• Bed Bugs and Bed Bug Control

  • Bed Bug Control and Treatment

    TREATMENT OPTIONS

    • Identification is the first step in the treatment of bed bugs.  
    • If a live bed bug cannot be found, we recommend having a thorough inspection completed first. 
    • Once a bed bug (or signs of bed bugs) have been found and positively identified, then it is time to start the treatment process.  

    We perform chemical treatments for Bed bug control and elimination.

    • This highly successful process consists of an initial treatment and a follow-up treatment.
    • The chemicals provide a quick knock-down and leave behind a residual for long-term control.
    • Application of an Insect Growth Regulator to prevent the bed bugs from continuing to breed

    There are certain preparations that must be made in order for our treatments to be successful. Please call our office for more information or if you would like to schedule a treatment.

    WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM OUR BED BUG TREATMENT?  Click the link below

    FAQ's: Please click here for some of our bed bug treatment FAQ's.

     

    You can also read more information about bed bugs on our Entomologist's Blog here.

     

    Life History, Description, and Biology

    • Bed bugs are oval, chestnut-brown insects and are flattened from top to bottom.
    • Adult bed bugs measure about ¼ inch in length.
    • The mouthparts are shaped into an elongated proboscis, which, when not in use, is held directed backward underneath the body. When a bug is ready to feed, the proboscis is extended forward and the stylets within are thrust into the skin of a host.
    • Mated female bed bugs deposit their eggs in their resting places.
    • One female will produce about 345 eggs during her lifespan.
    • Bed bugs grow by molting several times. Nymphs look very much like the adults, except they are smaller and not sexually mature.
    • There are five nymphal molts, and each nymph must have a blood meal to be able to molt to the next stage.
    • Adults feed once a week on average but feed many times during their four-month or longer lifespan.

    Bed bugs often come into a home via secondhand articles and furniture. They may also migrate between homes via wires or plumbing. In addition, since warehouses, trucks, and railroad cars may be infested, common bed bugs can infest homes by stowing away on new furniture stored or shipped from these places.

     

  • We are proud to offer our customers the product Aprehend!  

    Aprehend® is a ‘microbial biopesticide,’ meaning that it consists of a microorganism (e.g., a bacterium, fungus, virus or protozoan) as the active ingredient. You can click the logo for more information about Aprehend.

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      We've used EPM for years helping with ants that come into the house in the winter months. We've been lucky to have Josh come each time we have called them. Josh know the house and already knew what needed to be done. He's a total professional. Great knowledge of his trade. Great customer service skills. Plus they were able to get Josh to us the next day after we called. I could not recommend EPM more highly. Thank you again for your help.
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