Oil From Bugs

Killing bed bugs oneself is a challenging task. They’ll hide beneath base boards, the back of dresser drawers, behind light switches… almost anyplace. The mature bed bug is approximately the size of an apple seed and flat, until they feast anyway. Although bed bugs aren’t a heath hazard (do not carry or transmit disease), they are more than enough to keep you awake in the evening simply thinking about them. One single bed bug bite can be mistaken for a mosquito bite and written off as such allowing them time to multiply. Once you discover one you can rest assured that you have hundreds or even 1000’s more.

In the long run, a full blown infestation might require a certified exterminator. After all, how many will be to many? Before you decide to do something, there are actually a few things to bear in mind. Bed bugs can easily survive a year without feasting on a hosts blood (normally you). A grown-up female can easily lay 200 – 700 eggs throughout her lifetime. It generally takes an egg 60 days to mature. So no matter if you’re a do-it-yourselfer or find a pro, it will need several treatments and continuous observation. Having said that… If the problem has not gotten to much out of control there are numerous strategies to win the fight against bedbugs. The first 3 listed here are necessary no matter what you choose to do next.

1* Clean everything in site in the hottest water you can find. Begbugs begin dying off at about 114 degrees F. Then use a dryer on its hottest setting. Not out on the line to air dry. Temperature is essential. In very hot, dry climates (Phoenix for example) it is just as efficient to put your bedsheets and cloths inside a black trash bag and place it out under the sun for an afternoon.

2* Vacuum. Vacuum each and every nook, crook and cranny. Vacuum the blinds, the box springs, the furnishings, etc. Vacuum like your life depended on it. Bed bugs are not unclean critters. They don’t care about food crumbs or old food like cockroaches. Nonetheless they need vacuumed up after which take the whole vacuum cleaner outdoors to switch bags… Vacuum again.

3* Steam Clean. Now that you have their attention, merge #1 and #2. Put very hot, HOT water in the steam cleaner and go over the bedroom just as before.

4* Just as effective as high temperature is, cold works too. Problem is that it has to remain below freezing for 2 weeks to be effective.

5* Biological warfare. Before WWII beg bugs had been all but eliminated. About that time the government banned DDTs. Sense then there numbers have been increasing and required tamer chemicals and traps. There are many chemical compounds on the market but practically all of them are not intended to contact the skin. These are best although intended for non-traffic areas, box springs, draperies, etc.

6* Mattress Bags. Depending on the degree of bedbug infestation, your best bet may perhaps be to discard the mattress all together. For less severe situations, the chemicals from #5 may be sprinkled on and shot into the mattress just before you seal it in a watertight mattress bag. They start off at around $60 and go up according to the dimensions required.

7* Diatomaceous Earth. Here is the alternative to tough chemicals. It is an all natural dust ground up from small tiny fossils of single-celled algae. They even use it in dog food as a preservative. On a microscopic level it has jagged sides which cut and kill the bedbugs as they crawl across it. Basically it’s only dirt.

8* Tape and Traps. This is more for monitoring but flypaper, roach traps and stuff like that allows you to keep an eye on on how effective your time and efforts have been so far. And then from virtually any shipping supply store you can pickup double sided sticky tape to wrap around the edges of the mattress. Yet another way to snare and observe bed bug traffic.

9* Thyme and tree leaf oil. These are a repellent more then anything else. It doesn’t kill them. They get a whiff of it and run the opposite direction. But remember that bed bugs might survive a year without eating so they are still reproducing.

10* Natures neem. Neem essential oil and neem extract. If you find that you have been bitten by bed bugs, this will sooth the itching and hydrate the skin. Matter of fact it is wonderful for your skin no matter if you have bed bugs or not. Bonus is that it keeps the bedbugs away from you while sleeping.

There we have 7 ways to kill bed bugs and a few ways to keep tabs on your progress in managing bed bugs. The more you blend the above suggestions the better luck you will have before the need for an pest control man. Just a word of warning though… if you break down and have to use an exterminator, they’re going to request you to clean up anyhow before they even show up. Do away with mess. ‘ ziplock ‘ bag all cloths, bed linens, sheets, and so on. Vacuum and basically do everything already stated in 1 though 3.

In conclusion, realize that before starting, it will require weeks and months of constant cleaning, washing, monitoring, vacuuming again and again to properly kill the bed bugs throughout there whole life cycle. And hopefully you can catch it before it spreads through out the home. All it takes is a few stowaways in the laundry washing, suitcase, sleeping bags or any clothes that you tote around.

Originally published here.

Oh yes, you realize that bed bugs are real and they’re out there. At this point your next best step would be to arm your self with knowledge. Go to my Kill Bed Bugs sight for a free mini-course on how to recognize them, handle and kill them!

Bed bug is a disgusting parasite that turns your life hell once it penetrates, for it multiplies at a swift pace and fills up the entire house with bed bug eggs, larva and pupas. The people experience nausea due to horrible odor that it oozes out, its torturing bites and ugly marks that it leaves on the visible parts of the body. Its bite causes swelling, rashes and uncomfortable itching. A person once bitten always remains in illusion of bite at some other place of his body.

Most of the people use home remedies to get rid of bed bugs, while some use bed bug sprays. There are several types of bed bug sprays through which you can kill or eliminate them altogether.  However, the question is you often do not know which spray is right and which is wrong. Some sprays do not cause any harm to bed bugs and you just waste your money. However, some bed bug sprays prove highly effective and take seconds in clearing your home. There are two major types of bed bug sprays available in the market. You have the option to purchase non-toxic natural or the pesticide ones.

The first one is natural bed bug spray approved by the regulatory authority with minimum risks to human and animal lives. This is Dead Bed Bug Spray that has proved 100 percent effective within 15 seconds, and no risks associated with it at all. It claims to pose no threats to children, pets and human beings. It does not cause any chemical reaction, and you do not need to leave your house or take precautionary measures for pets.

The second type of bed bug sprays are pesticides that incorporate further two categories; first is water base form and second is oil base form. The oil based bed bug spray comprises a poison pyrethrum and piperonylbutoxide chemicals and water based bed bug sprays contain deltrmethirin. Both categories eliminate bed bugs in just seconds. However, the danger of pesticide sprays is that they are harmful for human beings as well as for the pets and birds. Therefore, when using pesticide bed bug sprays, you must leave the house for some days or at least a day so that it could be cleared from bed bugs.

Despite using all these spray, you must keep in mind that bed bugs are highly sticky creatures and they often grow immunity to all sort of poisons and sprays. Some of the pesticides used earlier no longer work over the bed bugs after some time. Therefore, new ones are discovered so that the method of killing bed bugs could be changed every time and they could not grow immune to poisons. Typically, people resort to using sprays and then taking preemptive measures to prevent their growth. This is the best way to treat a house from bed bugs. Even professional exterminators also use both type of bed bug sprays to kill and prevent growth of bed bugs.

Originally published here.

Get information on how to kill bed bugs at http://www.bedbuginfestation.org

Insect invasions are never welcome. Ants in the house, spiders in the basement, mosquitoes surrounding the family back yard pool. And although there are chemical repellents, these can be dangerous to the family. So what alternatives are there to keep bugs away?

Well, insect sprays and bug poisons are available at many stores, but they can be dangerous toxins to family and pets. Albeit, they are used by millions of people with few ill effects, but does anyone want something so toxic on their skin, or in their home?

Well, there are organic and natural ways that you can take advantage of to stop the invasion of bugs and insects! Most important, they are not poisons at all, just plants and herbs that bugs and insects will stay far away from. When you consider the alternative is spraying your family with a neurotoxin, or put lethal poisons in and around your house, natural insect repellent is a great alternative that works.

Fleas – A cedar oil spray will act as a deterrent, and when used properly is harmless to your pets. You can put it on carpets, floors, and be sure to put some on the pet beds and pet blankets that they use to sleep on or play with. You can get some powdered pyrethrum as well, and gently sprinkle a clean pet bedding and carpeting with it. There are several herbs that repel fleas as well, including wormwood, pennyroyal, and citronella. However, talk to a vet before you use any treatment for your animals health, as they can be harmful to your fuzzy family memeber.

Ants – Ants can’t build trails with mint tea and cloves, because it is believed to prevent their trails from being detected by other ants. So place some mint tea or cloves around any spot they are coming from. Also, get a small bottle of soapy water and spray the trail. Another remedy can be to draw a line of chalk around the area where ants are coming in your home. Believe it or not, the chalk line is enough to prevent them coming in.

Mosquitoes – These are the worlds deadliest animals, considering how many people get sick and die from the diseases they carry. So there are a few steps you can take to naturally keep them away. Sweating, eating salty foods, and breathing can attract them. So avoid excessive exercise and potato chips if you want them to stay away from you… you can’t stop your breathing, but you can burn a fire near by, that will let off enough CO2 to throw them off your trail.

As far as herbs go, marigolds around anywhere you relax outside will keep them away, and you can apply citronella, eucalyptus, and lavender essential oils to the skin and they will stay away.

Flies – The best herb for most insects to use is Citronella. You can it in creams that contain Citronella, it is usually added with cinnamon or peppermint, or both. Citronella can also be diluted in another oil and it can then be gently applied to the skin. Only problem is, Citronella evaporates quick, so reapplication every 30-60 minutes may be necessary. However, Citronella is approved by the FDA as a save, effective bug repellent. Flies also dislike pennyroyal essential oil.

You can also make a spray using white wine vinegar and water as a base. Then, citronella, peppermint, or even eucalyptus can be added. Then, add a small amount of a mild, organic liquid soap to the base and shake it all up. This can be used as a spray to repel flys and other insects.

These natural insect repellents are all effective against some insects. Of course, some herbal approaches may be more effective than others, so you should try a few before using the chemical neurotoxins and poisons sold in chemical bug sprays and repellents.

Be sure to consult a doctor before using these, as allergic reactions are always possible. Do not use any of these remedies on children under 3 years of age, simply out of an abundance of precaution.

Originally published here.

Greg Podsakoff is the editor of: Herbal Remedies That Work – For the top 3 herbal bug repellents that are safe and work fast, check out: natural bug repellents