Signs of bedbugs typically start with insect bites. Bedbug bites can leave blood spots on the sheets, so if you are being bitten at night and there are small blood marks on the sheets in the morning, this is a sign of bedbugs.
Once a bedbug infestation is more advanced, you might start seeing bedbugs on and around your bed. Bedbugs are small, brown, flat bodied, circular insects that crawl and look similar to an apple seed. If you are seeing bedbugs in your bedroom, then there is a chance you have a more advanced bedbug infestation.
If you suspect a bedbug infestation it might be worth using a pest control company to carry out a bedbug inspection or a bedbug survey first, before committing to a full bedbug pest control service. A bedbug inspection will establish if there is a bedbug infestation, or whether your insect bites are caused by something else. However, if you are routinely seeing bedbugs in your home, then it’s best to use bedbug pest control as soon as possible.
Bedbug services can vary, and it is best to use a pest control company with a robust and thorough bedbug pest control program. Ideally, a two-visit bedbug control program is best. On the first visit your pest control company will ideally be particularly thorough, checking all cracks and crevices in furniture and in all rooms and treating with either bedbug freeze or bedbug heat control methods.
Bedbug freeze treatment will kill off live bedbugs, however bedbug pest control is most effective when used in combination with a bedbug insecticide. A residual bedbug insecticide will stay in place for 21 days after the initial visit, and so any bedbug eggs that hatch later will touch the insecticide and die off. Your pest control service should ask you not to vacuum for 21 days, so the insecticide stays in place and does its job.
The best bedbug pest control services often offer a follow up bedbug pest control visit, which involves a full re-spray using a different bedbug insecticide product. This helps to overcome any resistance the bedbugs may have to insecticides, and helps to get rid of the bedbugs more effectively. Again, the no vacuuming rule for 21 days would then apply. This whole process takes at least 42 days, however for effective bedbug pest control that works, it is generally best to use a more robust and thorough bedbug treatment plan.
