When it comes to infestations, bed bug ones are some of the worst. These pests resist chemical treatments, multiply rapidly and generally aren’t found until the infestation has spiraled out of control. As skilled hitchhikers, they become more common during popular travel periods, like the winter holidays. While DIY solutions may sound tempting, bed bugs present unique challenges that call for experienced professional help. In this blog, we’ll cover the challenges bed bugs present.
Preference for Living Indoors
Much like the hotels that notoriously spread bed bugs between locations, your home is the perfect environment for bed bugs. There’s shelter, regulated temperature and a constant food source (yes, that food source is human blood). Bed bugs so strongly prefer to live indoors that they notoriously live inside more often than outside, and they won’t just leave.
Resistance to DIY Treatments
At one point, we thought we’d found the solution to eradicating bed bugs: DDT. Unfortunately, this powerful insecticide didn’t just eliminate pests; it also wreaked havoc on wildlife and impacted the human nervous system when misused. Today’s bed bugs are resistant to over-the-counter pesticides. You can try DIY sprays, but they often fail to target all life stages, leading to recurring infestations.
Rapid Reproduction and Tough-to-Find Hiding Spots
Bed bugs hide in cracks, electrical outlets and mattress seams, and DIY methods often don’t reach these spots. To make matters worse, a single female can lay hundreds of eggs. Infestations can become overwhelming before you even know you have one. A professional pest control technician can help you uncover the actual scope of the infestation and determine how to treat it.
Risks of Incomplete Elimination
Missing even a few bed bugs can lead to a return of the infestation. Bed bugs are resilient creatures, and they will find a way to rebuild after you use DIY methods to attempt to eliminate them. Realistically, instead of getting rid of the infestation, you will likely drive bed bugs deeper into your home. A professional pest control company can help you remove bed bugs completely and keep them out.
Don’t lose sleep over a bed bug infestation. Trust the expertise of your neighborhood pest professionals for lasting relief. Command Pest Control, an exterminator in Broward County, has decades of experience in removing all kinds of pests, including difficult-to-treat ones like bed bugs. Call us at 954-943-0008 or contact us online to schedule a Fort Lauderdale pest control service.
