Bed Bugs - The Answers You Need to Protect Your Home from Bed Bugs

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Bed Bugs

• The Answers You Need to Protect Your Home from
  Bed Bugs

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Tiny Sources of Destruction

• Bed Bugs are very successful hitchhikers. They
  move from an infested site to furniture, bedding,
  baggage, boxes and clothing.

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Identifying Bed Bugs

• Bites on the skin are a poor indicator of a bed
  bug infestation. Bed bug bites can look like
  bites from other insects (such as spiders or
  mosquitos), which gives them time to spread to
  other areas of the house.

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Where to search for Bed Bugs?

• When cleaning or changing bedding look for dark
  spots, live bed bugs, rusty or reddish stains on
  the sheets or mattresses.

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Where are they found?

• When not feeding, bed bugs hide in a variety of
  places. Around the bed, they can be found near
  piping, seams and tags of the mattress and box
  spring, and in the cracks on the bed frame and
  head board.

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Indicating an Infestation

• If a room is heavily infested, bed bugs can be
  anywhere from the seams of chairs/couches to
  folds of a curtain to underneath wallpaper.

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Preventing Bed Bug Infestations

• Check secondhand furniture, beds and couches for
  any signs of bed bugs.
• Reduce clutter in you home When traveling
• -use luggage racks to hold your luggage
• Check mattress and headboard before sleeping
• Upon returning home, unpack directly into a
  washing machine

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Whole House Bed Bug Treatment

• Some people want to go with spot treatment, but
  this is an ineffective way to tackle the problem.
  The only way to ensure you dont have an ongoing
  issue to is look at things from a whole house
  perspective and treat the entire property.

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Is This Safe?

• The methods some pest control companies use to
  deal with bed bugs are carefully tested by the
  EPA to make certain both your family and your
  pets will be safe even after treatment. If you
  have concerns because of ongoing health issues,
  though, contact your doctor.

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Will They Return

• Your best bet is to call a professional
  exterminator immediately if you notice any signs
  of bed bugs. They can use a variety of methods
  and offer a no-return guarantee to help you
  eliminate the problem.