Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
Get Rid Of Bed Bugs – Sleep Tight & Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite
One of the most reviled pests known to man is the bed bug (Cimex lectularius). How many of us gone off to sleep at night as young ones with the words of our parents in our ears ‘sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite’?
Bed bugs possibly started to feed on man at about the time we moved into caves, the ‘bat bugs’ Cimex pilosellus and Cimex pipistrella primarily feed on bats and it is probable that bat feeding species of bug evolved to dine on human blood when our forebears started dwelling in bat infested caves.
Until the advent of DDT in the early 20th century bed bugs were common unwelcome guests in a lot of poor quality homes.
The later part of the 20th century has seen pest control companies dealing with very few bed bug calls indeed, their presence being largely confined to cheap holiday camps and student lodging etc.
Many people confuse dust mites, which are not visible to the unaided eye, with bed bugs which certainly are.
Adult bedbugs are red-brown, about a quarter of an inch in size and very swollen after a feed of our blood.
They experience an incomplete metamorphosis which means that the nymphs are just smaller versions of the adult, they don’t have a maggot stage like fleas or flies.
Bed bugs regularly feed on human blood every 7 – 10 days, coming out in the hours before dawn and finding their target by detecting the exhaled CO2 from respiration and when nearing in on their target, infra red body heat.
In the absence of a suitable human host to dine on they can survive for periods of up to 18 months without feeding.
Indications of a bed bug infestation are spots of blood on bedding and on the underside of mattresses and many people can react badly to their bites.
The early 21st century has seen bed bug numbers increase across the globe, the cheap availability of global travel and economic migration have both been blamed for the increase.
What is sure is that that are now making a real comeback not only in poor quality homes but high class hotels, schools and often hospitals.
One London borough noted a doubling of bed bug infestations every year from 1995 – 2001.
A lone night away in an infested hotel is all it requires to become infested, they hitch a ride in your suitcases or bags. Pest control companies are also now reporting cases of transport related bed bug infestations on tubes, trains and buses so a simple ride to work on an infested tube or train can be sufficient to spread the infestation to your home.
They are an expensive pest to deal with as contrary to popular opinion they do not just live in beds. They crawl into any nook and cranny conveniently close to a sleeping human being, beds, electrical sockets, televisions, bed-side telephones etc and treatment is both difficult and time consuming. They have even been found living beneath the toe-nails of infirm persons and in the folds of flesh on heavily over-weight people.
They are not a pest that can be tackled by an amateur and a professional will almost certainly need to be called in.
How To Get Rid Of Ants In Your Home 3 Year Guarantee
How To Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Permanently – Spring Special Offer
Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Permanently – spring is here and with it comes the annual scourge of ants which for many people can be nothing short of a nightmare.
In North West England the summers of 2007 & 2008 were very poor and the ants did not thrive, a respite for those who suffer ants in the house on an annual basis but already 2009 looks like it will be the summer of the ant as calls are being received already.
Those that suffer know that flying ants in the house can be a nightmare, almost impossible to cure as the nests are hidden in cavity walls and beneath floors, and the only way to destroy the nest is to kill the queen. This is all but impossible using powders and potions from hardware stores.
There are a variety of new techniques available to pest controllers now which are highly effective in dealing with ant infestations.
These range from using micro-encapsulated insecticides which stick to the worker ants’ bodies and are taken back into the nest and a special technique which effectively puts an impenetrable barrier around the house which the ants cannot cross.
This involved drilling tiny holes into the cavity walls from the outside of the property and blowing in an insecticidal powder under pressure which forms a barrier that the ants cannot cross.
This will effectively prevent the ants inside from foraging outside and dooms the colony.
We are able to give a three year guarantee which is then extendable indefinitely in periods of three years by topping up the powder.
There is no smell or odour and it is perfectly safe for children and pets and can be done whilst the property is occupied.
For a short period we are offering a 30% discount on our normal prices so for a limited period the costs would be as follows
Semi-detached house £175.00
*Detached house £225
*Terraced House £125
Prices apply throughout South Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Cheshire, further afield work will require a supplement.
All with three year guarantee including unlimited *free call outs
On terraced & semi-detached we can only guarantee the treated walls, so if they are coming in through the untreated party wall there is little we can do unless your neighbours agree to treatment.
To have a chat with us or arrange a free site survey to establish if your premises are suitable call us now on Free phone 0800 019 8382 or 01257 230637
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