Bed Bug Symptoms and Signs of an Infestation

Bed bugs have become increasingly infamous as they begin to take over entire homes within just a few days. Contrary to popular belief, bed bugs are not small enough to go unnoticed by the naked eye. However, because of their fairly small adult size and the shape of their body, they are able to easily hide and be concealed in cracks and crevices around virtually any piece of furniture in the room and the infestation can go unnoticed for an extended period of time before it gets out of control. It is important to look for all the right signs of bed bugs so that you can move quickly to eradicate the infestation.

Potential Signs of a Bed Bug Infestation: KEEP READING

Let’s face it. Sometimes, there will be accounts or jobs that our judgments as professionals will be tested. One such example is treating a home with bed bugs and house pest infestation with tenants who are asthmatic. Asthma is a sensitive illness. It can be easily triggered by any abnormality and particles in the air. The common thought would be to not use insecticides because those with asthma will surely be affected. Surely, you wouldn’t want to treat a bed bug infestation and an asthma attack at the same time, do you? KEEP READING

This is also one question that I need to clear out. Can bed bugs be considered vectors of certain diseases? I mean why not? Mosquitoes, fleas and roaches are capable of doing that, so what is the difference with bed bugs? This is something that many people ask us and are curious about.

Based on what I found out, I guessed that yes, it is a logical thing that all blood sucking insects could be carriers of diseases. We call them vectors and the viruses/ bacteria that they carry or pass along from one host to another are called pathogens. Well, most insects are considered as carriers of certain disease like malaria, yellow fever, dengue, plague, West Nile virus, encephalitis, hepatitis and even HIV and so many more. KEEP READING

Our topic for today is the role of heat in the complicated and challenging process of treating a house full of equipments which are infested with bed bugs.

Studies show that the heat is one of the top enemies of bed bugs. These house pests cannot withstand an extremely hot temperature. Based on research, if you subject an area (with a possible bed bug infestation), to a temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit for at least an hour, then you can be assured that all bed bugs in all their stages will be killed. KEEP READING

     Getting Rid of Bed Bugs

Bed bug treatment requires much inspection and consistency of chemical treatment.

Using one of our bed bug kits would be a great way to approach the start of the infestation.

Different chemicals are designed to be used in different areas for different purposes with different residual times.

Therefore by statistics it seems that many people who purchase bed bug kits result in a thorough chemical treatment with higher success rates of elimination. After chemical treatment you should follow up with a monitoring plan with something like the Eco Keeper Bed Bug Monitoring Trap to ensure that you are rid of them after the chemical treatment.

You will most likely have to do about 3-4 treatments before you begin to see drastic results of decrease in their numbers. If you are lucky you may be able to get totally rid of them after those 3-4 treatments.

Again, a monitoring plan is a must! For instant remedy against their irritating attacks during the night, the Eco Keeper Bed Bug Tent has been, and still is one of the highest demanding bed bug products on the market. The tiny no see um mesh will keep the bed bugs from entering the inside structure of the tent in any of their stages (egg, nymph, adult).

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.