It’s true that, in most cases, bed bugs will do the majority of their feeding at night while you are asleep. It’s important to note though that if you work the graveyard shift and sleep during the day that you are not safe from a full New Jersey bed bug infestation. Bed bugs can adapt very easily to your lifestyle and will readily change their feeding habits to accommodate your schedule as necessary once they’ve managed to make their way into your home.
Contrary to popular belief, though these pests prefer to feed on human blood, they can also just as easily feed on house pets if they are hungry and you are not available. Dogs, cats, rabbits and other small animals can easily provide a tasty meal for bed bugs that are looking for food. Bed bugs can also survive for extended periods without a meal so you can’t simply take your family out of your home for a few days in hopes that the bed bugs will starve to death.
If you see any evidence of a possible bed bug infestation, you need to contact a New Jersey bed bug specialist immediately for verification. Warning signs to look for are dark brown or black stains on your sheets, blanket or mattress; unexplained bites on your face or body upon waking or shed skins on or around your mattress.
There aren’t many things that you can do on your own that will effectively deal with a bed bug infestation in your New Jersey home. Most pesticides that are readily available to home owners will have very little effect on a bed bug infestation and could possibly even make the situation worse. In order to eliminate a bed bug infestation with certainty a bed bug expert needs to be called upon to handle the situation.