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Bed Bug Mattress Bag

donaldtrigger | Jan 19, 2011 |

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Experts agree a bed bug mattress bag is the first step of action to prevent bed bugs from infesting your home. A simple mattress encasement can save you thousands of dollars in the long run in extermination costs.

Did you know that bed bugs are now wreaking havoc in more homes, hotels, prisons, dormitories, and hospitals in the United States than ever before? The cause of these high levels may be due to greater international travel and increased immigration. No longer are bed bugs found in unkempt homes they are now found in the cleanest houses.

Bed bug encasements are made to keep bed bugs out your mattress and will also keep any that are already in the bed from escaping. They will eventually die inside and do no harm. Be careful to leave the encasement on for a minimum of six months as bed bugs can live in a state of hibernation for many months.

Be sure to also get a cover for the box spring, as bed bugs can also be hiding in there. You must also make sure that they enclose the entire area as bud bugs are tiny and can creep through the smallest of areas. Using these two items you will not have necessarily have gotten rid of your bed bug problem, but you will have taken the first steps.

There are two options when it comes to a bed bug mattress cover - vinyl and fabric. Vinyl covers will cost much less in price, but also comes with some pitfalls. Vinyl covers are often times noisy and most people do not like the sound of crinkling plastic when crawling into bed. They are also hotter than fabric covers since they trap body heat.

The fabric bed bug mattress cover will be more expensive, but also feature more benefits than their counterparts. First, you will not even know that they are on the bed, the material they are made from is breathable and will not get hot. They will not rustle and you will not even know that they were present if no one told you. These type of covers are often used in high-class hotels since they are easily washed and do not draw notice to themselves.

A good option, that I used when covering the beds in my house was to use a vinyl bed bug encasement on the box. I then used the higher end fabric bed bug mattress cover on the bed. The great thing was is I did not even know that their was anything extra on the bed.

An area that is often overlooked when trying to get rid of bed bugs is the pillows. They are prime candidates for bed bugs as they prefer warm places that are nearby to their food sources. I believe that bed bug pillow cases are a must have. Be sure to go for the more expensive fabric enclosures as they are not as hot and can be washed over the vinyl.

A bed bug mattress encasement, can be expensive, some ranging over a hundred dollars which is daunting to many buyers. We must remember, they are much less expensive than the alternative of purchasing a new mattress and box spring.

When there are no longer bed bugs present in your home or if there never have been I would still recommend the use of a bed bug mattress cover. With their use it is much easier to eliminate the bed bugs than otherwise. When traveling be careful as this is when most people will unknowingly bring the bed bugs into homes.