Pest Control of Jackson NJ

Bed bug bites generally come in clusters, straight lines, or zig zag lines. Mosquito bites are usually randomly scattered across an area on the body. While both bed bugs and mosquitoes live off of animal and human blood, only bed bugs leave tell tale blood stains on the clothing, sheets, cushions or wherever they may be found.

Although bed bug issues can be found throughout the year, they are more prevalent from June through October and peak in August. Researchers think this is due to more people traveling around and the bed bugs hitching a ride to a new location. Bed bugs do not generally travel long distances so this is their opportunity to do so. 

Bed bugs are very small and are a hard problem to discover. Once you realize you have a bed bug problem do not ignore it. It will fast become an infestation causing untold damage and distress. Not only will it ruin your beds, couches, clothing, electrical sockets and more, but it can be found on your body and transferred to your friends and family's homes causing issues there as well. 

Bed bugs have a life-span of about 10 months. In those ten months a female bed bug can lay hundreds of eggs which begin to lay eggs of their own within 5 weeks of hatching. If a bed bug problem is not taken care of when it is caught, it can become a massive bed bug infestation which can be difficult to exterminate. 

Bed bugs generally travel short distances so if you know a friend or family who has a bed bug issue, make sure to keep your distance. Bed bugs travel on people and clothing so if you travel and stay in a hotel, make sure to check your luggage before returning to ensure you are not bringing home any uninvited bed bugs.

There are many different ways of going about eradicating a bed bug infestation. Pest Control of Jackson NJ will find out as much as they can about the bed bug problem before determining if a heat treatment is needed, or special insecticide sprays will do the trick. These treatments generally take two to three visits before fully exterminating the bed bugs. Your highly trained exterminator or pest control technician will lead you through the process.