Pest Prevention - Biting Insects
The most unpleasant experience of having a pest infestation has to be being bitten by the pest. When you or your staff complain of irritating pest related bite marks, this becomes an ever increasing distraction and can cause massive disruption to peoples lives. This insect problem can worsen when customers are involved and can result in a massive loss of business and damage to your brand. Biting Insects need to be dealt with quickly and efficiently to satisfy staff and restore confidence in customers.
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, a national pest control company will respond to calls for biting insects with the urgency they deserve and install a biting insect solution which includes treatments which will deal with the unwelcome pests.
Bed Bugs
Bed Bug adults are reddish-brown, oval, flattened insects from 4 to 5 mm long and 1.5 to 3 mm wide before feeding. Engorged adults tend to be swollen and dull red. The eggs are white, oval, about 1 mm long and covered in a sticky film which allows them to adhere to surfaces. A newly hatched nymph is almost colourless whereas engorged nymphs are reddish and swollen. Although humans are the preferred host, Bed Bugs feed on many warm-blooded animals. Bed Bugs usually hide in cracks or mattresses during the day and emerge at night to feed. They inject saliva as they feed and allergic reaction to this substance often causes slightly delayed swelling, itching and burning. Under favourable conditions, each female lays 200 to 500 eggs and at temperatures above 21°C these hatch in 6 to 17 days. Adults often survive up to 2 months without food, but under certain circumstances can live a year or more without feeding. The first step to bed bug control is to locate all of their hiding places. Furniture, fittings and even crevices in wallpaper must be inspected carefully, even to the point of dismantling beds etc for easier inspection and possible treatment.
Cat & Dog Flea
Adult fleas are 2-3 mm in length and generally of a shiny brown appearance. They have a thin, laterally flattened body and large hind legs which allow them to jump onto passing hosts. Flea eggs are about 0.5mm long, oval, pearly-white in colour and laid indiscriminately in the fur or feathers of the host or in its nest or bedding. Four to eight eggs are laid after each blood meal and a single female may produce 800 - 1000 eggs during her lifetime, which may be as long as two years. The larvae thrive in dark, humid places such as animal bedding and carpet fluff, and feed on organic debris and adult flea excrement. Cats' bedding may support a flea population of 8000 immature and 2000 adult forms.
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