There is no scientific evidence that baking soda can kill bed bugs successfully. While baking soda may kill off one or two bugs, it’s rarely strong enough to get rid of an entire infestation. Baking soda is not abrasive enough to do much more than simply stick to the bed bug without causing much, if any, damage to its body. However, if you want to try using baking soda as a prevention tactic, you can sprinkle it around the areas that bed bugs typically inhabit, such as the mattress and the area around your bed. Here are some ways to use baking soda to kill bed bugs:

1. Baking soda paste: Mix baking soda with water in a bowl until you achieve the consistency of honey. Then use a brush and paint the paste wherever bed bugs might hide such as on mattresses, springs, couches, and armchairs. Make sure to get inside holes, crevices, and cracks. Every few days, vacuum up the dried paste and start again until your infestation is gone.

2. Baking soda sprinkle: Simply take a handful of baking soda and sprinkle a layer all around the furniture and inside cracks in small spaces. Vacuum up and repeat every three days. Remember that a vacuum is important for removing bed bugs from your home instantly by using it daily youll catch the bugs that come out of hiding.

Its important to note that baking soda is not going to be an effective method of clearing bed bugs out of your bedroom. Bed bugs can easily avoid an area dusted with a small amount of baking soda. In order to create the powerful desiccant conditions created in a small, sealed container, you would need to literally coat your entire home in an inch of baking soda.