How do you get bedbugs out of mattress?

Answer 1

Please be clear that you are asking aboutBedbugs and not about Dustmites as there seems to be a lot of confusion on Wiki and elsewhere on the internet between the two. They are totally different creatures. Dustmites are in virtually everybody's bed in the world and they are harmless. they can not be seen with the naked eye, so you do not really have any reason to remove any from your mattress which is not in contact with your body when you sleep. But bedbugs can be seen with the naked eye, and they will continue to give you nasty bites anywhere on your body when you are asleep. They are about the size of a small ant, flat looking insects and reddish brown in colour, and if there are any in your mattress, when you turn it over you will very likely see some hurrying away to try to find a new hiding place. They may live inside a mattress or in the crevices or folds. If you do have bedbugs you are likely to find several little red bite marks over parts of your body when you wake up in the morning and you may itch a lot and it is very important you exterminate them as soon as possible otherwise they will lay eggs in or near your bed and so multiply. Also it is important not to assume that if you get rid of all bedbugs in your mattress you will then no longer have any bedbug problem in your bed! Because the mattress is only one place bedbugs may use as their daytime hiding place. They may also hide in various other parts of your bed, including inside pillow cases, in folds of your sheet, inside your duvet cover; or else in the floor or carpet under your bed, or in the walls or in furniture or other items like books or table lamps near to your bed, But having hopefully cleared up all these possible confusions, OK you ask about mattress. If you do find it is heavily infested, the best way to kill them all is to take the mattress outside and burn it, making sure you kill any bedbugs that drop off while you are carrying it outside through your home. You do then of course need to buy another mattress. If you can not afford to do this, you can try vacuuming the mattress of spraying it with an appropriate insecticide, but make sure you do not use an insecticide that is going to harm you if you breathe it in for a prolonged period while you are asleep next night. It is best if you do use insecticide not to use that bedroom for several days after the spraying and to give the room a though airing before using it again after the spraying. Do an Internet Search to find the best insecticides for dealing with bedbug problems without harming humans using the bed.