Tips And Tricks To Keep Bed Bugs Out

As you can probably guess, these tips are associated with the attractants we listed above. Keep in mind that these preventative measures will not give you 100 percent protection from bed bugs. They are only going to help deter bed bugs.

• When you stay the night in a hotel, use the luggage rack provided. This will prevent bed bugs from getting in and enjoying all of the tight spaces between your items.
• Keep electronics stored when spending the night, especially if the item has a gap that bed bugs can use to enter the item.
• Do a detailed inspection of any used item you purchase. Bed bugs can be found in any furniture or electronic item that has a void.
• When you stay the night somewhere, keep your laundry in a sealed plastic bag.
• When you return home from staying the night somewhere, be sure to at least put all of your laundry items through a dryer cycle that is thirty minutes long. Be sure to include sleeping bags and bedding.
• Use a flashlight to do a detailed inspection of all bags and luggage.
• If you have bags or other items that can be put in the dryer for thirty minutes, you can eliminate bed bugs in all stages of development by doing this.
• When you stay the night somewhere, even if it is at the home of a friend or relative, be sure to do a quick inspection.
• Look for shed insect skins, tiny white eggs, specks of black feces or black stains, brown or red stains caused by blood, and the presence of bed bugs.
• Be aware that bed bugs release a scent that some describe as a musty towel. If you detect this scent in an area you'll be sleeping, let this prompt you to do a more detailed inspection, or consider sleeping somewhere else.