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The Fight Against Bed Bugs
June 22, 2020
Bed Bugs are not your ordinary pest. They end up in your house, seeking warmth, shelter, and food. For Bed Bugs, you are the food. These nocturnal insects wait for you to sleep and strike when you're most vulnerable – their meal of choice is your blood. Their mode of attack is to inject you with an analgesic, numbing you, so you don't feel when they bite and interrupt their meal.
The Bed Bug's Long History
Bed Bugs have been with us for as long as humans have been keeping records. Fossilized Bed Bugs
have shown up in Egyptian dig sites dating back as far back as 3,550 years ago. Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations left plentiful written records of the parasite as well. You can even find records of them in the Jewish Talmud. In fact, Bed Bugs were an unavoidable fact of life until 1939, when DDT was introduced as an effective means to kill these insects.
The Bed Bug Epidemic
DDT was banned in 1972 over concerns it had harmful effects on people. This had less of an impact on the Bed Bug population than you'd expect. Bed Bugs were already developing a resistance to DDT, and other pesticides were being developed in response to control them by the time the ban was put in place. However, DDT's loss still helped the Bed Bug population recover.
Bed Bugs are so good at building up resistance to pesticides that it's an ongoing battle to develop new chemicals to hold them at bay. The loss of DDT, Bed Bug's continued evolving resistance to other pesticides, and the growth of international air travel are three common culprits blamed for the rise in Bed Bug infestations since the turn of the century. Regardless of the exact cause, one thing is abundantly clear: Since 2000, a new population of pesticide-resistant Bed Bugs has exploded in the US.
A Hidden Enemy In Your Own Home
While you might not feel a Bed Bug bite when it happens, you'll undoubtedly feel it afterward. Bed Bugs bites can leave itching rashes that last for days. During the night, they are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale, using it to home in and find their victim. If your skin is exposed, you are a target. When not feeding, they are excellent at hiding in nooks and within your mattress itself. That, coupled with their resistance to pesticides, makes them a hard pest to exterminate.
You Need A Knowledgeable Specialist
If you have an infestation of Bed Bugs – you need a specialist. This is not something you can treat yourself. Powerful toxins need to be handled with care, and amateurs attempting heat treatments have even caused house fires. Because of this, you also need to make sure the company you pick has professionals with specific knowledge on Bed Bug eradication. At the end of the day, you need a treatment that isn't worse than the problem itself.
Guaranteed Results
At Ease Pest Solutions will guarantee full eradication of your Bed Bug infestation. Why? We are veteran-owned, and protecting you is in our blood. We don't know how to stop until we win. We have the skills, experience, and equipment to make your Bed Bug problem just a bad memory. That's what we do.
Our satisfaction guarantee is backed by our personal commitment to the highest standards of integrity. Fairness, honesty, and responsibility are not just words to us – they are a creed and a promise.
Our targeted approach to Bed Bug
eradication means fewer chemicals and more results – keeping you and everyone in your house protected, even your pets. We will design a custom, comprehensive solution, and in many instances, we can employ an insecticide-free "Whole Room Heat Treatment" - driving temperatures up as high as 145 degrees to make those parasites wish they'd never stepped foot in your home. It's deadly for them and completely harmless to you.
One call is all it takes to deploy us onsite. Our licensed and insured professionals will assess your infestation and give you a custom action plan – all in a completely free estimate.
So, don't spend another sleepless night being a victim to these parasites – us do what we do best - protect you and your home. Our rates are fair and affordable because we understand the importance of our work to you, and we are dedicated to making that service accessible.
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