Get rid of Bed Bugs for Good!
Bed bug bites are often discovered as the first sign of a bed bug infestation, the raised red lumps often do not show up until 24–48 hours after being bitten. Bed bugs don’t live on the bed or in the mattress. They hide in a variety of places around a room generally no further than 15 feet from the place where a human spends a prolonged amount of time, be it a bed, couch, doctor’s waiting room, bus seat or movie theater seat. The bed bug detects the co2 released by a human , they follow it’s lure, feast for 5 to 10 minutes and then retreat to they’re place of hiding. People sometimes assume bedbugs are invisible or hard to see but a full grown bedbug is as big as an apple seed and very easy to spot with the naked eye if you are familiar with their hiding places and are able to scout them out. Some places where bed bugs tend to hide are behind baseboards, under switch plates, behind socket covers, behind picture frames, on the underside of furnishings, in folds of clothing. Depending on the severity of the infestation and whether or not other bugs have taken all the “good spots” first, a bed bug can be virtually anywhere in the room where it can slip into a crack or crevice and feel unexposed. It is advisable to seek help from a professional pest control provider if you believe you have bed bugs. A professional exterminating company will know where to look and what to look for to determine the severity of your infestation and therefor the best possible course of treatment. There is no effective treatment to kill bed bug eggs. A knowledgeable exterminator will build into the plan of treatment, more than one visit to kill any new hatchlings 10 days to 2 weeks after the first extermination. Killing the typical bed bug population takes a careful execution of a well thought out plan of attack based on the specifics of each situation. to increase the chances of a successful treatment, there are things that the home owner can and should do. Here is an article that explains the homeowners role in a good bed bug exterminating partnership
