could. Ever heard of the saying “The cure is worse than the disease”?
Here’s a short video of the EPA’s recent Bed Bug Summit. I trust you’ll find it very enlightening.
The good news is there are natural, non-toxic ways of getting rid of bed bugs, permanently.
I’ve put together this website so that you can know all about bed bugs and the different methods of getting rid of bed bugs naturally and, educating yourself so that they NEVER COME BACK.
How Can I Get Rid of Bed Bugs Immediately?
Get Rid of Bed Bugs Immediately
The thought of bed bugs crawling on you while you sleep IS creepy and disgusting but you need to know what you’re doing when decide to get rid of them.
The wrong thing to do is buy a bunch of pesticides or hire someone who brings a bunch of pesticides to treat your living space.
First of all, those chemicals are WORSE for you than the bed bugs are and they can have some lasting bad effects on you, your family and your pets.
Second, bed bugs are becoming resistant to the chemicals the EPA allows to be used for this purpose. If you have not yet seen the video on our home page on the EPA’s recent Bed Bug Summit, you need to watch it now.
Pictures of Bed Bugs
Here is a slide show of pictures of bed bugs.
To begin the show, click on the arrow in the lower left of the slide show.
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Where do bed bugs hide?
Pictures of Bed Bug Infestations
Bed bugs only come out at night, when they get hungry, and they zero in on you each night because, typically, they are hiding somewhere within a 10 to 15 foot radius of where you and your family sleep.
This means, when you look around your bedroom, those bed bug bites are coming from bed bugs somewhere nearby.
The typical hiding places for bed bugs start with your mattress.
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Pictures of Bed Bug BITES!
Is it a bed bug bite? A flea bite? A mosquito bite?
Here are some pictures of bed bug bites so you can see what they look like.
To start the slide show, simply click on the arrow in the lower left.
Bed bug bites, while being annoying and unsightly, are normally not dangerous unless you are allergic to them. Unlike mosquitoes and sometimes fleas, bed bugs are not known to carry disease, so for most people, as long as you don’t scratch them and get a secondary infection as a result, they will eventually go away. Treat them as you would a mosquito bite.
Of course it goes without saying that you MUST eradicate any bed bug infestations you have immediately. One of the biggest health risks with bed bugs is becoming anemic through loss of blood.
How did I get bed bugs in the first place?
It’s one of the first things that people who wake up one morning to discover bed bug bites ask.
HOW DID I GET BED BUGS IN THE FIRST PLACE????????
How did those bed bugs get in my bed???
So here is the story of how a bed bug can move into your home and, if undiscovered, can become THOUSANDS of bed bugs in a very short time.
Bed bugs are travelers. They are somewhat unique in that they can only survive by feeding on blood (this means you and your family), so when they find someone who can provide that food, they try and stick close by.
People bring bed bugs home by being somewhere where bed bugs were. That means frequent travelers, especially to foreign countries, are more susceptible to bringing back bed bugs than someone who does not travel. Places where lots of people live and sleep together like college dorms, hotels, camp grounds etc. are prime bed bug hang-outs.
Crowded cities (think New York), apartment buildings, nursing homes, and jobs where a person goes into prime bed locals can mean bed bug travelers have figured out a way to get into your house and into your bed.
The point is, it’s not how clean or how dirty your house is. That’s not how they get to you. They come in through living in a crowded environment such as an apartment house or by hitching a ride when you went someplace they were living.