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Bed Bugs – Mississippi State Department of Health

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Bed bugs infest homes, group residences, hotels and other places where people sleep, rest or sit for long periods.

Like ticks and mosquitoes, bed bugs feed on human blood. Their bites can cause pain and swelling, and possible infection. Difficult to eradicate, bed bugs are an increasing problem in Mississippi and the U.S. as a whole.

Bed bugs are oval brown insects between 1/4" and 3/8" long about the size of an apple seed. Their bodies are flat, allowing them to hide in seams, cracks and crevices. Young bed bugs (nymphs) are very small (about 1/16") and nearly colorless.

Bed bugs hide during the day in mattresses, walls, furniture and any other quiet dark place they can crawl into that is close to sleeping humans. They emerge at night to feed on exposed skin. The head and neck are typical places for bites to appear, but they will also bite bare arms and legs. Bed bugs often leave a series of bite marks in a row as they look for the best feeding spot. Adults can live for months between feedings.

If You Think You Have Bed Bugs

Bed bugs feed wherever skin is exposed. This is typically the head and neck, but bites can appear anywhere on the body. Bites from multiple bugs may appear grouped or in a row. Sensitivity to bed bug bites varies; some people may show only a small red bump, while bites in others can cause swelling, inflammation or rash. Bites can be mistaken for insect bites or skin irritation.

Bed bugs are not known to transmit diseases to humans. However, their bites can cause discomfort and distress and pose a risk of infection, especially for those in poorer health.

Bed bugs are commonly found:

What to Look For

Small spots of dried blood on or near the bed, or black dots like pepper are a sign that bed bugs are present and have been feeding. If bed bugs are numerous, their signs can look like dark mold or mildew on the mattress.

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Bed Bug Control Services | Detroit, Cleveland And Throughout …

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Are You Anxious About Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs are small, flat nocturnal insects that were a common problem in the US during the 1960s and then appeared to enter into a long period of dormancy. In recent years,bed bugs have enjoyed an alarming resurgence and are becoming a serious pest problem for homes and businesses in Detroit, Cincinnati, Columbus,Clevelandand other large and small cities and towns across the country. Bed bugs are infesting:

Often introduced on luggage, used clothing and furniture as well as on visitors who were recently exposed to a bed bug infestation, bed bugs can be found in a variety of places, including:

On bedding

Inside mattresses and box springs and along the seams

In the cracks, crevices and upholstery of furniture

Behind electrical outlets and light switches

Between flooring and under carpeting

At Rose Pest Solutions, we understand how stressful it can be for property owners who are dealing with bed bug infestationsand that is why we offer bed bug treatments in Michigan, Ohio and the entire Rose service area.

Not sure if you have a bed bug problem? Although they are small parasitic insects, bed bugs can be seen by the naked eye and can be identified by the appearance of small brownish or reddish dots on bedding, mattresses and furniture. These are bed bug droppings and blood spots from their feeding. Heavy infestations may result in an odor described as buggy or sweet. Bed bug bites usually produce mild or no reaction in most people but may leave behind red, itchy welts. Bed bugs feed on any bare skin exposed while sleeping (face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, etc.). While they prefer humans, bed bugs may also feed on your cats, dogs, birds or other warm-blooded pests.

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Bed Bugs | Public Health and Medical Entomology | Purdue …

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Bed bugs are well known as annoying biting pests, and they are increasing in importance, including in hotels and other lodging establishments in the U.S. You are encouraged to learn more about the biology of bed bugs and their association with homes, apartments, hotels, and lodging establishments so that you can make more informed decisions about health risks, how to protect yourself when traveling, and whether bed bug control is warranted in a residence or lodging establishment.

Bed bugs require blood in order to reproduce and complete their life cycle. The effect of bed bug bites varies among people, but they eventually produce red welts that itch. The bites themselves are not painful and typically are not felt. However, frequent feeding can disrupt people's sleep and make them irritable, and seeing bites may cause emotional distress in some people. Heavy rates of feeding can result in significant blood loss and eventually lead to anemia, especially in malnourished children.

At least 27 agents of human disease have been found in bed bugs, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and parasitic worms. None of these agents reproduce or multiply within bed bugs, and very few survive for any length of time inside a bed bug. There is no evidence that bed bugs are involved in the transmission (via bite or infected feces) of any disease agent, including hepatitis B virus and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae of the insect order Hemiptera, the group of insects known as "true bugs." In addition to the three species that are associated with humans, there are at least 88 species of Cimicidae in the world that live with and feed on bats or birds. Approximately 10-12 species of these bugs occur in the continental U.S., including four species in Indiana. Two species are known as "bat bugs," one is known as a "swallow bug," and one is known as a "purple martin bug." Bat bugs and swallow bugs typically feed on their bat or bird hosts, but will feed on humans if their normal sources of blood are not available. The effects of their bites are similar to those associated with the bites of bed bugs. There is no evidence that bat bugs and swallow bugs transmit disease agents to humans.

There are two additional groups of Hemiptera that bite humans, the so-called "kissing bugs" and "assassin bugs," both of which belong to the family Reduviidae. Kissing bugs feed on the blood of mammals and birds, and transmit a protozoan parasite that causes a disease of humans known as "Chagas Disease." Chagas Disease is widespread in Central and South America, and an occasional case occurs in Texas. Assassin bugs, instead of being blood feeders, are predators on other insects, including crop pests. They are beneficial insects, but they will bite humans if mishandled, and the bites are very painful.

There is only one species of bed bug in Indiana, Cimex lectularius. This species is a pest of humans worldwide, including the entire U.S., and has over 50 common names, among them "mahogany flat," "redcoat," "wall louse," and "bed louse." A second species of bed bug, Cimex hemipterus, is limited to tropical regions of the world. A third species of bed bug, Leptocimex boueti, lives with and feeds on both humans and bats in West Africa.

Adult bed bugs are about inch long, oval, reddish-brown, and wingless. Their body is very flat, and they possess long, slender legs and antennae. They have a long, segmented proboscis (beak) that extends forward when the bug takes a blood meal. At rest, the proboscis lies beneath the body and projects backwards between the legs. Immature bed bugs are known either as "larvae" or "nymphs." They closely resemble adults, but are smaller and less deeply pigmented.

Bed bugs develop from egg to adult via a process called "gradual metamorphosis." This means the last larval stage develops directly into an adult without passing through a non-feeding pupal stage. There are five larval stages, and each one requires a blood meal before molting into the next life cycle stage. Both adult male and female bed bugs feed on blood and take repeated blood meals during their lives. Females require blood for the development of eggs.

The five larval stages are completed in about a month under suitable conditions of temperature, humidity, and availability of hosts for blood meals. Larvae can survive inside dwellings for several months without a blood meal, but they do not molt into the next life cycle stage until they engorge on blood. Adults can survive even longer under the same conditions, but, again, do not develop eggs unless they feed on blood.

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The Fastest, Most Reliable Way To Find Bed Bugs

At Schendel Pest Services, we realize that in order to effectively solve a bed bug problem, it is critical to find them first. Because bed bugs often congregate in areas that are not visible to the naked eye, we rely on bed bug dog detectives. Using their keen sense of smell, we are able to pinpoint sources of bed bugs with extreme speed and accuracy. Ideal for hotel rooms, apartment buildings and other commercial facilities and residential dwellings, a bed bug canine inspection,when used in combination with effective bed bug treatments, is the smartest solution to your bed bug problem. For K9 bed bug inspections in Kansas City, Topekaand Branson as well as throughout the region, you can trust Schendels bed bug dog to quickly and accurately locate bed bugs in your home or business.

The nose has been used for years by military and law enforcement agencies to detect bombs, drugs and more. It only made sense to use this cutting edge technology to detect bed bugs and is considered the latest advancement in pest inspections.

Bed bug dogs are 98% accurate at detecting live adult bed bugs, nymphs and eggs while a typical pest professional generally has a 40-60% accuracy rate.

While it only takes a bed bug dogs 2 to 3 minutes to inspect a single room, it can take a pest control professional 15 to 20 minutes per room.

Bed bug dogs average 20 hotel rooms or 10 apartments an hour, compared to 3 to 4 rooms an hour for a pest professional.

Bed bugs can be detected in cluttered rooms, mattress seams, upholstered furniture, in carpet as well as in cracks and crevices through scent. A trained pest control professional is limited to visual identification only.

Our dogs are rescued by a trainer who specializes in teaching dogs to sniff out bed bugs, all of the dogs employed by Schendel have graduated from his class with honors and are trained in accordance to the NPMA standards. Our bed bug dogs are ready to inspect your property today.

To learn more about bed bug canine inspections or to schedule your bed bug dog inspection, please contact us today.

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Bed Bug Heat Treatments For Kansas City, Topeka And The Midwest

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Heat Treatments For Kansas City, Topeka And The Midwest

At Schendel Pest Services, we realize that it is impossible to prevent bed bugs from infesting residential dwellings or commercial facilities and that nowadays consumers want to protect their homes and businesses without negatively impacting our environment. That is why we offer bed bug canine inspections and have developed our Bed Bug Heat Treatment Division. Designed to assist Midwestern property owners affected by the rising incidence of bed bug infestations throughout Kansas City, Wichitaand all of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, this method for eliminating bed bugs is environmentally friendly, yet highly effective. Schendel is the first pest control company in its markets to offer heat treatments for bed bugs.

Heat treatment is an innovative approach to the control of bed bugs. Our qualified bed bug exterminators utilize large electric heaters that they bring into a home, apartment or hotel/motel room and raise the temperature up to 120F or higher for a period of 6-8 hours in order to effectively eliminate all stages of bed bug eggs, young and adults. At Schendel Pest Services, our approach for bed bug removal combines heat treatment with the targeted application of approved insecticides, including sprays and dusts.

Bed bugs are small flat insects that are active mainly at night when they come out for feeding. During the day, they congregate in places that are extremely hard to treat with normal insecticides alone, Mattresses, box springs, upholstered furniture, TVs, computer and other furnishings are many likely spots to find bed bugs in homes or commercial lodgings. By heating the inside of a home, apartment or hotel room, we can eliminate bed bugs from all of their hiding places without disturbing furnishings or causing any damage and in most cases, the process takes less than a day.

Our Kansas pest control company has developed a unique strategy for getting rid of bed bugs in residential and commercial properties. We apply residual insecticides to the structural cracks and crevices that are likely to host the blood-sucking insects as well as the perimeter of a dwelling or room and under the edge of wall-to-wall carpeting and then follow that up with the use of our computer-monitored heaters. With fans circulating, we are able to evenly distribute the heat throughout the treatment area and reach all areas that bed bugs have infested. Our bed bug heat treatment specialists constantly monitor the temperature while the bed bug treatment is in progress, using remote temperature sensors and a reliable computer system and will periodically enter the treatment area to re-adjust our heaters and fans if necessary and may unfold blankets, linens and folded clothing so that cool zones are eliminated and the hot air reaches all parts of the treatment area. When the treatment is completed, the space that was treated is warm but otherwise safe to enter.

To schedule your bed bug heat treatment, please contact us. Well assess your bed bug infestation and provide a customized proposal that meets your needs. Trust Schendel to safely and effectively rid your home, apartment or commercial lodging of bed bugs.

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