Box Spring Bed Bug Treatment: Prevention & Elimination

Bed bugs are becoming increasingly problematic in some areas of the world where they had previously been nearly eradicated. Having them in your home can create a variety of troubles, including itching, disturbed sleep and even psychological trauma. When dealing with an infestation, encasing your mattress and box spring in a thick, sealed, bed-bug-proof cover can trap existing bugs inside until they die and make migrating bugs easier to spot in a visual inspection.

Things You'll Need

• Box spring
• Box spring cover
• Packaging tape
• Mattress pad

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Instructions

• 1

  Buy a vinyl or plastic box spring cover to stop bed bugs lodged inside and around the box spring from getting out. The cover should specifically advertise that it is "bed bug proof" or "bed bug resistant" before, because there are some materials through which bed bugs can still bite you.

• 2

  Enclose your box spring in the case neatly and tightly.

• 3

  Close the zipper on the encasing completely. If even a half inch of space is left at the end of the zipper, bed bug nymphs can still weave their way out of the zipper.

• 4

  Cut a piece of packaging tape a few inches longer than the zipper and affix it neatly on top of the zipper, flattening it smoothly over all edges and possible bed bug exit points.

• 5

  Cover the encasement in a mattress pad or some soft material to protect it from being torn or ripped by the rough edges of the bed frame. In time, all of the bed bugs trapped inside this casing will suffocate; meanwhile, no more bed bugs can invade your box spring.