Pest Control in Rockville, MD can be quite the tricky task. Thankfully, it’s our specialty! We have years of experience, knowledge, training, and the best equipment available to tackle any kind of infestation, large or small.
One of the pests we run into more than most are bed bugs. These critters are quite pervasive in cities and places humans live, so it’s worth taking a look at what they’re all about.
We’ve put together a guide of facts that most homeowners probably don’t know about bed bugs. Learning about the tricks these pests have up their sleeves will go a long way in helping you keep them out of your home.
Bed Bugs Can Live Almost Anywhere
Right off the top, a question: what do bed bugs look like? Most people have no idea, even those who have or have had an infestation in their lifetime.
Bed bugs are very small, which helps them evade detection, move in and out of an area uncontested, and survive a homeowner’s attempts to get rid of them.
While bed bugs like to live in areas such as our beds – as their name implies – they can also find shelter in carpeting, linens, and just about anything you can think to look in or under.
Bed Bugs Are Smart
If you want to get rid of bed bugs, you’ll have to outsmart them. Brute force won’t do the trick. Why is that? Well, starting with the very basics, what are bed bugs? Why are they considered “smart” pests?
Bed bugs know that they’re safest in the dark, and that coming out in the daytime risks exposure to predators. These bugs tend to wait for a signal to come out, even after dark. That, often enough, is the carbon dioxide we exhale when we breathe!
During the day, bed bugs will hide in bedding folds, mattress crevices, cracks and other creases near their favorite feeding spot. That, scarily enough, may be your bed.
Bed Bugs Can Bite Without You Knowing It
Bed bugs don’t have the sort of bite that can really incapacitate a human or do serious enough damage to kill. That said, the sort of bite that they can produce is, perhaps, even worse – they can repeatedly bite a person without that person ever knowing it. This can cause the negative effects of a bed bug bite to stack and intensify.
Some people, in fact, go years without realizing they have a bed bug infestation. Bites appearing on the skin may be shrugged off as simple one-offs, which can help an infestation remain undetected for extended periods of time.
There are some telltale signs of a bed bug bite, however. These are often more detectable than the bugs themselves, particularly in the morning when the sun has come up and light has flooded the area. Look for bites that appear in a zig-zag pattern – this is a surefire way to identify a bite from a bed bug and not another insect. Bed bugs are one of few, if not the only pests in the area who will bite in such a way.
Professional Bed Bug Control Is Always The Best Option
If you want to know how to get rid of bed bugs permanently, there’s only one solution. Thankfully, that solution is at your fingertips.
Womack Pest Control is the number one local pest control for bed bugs and other pests, insect, rodent, or otherwise. If you think you’re dealing with an infestation on your Rockville property, we’re standing by to help you retake your home once and for all. Don’t share your beautiful home with bed bugs. Call us to get started serving them their overdue eviction notice!