Follow the pest control professional's recommendations regarding the re-entry time. Typically, it's safe to return to treated areas after a few hours, but specific guidelines may vary based on the type of treatment used. Safety Precautions. Avoid direct contact with treated surfaces until they are fully dry.
Clothing should be washed (hot cycle) and placed in dryer on hot or, if already clean, at least placed in the dryer for 1 hour. H eat-dried clothing must be retained in plastic bags or special (covered) plastic bins and not placed back into dresser drawers until after the second treatment.
Leave the house vacant at least 4 to 5 hours after treatment is done. Do not attempt to tag along your pest control technician around the house while they are carrying out the treatment.
You may continue to sleep in your bed after treatment. Encasements should be put on mattresses and box springs. Any surviving bed bugs in the mattress or box spring will not be able to escape the encasement or bite.
However, there may still be eggs that remain dormant for 20 days to a month. If the environment is freezing, bed bug eggs will remain alive even after repeated treatment. Once the temperature is warmer, they will re-emerge into the home, searching for new hosts to bite.
Wash Bedding, Clothing and Other Items
Seal and throw away bags used to move laundry to be washed. Clean clothing and sheets should be stored in sealed bags or sealed plastic containers until the bed bug problem is stopped. Wash and dry all sheets, blankets, and pillow cases at least once or twice a week.
How do we know when the bed bugs are completely gone? ⇒ In case that you react to the bites, 3 weeks with no bites after the initial 2 weeks period waiting time after the treatment is a very good indication that the bed bugs are completely exterminated.
There can be many reasons for failure of a pesticide treatment to completely control the bed bugs, including: Not finding all the bed bugs. Inadequately preparing area (failure to remove clutter, seal cracks and crevices, etc.).
If you've recently had your home or business treated for pests, don't be alarmed if you are seeing more pests. It's a normal part of the process; give the products time to do their job. If you are still seeing bugs 10 days after your treatment, contact your pest control company.
If you have used a vacuum cleaner, discard the bag, or empty the receptacle in a sealed plastic bag. All washable parts of the vacuum cleaner should be thoroughly cleaned in hot water and detergent. Infested items for disposal shouldn't be left with the regular building trash.
If you have had a professional treatment and it has been three weeks since the end of the treatment with no signs of continuing infestation such as bites, live bugs, new fecal matter or cast skins, then it is likely that your bed bug infestation has been controlled. But there may be several complicating factors.
We recommend keeping the books stored until you have been able to fully treat the rest of your belongings and your home. It is fine to put any loose items from your bookcase into boxes. Just remember that cardboard can be a haven for bed bugs. So plastic is best.
Once packed the bedbug(s) will survive the exterminator's treatment, once unpacked you risk re-infesting your home. To avoid this it is important to unpack all items as soon as possible once your final treatment is complete.
Your bed bug problem could actually seem to be worse after the treatment, but don't worry. It's normal to see more bed bugs, and there are clear reasons why this can happen. The pest control treatment makes them more active.
Clean the area
To do this, use a stiff brush to scrub mattress seams to remove bedbugs and their eggs. Then, vacuum the mattress, pillows, box spring, bed frame, headboard, and footboard. The initial hoover will get rid of any bed bugs, shells, faecal droppings, or eggs on the surface.
Thus, you need a professional exterminator. They have the tools and methods to fully kill bed bugs at all life stages. They also keep them from coming back. Bed bugs have also become resistant to many of the pesticides they encounter in their travels.
Bed bugs are sensitive to strong smells and certain scents can help keep them away. Essential oils like lavender, tea tree and peppermint are popular choices. These oils not only smell good but also act as natural repellents.
Keep all clothing etc quarantined until the second treatment and you know they have been eradicated. This means keeping clothes that have been washed and dried in plastic bags/totes. This is to keep clothes being re-infected.
How long after treatment do you know bed bugs are gone? Even after one professional treatment, you may still need to be on the lookout to be fully sure that you no longer have bed bugs in your bed. That can take four to six weeks because that is how long it takes to really exterminate bed bugs completely.
After treatment dead bed bugs will appear shriveled and curled up, with their legs and sometimes their heads curled into the middle of their body. In heat treatment they will often cluster together into a pile, as seen in this picture taken in the aftermath of heat treatment using a ZappBug Room.
Heat treatment helps remove smells and dirt from shoes. Plus, they instantly eliminate bed bugs. Indeed, bed bugs cannot survive the cold. But they cannot survive extreme heat either.
If you see bedbugs or other signs that you may have them, you do NOT need to throw away furniture or bedding. Although bed bugs are difficult to eliminate, you can succeed by following these steps: 1. Remove the pillows, sheets, blankets, mattress, and box springs from the bed frame of the infested bed.