If you think you may have bed bugs, it is likely you or your customers will have been bitten by this pest. Bed bugs will become, if left untreated, an ever increasing distraction and can cause massive disruption to peoples lives. The beg bug problem can worsen when customers are involved and can result in a massive loss of business and damage to your brand. Bed bugs 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 bed bugs with the urgency they deserve and install a solution which includes treatments which will deal with the unwelcome bed bug infestation.
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 bed bug 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 and any bed bug infestation 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.
