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BED BUG INFORMATION

BED BUG INFORMATION. This will give you some information regarding the latest problems with Bed bugs, their history, pictures, and control methods. Bed bug: Order Hemiptera. Usually an adult is 1/5 inch long; reddish-brown, flattened, oval and wingless. Habits.

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BED BUG INFORMATION

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  1. BED BUG INFORMATION This will give you some information regarding the latest problems with Bed bugs, their history, pictures, and control methods.

  2. Bed bug: Order Hemiptera • Usually an adult is 1/5 inch long; reddish-brown, flattened, oval and wingless.

  3. Habits • Bed bugs are found in homes, apartments, vehicles, public locations such as; hotels, trains, buses, cabs, cruise ships, planes, movie theaters, clothing stores, furniture stores and any other location that humanscome in contact with. Animals are also known to transport them from location to location as well.

  4. Diet • Bed bugs normally feed on humans with most activity occurring at night. Below are some pictures of bites from Bed bugs.

  5. Reproduction • Females deposit eggs normally 3 to 4 a day and up to 250 eggs in a lifetime. Eggs hatch 6 to 10 days later.

  6. Life Stages • Bed bugs have sixlife stages; fiveimmature and anadult stage. Theymust molt sixtimes before becoming a fertile adult.

  7. Location • What makes treatment difficult is that Bed bugs can be everywhere! They are not limited to bedding. You can find them on walls behind pictures, under furniture, couches, as well as clothing, warehouses, movie theaters, public transportation, and just about any other item including electronics and TV’s.

  8. Health Issues • Bed bugs do not transfer diseases. They do however bite and cause skin rashes.

  9. Detection • Bed bugs are elusive and usually nocturnal. They often lodge in dark crevices, and nestled in fabric seams such found on beds.

  10. Detection • Because of their size, it is hard to locate an early problem ofBed bugs. Here isan example of their size in comparison toa penny.

  11. Management • Eradication of bed bugs requires a combination of pesticide, non-pesticide and mechanical. An example of mechanical would be vacuuming, heat treatment, andmattress encasement.

  12. Preventing Bed bugs • Since Bed bugs are becoming a large pest problem again, it is wise to take some steps in trying to prevent your home and belongings from being infested. • 1. Check all luggage and clothing if you travel on public transportation, including planes, ships, cabs, buses, rental cars, and trains.

  13. Preventing Bed bugs • 2. If purchasing furniture either new or used, check these items thoroughly. Bed bugs have been found in warehouses and storage units. • 3. Should your stay include a hotel, motel please double check the bedding areas including headboard. Elevate suitcases off the floor on a luggage stand.

  14. Preventing Bed bugs • 4. If you have child staying in dorm, please note that there has been an outbreak in some of these as well. Check all items thoroughly! • 5. Should you have company, please remember how they arrived, by plane? Rental car? They might not have them at home but could easily have picked them up on the way!

  15. Preventing Bed bugs • 6. There are monitors available to place in your home to detect early infestation. Please give us a call to find out about what is available. There is NO prevention other than close monitoring of what is coming in and out of your surroundings, so it is imperative to keep a check for them.

  16. Control • Since the population is becoming almost to epidemic proportions, it is imperative to get control at the earliest point. Give us a call TODAY should you have suspicion of an infestation. We will come out and check for them at no cost to you and verify if indeed it is Bed bugs. DON’T WAIT!! Together we can eliminate this problem! Call our office at:941-475-9551 or 941-629-4015. CALL TODAY!

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