Month: October 2015

Bedbugs are a squirming, biting menace that loves to make their nests in as many homes as possible. Their abilities to hide and breed at will make them hard to eliminate, which is probably why an entire retirement community in Oklahoma City was infested with these pests.

The residents in this retirement community quickly found that bedbugs had made their way to just about every bed in the place. Bite marks on the residents bodies became common while shed skins (the most obvious signs of bedbugs) were found everywhere.

So what did the owners of the retirement community do? Nothing. The residents have expressed their disgust at the way the bedbugs have been allowed to roam free and continue to attack their helpless victims.

Perhaps the owners realize the true difficult in eliminating bedbugs: they like to hide in dark, secretive places and resist almost all types of personal and DIY control methods. A scorched Earth policy is the only way to get rid of them.

And bedbugs are no laughing manner: they will bite you and draw your blood as long as they are present in your home. That’s why you need to call a pest control specialist as soon as possible if you believe they have gained even a slight foothold in your home.

Pest control specialists will identify the problem, root it out at its source, and eliminate it as quickly as possible. Bedbugs often number in the millions in infected homes, which is why you need a specialist’s help as soon as possible.

As the holidays close in, we’re all making our lists and checking them more than once. There is a lot to accomplish before family and friends arrive for get-togethers. We’ve got to clean the house, put up the decorations and roll out the welcome mat. In addition, we can’t forget about bed bug control. It’s just as important now as it was during the summer months.

Bed bugs are easily transferable from one home to another and they reproduce quickly. So relatives that show up on Halloween weekend with bed bugs in tow could inadvertently have our homes infested in as little as two weeks. Just imagine how well that would go over with the in-laws when they arrive for Thanksgiving or Christmas and wake up with bites all over their bodies!

Scheduling bed bug control services sometime from September until after New Year’s Day will help prevent that potentially ugly scenario from happening. However, it is good to have the pest control professionals provide treatment at least a few days before or after company arrives. The extra days are typically needed to allow carpeting, mattresses, upholstered furniture and drapes to be freshened up properly. After all, who wants to walk on wet carpets with their stocking feet or holiday shoes?

Also, remember that a bed bug’s life cycle generally lasts about two to three months. So, professionals may need to make house calls more than once to make certain all of the eggs and females are dead. The latter is exceptional vital considering that each one is capable of producing a large number of offspring in any given, 24-hour period. As such, leaving even one female bed bug left alive could have serious consequences. To learn more and book professional bed bug control services before the end of the year, please contact us today.