Bed BugsBed bugs

Bed bug is a small insect you most commonly see in some houses. It lives in houses, especially on the beds where people sleep. The main reason for this is that these bugs live on human blood and the most convenient time to drink blood is when the person is sleeping. The bed bug, since it lives on warm blood, belongs to the family known as Cimicidae and the bed bug bite causes a skin condition known as Cimicosis. These bugs usually feed at night, and more actively an hour before sunrise, by piercing the skin of the host with its feeding tubes which are hollow. The bug sucks blood through one tube and injects saliva through the other tube. Effective bed bugs treatment needs to be taken to kill these bugs, as it can cause skin infections and also spread diseases from one person to another.

Bed bugs have invaded homes through travel as the bugs are found in furniture and beds, in theatres, hotels etc and a person travelling from there to your house can bring the bug through clothes or luggage.

They are very small insects and the moment you locate them you have to adopt bed bugs treatment to eliminate them, because if a female bug has arrived in your home, it can have enough eggs to produce many offspring.

Before treatment

Prepare all rooms that require spraying

  • Strip all the beds in the room or rooms that need spraying.
  • Empty any drawers in the bed if it has them.
  • Move any furniture that can be moved easily away from the walls so we can spray the skirting boards (do not move heavy furniture).
  • Empty any wardrobes if you want them sprayed.
  • Cover aquariums or fish bowls with a cloth.
  • Clear the floor area, especially under the beds.
  • Vacuum thoroughly as it is not recommended that you undertake any vacuuming for 2 to 3 weeks after treatment in order to allow it to take effect.

After treatment

  • Do not vacuum for 2 to 3 weeks to allow the treatment to take effect

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