Our Top Pick: Bedlam Plus Bed Bug Spray Out of the bed bug products we researched and reviewed, our top pick goes to Bedlam Plus. It's the “go-to” spray for pest control companies providing a water-safe/non-stain option for bed bug removal.

Black and red: Studies have shown bed bugs are prefer certain colors. They are attracted to black, likely because they thrive in darkness, and also like red because it is similar to the color of the bugs themselves.

Most contact sprays will kill bed bugs in just seconds. This is assuming that the bug isn't from a strain that is resistant to the active ingredient that your spray uses. This is a growing problem, so make sure that you're using professional-strength chemicals with the latest formulas.

So you'll want to handle a strip of gloves. And leave the sealed bags alone in an undisturbed. Place like a garage or a closet for at least 10 to 14 days to kill any pet bugs or eggs inside.

Whole Room Heat Treatments A bed bug extermination company will treat your house with special heating equipment in order to kill the pests and eradicate the infestation using high temperatures. This is efficient because bed bugs and their eggs will die within 90 minutes at 118-122°F (48-50°C).

2. Non-Chemical Controls

• Launder bed sheets and clothing regularly.
• Put small items in a freezer for 4 days.
• Apply hot steam to infested furniture.
• Dispose of heavily infested items.
• Other methods available to professionals: Place items in heat chambers designed for controlling bed bugs.

MOLDED PLASTIC MOLDED PLASTIC. Molded plastic offers a smooth surface that resists bed bugs. There are fewer joints then wood or metal furniture but there is still surface area on the underside of the furniture that can be a nesting area for bed bugs. Again, plastic can be “washed” after chemical treatments.

Did you know that bed bugs can technically live in your clothes? It's unlikely that a bed bug would live in the clothes that you're actually wearing due to the fact that you move a lot and they tend to prefer a stationary habitat.

There are no magic sprays that will get rid of a bed bug infestation. Using a chemical to get rid of bed bugs will not work unless you also remove clutter, clean and launder everything, seal off hiding places, and follow other, non-chemical steps to control bed bugs.

Pyrroles: Chlorfenapyr is the only pyrrole pesticide currently registered for use against bed bugs. The compound is a pro-insecticide, i.e. the biological activity depends on its activation to form another chemical. The new chemical disrupts certain functions in the bed bug's cells, causing its death.

Adult bed bugs have flat bodies and grow to be just one-sixth of an inch in length. Their flat physique makes it easy for them to hide within tiny gaps and openings found on laptops, computer monitors, TV screens, and gaming consoles.

If you find that you have any electronic devices that are harboring bed bugs simply take the infested device and place it in an airtight plastic bag along with one of these bed bug chemical strips. Securely seal the bag and leave it untouched for at least a week.