Continuing from Monday…
• Experts say that bed bugs don’t spread disease, but for many people their bites do cause itching, swelling, and secondary infections. Many people report a loss of sleep and severe emotional distress when they are dealing with a bed bug infestation in their home or business as well.
• Unlike some pests such as cockroaches which thrive on filth, bed bugs seek on thing…blood…preferably of the human variety to feed upon. If a human is not available, dogs, cats, or birds could fall victim to these dreaded little vampires. It should be noted that unlike fleas, bed bugs do not live on animals so there is no need to treat your pets with pesticides unnecessarily. If you have a bed bug infestation, a pets bedding should be treated, just as you would seek treatment for a human bed.
• There is a stigma associated with having a bed bug infestation and some people believe that bed bugs are only found in low-income housing. Bed bugs do not care how much money you have in the bank, they only care about their next blood meal. Upscale homes and hotels have been subjected to bed bug infestations just as often as low-income housing units.
• Adult bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed. They are flat insects which will plump up once they have their blood meal. Younger bed bugs are whiteish/yellowish in color. Bed bug eggs are white, very tiny and difficult to see. They have a sticky substance on their exterior so they can be stuck to most any surface. All bed bugs must a have a blood meal to reach each stage of development.
The important thing to remember is that if you have a New Jersey bed bug infestation in your home or business, contact a licensed pest control professional as soon as you discover the critters. Allison Pest Control provides expert bed bug eradication services to Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex counties.