Over a week or two, what starts as a single bug bite along any exposed skin area can swiftly transform into widespread bites accompanied by non-stop itching. After investigating your bed and furniture, the discovery is made: you have bed bugs. While many feel overwhelming disgust and astonishment, it's imperative to wipe these feelings from your mind and immediately begin formulating a bed bug-killer plan. Because a single female bed bug can produce up to 500 eggs, the longer you wait to eliminate these pests from your home, the deeper an infestation may grow.

Humans have been a banquet for these tiny parasites for thousands of years. While their feeding schedule averages only three to 10 minutes per night, the lasting effects of their presence can be noticed for weeks. Although hundreds of elimination techniques exist, many fail to accomplish the task at hand. If you're seeking powerful and near-immediate elimination of this annoying, persistent, and challenging infestation, there are several extermination techniques you should try. Even though many homes can eradicate these pests without the assistance of a professional extermination service, there may come a time when your efforts are not enough. However, until you reach this moment, national health organizations and pest management advocates consider the following bed bug killer techniques potent and effective: 

Hot and Cold Treatments: Eliminate Bed Bugs From Clothing

While eradicating bed bugs from sleeping areas and furniture is paramount for success, few people understand the importance of treating all clothing within your home (or within rooms where bed bugs were found). These persistent creatures are masters at hiding, and in many cases, they tend to hide in clothing and other fabric materials that find their way on or around your body. The most effective way to kill bed bugs found on clothing and fabric items is by treating these items with hot or cold remedies.

Using Heat to Kill Bed Bugs: Bed bugs cannot survive temperatures that exceed 122 degrees Fahrenheit for longer than 20 minutes. While many insecticides and other topical treatments are only effective on nymph and adult bed bugs, heat destroys bed bugs in the egg, nymph, and adult stages. Insert all clothing items into your washer and launder on high heat. Some add color-safe bleach to solidify the eradication of these pests further. Once washed, dry all items on high heat for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Freeze the Bed Bugs Away: Like any other insect, bed bugs cannot temporarily survive freezing temperatures. If you have a freezer that does not increase its temperature above freezing (32 degrees F) during a defrost cycle, it may be used to kill all bed bugs successfully. Ideally, the temperature will remain around 0 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure all stages of bed bugs are killed. Keep these clothing items surrounded by freezing temperatures for at least seven days.

Encase Your Bed for Future Infestation Prevention

Once you've treated your bed with bed bug killer products, you must safeguard this area from re-infestation. Although you may have killed all the eggs, these creatures are notorious for hiding deep within the crevices of a bed only to resurface after the insecticide or treatment powder has weakened. Eliminate this possibility by encasing your mattress and box spring with a specialized bed bug fabric encasement. This specialized product wraps your bed in a tightly woven fabric, which prevents remaining bed bugs from resurfacing. Are you traveling? Purchase a disposable bed bug mattress encasement and wrap it around the hotel mattress and box spring during your stay.

Bed Bug Killer Products to Finally Put These Pests to Bed

Synthetic or chemical insecticides available to the general public are regarded as relatively ineffective at killing bed bugs. While some choose to hire a professional pest management company to operate these products, another solution is natural bed bug treatments. These products are designed to penetrate the exoskeleton of bed bugs for complete eradication. Some of the most popular and widely accepted products include:

Bed Bug Patrol Natural Bug Killer: This eco-friendly, natural, plant-based product has been found to kill bed bugs within 24 hours of application without using toxic and carcinogenic ingredients. This naturally derived product calls upon the potent compounds of Eugenia caryophyllus, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Mentha piperita, coconut oil, and palm oil.

Crawling Insect Control Dust: Because bed bugs are so tiny, they can crawl into the smallest creases and crevices of bedding and furniture. This product is in dust form, which attaches itself to the bugs as they come into contact with it. Its natural ingredients, primarily diatomaceous earth, are absorbed through the waxy cuticles within the bed bug, resulting in severe dehydration and, ultimately, death. A colony can't become immune to its potency because it does not call upon chemicals to eradicate an infestation. 

Our natural, plant-based Bed Bug Patrol Killer Spray provides an all-natural solution to infestations of bed bugs, as well as fleas, spiders, and other common indoor bugs. Our 100% natural solution is made in the USA. It relies on the power of natural ingredients like citric acid, clove oil, and peppermint oil to naturally deter these bugs from living in your furnishings and upholstery. Just spray our solution on affected surfaces twice per day, and it will get to work on exterminating your bed bugs and preventing their return. To keep you safe from bed bugs on your travels, arm yourself with our Bed Bug Blasting Travel Spray, which comes in a handy, TSA-approved travel-size bottle for your convenience.