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Bed bugs have been spotted everywhere from swanky hotels to mom-and-pop stores. The most recent citing is Toronto, Canada: New York, New York; and yes Indianapolis, Indiana. We have the dubious honor of being ranked 12th in cities with the highest infestation of bed bugs!
After you finish screaming, scratching, and panicking; let us take a look at what we can do now to keep them out of our homes.
The bed bug issue is getting out of hand. What can we do to protect our homes and family? Well aside from boarding up your home and not letting anyone in or out; not a whole lot. Remember, however, bed bugs do not carry diseases so this should ease your mind slightly.
Here are some prevention tips provided by eHow.com (check out their website for the full article):
1. Inspect all places in your house that are warm, close to human contact and have plenty of hiding spaces. This includes mattresses, carpeting, pillows and sofa beds, as well as behind chairs and dressers.
2. Treat your furniture with insecticides to get rid of any possible bed bugs. Basic insecticide spray will get rid of any on the furniture, but insecticide dust will get them where they hide.
3. Cover your mattress in plastic. This will prevent any bugs from getting in or out.
4. Consider getting rid of any old furniture if you can. If there is the chance any bugs remain, this will help prevent them from multiplying in your home again.
5. Seal and repair any cracks on your home's exterior to prevent bugs from entering. Install or repair window screens to keep birds or rodents, who may have bugs on them, from getting in.
6. Clean your house regularly, reducing clutter and even vacuuming the mattresses. This may not completely prevent bed bugs, but it will reduce their hiding places.
7. Check any furniture you buy secondhand, especially mattresses. Also, inspect all luggage and clothing that comes into your home, especially if you have traveled outside North America.
A bed bug confirmation requires an immediate telephone call to a licensed exterminator. Typical insecticides will not eliminate the bed bugs because they have developed immunity against them.
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