Bed Bug Control
Truly Nolen Canada’s Solution for Bed Bugs
Have you noticed tiny red stains on your bedsheets, woken up with a cluster of strange, itchy bites on your skin, or spotted little brown bugs scurrying across your floor? If so, you may have a bed bug problem.
Don’t worry — it’s possible to get rid of them! Before you try to DIY a bed bug removal mission, read through the following information to determine why self-treatment for bed bug control may not be a good idea and learn more about ridding your home of these pests.
Why You Have Bed Bugs
Bed bugs hitch rides on clothes, furniture, moving supplies, and even your kids’ school backpacks. They can go just about anywhere. In fact, it’s a myth that only dirty homes and unhygienic areas are home to these pests.
Bed bugs often spread in the fall and winter, but it’s not necessarily because they’re trying to get away from cold Canadian weather. People tend to travel more during these seasons, and in doing so, they’re unknowingly spreading bed bugs.
Understanding Bed Bug Behaviours
Bed bugs are small, flat, and medium-brown in colour. They don’t fly, but they’re great at hiding in mattress seams, clothing, and even beneath buttons and zippers. Like in the nursery rhyme, they tend to bite at night because they’re attracted to our exhaled carbon dioxide. Their bites aren’t poisonous, but they’re often extremely itchy and can take a while to heal — especially if they keep biting you every night! Some people are allergic to bed bug bites.
Bed bugs multiply quickly, which makes it all the more important to call a professional pest control service for eradication instead of trying to get rid of them by yourself. Even if you throw out your mattress and blankets, there’s a good chance that more are hiding where you’re not looking.
Truly Nolen Pest Control: Our Approach to Bed Bug Infestation
Inspect and Identify
We have decades of experience ridding our clients’ homes of spiders, ants, rats, termites, and more. When creating a bed bug removal plan, the first thing our technician will do is closely inspect your home for bugs. This includes your bed, headboard, nightstand, drapes, and carpet. These pesky bugs will travel up 4 feet for their next meal and can be found in many locations around your home. Point out any other areas in your home where you’ve noticed bugs and we will be happy to check those for you as well.
Determine the course of action
After determining where the bugs are, we’ll work with you to determine a course of action for removal and preventive bed bugs treatment. Truly Nolen’s bed bug control program features a high pressure misting system which makes our bed bug control products so effective. Not only does this method push chemicals deep into crevices where insects hide out but it also has been registered with Health Canada ensuring that all ingredients used are safe for human health and environmentally friendly practices!
Our Four Seasons Program
You may not be aware that different pests thrive during different seasons. For example, rodents will likely find their way into your walls during the fall and your holiday decorations in the wintertime. In the summer, you’ll see ants, wasps, and other insects. Our Four Seasons Program is our unique, innovative approach to keeping your residence pest-free year-round.
Through this program, we strive to keep your home free of pests throughout the seasons by taking into account the types of pests found in your area and putting as many preventive measures in place as possible. Contact us to learn more.
Bed Bug Prevention Tips
Take a few steps to prevent bed bugs from coming into your home or returning after you’ve called pest control to get rid of them. It is highly recommended to reduce the amount of clutter in your home. By doing so this will give bed bugs and other pests fewer spaces to hide. Vacuuming on a regular basis can help get rid of single bugs that have gotten into your home. Be very, very careful when buying used or secondhand couches, chairs, or anything covered with cloth.
Contact Truly Nolen for Pest Control Services Today
It’s nearly impossible to get rid of bed bugs by yourself. Call Truly Nolen to schedule your inspection today and rest easy at night knowing that no bed bugs will bite!
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