Bedbugs are small little pests that come out in the night to suck blood from humans when they are sleeping at night. Blood is their food but bed bugs can live even without their fresh supply of blood for a long time.

They are fast crawlers and can hide in the smallest of places easily. Some of their hiding places can be your bed, mattresses, furniture, cracks and crevices of the wall or floor, clothes, luggage, bags etc. So essentially they can hide in any place they find suitable.

But they prefer to stay close to their victims so they can get their fresh supply of blood easily and mattresses are one of such places where you will find bedbugs easily if you have them at home.

How to get rid of bed bugs from your mattress

If you are sure about bedbug infestation at your home, you can find out the level of infestation easily if you know how to look for the signs and symptoms of infestation.

If your mattress is does nt have a heavy infestation, then sun drying it may help a bit. You can also use sprays which are available for bedbugs but you have to be really cautious in using such sprays as they can also be harmful for you.

If the mattress is heavily infested then it is best to get rid of it and get a new one. Even when you decide to go for a new one make sure your bed and other furniture at your home is free from bedbugs or your new mattress will have bed bugs in it again. Even the water beds can have bedbugs.

You cannot just change your mattress and expect that your home is bedbugs free. There is a good chance that they are present in the other areas of your home.  And they multiply fast.  So it is best to know how to get rid of bed bugs completely if you want to make sure that they are  out of your home and its bedbugs free permanently.