Bed bugs Control Knowledge
Bed Bugs are small, smart parasites that can make your home an uncomfortable place. Bed Bugs have the habit of painless blood sucking at nights, which cause itchy bite signs in clusters, aftermath. They stay out of view in a professional way during the daytime, hiding in mattress crevices, box springs, baseboards, behind electrical switch plates, in picture frames, and even behind wallpaper. These pests are also professional hitchhikers that can linger in suitcases, bags, purses, etc. for several months without a blood meal and even survive in freezing temperatures! In Arizona, bed bugs thrive in humid areas with Human activities. Their signs address a need for immediate treatment for bed bugs, in order to reclaim the comfort of your living space.
Bites on Skin: Red, itchy welts often in a line or cluster appearing after sleep.
Blood Stains: Small spots of blood on bed sheets from crushed bed bugs.
Dark Spots: Tiny, black droppings on mattresses or furniture.
Eggs or Shed Skins: Visible eggs or cast skins in crevices of the bed frame or mattress.
Adults are approx. 4 to 5 mm long, nymphs are smaller.
Exclusively blood, primarily from humans but also from other warm-blooded animals.
Human presence for blood meals, warmth, and carbon dioxide we exhale can attract them.
Common Bedbug: Reddish-brown and get darker when fed.
Tropical Bedbug: Similar to common bedbugs, but slightly larger and darker.
Flat, oval bodies that become more rounded after feeding. Wingless.
Generally they tend to live in environments close to human hosts. So they choose cracks, crevices, mattress seams, furniture and cluttered areas to hide.
Bed bugs are very invasive pests, so a bed bug exterminator should help when you are dealing with an infestation. According to an NPMA survey, most pest professionals say they are the most difficult bug to eliminate, so it is not recommended to try DIY methods for bed bugs. If you suspect or detect an infestation, contact us to dispatch one of our professional bed bug pest control technicians immediately.
The presence of bed bugs in your home or business not only is overwhelming, it can also carry health or financial risks. It’s important to take quick action after spotting the pest in your home.
No, bed bugs cannot jump or fly. However, they are skilled crawlers.
Look for bites in patterns, bloodstains on sheets and fecal spots. Ask our professionals to confirm bed bugs’ presence at your home.
Yes, if they find a host, they can infest vehicles or any place where people spend time.
They can help to some extent, but severe infestations always require professional bed bug extermination due to the bugs’ resilience.
Bed bugs are resilient pests, and can survive up to a year without a blood meal. This fact makes them hard to eradicate without a comprehensive treatment.
