{"id":1626,"date":"2016-04-30T20:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2017-05-24T16:35:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T16:35:15","slug":"preventing-bed-bugs-how-to-keep-these-toronto-pests-out-of-your-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/preventing-bed-bugs-how-to-keep-these-toronto-pests-out-of-your-apartment","title":{"rendered":"Preventing bed bugs: How to keep these Toronto pests out of your apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 3rd we will be publishing an infographic and blog about how bed bugs are a growing problem in Toronto apartments, despite efforts to keep them under control. In fact, bed bug instances were increasing in apartments even more than in hotels, motels and hostels.<\/p>\n

If you’ve got bed bugs in your Toronto apartment, read our blog and infographic about how to get rid of them.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have bed bugs, this article is for you.<\/p>\n

How to prevent bed bugs<\/b><\/h3>\n

For apartment-dwellers, or future apartment-dwellers<\/a><\/b>, preventing bed bugs is harder than for most people. Because we share walls, we’re affected by whether or not our neighbours have bed bugs.<\/p>\n

Still, there are steps you can take to keep bed bugs out of your Toronto apartment.<\/p>\n

Laundry<\/span><\/h4>\n

Apartment buildings with shared laundry rooms are a major place where bed bugs can move between units, by getting into your laundry from your neighbours’ clothes and sheets.<\/p>\n

Prevent bed bugs in the laundry room by:<\/p>\n