How to get rid of sofa bugs at home yourself

• By Vil Malinoshevsky
• Destruction of bedbugs

Getting rid of bedbugs in a sofa is actually not difficult. With the right approach and the use of effective tools, this can be done in just a few hours. However, many people do not know how to properly treat a sofa at home. Because of this, they are unable to remove the parasites, and they decide that this is an extremely difficult task.

Our company is contacted every day by people who have tried to eliminate bedbugs on their couch on their own, but failed. When asking them about the measures taken, we noticed that most people make similar mistakes, which is why they fail to destroy insects.

These are basic mistakes that people make out of ignorance. If you don’t do them, then the bedbugs can be eradicated by the evening. Professional exterminators take into account all the nuances, so they manage to clean the apartment after the first treatment, and in especially difficult cases, after the second.

What mistakes do people make most often?

Sofa bugs. How to get rid of it at home

Special methods have been developed to combat beetles. Four main groups can be distinguished:

1. People.
2. Physical.
3. Chemical.
4. Help from special services.

The choice largely depends on the financial situation of the owner and his personal preferences. Calling a team of fighters will cost many times more than an independent battle. But efficiency in this case will be guaranteed.

How to get rid of bedbugs on the sofa? Most insect control products are toxic to humans.

Insect repellers: benefits or myths

Some people do not want to use proven folk methods or chemicals to combat bedbugs, considering them outdated. They resort to high technology, buying ultrasonic repellers.

However, bedbugs use odors as their means of communication. They are endowed with an excellent sense of smell, which makes them so easy to find their victims. This same property helps them find places to locate nests and ways to enter the home.

All their other senses are underdeveloped , so parasites are not able to respond to ultrasound. Therefore, the use of ultrasonic repellents in the fight against bedbugs is a waste of time and money.

The gullibility of some consumers in modern technology, the fear of chemicals and the dishonesty of sellers who seek to sell their goods ensure the commercial success of these devices.

But don’t give in to advertising and buy dubious, expensive devices : they cannot be used to repel or destroy bedbugs. Numerous deceived buyers speak with confidence about this.

Prevention of parasites

To prevent bed bugs from appearing in your apartment, it is enough to follow a number of simple rules, such as:

• Carrying out regular cleaning of the apartment, emptying the home of unnecessary things. The accumulation of unnecessary things leads to the accumulation of various parasites that simply adore these places.
• When purchasing new furniture, and especially used furniture, it is better to carefully inspect the furniture from all sides, noting factors that indicate the presence of parasites.
• The same applies to buying old antiques such as furniture, mirrors in wooden frames, paintings, books, table lamps, etc.
• After the trip, you should check everything very carefully, with mandatory washing and ironing of all things.
• Regular inspection of the bed, in addition, paying attention to bites and their nature. When there are mosquitoes in the room, you can always hear them, but you cannot hear insects. In addition, wounds are very different.
• Carrying out cosmetic repairs, especially replacing wallpaper, baseboards and platforms. The cracks between them and the walls are ideal hiding places for parasites.

If there are insects in the apartment, and especially on the sofa, it is not so easy to get rid of them, especially if children, pregnant women or sick relatives live in the apartment, since the use of chemical control agents in such cases is contraindicated. Therefore, to getting rid of them will require patience and perseverance. You will have to sweat a lot after working with your brain. Everything will be much easier if you use chemistry. It allows you to quickly and efficiently clean your home from pests, and only after that you can organize bouquets of wormwood, tansy or other plants.

While bedbugs have not yet appeared, it is better not to hesitate and take measures to prevent them from actually appearing in the apartment. For this you need very little, but you will be provided with comfortable living conditions.

Application of chemicals

You can quickly and completely get rid of bedbugs at home using chemicals. Most of them effectively fight against adults and eggs. Modern products are certified and moderately dangerous for humans and pets.

Cucaracha

The solution is diluted, poured into a spray bottle, and sprayed onto surfaces. Has an unpleasant smell. The product is poisonous; protective equipment must be used during use.

It does not affect insect eggs, so the treatment is repeated after 10 days.

Combat

Available in gel and aerosol form. The gel is used if the location of bedbugs is unknown. All furniture and the perimeter of the room are processed.

The drug is odorless and does not release toxic substances into the air. The mechanism of action is contact. The insect must come into contact with the poisoning agent. The aerosol is sprayed in places where parasites accumulate.

Get

Suspension, diluted according to instructions. It has a pleasant aroma and is non-toxic to humans and pets.

The effect of the active substance remains after wet cleaning. It has a long-term effect (6 months) due to the special form of the drug.

Clean house

Aerosol, officially approved for use in Europe. It is convenient to use on upholstered furniture and other fabrics because the product does not leave marks.

The product is toxic; you must wear a protective suit when handling. When exposed to fresh air, the active substances of the drug disintegrate, so a new treatment is required after a few days.

Raptor for bedbugs

The aerosol can be used to kill other domestic insects - parasites. The drug destroys bedbugs and prevents the appearance of new ones. It has a pleasant smell and is slightly toxic to humans. Easy to use, affordable price.

Using various means, you can significantly reduce the size of the parasite population, and then get rid of them completely.

Synthetic poisonous drugs act in a targeted manner, paralyzing insects at the cellular level, which leads to mass death. To avoid domestic parasites becoming accustomed to the poison, you can additionally use a folk recipe to ensure the destruction of bedbugs.

Temperature method

The most effective option, since bed bugs do not tolerate sudden changes in living conditions. And if insects acquire immunity to insecticides and other chemicals, then they are powerless against frost. It is most effective to lower the temperature in the room where the bedbug-infested sofa is located, to at least -10. In private homes in winter, you can turn off the heating and open doors and windows for several hours or days. This is how they fought bedbugs in the villages. However, in the modern world it is very difficult to organize such freezing. Of course, you can take the sofa outside, but insects, their larvae and eggs will still remain in the apartment. In addition, after significant temperature changes, upholstered furniture can deteriorate. It must be dried well to prevent mold from forming. In short, this method is effective, but difficult to implement.

Comfortable temperature for bed bugs is from 25 to 30 degrees. So, you can use the temperature method to remove the beetles, but do it at high temperatures. In hot summers, when the air temperature exceeds 30 degrees, you can expose the sofa to the sun. However, it is worth remembering that the temperature inside the sofa will be lower, which means there is a high probability that it will not be possible to completely “fry” the insects.

Another way to get rid of bed bugs using high temperatures is to steam your sofa. The steam will definitely kill all bed bugs, but it is necessary to treat the furniture in all hard-to-reach places.

Advantages of Ecokiller over other insecticides

Ecokiller is an effective means of killing bedbugs behind the sofa. It is preferred because:

• The powder has a 100% natural composition.
• The product is merciless against bedbugs, but it is safe for people and animals. Therefore, you do not need to leave the apartment during processing. You can continue to lead your normal lifestyle without fear of poisoning.
• The cost of Ecokiller is hundreds of times cheaper than calling a SES, but in terms of effectiveness it is practically not inferior to professional disinfection. You can buy it here.
• The average time for removing bedbugs is 2 days. If necessary, Ecokiller is reused. This may be necessary when new larvae appear that could have hatched from the eggs remaining after the first treatment.
• Economical consumption. For processing an apartment of 50 square meters. m. one bottle is enough.
• Convenient use. The bottle is equipped with a long narrow tube, which allows you to treat hard-to-reach areas and dispense the product for its even distribution.

The sofa is a piece of furniture loved by bedbugs. It has many secluded places in which it is comfortable to live and reproduce not far from a person, who serves as the main source of food for parasites. It is not difficult to remove bedbugs from it. The main thing is to start the fight as early as possible. Then you can deal with them using safe methods, and you won’t have to throw the sofa in the trash.

Chemical substances

Our grandmothers knew very well how to poison bedbugs. Chemical solutions are sold in pharmacies and hardware stores. They are dangerous to human and animal health. Take pets out of the apartment during treatment.

• Ammonia. Pour 10 milliliters into a container and place it near the beetle’s habitat. The strong smell will make them leave.
• Denatured alcohol. Instantly kills larvae and adults. Treat the area where they live with denatured pure alcohol.
• A mixture of cresol, naphthalene, kerosene in a ratio of 10:1:20. The mixture is used to clean all possible bed bug habitats.

All the substances described are toxic; they can corrode rubber gloves and even skin. Follow safety rules when working with them. Avoid contact with open areas of the body, mucous membranes, and eyes. In this case, rinse with plenty of water and consult a doctor.

Preparing the sofa for processing

The action of insecticides will be effective if the apartment is properly prepared for treatment. To do this, you need to open all the places for better penetration of the toxic substance.

Take out all things from closets, personal belongings, toys, books or pack them hermetically in strong plastic bags. It is better to take indoor flowers to your neighbors. Lift the mattress onto the bed and place it vertically.

It is better to throw away old furniture; this is often where most bedbugs live. Pack the dishes tightly, hide the food in the refrigerator or take it out of the apartment. Cover all equipment with bags. Move furniture away from the walls.

At the sofa, you need to pull out the linen drawers (if any), unfold the structure so that the folding mechanisms and springs are visible.

If possible, you need to remove the covers and prop up the back wall of the upholstery. Parasites often hide in these places. During chemical treatment, it will be convenient to spray the poisonous substance on all egg clutches. This guarantees a positive result.

Removing bedbugs using improvised methods

You can get rid of household parasites using improvised methods while their numbers are small. There are several ways to get rid of bed bugs on your couch.

You can't just kill them. The shell of bed bugs is hard and it is difficult to crush the insect. The eggs are small and difficult to destroy, but if left in hard-to-reach areas, the insect population will rebound.

Vacuum cleaner

You can collect bed bugs using a vacuum cleaner. To do this you need to know all their habitats. Work quickly and carefully so that the insects do not have time to scatter to other shelters. The method is not effective, it will require a lot of effort, and there may be no result.

Steam

Bedbugs do not tolerate high temperatures (more than +50 degrees). This should be used to expel uninvited parasites.

You can remove it using a steam generator. An ordinary household hair dryer will not work; it cannot maintain a high temperature for a long time.

A steam generator should be used to treat bed bug areas and their suspected habitat. They are usually installed at a distance of 3 meters from the place where a person sleeps.

The steam should be directed at the insects and held for a few seconds so that it can affect the eggs.

It is better to use a steam generator to walk through the areas where bedbugs were found several times to ensure the death of all parasites. In this way, you can eliminate the destruction of bed bugs if they have not managed to reproduce in a large colony.

Iron

If nocturnal parasites have been living in the apartment for a long time, you should pay special attention to bedding. This is where bed bugs like to lay their eggs.

A hot iron will help fight them. After washing in hot (or boiled) water, turn the bed linen inside out and iron all seams with a high-temperature iron and steam.

Safety precautions during processing

Regardless of which insecticide the treatment will take place, you need to protect yourself from toxic substances.

Chemicals should not come into contact with the skin, mucous membranes and respiratory tract. The sprayer should be held at arm's length from you.

It is prohibited to direct it towards yourself or another person. It’s better to poison insects together, so you can monitor your friend’s condition and help if necessary.

Often, the instructions for the drugs recommend carrying out the treatment with the windows and doors closed, which will increase efficiency. You need to work carefully, but quickly; you should not stay in a room filled with toxic chemicals for a long time.

Before using chemicals, you must wear protective equipment. Protect your eyes with special goggles and wear gloves on your hands.

It is better to wear long sleeves, boots, and tuck your trousers into them. The respiratory tract is protected by a respirator. After finishing the treatment, wash your hands with soap. Clothes need to be dry cleaned or washed.

How to detect pests

Identifying pests is the most important condition for treating them. Before choosing a remedy for parasites, you need to know for sure whether there are insects on the sofa. There are a number of signs of its presence:

• itching that gets worse every 7 days;
• skin rash located on roads;
• exacerbation of allergies;
• sexually mature individuals remaining after one night between beds;
• a scattering of black marks on the leaves;
• traces of blood on night clothes;
• specific smell.

For those wondering how to tell if there are bed bugs, there is some simple advice. When you wake up in the middle of the night, you should suddenly turn on a bright light. Then the insects that have not had time to disperse can be seen with the naked eye. Between about 3 and 4 o'clock they are at their peak of activity.

The first step is to carefully inspect the bed. During the day, the sleeping furniture should be completely disassembled and every corner examined. Even if no insects are found on the sofa, bed or sofa, they should be thoroughly washed and scalded with boiling water. After the furniture is assembled. If the product is already old, it is better to throw it away and buy a new bed to sleep on.

Among other recommendations on how to determine whether there are bedbugs on a sofa, the most common is the following: you should inspect the surrounding area. First of all, you need to look in these places:

• between curtains;
• in the corners;
• behind the rugs;
• behind the baseboard;
• under the wallpaper.

It is in these secluded corners that unpleasant neighbors like to hide. After the presence of bed bugs on the sofa has been eliminated, you need to think about how to get rid of bed bugs at home.

In what cases does an apartment need to be re-processed?

After treating the sofa against domestic insects using improvised means at home, the parasites die within a month. It happens that insects adapt to chemicals. The survival rate in this case exceeds 93%, both adults and eggs remain.

With direct spraying, people die within 30-40 minutes, mass damage occurs within 2-3 days.

During this period of time, the parasites spread throughout the apartment, spreading across the surface of the poisoned floor and receiving their dose of poison. Young individuals die 2 weeks after disinfestation; larvae hatching from eggs also die. If capsule preparations were used during processing, the shelf life is extended by 30 days. These drugs have a longer duration of activity and can act for a long time.

Don't panic if the insects appear again after treatment; wait another 2 weeks.

Repeated treatment with stronger poisons is carried out in the following cases:

• new bites constantly appear on the skin;
• the habitat has changed: insects have moved from the bedroom to the living room or children's room;
• infection occurred again at home: through ventilation or through clothing;
• self-hypnosis in the subconscious - it seems to apartment owners that the pests have not disappeared anywhere.

If you do not follow pest control rules, not all eggs will die the first time. Possibly improper preparation or loss of the nest while spraying the poison. The second option is that they did wet cleaning too quickly, the poison did not work.

If the sofa is old, you can treat bedbugs with a more effective method: you need to remove the upholstery, after treating the upholstered furniture, it is thrown away along with the new material.

Survivors develop immunity to the drugs, which is passed on to their offspring. Secondary disinsection is carried out in several stages, and this is best done by professionals. The algorithm looks like this:

• the level of infection is assessed;
• the most dangerous areas are identified;
• food and personal belongings are removed from the room;
• small children, animals and adults, except for the exterminator, leave the apartment;
• furniture moves to the center of the room; passages to the walls must be open;
• the chemical composition is prepared;
• spraying is in progress.

The specialist closes the windows tightly, the room can be ventilated after 3 hours (according to the instructions). Additionally, wet cleaning is carried out.

This method allows you to permanently clean furniture from parasites.

Clue! A few days after the procedure, the room will need to be cleaned - the insects will come out of their hiding place and die. You can use a vacuum cleaner to collect dead or half-dead bloodsuckers.

Mistake 3: Wrong choice of product

The third mistake is that people use ineffective drugs. For example, they make a lot of effort and find nests of parasites, and then sprinkle them with soda, spray them with vinegar, various essential oils and other folk remedies that do not kill insects. Some do this out of fear of the “chemistry”, which supposedly can be dangerous to people. In fact, modern means, if all safety rules are followed, do not cause any harm to either people or their animals. At least not a single case of poisoning has been recorded.

In general, if you do not make such mistakes, then you can get rid of bedbugs even after the first treatment. Our specialists manage to do this in 4 out of 5 cases. In the remaining cases, repeated disinfestation is required. As a rule, these are either very contaminated premises, or bedbugs constantly infest them, running from neighbors.

Signs of sofa bed bugs

You can find out if there are blood-sucking insects in your home by the following signs:

1. Bites of a certain nature on the human body. They appear in the morning. In addition, depending on external signs, the resulting spots can easily be mistaken for a reaction to a mosquito bite or other parasite. Bed bugs make several bites in food they find nearby. Pests attack a person on the sofa while moving, creating a trail of red dots or spots.
2. Drops of blood left by pests on the sofa. They are always small in size and appear if a person crushes an insect in a dream. The furniture beetle is very swollen, with a lot of blood, and is easy to crush.
3. A specific smell reminiscent of old cognac. It appears when there are more bed bugs. They multiply quickly inside the sofa, so the pest population increases in a short time.

   Signs of sofa parasites

   This symptom is a consequence of the accumulation of waste products of bed bugs on various surfaces and on the sofa.

4. The presence of “shells” in various hidden places of the apartment. As insects grow, they shed their chitinous coverings several times, which allows them to become sexually mature individuals. The more pests there are inside the sofa, the faster the amount of debris will increase.
5. When bitten by bedbug larvae, a person may wake up immediately, since at this stage of development they have not yet developed the function of administering an anesthetic substance. Used by adults for bites.
6. Pest feces inside the sofa. Industrial waste is similar to poppy seeds.

The most obvious sign is bed bugs. If their number increases, parasites are found in a variety of places and on the inside of sofas. As soon as there are suspicions that an apartment is infested with bedbugs, you first need to look for them where the sleeping places of family members are located.

How to prevent the spread

To stop the reproduction process, you need to create unacceptable conditions for this. The main factor is temperature difference. Conditions within +25…+35°C are considered comfortable for parasites. When the temperature is lowered with the help of an air conditioner to +18 and below, the development of insects slows down and the reproduction process is inhibited.

This will prevent the spread of insects until the bedbug nests on the sofa are destroyed.

When introducing pests, it is necessary to find their habitat. If it is destroyed, the number of insects will decrease many times. This is the fastest way to control pests in your home and also prevent further spread of insects.

Find all bed bug nests inside the sofa

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