How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are the greatest epidemic in pest control at the current time. Bedbug infestations can be found in hotels, apartments and tends to be out of control on the college campus. College dormitories and student housing are popular breeding grounds for bed gugs and mites due to an increased population of foreign travel exchange. Mattress bugs travel well in luggage, duffle bags, overnight bags and you might be bringing these pests to your home after a visit with your student. If someone in your house travels often, be sure to inspect your baggage before stepping into your home.

Why is it so hard to get rid of bed mites and control bed bugs? Well, the synthetic pesticides that once devastated bed bugs – especially DDT – have been banned. Bed bugs have also grown resistant to many chemicals on the market approved for the treatment of bed bugs. Today, a bed mite infestation is common to many commercial hotels, motels, apartment buildings, cruise ships, student housing and rehab housing. This very difficult pest to control is the hottest topic on the professional pest control applicators agenda.

Northeast Exterminating, a certified bed bug control specialist, stays on top of the treatments and doesn’t rely on just one method. Preparation, prevention and a good inspection is the key for treating any bed bug infestation. Pesticides, insect growth regulator, fogging agents, steamer, protective mattress covers, dusts, heaters for treating furniture and even bed bug sniffing dogs are all tools to be used. Northeast Exterminating has many years of experience in treating various infestations of bed bugs successfully. Let our expertise work for you.

Treating Bed Bug Bites

If you think you’re being bitten (usually identified by rows of welts that appear during the night) it’s best to do a sweep of your home for these pests. Furniture, luggage, bedding and clothes hampers are probably the first places you’ll want to look for bed bugs. Bedbugs normally bite you while you are sleeping. They get to your blood by piercing the skin and injecting a salivary fluid that causes your blood to flow easier (an anticoagulant) and also anesthetizes your skin, so you won’t feel the sting, immediately wake up, and crush the little vampire.
Bedbug bites do not usually require any serious treatment. Apply local antiseptic lotion, antibiotic cream or ointment if secondary infection occurs. Creams with corticosteroids and oral antihistamines may be advised in the presence of allergic reaction. If you are experiencing an allergic or adverse reaction, seek medical advice from you family doctor. A reaction causes redness, swelling, inflammation, and most of all, itchiness around the area of each bite. The redness looks different on different people, and the can even vary in appearance depending on the location of the bite on your body.

Protective Mattress Covers

Stop the spreading of Bed Bugs with protective furniture encasements. When trapped inside these encasements, bed bugs and hatchlings are subjected to starvation and prevented from escaping and spreading. Since adult bed bugs can live for 1-1/2 years after feeding, it is advised to leave the encasements on your mattress for 18 months or longer.

Bed Bug Prevention Tips:

• Vacuum suitcases after returning from a vacation (be sure to discard vacuum bag in a sealed container).
• Check your bed sheets and along the seams of the mattress for tell-tale fecal matter, resembling tiny blood spots.
• Consider bringing a large plastic trash bag to keep your suitcase in during hotel stays.
• Carry a small flashlight to assist you with quick visual inspections.
• Call Northeast Exterminating immediately to address an infestation, as bed bugs are elusive creatures and difficult to control.

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