No more bed bugs in your home and you will sleep better. These home remedies can help
No matter how clean your home is, you can still get a bed bug infestation. This is because bed bugs travel, and once they’re in your house, they feed off the sweat, blood, and carbon dioxide that humans and animals produce, so they stay forever.
Frequently washing your bed sheets may reduce their numbers, but using these strong natural home remedies below will eradicate them for good. I’ve tried every single one of these remedies and more when I had a bed bug infestation from buying an old mattress in college, so I’m sharing with you all of the methods that worked for me as well as some remedies that weren’t so effective.
1. Tea Tree Oil.
This is a fresh smelling oil that has antimicrobial properties. It is used to clean and kills bacteria in the house. When you use this oil it suffocates these insects and kills them.
2. Lavender.
The smell of lavender makes bedbugs feel nauseous that can lead to death. Use lavender to spray the house and wash the items using lavender soap.
3. Peppermint Leaves
It makes them suffocate and die. Make sure the leaves are always fresh to be more effective.
4. Bean Leaves.
This leaves act like a flypaper to trap insects. Put the leaves on the floor of the room and it will trap any insects touching it.
5. Thyme.
Tie the sick of thyme with a cloth and then burn it near infested areas. They will suffocate and die due to the strong smell.
6. Mint Leaves.
Place the crushed leaves around every entry point they will never enter your home and you can also put the leaves on your bed and mattress and anywhere they are.
7. Lemon Grass.
This is used to repel the insects it actually kills them. The acidity level kill$ the bugs and there eggs.
