When it comes to invasive and troublesome insects that enter your home, few are as stubborn to remove as bed bugs. These creatures feed on the blood of humans and animals and tend to live where they most often find a host, which is why they are almost always found in the bedroom and in and around beds. While do-it-yourself treatments are available, we at Truly Nolen want you to understand why hiring a professional bed bug team can be more effective.

1. Professional Treatment Protects Your Family 

Some treatments you buy at your local hardware store may be labelled as effective for bed bugs but may not be safe for your family. Foggers often require you to leave your home for several hours and can leave behind an unpleasant odour. These treatments may also contain harsh chemicals that might cause harm to pets, especially birds and small mammals.

Our products are environmentally friendly, which can help ensure the safety of everyone in the home, including pets. This can give you peace of mind as we work with you to solve your bed bug problem.

2. Bed Bugs Hide Everywhere 

Bed bugs are commonly found along the seams and on the undersides of mattresses. However, because they like to stay close to where they can find a meal, they may hide in other areas of your home as well. In particular, they can seek shelter in other parts of the bedroom, including:

• Drapery 
• Pet bedding 
• Clothes hampers 
• Thick carpeting 

Because of their ability to hide almost anywhere in your home, a DIY treatment may not reach all the specimens, so they will continue to breed. This can re-introduce new generations into your home, which will then require additional spraying or misting.

3. Faster Diagnosis Means Quicker Treatment 

When you first have a bed bug issue, you may think the bites and other evidence you find is because of mosquitoes or fleas, both of which also feed on people and pets. While bed bugs do leave behind moulted shells and feces, these can be hard to spot on darker sheets and bed frames. The longer it takes for you to realize you have bed bugs, the larger the infestation may become.

Our services for bed bug control in Niagara help to identify bed bugs quickly. We offer treatment options that go to work on the problem right away, cutting off the bugs’ life cycle and ridding your home of these pests before they can take hold.

4. Partial Treatment Can Lead to New Infestations 

DIY bedbug solutions may only solve part of your problem, especially if you are not aware of the extent of the problem. You may treat one room with a fogger, only to find later on that the bugs have moved into another bedroom of the house. As you fight them room by room, those you cannot see may continue to breed and start the cycle all over again.

When you contact our bed bug team, the technicians will treat your entire home to ensure every hiding area is targeted. A complete and in-depth treatment of every room can kill these pests off the first time, helping you save time and money. In the process, they recognize and remove bed bug eggs, which is crucial when it comes to preventing reinfestation.

5. The Right Measures Can Prevent Reinfestation 

One problem many people seem to have with bed bugs is reinfestation weeks or months after they treat their home. This may be due to partial or incorrect treatment actions or bugs entering the home from a consistent outside source.

Once our technicians treat your home, we can provide you with preventative tips to help keep bed bugs away for good. The more tips you put into practice, the more likely you can prevent a reinfestation.

A bed bug infestation can be physically and emotionally difficult to handle. Find a local Truly Nolen near you today for experienced help and treatment.