Bed bugs come out at night to feast on blood from their host. If you have a bed bug infestation, you are the source of their food and they eat for a few minutes at a time while you sleep. After a night of feeding, each female can lay three to five eggs every day, producing a bigger bed bug problem. If you have seen signs of a bed bug infestation in your home, it is crucial that you stop the problem immediately because it can quickly get out of hand. Even worse, your bed bug infestation can spread as they hitch rides to other parts of your house or even to to your friends’ and family’s houses by clinging on to your clothes or sneaking into the pockets of your purse, and then hopping off their ride when they arrive at a new location. Call a pest professional at the first signs you see of a bed bug problem so you can get the treatment you need for your Tulare County home.
Signs of bed bugs
Start checking for bed bug evidence if you suspect an infestation. One of the first places to look is along the piping, seams, or even the tag of your mattress. Rip off the sheet and carefully look in these places for:
- Red or brown spots caused by fecal matter
- Discarded exoskeletons, oval in shape
- Small reddish brown bugs in mattress that resemble appleseeds
- Red or blistered bites on exposed arms and shoulders in a trail or a cluster
If you observe a sweet, stale or musty odor, you may have an extensive infestation already.
Treatment
If you have found any of the above evidence that bed bugs are living, breeding, and feasting in your home, it is time to call in a professional. DIY methods may be somewhat effective, but if they do not eliminate every last bug or egg, you will soon have a full infestation again. They are notoriously difficult to eliminate.
Hiring an expert to treat your home for bed bugs is hands down the best way to quickly get those bed bugs out of your home. Using other methods may seem like it won’t hurt anything to try. But the longer the bed bugs are allowed to breed, the bigger problem you will have and more places in your home will be infested with these blood sucking bugs.
For Tulare County, bed bugs don’t stand a chance when you give the trusted team at San Joaquin Pest Control in Visalia a call. They will diligently inspect and treat your home so you can sleep peacefully once again, with no worry of bed bugs crawling out to get their nightly meals.
