Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs are a nightmare, they feed on human blood, and other ( mammals )
They can live for over a year without a meal.
When available they will feed on a host every 2 weeks.
Like any blood feeding insect they can transmit parasites & disease.
Freezing will not kill them.
When available they will feed on a host every 2 weeks.
Like any blood feeding insect they can transmit parasites & disease.
Freezing will not kill them.
They are often very difficult to find, they lay eggs in cracks and crevices, inside walls, etc.
Thy are the most time consuming pest to get ride of.
Thy are the most time consuming pest to get ride of.
Bed Bugs can easily be introduced into your home by hitching a ride on your clothing, brought in on used furniture, in your suitcases from when you travel.
They are attracted to the carbon dioxide that comes off our body and breath.
When travelling they will climb into your dirty clothing in a suitcase or bag, thinking they are finding a host, then you return home and bring them into your home.
Just that easy!
Treatment:
- Pesticide treatments conducted by a licensed Project Management Professional (PMP) can be highly effective at controlling bed bugs. Unlike using a heat treatment, traditional peticide treatments can be time consuming and will require you to leave your home for two weeks. It also relies on the home owner to properly run all clothing and linens through a high heat dryer and pack up other personal belongings.
- We need to have access to all walls, floors, furniture and cracks and crevices in the structure so that we can vacuum, steam, micro inject and apply pesticides to all furniture, floors, walls, etc.
- We then return in 2 weeks and apply another pesticide treatment.
- Heat treatment is another method that can be used to get rid of bed bugs.
- We utilize commercial size, diesel fired heaters to pump 150 + degree hot air into the building through 18 inch diameter hoses with high powered fans.
- All furniture, clothing, linens, mattresses, couches, etc including the walls and floors will be heated up to and beyond 150 degrees to kill bed bugs and eggs.
- Heat treatments usually can not be efficiently completed in winter months.
- (with a - 20c temp outside vs a + 65c temp inside, unfortunately somewhere in the walls will still be an OK temperature for the bed bugs to survive !)
- Heat treatments can only be completed on a single family size homes.
- Multi unit apartments and large homes cannot usually be treated with heat, unless we can ensure that we can heat the entire structure and contents up to the desired temperature.
- Yes, bed bugs are a big time nuisance, but not to worry we can fix the problem!
