Bed bugs are small parasitic insects that feed on human blood by piercing the skin. In order to eliminate bed bugs from your home, a thorough inspection and a combination of heat and chemical treatments are required. Bug Busters’ pest management technicians are trained and experienced in the detection and eradication of bed bugs.
Bed bugs are not known to be carriers of disease, but their bites can be painful and skin rashes and allergic reactions can develop. Interestingly, not everyone suffers these reactions and some people can remain completely unaware that they are being bitten. Generally, people are surprised to discover that bed bugs weren’t eradicated years ago and are horrified to find them in their home.
Once bed bugs have established themselves in a home, their eradication will almost certainly require the services of a professional pest control company. While hygiene and sanitation are significant factors in controlling other pests, bed bugs aren’t fussy and will happily infest the cleanest of houses. Avoid bringing second hand bedroom furniture into your home and inspect luggage when returning from other accommodation. Residual surface sprays applied to the outside of luggage before travelling may prevent bedbugs from hitching a ride to your home.
Bed bugs are pretty easy to identify. The information found above should help you determine whether or not you have them and whether you might require bed bug pest control. You may find you have small bite marks, usually on your legs, as well as blood spots on the sheets. It’s very common for bed bugs to be hiding in the corner of bed frames or under the thick cording on the edge of mattresses.
If you’ve spotted an insect bite but you haven’t yet identified the culprit, you may need to look a little further for clues. Bites aren’t the only thing bed bugs leave behind, so chances are you may be able to identify bed bugs from additional signs of infestation. If you’ve been sharing a bed with the blood-sucking critters, you may notice some blood specks on your sheets. You might also find additional clues in popular bed bug infestation areas such as cast skins (empty bug shells) and bug-sized faeces.
Bed bug bites commonly occur on areas of the body that are exposed during sleep such as the hands, neck, legs and arms. Although they may look similar to mosquito bites, bed bug bites will often appear in lines or grouped within a small area. Additional symptoms of bed bug bites include the following:
If you’ve spotted a bed bug bite, you will need to keep the bitten area clean with warm water and soap. You should also avoid scratching the bite site (as difficult as it is), as this could lead to a secondary infection further down the line. Most bites will clear up within a matter of days. However, if symptoms persist or you develop an adverse reactions to the bed bug bites, you may need to seek medical advice from your local doctor.
Due to their expert ‘survival tactics’, bed bug removal is often difficult using DIY pest control methods. However, there are certain bed bug prevention steps you can follow to stop the biting bugs invading your Perth home or business in the first place:
How can we Help?
Our trained technicians at Bug Busters can offer effective pest control treatments for bed bugs in your home. Based on our years of experience, we have found that the most effective method for eradicating a bed bug infestation is by using a combination of heat and traditional chemical treatments.
Unlike many pesticides, the heat treatment of bed bugs will penetrate into all of the cracks and crevices, killing the bed bugs where they reside. This process will force heat into beds, bedding, mattresses, furniture, electronics, wall cavities, etc. leaving no place for them to hide. This is important because adult bed bugs have been known to live up to a year on a single blood meal, and may simply go to a small, dark space away from mattresses to live and reproduce.
Our technicians will use a steam gun to get the heat into all these areas. We also recommend wrapping clothing and mattress in black plastic and leaving them in the hot sun for a few hours. Most bed bug pest control treatments will require two applications to ensure that there are no bed bugs or eggs left around.
For more information about our bed bug pest control treatments or to book an inspection in Perth, contact our friendly team at Bug Busters today on (08) 9493 1313.
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