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What are Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs are small, reddish-brown, wingless, approximately 3/16-inch long, 1/8-inch wide, broadly oval, and flat insects that feed on human blood during the night. Bed bugs do not fly; they either crawl or are carried from place to place in a person’s belongings. Before a bed bug feeds on blood, its body looks flat with a circle shaped abdomen; however, after it has fed, the body lengthens and becomes narrow. Bed bugs can survive for weeks to months without a blood meal. They can be very difficult to detect.

Bed Bugs and Humans

Bed bugs feed at night when people are sleeping. The bite of a bed bug is usually painless, and a person may not even know that they have been bitten until a large itchy welt appears on their skin several days later. Not everyone will react the same way.  Some people will not develop any welts or bite marks at all.  Some people can develop severe allergic reactions.  Bed bugs, however, do not transmit disease to humans.

How Did I Get Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs are carried by people on their possessions as they move from place to place. Bed bugs must be carried into the home from an infested location.  Bed bugs are stowaway hitchhikers. Bringing second-hand furniture into your residence can also be a method of transmission.

Controlling Bed Bugs

Controlling bed bugs is very difficult and labor intensive.  It is a management process best left to professionals who will intensively treat your home using a combination of methods that can include steam equipment, dusts, liquid chemicals, mattress covers, and vacuums.  This process often requires multiple treatments, over a period of several months to achieve maximum control. Because bed bugs and eggs are small and can remain hidden during treatment,  is not uncommon to see a bed bug after treatment.  Please remember that this is a process that takes time. 

How Can I Help?
 
Preparation is very important. Please follow the preparation sheet / checklist that you have been given.  Your cooperation is very important and greatly appreciated.