How to eliminate Bed Bug

Bio-D Bed Bug & Dust Mite Eliminate Pack The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) has long been a pest - feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and irritating their human hosts. They have proven to be a very challenging pest and eliminating an infestation takes time as well as patience. The good news is that by following this treatment plan you can get rid of the problem and prevent it from reoccurring. Please follow these instructions carefully. 2L 300ML USER BIO-D BED BUG & DUST MITE CONTROL BIO-D BED BUG & DUST MITE CONTROL CREFILLABLE SPRAY BOTTLE) INSTRUCTIONS O 1. INSPECT FOR BED BUGS & HIDING PLACES. HOW Knowing what to look for is the first step in controlling bed bugs. Adult bed bugs are 4-Smm long, brown in colour, with a flat oval-shaped body. Young bed bugs (nymphs) are smaller and lighter in colour. • Live bed bugs. Dark coloured dots (about this size: •) which are bed bug faeces. • Skins th99s and eggd as they grow larger. • Reddish stains on bed sheets or mattresses caused by bed bugs being crushed or blood. (approx. Imm). TO ELIMINATE *A BED BUG INFESTATION Bed bugs are as thin as a credit card and can squeeze into very small cracks. If a crack will hold a credit card, it could hold a bed bug 1. Life cycde of bed bug starting lrom top left, moving counterdlodowise: eggs (1mm, 1st (1.5mm) (2mm), 3rd stage nymph (2.5mm), th stage nymph Gmm), Sth stage nymph (4.5mm), unfed adult (5.5mm), and fed adult. Photo of Stephen Dogget, Department of Medical Entomology. Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia stage nymph 2nd stage nymph O 2. REMOVE CLUTTER WHERE BED BUGS CAN HIDE O 3. PREPARE THE AREA BY CLEANING & VACUUMING Highly cluttered rooms provide more places for bed bugs to hide and will make locating and treating them harder. Removing clutter is a very important step in eliminating an infestation. • Place any clothes touching or laying on the floor into tightly sealed bags for washing. • Remove all items from under the bed. • Go through closets. Place items with no value/no longer used (newspapers, magazines, broken electronic equipment) in tightly sealed plastic bags and immediately dispose in an outside rubbish bin • Stack items that you wish to keep in front of the closet door so they can be cleaned later. Clean the premises to physically remove bed bugs and prepare the area for treatment. • Wash all bed sheets, blankets and pillowcases in very hot water for at least 1 hour. Very hot water (60° C+) kílls bed bugs. The higher the temperature, the shorter the time needed to kill bed bugs at all life stages. • In severe infestations, clothes should also be removed from closets/drawers and similarly washed. • Put bedding and clothing in a clothes dryer for 20-30 minutes on high heat to eliminate bed bugs. • Vacuum every surface in affected rooms thoroughly including walls, floors, inside drawers, closets. Note: use a hand-brush vacuum attachment or crack and crevice attachment to remove bed bugs/eggs from hard to reach areas (bed frame, seams/folds of mattress, inside furniture, floor cracks and crevices). • After vacuuming is completed, remove vacuum bag, tie tightly and remove from premises immediately. Do not move anything from one room into another as this may spread the infestation. O 4. TREAT INFESTED AREA WITH BIO-D O 5. FOLLOW UP TREATMENT Spray Bio-D thoroughly in all places where bed bugs can hide. This includes the bed, furniture and throughout the rest of the room(s). Apply Bio-D throughout affected bedrooms once a day for at least 12-14 days. This follow up treatment is necessary because bed bug eggs laid prior to application of Bio-D (step 4) will continue to hatch on a daily basis for around 12-14 days. Daily treatment using Bio-D will kill newly hatched nymphs before they lay eggs and THE BED Sleeping areas are a favourite hiding place for bed bugs because after feeding they can easily retreat to these locations. For this reason, the bed is considered the most important treatment area. Spray Bio-D liberally on: Bed frame Underneath bed and on all areas of the mattress (folds, seams) Headboard and footboard All areas in close proximity to the bed (inside electrical outlets, bedside furniture) bug lifecycle REST OF THE ROOM Do not move anything from one room into another as this may spread the infestation. Thoroughly spray Bio-D throughout the rest of the room in all cracks and crevices of furniture, walls ánd floors. This includes: Inside closets and drawers n floor panels/underneath carpet edges Inside cracks and crevices of wooden and upholstered furniture peeling paint/wallpaper Turn bed bug infested furniture over and treat from the bottom. Some furniture or bed frames are hollow (bunk beds). Take these frames apart and spray inside to make sure all bed bugs are killed.