The EPA's Top Tips For Preventing & Controlling Bed Bugs
Here at the Bedbug Store, we’re focused on creating the best natural, plant-based bed bug killer products on the market so that you can enjoy your home without fear of being attacked by parasitic insects.
Our eco-friendly bed bug killers we sell here are made with natural ingredients. This is the safest and most effective way to eliminate a bed bug infestation. However, we’re well aware that most people would rather not deal with bed bugs in the first place. They’d happily invest in the best bed bug-killing spray in the world to prevent bed bugs from ever getting into their homes.
We hear you
That’s why we also offer some of the best plant-based bed bug prevention products and residual products that provide long-lasting protection after your fears have subsided.
Later in this post, we’ll delve into our natural bed bug-killing and prevention products. But for now, straight from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, empower yourself with these crucial tips for preventing bed bug infestations.
1. Reduce The Number Of Potential Hiding Spaces
The best way to protect your home against bed bug infestations is to reduce the number of places they can nest. This means cleaning up clutter, which provides lots of handy hiding spaces, and repairing walls, floors, wallpaper, door jambs, and window sills that might have cracks into which bed bugs can scurry when they’re done eating your blood.
2. Wash And Heat-Dry Any Linens That Touch The Floor
Bed bugs love hanging out in dirty laundry and linens almost as much as they love biting your legs at night. Linens regularly touching the floor (sheets, blankets, bedspreads) are an escalator for bed bugs. These linens allow them to access your mattress and box springs easily. Washing your sheets and blankets regularly may kill some bed bugs and eliminate their eggs before they hatch. Remember, hot heat--which bed bugs hate--is the key during this process.
3. Use Bed Bug Travel Protection Products
Bed bugs are notorious hitchhikers. If you truly want to prevent them from entering your home, you’ve got to make sure they don’t hitch a ride from other places (hotel rooms, Airbnbs, boats, planes, etc.) into your house via luggage and clothing. Use the Bedbug Store’s full selection of travel protection products, like our pocket microscope, bed bug traps, UV detection light, and travel-sized bed bug-killing spray, to protect yourself and your home from adventurous bed bugs.
4. Sanitize With Steam
It's essential to mention that the presence or absence of bed bugs has nothing to do with cleanliness. Bed bugs can infest a luxurious 5-star hotel room just as easily as a shabby roadside motel abandoned for years. However, cleaning and sanitizing your dwelling provides peace of mind, a more pleasant living space, and the perfect opportunity to check for the possible presence of bed bugs, fleas, cockroaches, silverfish, and other common household pests. Check out our affordable steam cleaning system here.
What If You Discover Signs Of Bed Bugs While Cleaning?
So what happens if you're happily sanitizing your furniture or exploring your new hotel room and spot one of the signs that bed bugs may be cohabitating with you?
The first thing to remember is: Don't panic! While killing bed bugs is difficult, it's not impossible. With the Bedbug Store on your side, you can access everything you need to remove bed bugs from your home or business.
The second thing you must remember is—Don't Reach For That Spray Can! Many so-called bed bug-killing sprays are on the market. Still, many are too weak to be effective or too toxic to be used inside your home, especially if pets or children are present. That's why we've created a full line of natural bed bug-killing products that can be used repeatedly without worrying about your health.
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.
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