How to kill bed bugs

Bed bugs are brown small- sized pests that live mostly in mattresses. Even though they feed on human blood, they can survive almost a year without food. Bed bugs are temperature adaptive pests. They can stay alive even in freezing temperatures like -27F. Killing bed bugs is a tough task. With the first sign of bed bugs, you should take actions. 

Here are a few ways to kill bed bugs:

• Do-it-yourself. The best way to get rid of bed bugs that live in the mattress is to throw away the mattress together with bedding sheets. Although new mattresses are expensive, consider the cost of pest sprays, time, and energy. Besides, you will have to deal with the odor from the spray that will stay for a long time. As the next step, you need to remove all light switch plates and spray them and the area around them. Bed bugs love to hide around them because light switches radiate heat, and bed bugs love medium temperatures. Also, you would need to perform heavy cleaning of carpet and furniture. You should repair all cracks in the walls and wood by using caulk or other materials.    
• Hire professionals. Killing bed bugs on your own is a very difficult task. Even if you know how to do it, there is a big chance that bed bugs will come back. To get the job done right, you should consider hiring pest exterminators. Usually professional exterminators will offer you a free inspections and a standard treatment for $99.