Bed Bug Prevention Tips

July 7, 2016 By Dont Let The Bed Bugs Bite

As is true with any household pest in Canada, a proactive approach is always the best way to go. If you can find the discipline to take necessary preventative measures required to avoid a bed bug infestation, you will potentially be saving yourself the psychological distress associated with the realities of dealing with a bed bug infestation and, of course, the high cost of hiring a bed bug exterminator.

Keep in mind though, that no matter how many of these preventative measure you take, there really is no way of completely eliminating your chance of having bed bugs infest your home, but you can significantly reduce those chances. With the constant increase of bed bug infestation reports across Canada over the past decade, coming in contact with these horrible pests is a possible scenario for any homeowner, no matter what demographic sector you belong to. [Read more…]

Bed Bug Warning Signs

June 29, 2016 By Dont Let The Bed Bugs Bite

Bed bugs are horrible pests to have infest your home. They can sneak into your home quite easily, and once inside, they will multiply quickly, with each female laying up to 6 eggs per day. Even with this rapid infestation rate, it can still take several months before you even realize that bed bugs have infested your home.

They hide in difficult to reach areas near your bed so that they will have easy access to food, your blood, while you are fast asleep. Due to their tiny size, great ability to hide during the day and painless bites, it is always difficult to discover a moderate bed bug infestation. Luckily there are some warning signs that may indicate you have a bed bug infestation, such as: [Read more…]

Watch Out For Bed Bugs While Travelling

June 20, 2016 By Dont Let The Bed Bugs Bite

It has become widely accepted that one of the main reasons for the bed bug resurgence that we have been experiencing in Canada over the last 2 decades is due to increased world travel. Now a days it is so common for Canadians to travel to destinations all around the world for business or pleasure, staying in shared accommodations such as hotels, hostels or short term rentals.

In these shared short term accommodations there will always be a higher risk of coming in contact with bed bugs since so many people prior to you have used the same room, some of which may have unknowingly introduced bed bugs into the room. Considering how good bed bugs are at hitchhiking by attaching to a hosts clothing or luggage, staying in a bed bug infested room can cause you to unknowingly bring them back to your own home as well. Once they have settled in your home, they will begin to multiply before you even realize that you have a bed bug infestation on your hands. [Read more…]

How To Find Bed Bugs In Your Home

June 14, 2016 By Dont Let The Bed Bugs Bite

Detecting bed bugs in your home is no easy task, something that is surely known by residents who have had to deal with the realities of a bed bug infestation. To make matters worse, the longer it takes you to realize that you have bed bugs in your home, the more severe the infestation will become, making it much more difficult and costly to resolve the issue. The main problem with detecting bed bugs in your home lies in the fact that, for the most part, bed bugs come out into the open at night to feed on your blood, while remaining in tiny hiding spaces during the day.

To increase your chances of catching a bed bug infestation early on, you should learn some of their most common hiding spots so that you can do a quick check during your weekly house cleaning routine. Getting into the habit of checking these hiding places will also serve you well while travelling and staying in shared lodgings, which is the most common place that you can unknowingly pick up bed bugs and bring them back to your home. [Read more…]