How to Avoid Bed Bugs

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun. 10, 2011 - With the huge resurgence of bed bugs in the past five years, many people want to know how to avoid bed bugs. It is a great question and a very important one to answer, especially if you live in an area where bed bugs have been found. Bed Bugs, scientifically known as Cimex lectularius, are parasitic insects that feed on human blood, and often make a habitat of the small hiding spaces is and around beds. They are very small, about the size and shape of an apple seed, and they are nocturnal. Because of this they are extremely good hiders and are hard to find. When determining if you have bed bugs, you generally look for signs like tiny blood spots on your sheets, little black spots (bed bug feces) on your sheets and mattress, and the discarded shells from when a bed bug molts.

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How to avoid bed bugs is fairly simple but there are many parts. First off, how to avoid bed bugs is NOT by keeping your home clean. Although thought to be something that only affected very unsanitary homes, bed bugs can actually invade any home, regardless of cleanliness. The way bed bugs come into homes most commonly is by hitchhiking in suitcases or on a person’s clothes when they come back from an infected place, such as a hotel or another person’s house. To prevent this from happening, avoid laying clothes on the bed of a hotel, and wash all clothes from a suitcase in hot water immediately upon returning from a trip- do not even bring it into your bedroom until it has been inspected. It is still possible to get bed bugs, however, from pets and animals bringing them in, guests to your house bringing them in, and even (although rarely) bed bugs walking into your house through open doors and small cracks. The best way to prevent these invaders from turning your home into theirs is to use a bed bug proof mattress cover like the ones offered by Allergy Luxe. These covers completely seal your mattress making it impossible for bed bugs to hide there, meaning they will have to find somewhere else for an easier source of food.

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Using these tips on how to avoid bed bugs and a quality, hypo-allergenic, bed bug proof mattress cover from Allergy Luxe, you can make your home safe from bed bugs.

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It’s easy to prevent bed bugs and a bed bug infestation by taking a few pre-cautionary steps. The best way to prevent bed bugs is by using a bed bug mattress barrier and box spring protector. Allergy Luxe offers a line of bed bug bedding protectors!