The mere mention of bed bugs is sure to send anyone’s skin into a crawl. These nuisance bugs tend to live in dark places near where their food source sleeps, so that they may come out at night in order to feast on the unsuspecting victim’s blood. The evidence of their night visit comes in the form of rashes that itch, and possible allergic reactions. If these insects are suspected, it’s time to call a Bed Bugs Hartford area extermination service to make sure that the intruders are gone for good.
It may be difficult to positively identify that the marks and itchy places left on one’s body are from bed bugs. Fleas and mosquitoes also cause similar physical symptoms when they bite humans. It will take a little investigation of your bedroom in order to find proper evidence that implicates bedbugs as the true perpetrators. While the bugs are small and black, they may be hard to see; but, they like to hide in cracks and crevices, such as those found in a bed. The insects also leave droppings where they live that appear red or brown in color.
While there are some things that you can try to eliminate an infestation, it is best to hire Bed Bugs Hartford professional exterminators. There is no need to feel embarrassed, as bed bugs can infest clean areas just as well as those that are not so tidy. Bed bugs are quite resistant to normal household chemicals and foggers. Professional exterminators often use several different methods that are designed to kill the bugs at each stage of their life cycle. A special dust may be used that serves to desiccate the bugs to kill them. A contact insecticide may be used to instantly kill adult insects. Finally, some sort of chemical that prevents reproduction is uses to disrupt the replication process that replaces dead bed bugs.
Once your living area has been treated, you want to completely clean all linen and curtains that were in the infested area. Some may prefer to just discard these items to be absolutely certain that the infestation has been totally removed. Triple AAA American Exterminators recommends that your mattress and box springs should be encased in a liner.
