Professional Bed Bug Management
Your search for the best exterminator services can stop here. The industry-certified and highly trained exterminators at Rest Easy Pest Control have specialized knowledge and experience to handle any bed bug infestation.
Below we provide detailed information on the causes, treatment, and prevention of bed bugs so you can have a better understanding of how our team approaches these persistent pests.
Causes
- Travel: If you are traveling to infested hotels, airports, or public transport, bed bugs can easily catch a ride back to your home in luggage, clothing, or personal items. Their ability to move unnoticed makes travel a significant risk factor.
- Secondhand Furniture: Acquiring used furniture without proper inspection, especially mattresses and upholstered items, is an easy way to bring bed bugs into your home. Always check secondhand for signs of bed bugs before purchasing.
- Shared Living Spaces: In multi-unit housing like apartments and dormitories, bed bugs can spread between shared walls, ceilings, and plumbing.
- Clutter: Cluttered areas offer numerous hiding spots for bed bugs, allowing them to thrive and reproduce undisturbed. Keeping spaces organized helps control bed bug populations more effectively.
Treatment
- Professional Extermination: Successfully eradicating bed bugs requires specialized knowledge and techniques. Rest Easy Pest Control professionals are qualified to handle bed bug infestations with precision, giving you effective and long-lasting results.
- Vacuuming: Our exterminators begin with a thorough vacuuming to capture active bed bugs and their eggs. All vacuum bags are disposed of carefully to prevent any remaining bugs from escaping.
- Encasements: If furniture and mattresses are salvageable, encasements designed to trap bed bugs will be used. These encasements prevent bed bugs from escaping during the treatment process.
- Heat Treatment: Bed bugs and their eggs are highly sensitive to heat. In severe situations, we use heat methods to help eliminate bed bugs from infested fabrics and belongings.
- Chemical Treatments: Proper application and adherence to safety guidelines are crucial steps in the bed bug process. We apply EPA-approved insecticides to common hiding spots and infested areas to exterminate bed bugs.
Prevention
- Inspect Second-Hand Items: You can prevent infestations by carefully examining used furniture, mattresses, and clothing before bringing them into your home.
- Be Cautious: When traveling, before settling into hotel rooms or accommodations, you can avoid bed bugs by checking for signs of these sneaky hitchhikers, such as blood spots or live insects.
- Reduce Clutter: Keeping your home clutter-free removes potential hiding spots for bed bugs and simplifies detection and treatment efforts. Areas like under the bed or messy closets are especially vulnerable to bed bug infestation.
- Use Bed Bug Monitors: Installing bed bug monitors or traps around beds and furniture is a helpful way for the early detection and monitoring of potential bed bug infestations.
- Seal Entry Points: To block bed bugs from entering your home from adjacent units or outdoor spaces, close all cracks, gaps, and crevices in walls and floors.
Causes
- Travel: If you are traveling to infested hotels, airports, or public transport, bed bugs can easily catch a ride back to your home in luggage, clothing, or personal items. Their ability to move unnoticed makes travel a significant risk factor.
- Secondhand Furniture: Acquiring used furniture without proper inspection, especially mattresses and upholstered items, is an easy way to bring bed bugs into your home. Always check secondhand for signs of bed bugs before purchasing.
- Shared Living Spaces: In multi-unit housing like apartments and dormitories, bed bugs can spread between shared walls, ceilings, and plumbing.
- Clutter: Cluttered areas offer numerous hiding spots for bed bugs, allowing them to thrive and reproduce undisturbed. Keeping spaces organized helps control bed bug populations more effectively.
Treatment
- Professional Extermination: Successfully eradicating bed bugs requires specialized knowledge and techniques. Rest Easy Pest Control professionals are qualified to handle bed bug infestations with precision, giving you effective and long-lasting results.
- Vacuuming: Our exterminators begin with a thorough vacuuming to capture active bed bugs and their eggs. All vacuum bags are disposed of carefully to prevent any remaining bugs from escaping.
- Encasements: If furniture and mattresses are salvageable, encasements designed to trap bed bugs will be used. These encasements prevent bed bugs from escaping during the treatment process.
- Heat Treatment: Bed bugs and their eggs are highly sensitive to heat. In severe situations, we use heat methods to help eliminate bed bugs from infested fabrics and belongings.
- Chemical Treatments: Proper application and adherence to safety guidelines are crucial steps in the bed bug process. We apply EPA-approved insecticides to common hiding spots and infested areas to exterminate bed bugs.
Prevention
- Inspect Second-Hand Items: You can prevent infestations by carefully examining used furniture, mattresses, and clothing before bringing them into your home.
- Be Cautious: When traveling, before settling into hotel rooms or accommodations, you can avoid bed bugs by checking for signs of these sneaky hitchhikers, such as blood spots or live insects.
- Reduce Clutter: Keeping your home clutter-free removes potential hiding spots for bed bugs and simplifies detection and treatment efforts. Areas like under the bed or messy closets are especially vulnerable to bed bug infestation.
- Use Bed Bug Monitors: Installing bed bug monitors or traps around beds and furniture is a helpful way for the early detection and monitoring of potential bed bug infestations.
- Seal Entry Points: To block bed bugs from entering your home from adjacent units or outdoor spaces, close all cracks, gaps, and crevices in walls and floors.
