{"id":2698,"date":"2019-01-10T21:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-www-bedbugbbq-com.msgsndr.com\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2019-01-10T21:55:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:55:53","slug":"get-rid-of-bed-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/get-rid-of-bed-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Rid of Bed Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s 3:00 in the morning and you feel something crawling on your back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/lNMyVfxjfzIJO\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reaction that anybody would have. Now it could be a spider, a hair, completely mental, or the scariest and most dreadful discovery, a bed bug. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find that it may be a bed bug, many people do the following\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jump on social media (aka reddit) and tell the world <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google everything there is to know about bed bugs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wash all of the things<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try all the DIY bed bug removal techniques they find online<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call a Professional<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfectly normal, not overly crazy. As a professional bed bug exterminator, we are here to tell you, IT\u2019S ALL GOING TO BE OK and what you can do to get rid of your bed bugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Shake the Panic<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s okay to have a minor freak out. Bed bugs are notorious for being major pests. They are tough to get rid off and overall really annoying. But it is important to keep in mind that it can be temporary if the right steps to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-prevent-bed-bugs\/to-do-bed-bugs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exterminate your bed bugs <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Find Obvious Evidence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you only felt something crawl or have a several unknown bites, you may want to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-prevent-bed-bugs\/6-signs-that-you-might-have-bed-bugs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">look for more evidence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Stains on Bed Sheets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shells<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-identify-bed-bugs\/what-is-and-isnt-a-bed-bug-bite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bites<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-identify-bed-bugs\/life-cycle-bed-bug\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actual Live Bed Bugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (if you manage to see one, catch and freeze it for future reference)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Call a Professional <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We jumped a few steps from the ones that an average person would do. If you are finding actual evidence of bed bugs, you are going to want to start shopping around for professionals. They will also give you an inspection to tell you whether you have an infestation or not and their recommendations for bed bug removal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many different methods for bed bug removal, so be sure to do your homework on which one is right for you. Many professionals will either use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-prevent-bed-bugs\/killing-bed-bugs-heat-vs-chemical\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pesticides or a heat treatment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The safest and quickest way to remove your bed bugs is with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/get-bed-bug-help\/bed-bug-heat-treatment-everything-you-need-to-know\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bed bug heat treatment.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: While You Wait On The Pest Control Professional<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your inspection has been scheduled with a professional and you have done your homework on which direction you would like to go, you can start doing some<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/how-to-prevent-bed-bugs\/preparing-bed-bug-extermination\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at home bed bug removal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Simple things, such as vacuuming and removing floor clutter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Tip:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make sure you empty the vacuum container OUTSIDE after you are done or the bed bugs will just crawl out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving furniture away from the walls, heat treating your clothes, and disposing of completely infested items are ways of controlling the infestation as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, unless you are vigilant and are willing to put a ton of money into DIY products, getting rid of bed bugs is extremely difficult to do without a professional. Bed bugs even hide within the baseboards and the walls of your home\u2026.not even kidding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for a bed bug heat treatment in Cleveland, OH, call (216) 221-1227 or send us a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedbugbbq.com\/contact-bedbugbbq\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 3:00 in the morning and you feel something crawling on your back. &nbsp; \ufeff\ufeff &nbsp; A reaction that anybody would have. Now it could be a spider, a hair, completely mental, or the scariest and most dreadful discovery, a bed bug. If you find that it may be a bed bug, many people do&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Bed Bug Prevention"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/AdobeStock_220686371-1024x683.jpeg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"colleen","author_link":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/author\/colleen\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Bed Bug Prevention","slug":"how-to-prevent-bed-bugs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":93,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":93,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Bed Bug Prevention","category_nicename":"how-to-prevent-bed-bugs","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bedbugbbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}