With bed bug infestation becoming a widespread problem, most people may be tempted to eliminate it themselves instead of hiring a top-rated bed bug removal company. They think that hiring an exterminator is more expensive, and they would save money when they handle the problem independently. However, they don’t know the risks involved when they treat bed bugs on their own. Here are a few risks of DIY bed bug removal:

1.    High Chance of Pushing Bed Bugs to Other Rooms

Most available bed bug treatment chemicals used in a DIY approach are ineffective. Instead of killing the bed bugs, the best they can do is to force the bugs to move from their hiding spots to other rooms. And that can make the infestation worse.

Ideally, the result of DIY treatment, after a few days or weeks, is seeing signs of bed bug infestation in other rooms. Of course, this can be demoralizing, knowing that you spent time and money to get rid of them.

2.    High Chance of Severe Infestation after Treatment

Most over-the-counter bed bug pesticides are effective (if they get on the bed bug actually), but some are not. If you are not lucky and buy an ineffective pesticide or use homemade bed bug treatments, or don’t do the treatment correctly, you may not kill all the bed bugs and their eggs (chemicals generally don’t penetrate the shell of the eggs and kill baby bedbugs that just hatch out later and spread again).

You need to know that bedbugs can survive the worst of conditions and can hide for weeks or months without food – up to 400 days. So if you use infective homemade solutions or pesticides, bed bugs will withstand their effect and go into hiding. They will return sooner and more aggressively, and eradicating them will be difficult and costly.

Instead, you should buy or rent a bed bug heater to remove the bed bugs. Alternatively, hire a trusted Nashville exterminator to eradicate bed bugs using heat treatment or other effective methods. Heat treatment kills bed bugs and their eggs, guaranteeing that the bed bugs won’t come back shortly.

3.    You Can Damage Your Items during Treatment

While treating your furniture, electronics, mattresses, and other items infested with bed bugs, you will likely damage them. For instance, if you use bed bug solutions on electronics, your guess on what will happen is as good as anyone’s. So if you want to get rid of bed bugs for a good while protecting your items, you should hire one of the affordable bed bug exterminators. They will use appropriate and effective treatments to eliminate the pests without damaging your belongings.

4.    Safety Concerns

Using a bed bug heater and pesticides without experience is risky. You can easily get injured or harm yourself by the equipment or pesticides. In addition, using some pesticides will put other humans, pets, and indoor plants at risk. You should hire bed bug removal experts to handle the work. They will do the work correctly and quickly without putting you, your family, and your pets at risk.

If you have a minor or severe bed bug problem, call Nashville Bed Bugs. We are the best-rated bedbug exterminator in Nashville and in the country according to Reader’s Digest, ready to help you deal with bed bug infestation once and for all.