What are bed bugs?
Bed bugs are insects that, as adults, have oval-shaped bodies with no wings. Prior to feeding, they are about 1/4 inch long and flat as paper. After feeding, they turn dark red and become bloated, similar to the size of a small apple seed. Eggs are whitish, pear-shaped and about the size of a pinhead. Contrary to popular belief, bed bugs are not microscopic, in fact adult bed begs are easily visible with the naked eye. The reason why people don't often see bed bugs is not due to size, rather it is because they are very crafty insects and are able to hide well in crevices, folds, and cracks. Clusters of 10-50 eggs can be found in cracks and crevices. Bed bugs have a one-year life span during which a female can lay 200-400 eggs depending on food supply and temperature. Eggs hatch in about 10 days. Bed bugs prefer to feed on human blood, but will also bite mammals and birds. Bed bugs bite at night, and will bite all over a human body, especially on uncovered areas such as around the face, neck, upper torso, arms and hands. Bed bugs can survive up to six months without feeding. Both male and female bed bugs bite. Wash any bed sheets or blankets that you may have been using in a warm wash, let soak up the sun for a few days. Bed bugs will die due to the sun exposure. Vacuum any carpets that you have to get rid of bugs that are hiding in them.
Bed bugs are often carried into a home on objects such as furniture and clothing. shells are in the following areas:
· Seams, creases, tufts and folds of mattresses and box springs
· Cracks in the bed frame and head board
· Under chairs, couches, beds and dust covers
· Between the cushions of couches and chairs
· Under area rugs and the edges of carpets
· Between the folds of curtains
· In drawers
· Behind baseboards, and around window and door casings
· Behind electrical plates and under loose wallpaper, paintings and posters
· In cracks in plaster
· In telephones, radios and clocks & Lockers.
Bed bugs can also travel from apartment to apartment along pipes, electrical wiring and other openings.
Treatment Method: Management of Bed bugs is very difficult job, which requires thorough inspection of the premises. Treatment includes thorough spray of insecticides in both the forms i.e. oil base and water base. Chemical should be sprayed on all facilities surrounding areas. Treatment mainly comprise of thorough insecticide fog machine to pest prone areas especially in all nooks & corners as well as other vulnerable places harboring.
Chemicals Used:
1. Cemort - CYFLUTHRIN(bed bugs, and other crawling insects)
2. Permethrin 25 EC – PERMETHRIN (bed bugs and other crawling insects).
3. Diazinon - DELTRA METHRIN
Method of Treatment :
Treatment to Bedbugs : Pesticides diluted with water are sprayed from a manual 6 Litres hand spray pump. Electric spray machine can also be used while treating a bed bug infestation. Pesticides diluted with water is filled into the attached small size tank of the Electric spray machine which is connected to a Electric switch board. When switched on the automatic fan on the device starts moving swiftly and ultimately acts as a sprayer which covers even the ceilings of a room. This treatment can only be done if a client agrees to this method of treatment.
Reasons for pest control
Homeowners apply control measures against outdoor and indoor pests because they dislike the presence of pests, prefer to maintain a pest-free property, and want to eliminate pests that transmit diseases (e.g., cockroaches, ticks, flies, etc.). Several chemical and nonchemical approaches are effective in controlling pests outdoors and indoors. However, nonchemical methods are now becoming popular because of the public's concern about the effects of pesticides on humans, animals, and the environment. The use of pesticides may lead to the development of resistance in pests, resulting in ineffective control at recommended label rates. Several simple nonchemical methods, if used properly, can effectively reduce pest incidence and abundance in and around homes. In this article, we give an overview of some simple environmentally compatible nonchemical, chemical, and biological pest control strategies.
Reasons for pest control
Homeowners apply control measures against outdoor and indoor pests because they dislike the presence of pests, prefer to maintain a pest-free property, and want to eliminate pests that transmit diseases (e.g., cockroaches, ticks, flies, etc.). Several chemical and nonchemical approaches are effective in controlling pests outdoors and indoors. However, nonchemical methods are now becoming popular because of the public's concern about the effects of pesticides on humans, animals, and the environment. The use of pesticides may lead to the development of resistance in pests, resulting in ineffective control at recommended label rates. Several simple nonchemical methods, if used properly, can effectively reduce pest incidence and abundance in and around homes. In this article, we give an overview of some simple environmentally compatible nonchemical, chemical, and biological pest control strategies.www.gulfchemicalskw.com
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