Bed Bugs

Bedbugs can be found almost anywhere. They can travel in luggage and furniture.  They are human parasite and feed of human blood and live close to their host.

Signs of a bedbug problem:

• Usually found in bedrooms
• Are found in any dark area, not just beds
• They feed at night when you are in bed
• Can survive for months without a meal
• An established infestation will also have an unpleasant smell, which I secreted by the bedbugs.

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE

Bedbug adults are about 3.5 mm in length and have a thin waist, large abdomen and long legs, making them look like a spider.  They are flat, wingless and vary from a pale straw to brown colour depending on how long it is since they last ate. And can last up to 1 year without a blood meal.

REPRODUCTION

• Mating takes place off the host, the female attaching up to 200 – 500 eggs to the structure.
• The local temperature must remain above 10-13 degrees centigrade for the eggs to hatch.
• They then take about 6-18month to develop into adults. 

IMPLICATIONS OF HAVING BEDBUGS

• Bedbugs are not regarded as disease carriers but responsible for Asthma and other allergies.
• Bedbugs can bite and cause severe irritation, scratching can lead to secondary infection.

HOW DO WE GET RID OF BEDBUGS?

Bedbugs are really difficult to eliminate without professional help.  You will need to remove headboards, skirting boards, cupboard units, bed linen as necessary.  It can take approximately 2-3 sprayed insecticide treatments to remove them.