Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite: The Effective Control Solution For Your Baltimore Home

Bed bug services can ensure that you and your family won't be woken up in the middle of the night by nasty bed bug bites. The old saying rings true, and it's easier than you think to stop the bed bugs from biting. Today's post is all about the foundations of bed bug control and prevention, and even if you don't know anything about these pests, we've got you covered. We'll start by helping you to identify bed bugs, then move on to talking about the problems they cause in homes, and we'll even share the secrets of how bed bugs manage to make it into our homes in the first place. 

Visual Clues: Identifying Bed Bugs By Appearance

Ok, so what do bed bugs look like? Positively identifying bed bugs is a very important step for general bed bug control. You'll really want to be sure that what you're dealing with is actually bed bugs and not some other sort of pest that requires a different approach. Bed bugs are small little insects with oval bodies and dark brown coloring. You'll also notice in photos that bed bugs are partially transparent, so their color can change slightly when they're drinking blood from a host. They have very small heads and relatively long back legs, but another great way of identifying bed bugs is to pay attention to their behavior and location. Put simply, bed bugs like to hide in soft surfaces, like in furniture, in the seams of a mattress, or on upholstery around the home. Also, they usually feed at hide and hide during the day. 

Bed Bug Problems: They Aren't Just Going To Go Away

Bed bug signs can quickly become obvious. This is both good news and bad news. On the positive side, this can help you confirm that these are indeed bed bugs in your home. But on the negative side, signs of bed bugs can be unpleasant and even disturbing. For example, they can leave blood stains on fabric surfaces and cause a musty smell inside your home. Bed bugs can also be very rude about leaving discarded exoskeletons and eggs around your home, and believe us when we say that you don't want to come across those firsthand. But probably the most important bed bug problem of all is their bites. Bed bug bites can be extremely irritating, and they also present a risk of further infection if you don't care of your wounds.   

Little Hitchhikers: How Bed Bugs Find Their Way Inside

How do bed bugs spread throughout the home and get from building to building? Well, bed bugs can fairly easily move short distances, such as the distance from your easy chair to your bed. This can even be a strategy for effective hiding during the daytime: hide here, go over there at night. 

But when it comes to the much larger distances that bed bugs sometimes need to cross to find new hosts, they have to rely on others. Here are a few of the ways that bed bugs can get inside homes: 

• Latching onto a piece of used furniture that someone carries indoors.  

• Hanging onto someone's clothes or luggage as they travel. 

• Hiding in storage boxes until they're carried into a new space. 

• Crawling under the doors of different units in an apartment building or hotel. 

Fortunately, no matter how they got it, the professionals can make sure they leave. 

Professional Bed Bug Control: Call In The Experts Right Away

Bed bug control provided by ATC Pest Control is a quick and painless way to reclaim your home. DIY bed bug control is quite difficult and time-consuming, but professionals have all kinds of tools and expertise at their disposal.  

To move forward with bed bug extermination for your Baltimore home, get in touch with us right away.