While some people may be reluctant to consider home remedies for bedbug extermination, here are some effective home remedies for bedbugs. Rest assured, most of these home remedies for bedbugs can be used without having to spend a dollar on spray or products. Bed bugs are a major inconvenience, and they can not only ruin your home, but they can also be very difficult and expensive to eradicate. Home remedies such as cedar oil and baking soda can work, but only if you use the right ingredients and in the appropriate concentrations. Dealing with bedbugs can be anything but pleasant. You try a bedbug spray, which doesn’t work. Then you try the dust mite spray. Still no dice. In the end, you feel like you’re wasting your money and there’s nothing to be done about it. But don’t give up: there are several home remedies that can actually deal with bedbugs effectively.

Bed Bug Home Remedies That Work

Garlic

Garlic is a great natural remedy for repelling and killing bed bugs. It has the added benefit of being very inexpensive, so you can make a spray to use in your home.

The smell of garlic can be strong and unpleasant for people, so it’s best to use it in conjunction with other natural ingredients. Lavender oil, tea tree oil and peppermint oil are all effective at deterring bed bug infestations.

Mix together 2 cups of water with 1 tablespoon each of apple cider vinegar, liquid castile soap (you can also use regular dishwashing liquid), lavender essential oil or tea tree essential oil depending on what you have on hand or prefer the scent of best. Add 5-10 cloves broken into pieces until dissolved into solution then allow mixture to sit overnight before using as needed by spraying around baseboards and carpets once per week after vacuuming thoroughly first

Lavender

Lavender

Lavender is a well-known natural insect repellent, but it has other useful properties as well. In its pure form, linalool is toxic to bed bugs and can be used as an insecticide spray on mattresses and other surfaces. However, lavender oil also has many medicinal uses that make it a great choice for home remedies against bed bugs. You can use lavender oil in the same way you would use essential oils: by adding one or two drops of the oil to your laundry detergent before washing your clothes, or placing three drops in a diffuser to fill your room with its fresh scent.

Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil is a natural insecticide that can kill bed bugs. It’s also useful for treating lice and scabies.

In addition to its use as a pesticide in the home, tea tree oil has been shown to be effective at treating various skin conditions and infections when applied topically on the skin or taken internally. Tea tree oil acts as an antiseptic because of its ability to disrupt cell membranes and prevent cells from multiplying properly (1). It also contains active components called terpenes that help kill insects by disrupting their nervous system or affecting their respiratory systems (2).Because tea tree oil doesn’t contain any harmful pyrethroids, it offers protection against bed bug infestations without causing any side effects in humans such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting (3).

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous earth is a natural silica-based substance that is ground up into a fine powder. The substance is not toxic to humans, but it is deadly to insects. It works by scratching the bed bug’s exoskeleton, which causes them to dehydrate. You can purchase diatomaceous earth in grocery stores and online.

Rubbing Alcohol

Rubbing alcohol is toxic to bed bugs, so it will kill them on contact. You can use rubbing alcohol to kill bed bugs in the following ways:

• Spray it directly onto a bed bug or its eggs (which are tiny, oval-shaped and translucent). Once the liquid has dried and evaporated away, you’ll be left with an unpleasant odor but no evidence of your infestation.
• Spray your pillowcases, sheets and clothes with rubbing alcohol before bedtime. Bed bugs dislike high temperatures as well as dry places; they won’t be able to survive long under these conditions!

Rubbing Alcohol Can Help Prevent Bed Bug Infestation:

If you ever see any signs of a possible infestation (like blood spots), make sure you immediately clean up with rubbing alcohol so there aren’t any lingering odors that would attract more pests into your home!

Use Bed Bug Sprays

If you haven’t already, it is important to thoroughly clean your home. Vacuum everything in sight, including any cushions or pillows on the furniture. You want to make sure that you are getting as many bed bugs out of your home as possible before applying anything else.

In addition to vacuuming, you can use an all-purpose cleaner or a bed bug spray that includes lavender oil, peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil. These essential oils will not only kill the adult bed bugs but also prevent eggs from hatching in your mattress and box spring (so they don’t grow into adult bed bugs). Another effective option is tea tree oil which has been shown to be more effective than DEET when it comes to repelling mosquitoes and other insects. Tea tree oil works by causing dehydration of the insect’s exoskeletons while it is still alive thus preventing them from molting into adults when they mature; this process prevents reproduction altogether!

There are several different brands on Amazon that offer natural remedies like this one by Scented Garden Organics which uses lavender essential oil along with neem extract – both known for their antimicrobial properties.”

Encasements and Mattress Covers

• Encasements and Mattress Covers

Encasements are a simple way to prevent bed bugs from getting into your mattress or box spring. There are several types of encasements on the market, including vinyl, plastic or polyester encasements that attach with zippers, and cotton-type covers that you slip over your mattresses (they don’t have zippers).

If you plan on using an insecticide spray or diatomaceous earth in your bed frame or surrounding area, be sure to cover it with a disposable bag before applying any treatment so that the material doesn’t come into contact with human skin. The same goes for rubbing alcohol; spray it onto your clothes instead of directly onto yourself. Always wear gloves when handling chemicals like tea tree oil and lavender oil—both can irritate human skin if applied directly!

Use these natural remedies to kill bed bugs.

• Get a bed bug trap. These are relatively inexpensive and can be used to catch the little buggers before they get into your mattress and bite you or your family members. You should place one under each bed, in addition to other places where you suspect bedbugs might be hiding (like behind headboards).
• Use these natural remedies:
• Pour 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into 1 quart of water, then pour this mixture into your steam cleaner or mop bucket. Steam clean all floors, furniture surfaces, and draperies/curtains throughout your home—especially those in bedrooms where people sleep or sit for long periods of time. This will kill any adult bugs that may be hiding there now!* Be sure not to use a dry cleaning solvent instead of vinegar because it will kill them too.* Repeat this process every day until no more live eggs are visible on fabric surfaces at which point is it safe go ahead with washing without having first applied vinegar; otherwise wash after applying vinegar but do not let clothes sit in water longer than 30 minutes as they should still be hot enough when removed from machine that they kill any remaining developing nymphs when placed back onto clean surfaces such as dressers/bed frames etc., which also helps prevent re-infestation through contact between fabrics used during sleeping hours especially if treated with insecticide sprays as well (although this is not necessary).

If these remedies don’t work for treating bed bugs? Don’t worry about it—there’s plenty more info out there about how best handle infestations naturally!