Bed Bugs

The best defense against bed bugs is proper identification, whole house fumigation or chemical application to infested areas.

1. Whole house fumigation is effective against all life stages of bed bugs, including the difficult to control egg stage.
2. There is NO resistance by bed bugs to whole house fumigation.
3. Whole house fumigation penetrates into cracks and crevices into furniture and any other hiding places, yes, even sensitive electronics to eliminate pests.

Bed Bugs are small flat oval and range in color from translucent, brown and rusty red when finished feeding, and are full of Blood. Unfortunately, the blood meal is usually obtained from humans.

​ Bed Bugs feed mostly at night and are attracted to carbon dioxide and warmth. Attracted by CO2 we exhale and our body heat, bed bugs emerge from their hiding places, pierce our skin and feed on our blood from 3 to 10 minutes. Most often you will not feel the bite because the saliva contains a numbing quality so it can feed undisturbed.                

Bed bugs can leave you with large red welts that itch and can become infected. Other symptoms include itchy skin rashes, allergic reactions and of course the psychological effects.

• Loss of sleep is the most common
• Inability to concentrate
• Decreased energy

Once you have determined you have bed bugs you must act quickly to keep them from spreading and causing any harm to yourself and loved ones. Bed bugs not only invade your home you can easily transport them to your car, work or any other place you go. They are very good at hiding in purses, laptops, and other personal items waiting to be taken to a new food source.

 Bed bugs will not go away on their own and need to be treated by a professional.  At Richland Termite and Pest Control we rely on whole house fumigation and chemical applications to infested areas. Our goal is to kill all bed bugs and their eggs.

We at Richland Termite and Pest Control understand that bed bugs take a physical toll on your health by feeding on you and your family, but also an emotional and stressful toll with dealing with this problem.

Call for an evaluation of your problem and we will help you
regain your home and help you to get a good night sleep.