Bed Bug Information
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Returning to the location of their previous grand stand, bed bugs have found their way back to New York City, making it time to get an NYC bed bug inspection. Once a widespread problem during the 1940’s bed bugs were practically wiped out with the heavy use of the synthetic pesticide DDT, however with the controversial chemical no longer in use and bed bugs building up a natural resistance to other pest control sprays the problem of bed bug infestations is once again on the rise. Small, typically nocturnal and extremely difficult to kill bed bugs are one of the most persistent and annoying of all insects and to combat their surge into urban areas pest control experts are turning to man’s best friend to help in eradicating the mite size critters forever.
Due to the harmful side effects of DDT its use was mostly banned in the United States in the early 1970’s and soon after DDT was also banned from agricultural use worldwide. Unfortunately DDT was one of the few chemicals that actually killed bed bugs, as well as many other birds and animals, and with it no longer in use bed bugs have returned in multitudes to infest homes, apartments, dormitories, hotels and other dwellings. With the increase in global travel and crowding urban areas bed bugs have found fertile ground in New York City and are again making life miserable for people especially at night.
Bed bugs have been mistaken for fleas, carpet lice, beetles, chiggers, parasitic wasps, mites, cockroaches and spider beetles. Since bed bug bites are comparable to the bites of fleas, mosquitoes, and spiders, their bites should not be the sole determining factor in identifying or detecting them.
How to does one properly detect and identify bedbugs? Appointing a pest control professional, such as an NYC bed bug exterminator, who is very knowledgeable is one definite way to discover and identify bed bugs problems. Some of the signs a professional will look for (and you can too) are: Physical crawling bed bugs on beds and other furniture in the room, blood smears on sheets from crushing a blood filled bed bug, brownish fecal matters on bed linens, inflamed reddish wheals in a pattern on the skin, dead bug carcasses and nymph molted skin along mattress seams and harborage areas.
Ridding yourself of the bed bugs-If you believe you have an infestation of bed bugs, it is best to solicit the service of a qualified bed bug professional. Regular household pest sprays do not eradicate them, and using them could make matters worse by running a risk of bed bugs spreading to other areas of the house.
Owing to their small size and sneaky habits bed bugs have been extremely difficult to detect, contained and exterminate. Adding to the problem is the fact that some pesticides don’t work on bed bugs. The pest control industry is continually working on alternative methods to help in the battle on bed bugs and specially trained bed bug sniffing dogs are proving extremely useful in this fight.
Certain companies, such as bed bug services in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, specialize in the practice of bed sniffing bug dogs in inspecting and identifying infestations in both domestic and commercial buildings throughout New England and the New York areas.
These bug sniffing dogs are trained the same way a drug or bomb sniffing dog is, bed bug dogs are trained to snuff out bed bug infestations and lead their handlers to the trouble zone where exterminators can eradicate this horrible pest. Often bed bugs find their way into dark and damp crevices in bed frames and mattresses, couches, floor boards and piles of clothing so once an area is positive for bed bugs the process of elimination can begin.
Dogs have an acute sense of smell which is useful in identifying bed bugs. Though not invisible bed bugs are quite small and pest control experts relying solely on their vision can easily miss a bed bug congregation. However, dogs using their heightened olfactory abilities have 96% accurateness in correctly identifying bed bug infestations. Bed bug sniffing dogs can save you substantial time in preparation that is required by most pest control companies. We like to work in a natural environment. Don’t throw out furniture or mattresses. Call in a bed bug pest control extermination treatment. As soon as the bed bugs have been found by the dogs, a plan to remedy this problem will follow.