Bedbugs are already looking for shelter in your home: how not to let them into your house this fall

This is not the best company for wintering

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With the arrival of autumn, bedbugs try to hide inside residential buildings to protect themselves from the first cold snaps. They especially actively begin to enter homes through windows, doors, and small gaps.

Details on how not to allow such a neighborhood were provided by OkDiario.

Although these insects do not pose a danger to people or animals, in large numbers they can still become a very unpleasant problem.

What is the reason for their appearance

The appearance of bedbugs in a house is not necessarily linked to dirt. Insects may simply be looking for narrow and protected places where they can wait out the cold.

Therefore, it is more effective not to get rid of already-intruded insects, but to block their possible paths to the dwelling.

How not to let bedbugs into the house

With the onset of autumn it is advisable to carefully check window and door frames, roller shutter boxes, gaps near cornices, as well as places where cables and pipes pass.

Small cracks can be sealed with filler or sealant, and sealing tapes will help close the space under doors.

Mosquito nets should also be intact. Even a small opening is enough for insects to get inside.

What to do if bedbugs have already appeared

If one or two bedbugs have appeared in the house, they are recommended to be picked up with rubber gloves. Crushing the insects is not advisable, as they can secrete a substance with a sharp odor when threatened.

Another option is to use a vacuum cleaner. However, after that the vacuum container or bag must be emptied as soon as possible. You can also use water with dish soap: place the captured insects in it.

As a reminder, as Telegraf previously wrote, do not hurry to buy spray: just ordinary potatoes can help you get rid of bed bugs from the bathroom.