{"id":1088,"date":"2012-01-09T12:58:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T17:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2012-01-09T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T17:58:44","slug":"what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of the first things that NJ Pest Control<\/a> professionals tell homeowners who discover bed bug infestations in their home is \u201cdon\u2019t panic.\u201d\u00a0 Despite the unnerving experience of bed bugs<\/a> creeping up on you while you are trying to get a good night\u2019s rest, stabbing you with their beaks to receive their blood meal, and then scurrying off to hide like little cowards, NJ Pest Control<\/a> professionals are certain that bed bug infestations can be overcome.<\/p>\n

Here is some useful advice:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Never use agricultural pesticides indoors to fight bed bug infestations.\u00a0 Proper insecticides must be used to avoid serious illness.
\n\u2022\u00a0To avoid serious illness, never use any insecticides on bedding material.\u00a0 When a bed bug infestation is present, bedding should be washed and dried on the hottest temperature settings.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Never use any pesticide or other type of hazardous chemical on your body to kill bed bugs or try to keep them from biting you.\u00a0 This practice can make you ill or cause death.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Kerosene, gasoline, and rubbing alcohol usage were used in the past as a means of controlling bed bugs.\u00a0 This practice is extremely dangerous as these chemicals may cause fires.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Panicked homeowners often toss out furniture and bedding at the first sight of bed bugs.\u00a0 The National Pest Management Association does not recommend disposing of furniture.\u00a0 In most cases, furniture can be properly treated for bed bugs by a licensed pest control expert with experience in bed bug removal services.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0If bed bugs are in your bedroom, don\u2019t move into another room.\u00a0 Bed bugs can easily travel through the walls and will find you no matter where you sleep.\u00a0 Moving to another location will spread the bed bug infestation.<\/p>\n

The CDC reports a high level of people becoming ill trying to fight bed bug infestations in the United States.\u00a0 Bed bugs are not a do-it-yourself type of pest.\u00a0 Hiring a NJ Pest Control expert is the best way to ensure the complete elimination of bloodsucking bed bugs\u00a0from your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the first things that NJ Pest Control professionals tell homeowners who discover bed bug infestations in their home is \u201cdon\u2019t panic.\u201d\u00a0 Despite the unnerving experience of bed bugs creeping up on you while you are trying to get a good night\u2019s rest, stabbing you with their beaks to receive their blood meal, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11,18,19,13,17,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs - Allison Pest Control<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs - Allison Pest Control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the first things that NJ Pest Control professionals tell homeowners who discover bed bug infestations in their home is \u201cdon\u2019t panic.\u201d\u00a0 Despite the unnerving experience of bed bugs creeping up on you while you are trying to get a good night\u2019s rest, stabbing you with their beaks to receive their blood meal, and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Allison Pest Control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AllisonPestControl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-01-09T17:58:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Allison-Bed-Bug-11.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"back_up\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@allisonpest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@allisonpest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"back_up\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs - Allison Pest Control","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs - Allison Pest Control","og_description":"One of the first things that NJ Pest Control professionals tell homeowners who discover bed bug infestations in their home is \u201cdon\u2019t panic.\u201d\u00a0 Despite the unnerving experience of bed bugs creeping up on you while you are trying to get a good night\u2019s rest, stabbing you with their beaks to receive their blood meal, and […]","og_url":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/","og_site_name":"Allison Pest Control","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AllisonPestControl\/","article_published_time":"2012-01-09T17:58:44+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Allison-Bed-Bug-11.jpg"}],"author":"back_up","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@allisonpest","twitter_site":"@allisonpest","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"back_up","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/","url":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/","name":"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs - Allison Pest Control","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Allison-Bed-Bug-11.jpg","datePublished":"2012-01-09T17:58:44+00:00","dateModified":"2012-01-09T17:58:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aa047c69551d6bcf93a19ed154b67d55"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Allison-Bed-Bug-11.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Allison-Bed-Bug-11.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/what-not-to-do-if-you-have-bed-bugs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Not To Do If You Have Bed Bugs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/","name":"Allison Pest Control","description":"Never Worry About Bugs Again","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aa047c69551d6bcf93a19ed154b67d55","name":"back_up"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1088"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1088"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1090,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1088\/revisions\/1090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}