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What do Bed Bugs look like?

Bed Bugs are oval flat and wingless insects about 1/4" to 3/8" long. Colors range from nearly colorless(newly hatched, about 1/6") to brown or purplish-red, depending on its last meal. If you need an RI Bed Bug Exterminator call Rob.

Yes Bed Bugs bite. Bed Bugs need a blood meal every time they molt or grow and when they lay eggs. Bed Bugs can live for over a year without feeding, but they like to feed every 5 to 10 days. If you want a FREE Bed Bug Inspection call Rob.

Bed Bug bites look different on everyone. A red bump is a red bump. Bed Bug bites can look like a flea bite, a mosquito bite or a tick bite. Some people dont react at all. Some people get terrible welts that take weeks to heal. Bed Bug bites MAY bite in threes, in clumps or just one(same as other insects). Confirming an infestation on bites alone is impossible. You need evidence: a Bed Bug.

Signs Could be insect bites that you got in bed. Very small spots of blood in your bedding or pajamas. Small strange looking skins that resemble a bug. A cluster of very small white eggs in a crack or crevice.

Bed bugs enter your home on your clothes, in your bags, on old AND new furniture. Bed bugs can be found anywhere. You can find Bed Bugs in movie theaters, in a bus or cab, airplanes, hotels and even in clothing stores.

It is best to use a Pest Control Company. A good one will inspect all places where bed bugs may hide, including ALL the rooms. They will use an approved Bed Bug product in cracks, crevices and other hiding places. They will treat the bed, furniture and floors. Foggers sold in hardware and grocery stores may spread the problem. It is best to call an experienced exterminator who is familiar with Rhode Island Bed Bug Control.

When you enter the room put your luggage in the bathroom.

Do an inspection of the bed. Take off bedding. Look in seams of mattress, headboard, dust cover, etc. Look for blood stains, insects(of any kind), pepper like particles or anything that looks like it doesn't belong.

Inspect the other furniture.

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Rhode Island Bed Bug Control Services: RI Bed Bug Exterminator

K & A Pest Control was created to provide cost effective, results based pest control. Pest Control in not a rocket science ... even though most exterminators would have you believe that. Whether it is a bed bug, cockroach, ant or a flea you loose your sleep over we can help.

We offer a number of choices to address any bed bug problem. All of them are based on Integrated Pest Managment (IPM) and can be customized to address your needs and budget;

We thoroughly inspect the premises, starting with beds, mattresses and other furniture in your bedroom since that is where vast majority of bed bugs will be found. At this time we may also recommend inspection of adjoining units.

If our inspection confirmed bed bug infestation, before the treatment is scheduled, we will ask you to remove any items you don't want our technicians to see. In majority of situations we will bag all that is necessary only nothing else. Items that were bagged will have a detailed instructions sheet attached to them. You or your residents will not have to spend all weekend doing laundry and bagging all of your belongings. Rather than taking "carpet bombing " approach to bed bug treatment, we will strike with surgical precision. We will answer any questions unit occupant or the property manager may have.

At this point we will suggest treatment protocol we think will best suit the situation. In most cases a dry steam treatment for your mattress and box spring, upholstered furniture and edges of the carpet will be used. This will provide an immediate and very significant reduction of bed bug and bed bug egg population, and avoid unnecessary use of pesticides. Subsequently, a variety of eco friendly products or safe, state and federally approved products can be used. From liquid pesticides, combined with insect growth regulator and/or various synergists to improve efficacy of the treatment, to more natural sprays and dusts, we have all the tools needed to get the job done.

In approximately 10-14 days follow-up visit and treatment should be scheduled. The unfortunate survivors of the first treatment will be vanquished and your piece of mind restored. Some situations require more treatments before that point is reached. Each bed will be equipped with a protective and monitoring devices which will trap any bed bugs coming to or leaving your bed. Prevention is an integral part of controlling bed bug population. With so many potential sources for reinfestation, education is the best weapon. We will explain how to protect yourself and your apartment/house from these unwelcomed guests.

Whether our clients own/rent residential or commercial space, small studio apartment or a sprawling estate, sole proprietor or thousands of square feet of commercial space, K & A delivers pest solutions through sound evaluation and problem solving .

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Bed Bug Pest Control - RI & MA Exterminator