What you need to know about bedbugs?

Even the cleanest homes and accommodation in Sydney can become home to the common bedbug, Cimex lectularius L., if bedbugs are brought in. Improving sanitation alone will not eliminate an established bedbug population. If your living area is cluttered then this can offer bedbugs a place to hide near their human blood-meal hosts.

Being repeatedly bitten by bedbugs can be very uncomfortable and you will develop red, itchy welts where you have been bitten. There is little evidence of disease transmission however bedbug bites can cause skin reactions and these may be as large wheals greater than 1mm that are itchy and inflamed.

Bedbugs have caused most impact on the accommodation industry in Sydney with rooms shut down for treatment, guest complaints, relocation and staff training all imposing extra costs to the industry.

Call ANT-EATER Pest Control Sydney 1800 667 378 for advice over the phone.

What can you do to get rid of bedbugs?

Not a lot unfortunately. Even a small infestation needs professional help. Just sanitising the room or home will not eradicate a bedbug problem. Here’s why.

• Common bedbugs are small, thin, and can hide deep in very narrow cracks.
• Bedbugs are mainly active at night.
• They can travel up to six metres to feed on a host.
• Bedbugs move fast and can get through small cracks and crevices
• They can detect and often avoid some chemicals.
• Bedbugs can live longer than one year without feeding

Prevention is the far better answer. Inspect the headboard of the bed, luggage rack, closet and draws when checking into a hotel. Check your clothes and luggage before leaving hotels and launder clothes in hot water and detergent on returning home. Prevention is easier than eradication.

How ANT-EATER Pest Control solves bedbug problems

Control measures involve a thorough inspection by ANT-EATER pest Control and an assessment of the problem before a treatment program is recommended.

ANT-EATER pest Control treatment programs will involve an integrated approach of both chemical and non-chemical means of control and will require your full co-operation to ensure that the infestation is eradicated.