Can you kill bed bugs on your own?

Answer 1

Use FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous Earth, which is NOT carcinogenic as people keep erroneously reporting. NON Food grade diatomaceous earth is crystalline, and is linked to an irreversible lung disease called silicosis. Food Grade diatomaceous earth is amorphous in structure, and is as harmful as breathing regular dust. If you have Asthma it could irritate you to breath it just like any other dust would. Use a dust mask to apply if you have Allergies or respiratory issues. Get the food grade diatomaceous earth with a puff applicator and put EVERYEHERE. You can order both online. Diatomaceous earth in food grade can also be purchased at feed stores. Apply thin layer, so they don't try to walk up walls around it. It kills bedbugs mechanically (slices through their shells) and does not lose effectiveness like insecticide does, but it takes time to work. It's also advisable to remove wall socket and light switch plates and puff diatomaceous earth in there.

It's a good time to get rid of things you don't need, as bedbugs can tske up residence virtually anywhere. Triple bag trash and tape to seal, take immediately to the street for disposal.

Buy Hot Shot ant and roach killer with Lambda-Cyhalothrin in it for the quick kill. It's less expensive than insecticides marked specifically for bedbugs. Although it isn't labeled for bedbugs specifically, it has been shown to kill them in research studies. Spray underside of box spring (remove fabric first), all around bed frame and under furniture, along baseboards, in closets, etc. Keep pets out of the room you are spraying until it is dry and aired out. Bed bugs usually start out affecting just one room. Don't sleep in another room, they will follow you. Make sure you have diatomaceous earth applied to the threshold of affected room and avoid taking things from room to room as much as possible. If you decide to keep your bed spray the mattress every few days with 96% alcohol for a week, getting into the seam tufts and edges. This kills bedbugs and their eggs on contact. Then vacuum your mattress, immediately dispose of vacuum bag in a sealed taped up plastic bag and take it to the street. Get a mattress and box spring cover with micromesh that is labeled to keep out dust mites or bedbugs, which zippers all the way around, and put box spring and mattress in them, fully encasing them both. Dont forget to get enough dust mite/bedbug covers for each of your pillows. Dust a layer of diatomaceous earth on pillows, in and in box spring and then on mattress before you bag them. I even put a fine layer on my sheets. It feels a lot like talc, it's very fine. I figure if they are going to come and to bite me then they can walk through it and die.

If you clean up the diatomaceous earth reapply it. Bedbugs can live up to nearly two years without feeding, you will have to apply the diatomaceous earth that long to kill them off effectively. It is safer to use than anything else. It is used as a worming agent for animals and some people take it internally to rid themselves of parasites and to help with joint pain.

There are directions online on how to make a bedbug trap utilizing dry ice, which gives off carbon dioxide, as your breath does, but I have not tried it. Sounds intriguing though. They are attracted by the carbon dioxide in your exhalations, so it would be nice to lure them away from your body that way. Dry ice has to be handled carefully, and since I have cats I have been warry of trying it.

If you are being eaten alive at night put 10 drops of essential oil of Clove in 8 ounces of distiller water and spray your body before going to bed (avoiding eyes). Spray your sheets too if you don't have animals sleeping in bed with you. Bedbugs seem to be repelled by that. Bites when way down after using it, from 20 a night to maybe one or none. Be careful using essential oils around pets, particularly cats. They have very sensitive livers. Look up any essential oils you intend to use first to check if they are safe around your pets. The clove oil diluted and sprayed on my skin has not seemed to adversely affect the cats. Cedar oil is supposed to kill bedbugs and cinnamon oil is supposed to be a good repellant. I used clove oil as I had it on hand.

I would use the diatomaceous earth even if you decide to get s professional exterminator, if he or she doesn't apply it. It will keep working after the residual effects of insecticide have worn off.

Good luck and don't go crazy over it. I know it's creepy, but try to just be very methodical in your approach and it should eventually eradicate them all.

Answer 2

You can get rid of bed bugs yourself by using a product called diatomaceous earth. This is a powder you sprinkle onto the floor and also your bedding which will kill the bedbugs upon contact. Make sure to use the food grade version of de.

Answer 3

Yes, but you shouldn't use insecticides on something that you sleep on. You should check for bedbugs, and then wash your linens and clothes in hot water. Then you could steam your mattress so the bedbugs will die. I think bedbugs die at 114 degrees F. Good Luck;)

Answer 4

There are several ways to kill bed bugs on your own. Rubbing alcohol will kill them on contact, but unless the infestation is serious you won't see the bugs. Instead you'll find bites on your body and signs of bed bug activity around your bed.

Steam cleaning, freezing, bed bug traps, and mattress encasement are all good steps to take to curb a bed bug infestation. More details in the link posted.

Answer 5

Yes, with some careful, thourough cleaning, a change in habits, and the help of a highly trained and recommended pest control expert you can completely get rid of bed bugs in your home. Do not move or clean anything untill the professional has visited, and then follow their instructions exactly. You may have to look at your lifestyle habits such as public transportation, traveling, or visiting a friends apartment to prevent re-infestation. It will take ALOT of work, ALOT of money, and ALOT of time, but if you stay on track you will be successful.

Answer 6

There are sprays sold on the market. Whether they work or not is another question.

Answer 7

Yes you can.