Fighting Bed Bugs On Your Own

Use foggers bug bombs only with extreme care and only if bed bugs are listed on the label.

Fighting bed bugs on your own.

Rub some essential oil onto your bed frame. Look for epa registered pesticides that have bed bugs listed on the label. Make a simple spray by adding a few drops essential oil into a spray bottle filled with cup 120 milliliters of water. Improper use can harm your health or cause a fire or explosion.

Listed below are a few ways you can use essential oils to get rid of bed bugs. Interceptors are special platforms or cups that are purchased to prevent bed bugs from climbing on to your bed. Hello lynn bed bugs typically don t feed on pets and prefer humans. Spray exterminates bed bugs but also works on fleas and other pests.

Add a few drops of essential oil into your laundry the next time you wash your bedding. Run your vacuum across your mattress inside the bed frame under your bed along your baseboards and even your headboard. Be very thorough in all cracks and crevices where bed bugs eggs and other particles are hiding. 31 jan 9 50 pm.

An interceptor can be as simple as a sticky card placed under a bed post sticky and messy. Spray is completely pet safe and since it s water based with safe ingredients it s also not toxic if your pet happens to lick it. Do not broadcast spray an entire carpet or floor. Foggers should not be your only method of bed bug control.

Dispose of your vacuum bag in your outside trash receptacle.