The Best Way To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs In Your Marshalltown Home
What would you do if you woke up with tiny bite marks all over your body? At the very least, most people would be concerned and have some questions. If you have been noticing strange red bite marks on your skin recently, we might be able to identify the culprit. Here are some things you should know about bed bugs and how to control these pests in Marshalltown.
How To Identify A Bed Bug Infestation In Your Home
The first thing you should know is that the term bed bug does not describe any pest that bites people while they sleep but rather one particular invasive species. The bed bug is around three centimeters long, reddish-brown, oval-shaped insect that crawls onto people at night. During the day, or when you are awake, bed bugs hide inside cracks, gaps, and other hard-to-reach areas in the recesses of homes. If you want to know how to identify bed bugs, you need to know the signs these pests leave behind. What are the signs of bed bugs? Here are a few to look for around your home and areas where you may sleep, like hotel rooms.
- Bloodstains
- Specs of reddish-black fecal droppings
- Eggs
- Shed skins
- Dead bed bugs
- A musty odor in the air
Why Bed Bugs Like To Bite Sleeping People
Most blood-feeding pests in our area have reliable ways to draw blood from people while they are on the move. Fleas jump onto animals and hide inside the fur. Ticks crawl up and bury their heads under the skin. Mosquitoes have the easiest time and can fly up and land on people for a quick bite. The bed bug is the odd bug out. Bed bugs are not fast, can't jump, and don't have wings, so they wait until people are asleep to feed. They need people to be unconscious and mostly motionless in order to climb up and obtain a good meal. It usually takes a bed bug ten minutes and multiple bites to become fully engorged.
All The Ways Bed Bugs Can Find Their Way Into Your Home
One question people regularly ask is, "How do you get bed bugs?" Unlike most other pests in our area who invade through open doors, cracks, and other entry points around a home's exterior, bed bugs invade by hitchhiking on the items people carry. Because of their weak and slow bodies, bed bugs cannot survive out in nature. For this reason, you will only find these pests inside temperature-controlled, man-made structures. Bed bug hotspots include hotels, hospitals, and other places that offer people a place to sleep. In order to avoid an infestation of these pests, be on the lookout for the signs of bed bugs inside hotel rooms, on used furniture, and around the homes of your family and friends.
Call The Pros At The First Sign Of Bed Bugs In Your Home
There is only one reliable way to address a bed bug problem, and that is with detailed bed bug control. Find a service option for your home at Schendel Pest Control. We are a third and soon-to-be fourth-generation, family-owned pest control provider with a passion for our community. We offer both chemical and heat treatments to deal with invasive bed bugs.
Call today to schedule your home for a thorough inspection or ask about our local pest control for bed bugs. We will walk you through your options and answer any other questions about pest control in Marshalltown.
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