I use a 10-second trick to spot bed bugs with an item every hotel has – HUNDREDS will come to the surface
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A WOMAN has shared the clever way to make sure you spot bed bugs in seconds.
Kelly Cullen took to social media, to show off her ten-second pest control hack and people were left stunned.
In the clip, Kelly had an iron plugged in as she took to the corner of the mattress and began to run the iron on it.
She said: "I'm warming up this corner, which they typically reside in.
"And they attract with body heat."
According to Kelly body heat often attracts bed bugs to the surface of the mattress - and the iron heat can cause the same effect.
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She went on to say that if there were any in the bed they would have come to the surface, but luckily her bed was all clear.
"They would all come up," she said.
"Literally, like hundreds all come."
The girls were lucky they had no bed bugs in the hotel room and the savvy hack to check was praised by viewers.
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But if you do find bed bugs, there are a few ways you can kill them off instantly.
Exposing them to direct heat - If you find bed bugs on your bedding, put them straight into the washing machine and the heat will kill them.
You can also vacuum them up, if you get your vacuum out as soon as you see the bugs then they will most likely die when you suck them up, but make sure to carry the vacuum outside straight away.
If you have a steamer, steaming your bed sheets can also kill them instantly too.
The clip posted to her TikTok account @with over 7 million views and 774k likes.
People thanked her for the savvy hack in the comments.
One person wrote: "I found a carpet beetle in my bed once and nearly cried cause I thought I had bed bugs lol I will be picking up this hack."
Another commented: ";This is good information."
"Good to know," penned a third.
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Meanwhile a fourth said: "My grandma ALWAYSSS does this everywhere."
"I’ve never experienced bed bugs but this is good info,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “OMG it’s nice to know i’m not the only one with bedbug trauma."
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