HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HIRE AN EXTERMINATOR FOR BED BUGS?
The price to treat your Yardley home or office for bed bugs will depend upon multiple factors. The price may increase if you have a widespread infestation and how many rooms the bed bugs may have spread to. The type of treatment you choose will also affect the price. Chemical treatment is less expensive and effective in most cases, but cannot be guaranteed to kill all bed bugs in every situation, unlike the more expensive heat treatment process.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR AN EXTERMINATOR TO GET RID OF BED BUGS?
While this again depends on the size of the property and the scope of the problem. A chemical treatment may take an hour two to get through the entire property while a heat treatment could take up to a full day. Occupants would also have to vacate the premise during a heat treatment and also perform preparatory work including removal of heat-sensitive devices and products.
CAN EXTERMINATORS GET RID OF BED BUGS?
A licensed bed bug exterminator is typically the only way to guarantee that you will completely get rid of your bed bug problem. DYI solutions that you can find on the Internet are ineffective at best, and can often make the situation worse, which would in turn make your treatment more expensive when you do hire an exterminator. If you suspect you may have bed bugs, calling an experienced exterminator is the best course of action to take.
WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE AN EXTERMINATOR FOR BED BUGS?
If the infestation is widespread, almost anything could contain bed bugs. Make sure the bed bug control provider will have access to walls/hard to reach places so they can do a thorough inspection of the household. Do not move things from your house into another area, as this will only spread the infestation. Wash clothes and sheets in hot water, dry them at a temperature that will not damage them, and keep them in separate bags to keep them from getting infested. Machine dry all items that can be safely dried, then place them in protected bags. Such items include stuffed animals, curtains, and similar objects. Vacuum floors, couches, chairs, and beds, placing the bag in a plastic one to keep any bedbugs from escaping the vacuum bags. Put these plastic bags in an outside trash bin. Get rid of any clutter in your house.
CAN YOU EVER REALLY GET RID OF BED BUGS?
Bed bugs are resilient and very hard to kill. Chemical treatments are extremely effective, but not always guaranteed to eradicate large infestations in all situations. Conversely, one thing that is guaranteed to kill off any bed bug infestation is that of intense heat. This bed bug treatment ensures sure that all bed bugs within the structure are killed, since a professional heat treatment will heat the building sufficiently enough to kill all bed bugs and eggs living inside.
DO BED BUGS EVER GO AWAY?
Unlike seasonal pests such as wasps, bed bugs have no need to go away. They will remain in your home while spreading their infestation at alarming rates. Bed bugs can live up to one year without feeding, and in a proper environment, can live and proper long beyond that. They are a formidable pest to deal with, so it is important to call an experienced bed bug exterminator upon suspecting the presence of bed bugs.
CAN I SLEEP IN MY BED AFTER BED BUG TREATMENT?
Yes, you should be able to sleep in your own bed. Even without exposure to bed bugs, a mattress encasement is preferred. With a mattress encasement bed bugs are not able to infest the mattress, and would not be to escape the encasement to inflict bites in order to feed.
DO YOU HAVE TO TREAT THE WHOLE HOUSE FOR BED BUGS?
This depends on the scale of the problem. If bed bugs are limited to the bedroom and have not spread, it is possible that only the bedroom will need to be treated. However, it is important to have a thorough inspection of the structure conducted to ensure that the infestation has not spread elsewhere.
DOES WASHING CLOTHES KILL BED BUGS?
Consistently washing clothes and sheets is a good deterrent from bed bugs. It is not so much the water that kills them, but rather that of the heat of the water or drying the clothing and sheets will kill them.
WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF BED BUGS?
Traveling is one of the primary ways people unwittingly pick up these unwanted hitchhikers, while visiting places such as hotels, motels, and other buildings that experience a lot of traffic. Bed bugs can then hide inside suitcases and clothing and then can ultimately find their way into homes and offices.
DO BED BUGS LIVE IN PILLOWS?
While bed bugs may prefer to hide in mattresses or other hard to reach places, they have been known to take up residence in a pillow to lay their eggs there. This is usually not the case, however.
DOES VACUUMING HELP GET RID OF BED BUGS?
While vacuuming will not kill them and will not get all of them, vacuums can lessen the infestation and capture them inside the vacuum bag. After vacuuming, it is important to place the vacuum bag in a separate plastic bag and place it in an outside trash bin so that there is no risk of the bed bugs possibly escaping and allowed to reinfect the structure.
DO I HAVE TO THROW OUT MY MATTRESS AFTER A BED BUG INFESTATION?
No. After the treatment has killed off the infestation, there is no need you do not need to dispose of the mattress. Throwing out a bed bug infested mattress can even be harmful, since this may enable the spread of bed bugs within the community.
HOW CAN I BE SURE BED BUGS ARE GONE?
After treatment, there is a 2-3 week waiting period to determine if all the bed bugs have been killed. If no physical signs are present, or no subsequent bites are encountered during this time, it is safe to assume that the bed bug treatment that was performed was successful.
CAN YOU JUST HAVE A FEW BED BUGS?
When first noticing bed bugs in the home, you may only see one or two, and therefore assume that they are merely strays and not that of a full-blown infestation. The issue, however, is that if you are starting to see bed bugs with the naked eye, it may mean that an infestation has already occurred. Once the sighting of a bed bug is confirmed, it is imperative that a bed bug exterminator be contacted as soon as possible in order to conduct a full inspection and perform a professional bed bug control service if required.
HOW FAST DO BED BUGS SPREAD FROM ROOM TO ROOM?
Bed bugs are incredibly fast pests. At their normal speed, they travel about the same as a sprinting human, meaning it is quite easy for them to traverse the home in a matter of minutes. This makes it exceedingly difficult to contain an infestation or know exactly where they have gone until an exterminator can perform a thorough inspection.
CONCLUSION
DIY bed bug control requires considerable persistence, time and luck. Although such measures may begin to bring the infestation under control, the use of specialized products, equipment, and knowledge provided by an experienced pest control provider is usually required to properly treat a bed bug problem for any Yardley home or office.
