Contrary to popular belief, bed bugs are not just in big cities or third-world countries. Did you know one out of five Americans have had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has encountered bed bugs at home or in a hotel.
Having a bed bug infestation in your home doesn’t mean that your home is dirty! Bed bugs can be brought into your home without you even realizing it. Bed beds are usually blamed on travel and dirty hotels and even dirty homes. However, that is not always the case. If you purchase second-hand furniture or even a second hand mattress you could bring in hitch hiking bed bugs and not even know it!
Bed bugs are a growing problem and the professionals at Pest’R Us have been treating homes for bed bugs problems in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and other areas throughout the Valley.
So what do those gross creatures do and look like? You can check it out here.
Do you have Bed bugs and how to tell if you have bed bugs?
The first sign of bed bugs may be red, itchy bites on the skin, usually on the arms or shoulders. Bed bugs tend to leave straight rows of bites, unlike some other insects that leave bites here and there.
Look also for these other signs:
The bugs themselves, especially along the seams of mattresses.
Tiny bloodstains on sheets and mattresses.
Dark spots of insect waste where bedbugs might crawl into hiding places on furniture, walls, and floors.
How do you get rid of bed bugs?
Bed bugs are hard to kill. They hide in cracks and crevices in the mattress, bed frame, and box spring. They hide well and come out right before dawn. Just the thought of these blood sucking villeins hiding in your room and mattress is enough to make anyone want to get rid of them.
You can try washing and then drying items that show bed bug evidence in a dryer on a hot setting.
However The best way to kill bed bugs and take care of the problem before it becomes a full out infestation is to hire a professional exterminator. Call the pros at Pest’R Us today!