Bed Bug Service
BED BUGS
What are we dealing with?
People use to think of bed bugs as a cute, make believe bedtime cliché–”Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” The truth is they are quite real and far from cute! Bed bugs have been a known human parasite for thousands of years and have been in the United States since the 17th century. By the 1940s, bed bugs were all but eliminated, but due to the banning of effective but harmful chemicals and increased international travel, bed bugs have made a big time come back.
Bed Bug Basic Biology
- Adults are flat, reddish brown in color, and about ¼ inch in size, (about the size of an apple seed, or lady beetle).
- Female bed bugs lay 5–7 eggs per week.
- Up to 500 in a lifetime. A single female can be responsible for over 30,000 offspring per year!
- Eggs hatch within 6–10 days and can become an adult in 35–48 days.
- They feed on the blood of humans and some small animals.
- Mostly nocturnal and will normally feed for 3–10 minutes while you sleep.
- Will feed on exposed skin and will often bite in a pattern of 3 bites that can leave itchy red welts.
- Average life span is 10–12 months but can live between 12–18 months without feeding.
- Bed bugs can carry but do not transmit diseases.
- Bed bugs are extremely difficult to eliminate.
Commercial Inspection Plan
For businesses such as hotels, motels, hospitals, apartments and dorms, we recommend adding a regular schedule of bed bug inspections throughout the year. These kinds of business are especially susceptible to bed bug invasion because the business hosts a relatively transient population—people come and go often.
Bed bugs find new locations to invade by “hitchhiking” from one location to another on luggage, clothing and people. It’s important for businesses with transient populations to keep a regular schedule of bed bug inspections because new people are coming in constantly. Every new visitor is a potential bed bug carrier, and new invasions are possible at any time.
Bed Bug Exterminator
No one should have to live with bed bugs. At the first sign, call Menninga Pest Control LLC—your local bed bug exterminator. We take a pragmatic and proactive approach to bed bug extermination that has proven time and again to be successful. Throughout two to four treatments with commercial-grade sprays, we will completely eliminate bed bugs from your home or business.
There’s only one measure of success for a bed bug exterminator. Total success. Call us now to get a quote.
Bed Bug Inspection Service
We will schedule an appointment for an in-depth inspection. Following the subtle signs of the infestation, our trained professionals will analyze your entire home to determine the location, size, and extent of the infestation. It’s important to recognize that you might only get the bites and never see an actual bed bug. Or, you might see the bed bugs but not get any bites—around 30% of people don’t react to the bites at all!
Our experienced pest control professionals know bed bugs. We will find the source and nest, and we will exterminate it.
Bed Bug Treatment Service
We are usually able to complete a full bed bug extermination in two to four treatments. In lighter infestations, we may be able to treat once and then simply do a follow-up visit to ensure that it was successful. For larger ones, we may require 4 or more treatments.
The problem is that, although our sprays will kill every living bed bug, the unhatched ones may survive the first spray. We schedule the second treatment 21 days after to ensure that every egg has hatched. By following the lifecycle of bed bugs, we can provide more efficient and more effective bed bug pest control treatments than the competition.
Call us now and get rid of your bed bugs for good.
The Responsive Bed Bug Exterminator
If you think you have bed bugs, there’s no time to lose. You need to act fast to slow the spread to other households or businesses. You need to call the professionals at Menninga Pest Control LLC for an inspection.
We won’t leave you waiting. We respond fast so that you can get the information you need, when you need it. Because we actually need your help to contain the infestation. That’s right, before we even come for the inspection, we will give you a list of things to do first, including:
- DO NOT throw away furniture—we will clean it!
- Wash and dry all clothes, blankets, and other fabrics on high for over 20 minutes
- Place clean and dry clothes, etc., in sealed garbage bags
- Move all furnishings out from the walls
- Inspect and vacuum mattress, furniture, walls, baseboards
- Empty all shelves, cupboards, closets, nightstands
- Place all items in sealed garbage bags
- Discard vacuum bag
Following these steps will help you to stop spreading the infestation to friends and neighbors. This will also reduce the chances of getting them again after the extermination is completed.
Act fast, call us now!
The Best Bed Bug Treatment in the Region
We are a results-driven pest control company that has helped hundreds of local residents and business owners eradicate bed bugs from their property. With unparalleled attention to detail and strategic planning, we are confident that we will swiftly solve your bed bug problem.
Call us now for a quote and inspection.