Bedbugs, the hitchhikers of the insect kingdom. They show up uninvited, and always overstay their welcome. Proteq can give them the 'boot' instead of your bed. We will cultivate a strategic treatment plan with our innovative techniques that combine effective product knowledge and boots on the ground experience. No matter the severity, don’t let these pests invade your comfort—contact us today for a consultation and reclaim your peaceful nights!
THE HUNT FOR A MEAL
Bed bugs are drawn to their hosts by a combination of factors:
Exhaled Carbon Dioxide: The carbon dioxide in our breath is a primary attractant.
Body Heat: Bed bugs can sense body heat, which helps them pinpoint a host's location.
Body Odor: Chemicals emitted from human skin also attract bed bugs.
While humans are their preferred food source, bed bugs will also feed on other warm-blooded animals in the home, such as pets and birds. They generally need to feed every few days to a week.
Blood-Dependent Development: Bed bugs rely on blood meals throughout their entire life cycle. From hatching to adulthood (five nymph stages), they need blood to grow. Female bed bugs also require blood to produce eggs, which they lay at a rate of 1-5 per day after mating.
Do you have Bed bugs? They are not always just on your bed!
Bites
There are some bite marks around your arms and shoulders that appear to form clusters which feel itchy.
There are people who get bitten that do not leave any mark or grasp.
Eggs
There are easily identifiable small pale yellow eggs and eggshells marking certain areas that can be described as pinhead in size. There are folds in the mattress skeleton cluster shapes.
Cool quiet spaces that remain unexplored can harbor these chips.
Shed skin
Along with many other pests such as slugs and snakes, bed bugs shed their exoskeleton skin which acts as an homage to how they change forms as they grow larger.
Found near where bedbugs are hiding along with all the teenage drama such as in cracks and crevices of furniture.
Droppings
The leftovers that are weakly placed in bed appear to have multiple spots that stitches together to form one exhibiting everywhere else.
The droppings consist of winery blooms, so they will no longer be red once they dry and become rusted.
Other signs
We all may have suffered the biting consequences of bedbugs but there is always sweet relief when we sniff a nice musty odor around your bed.
A telltale sign of bed bugs can be noticed if they are left behind in beds and covered by sheets and folded blankets.
Due to the fact that there is a modifiable amount of bed bugs that hit singled digits and barely move these days, it is reasonable that you can miss out on their presence easily for extended periods of time ranging to over months.
Trusted Bed Bug Professionals: Our team of experienced technicians is committed to providing the highest quality bed bug services.