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there are two words that will strike
fear into anyone who has a bed
they are a pain to deal with and they
can take a very long time to get rid of
as well what's up world it's Tony the
Sleep accessories editor for Mattress
Clarity and in today's video I'm going
to give you some tips and tricks on how
to identify early signs of bed bugs what
you can do to help mitigate the problem
and more so stick around you can also
read more about this problem in an
in-depth article at mattressclarity.com
as well as some reviews for bedding
pillows and mattresses let's get started
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before I get too far into this video I
do want to point out this is for
educational purposes only if you do have
a bed bug infestation please contact
your local pest control because they are
the professionals and therefore equipped
to handle removing the infestation so
with that disclaimer out of the way here
are three major early signs you can look
out for to see if you have bed bugs
first and foremost bites there is truth
to the saying don't let the bedbugs bite
because they have to eat and
unfortunately you are the main course
now there are tons of bugs that can hide
in your bed and bite you throughout the
night but one way to tell if it's bed
bugs is if the bites are in a line on
your skin because they will move across
your skin as they bite you the second
sign to look out for are stains in your
bed sheets this can happen for a few
different reasons the first being it's
blood from your skin that hadn't fully
dried after you were bitten and it
transferred to your sheets the other is
if you toss and turn like I do you may
crush a bug while doing so so that's
just where it comes from and as the
infestation grows these stains will
become more prominent as it becomes a
mix of blood crushed bugs and Bug
droppings the final sign to look out for
if you think you have bed bugs is an
unexplained smell you'll start to notice
a rather unpleasant odor around your bed
or your bedroom as the infestation grows
and this is just a mix of the pheromones
from the bugs blood drying on your
sheets and of course just dead bugs
within your sheets so if you have a
smell and you can't identify the source
chances are it might be bed bugs now
unfortunately the one thing that will
absolutely confirm you have a bed bug
infestation is seeing one skitter across
your sheets and again if that happens
please contact your Pest Control
so you've identified that you have an
infestation you've called pest control
and unfortunately they can't be there
the same day here are some tips and
tricks you can do to help mitigate the
spread of the infestation before the
pros arrive
number one is to fully inspect your
mattress or your room for the source of
the infestation bed bugs love to hide so
be sure to examine every nook and cranny
in your mattress or your room to find
where they are it can be either in your
mattress itself a box spring if you have
one or a frame if it has places to hide
the next step is to strip your bedding
from your bed and place it into plastic
containers or plastic bags to separate
the bugs that are hiding in your bedding
from the mattress from there you'll
launder everything on the highest heat
setting you have in your washing machine
because heat is the most effective tool
you have to kill the bugs that are
hiding in your sheets the last tip I
have is investing in a mattress
encasement this will cover your entire
mattress and trap the bed bugs inside
and separate them from you which as I
said you are their food source now
unfortunately mattress encasements are a
bit of a long-term investment because
depending on the size of the infestation
and how many bugs you have in your bed
it could take a very long time to
completely starve them out
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now you've confirmed you have a bed bug
problem and you may be thinking to
yourself how the heck did I get bed bugs
after all they don't just appear out of
thin air one thing to note is that bed
bugs are hitchhikers so think if you've
traveled recently because you might have
picked them up from your hotel room now
bed bugs are a nationwide problem and
they plague hotels more often than you
might think so if you're especially
worried about picking up bed bugs from
traveling be sure to thoroughly inspect
your room before settling in so if you
do have travel plans on the horizon here
are some cities to be cautious of
because they've had higher reports than
others these cities include New York
City Baltimore Cleveland and Chicago and
in a more broader sense some states to
be cautious of are California Florida
Maryland and New Jersey
well there you have it some tips and
tricks on how to identify and handle bed
bugs in your room as well as some travel
destinations to be aware of if you're
traveling soon you can find more
in-depth information about bed bugs and
how to handle them at
mattressclarity.com as well as some
reviews on pillows bedding and
mattresses as well as some money saving
coupons too see you next time bye
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