A kitchen cupboard contains plenty of substances that can injure an insect on direct contact. That does not make them useful bed bug treatments. Home remedies for bed bugs range […]

Steamers can kill bed bugs and their eggs when used correctly. The EPA recommends steam at a temperature of at least 130°F (54°C), while cautioning against forceful airflow that can […]

Cold can kill bed bugs, but ordinary winter weather isn’t automatically cold enough to eliminate them. Both temperature and exposure time matter, and the cold has to reach the bed […]

Bed bugs can live on and around an air mattress. An inflatable mattress has fewer obvious hiding places than a conventional upholstered mattress, but sleeping on one doesn’t protect you […]

Bed bugs can survive some washing conditions, so putting infested clothing through an ordinary wash cycle doesn’t guarantee that every bug and egg will die. Hot washing can work, but […]

A hot car can potentially kill bed bugs, but simply parking an infested vehicle in the sun doesn’t guarantee that every bed bug and egg inside will die. A closed […]

Getting rid of bed bugs naturally is possible without making homemade pesticide mixtures, but the methods with solid evidence are less glamorous than most internet remedies. Heat, carefully controlled freezing […]

Baking soda isn’t an effective way to kill bed bugs. Unlike many home remedies that simply haven’t been studied directly, sodium bicarbonate has actually been tested against bed bugs in […]

There isn’t reliable evidence showing that household vinegar is an effective bed bug treatment. Claims that vinegar’s acetic acid attacks a bed bug’s nervous system or breaks down its protective […]

Bed bugs became uncommon in many developed countries during the middle of the 20th century, helped substantially by widespread insecticide use and improvements in pest control. Their return decades later […]