Bed Bugs Treatment

 

How to identify bed bugs?

 

Appearance

 

Bed bugs are flat, reddish-brown, oval insects up to 4 to 5 mm long or the size of an apple seed. Swollen and reddish after a blood meal. For more information, see what do bed bugs look like?

Behavior, Diet & Habits

 

Bed bugs only feed on blood. Under cool conditions, bed bugs have been able to survive up to a year without a meal. They prefer to be more active at night when the host is asleep.

Bed bugs are found in cracks and crevices, including mattress seams, sheets, furniture, behind baseboards, electrical outlet plates and picture frames. Often found in hotels, where they can travel from room to room and in visitors’ luggage or other personal belongings such as purses and briefcases.

 

Bed Bug Life Cycle

 

There are common pests in residential & commercial place. Adult bedbugs are 3/14 inch long, oval, flat & red-rusted of mahogany colored. Bed bugs are flat & thin when unfed , but become more elongate plump & red in color when they are full of blood. Under favorable conditions female bed bugs lays 200-500 eggs. The eggs hatch in 6 to 17 days. When Bed bugs bite they inject a fluid in to the skin that assists in sucking blood. This fluid produces an allergic reaction on the skin, which causes swelling, itching & burning sensation. It is important to get this treatment done as soon as you see slight problems, as bed bugs multiply at a very fast rate and in a very short period.

Bed Bugs are cosmopolitan pests, attacking all, whether hygiene plays a role or not. They are hitch-hikers and very common in public transport, hospitals, theaters, hotels, hostels, etc. They move from one place to place along with people’s clothes and baggage. During the day bed bugs hide in tiny cracks and crevices feed on human blood at night. Since they are mostly found in beds in beds they are aptly named ‘Bed Bugs’.

The Treatment

Bed Bug Management Services consists of a through inspection of the entire premises. The most common places are beds, mattresses, pillows, storage cabinets, sofas, walls, etc.

A thorough insecticide spray is given to all cracks and crevices in the furniture, bed joints and other fixtures, giving special attention to mattress beading and folds. Since bed bug eggs are resistant to insecticide penetration, a second bed bug management treatment is followed up within a fortnight to control new hatch lings.

Advantages

• Prevents Bed Bug bites and ensures a peaceful night’s sleep.
• Stop itching and inflammation caused by Bed Bugs.