Where do uninvited bed bugs come from?

Bed bugs are seen everywhere and originated as far back as 17^th century, and plaguing people, especially in warmer countries. However, they are considered as powerful pesticides during the late 1940s. Their population increased when people from all over the world traveled from one place to another.  If you are about to stay at a hotel, rooming houses or motel, then it dwells on places like mattresses, furniture, sofas, and you might accidentally carry them in luggage to your home.

Bed bugs are predators, as they feed on blood, and literally follow on the carbon dioxide human give off and their heat. They easily spread from one unit to another unit, so your neighbors even could bring unwelcome visitors to your home. While buying used furniture or any other items they might come from there or through the items carried on the truck. They live right from clean to dirty places so you can’t determine cleanliness of a place does not have any bugs.

Most found in the apartments, rooming houses, hotels, hospitals, trains, school, hostels, cruise ships, theaters, private homes, moving vans, buses, planes, and homeless shelters. Even, they transport to new locations using the wiring and pipe runs in the wall. If you see bed bugs in motels, hotels, or anywhere you should report to the concerned authorities. If you live in rented or leasing houses you should inform to the landlords, or if you have an own house, then you should call a professional, and they eliminate them for you.

Knowing about where bed bugs come from is not enough, you need to know the ways of getting rid and rooting out them completely.

To get rid of these unwanted fellows:

There are two ways of getting rid of these tiny creatures. Before opting out any of these methods, you need lots of patience and substantial amount of money in getting rid of these bugs.

 Hiring a professional or seeking help from pest-control companies is one of the safest and intelligent measures in getting rid of these unwanted fellows. They are expert in identifying bed bugs, pests, and other insects hide outs and uses insecticide spray on furniture’s and carpets. They use a lethal combination of insecticide dust and odorless spray for mattress, sofa, and other covers. Insecticide dust is the very important pest-control tool in killing the bugs in all their hiding places by dusting.  

Second way is to hire a steam cleaner, and it’s considered as the most effective method of eradicating the bed bugs. People must understand the technical aspects, and should not handle the chemical substances as they are harsh and health risks involved.

They might instruct what the steps you need to do, how to handle the furniture, and if possible used furniture should be replaced to avoid the bugs spreading to other areas. In several cases, people do not follow instructions with utmost care and end up in deadly diseases. After eliminating the bed bugs in upholstery, tiny cracks or anywhere, make sure to clean the residues. Before buying any mattress, bed cover or furniture use plastic covers, so they will not be able to hide out.