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Facts about Bed Bugs
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Bed Bugs: (unlike make believe Vampires) Really Suck Your Blood Night
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They are parasites of humans and animals
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They are suspected of caring diseases but have not been proven to spread diseases to humans yet
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Due to several reasons, Bed Bugs are becoming a huge problem again in today's society
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For example: international travel, lack of awareness, moving into an infested home, failed treatments by either the homeowner or inexperienced company, etc.
Bed Bug Description
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The female can lay up to 500 eggs in her life at a rate of 12 eggs per day!
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Eggs are from 1 to 1.5mm in length (hatch within
6-10 days)
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Nymphs are transparent and start to get color after feeding
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Range from 2 to 5mm in length
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After 5 molts in about 10 weeks, bed bugs become adults and are reddish brown, flatten and oval in shape
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Range from 6 to 9.5mm in length
Signs You May Have Bed Bugs
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Have you or anyone in your home traveled and or stayed in a hotel or on a cruse in the past 6 months?
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Has anyone visited and stayed at your home for a day or more?
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Do you keep your luggage under your bed or in your closet after traveling?
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Does your house keeper live in a multifamily dwelling whose family members maybe from another country?
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Have you or someone you know recently been told that they have Eczema after going to the dermatologist?
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Are you finding mysterious red bumps or bites on your body after you wake up in the morning?
Signs You May Have Bed Bugs
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Have you or anyone in your home traveled and or stayed in a hotel or on a cruse in the past 6 months?
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Has anyone visited and stayed at your home for a day or more?
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Do you keep your luggage under your bed or in your closet after traveling?
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Does your house keeper live in a multifamily dwelling whose family members maybe from another country?
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Have you or someone you know recently been told that they have Eczema after going to the dermatologist?
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Are you finding mysterious red bumps or bites on your body after you wake up in the morning?
Signs of a Bed Bug Infestation
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Blood Spots on your mattress in the creases and folds of the mattress.
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Wake up with unexplained red spots and welts anywhere on your body
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Find the adults or nymphs crawling on your sheets, walls, headboard or anything in your bedroom. (People usually do not notice that they have a bed bug problem until it's too late; somewhere around 2 - 3 months after they start having signs.)
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If someone waits any longer after realizing they have a problem and try to treat themselves; it will only make things worse in the long run and will cause the bed bugs to spread throughout the home.
Bed Bug Treatment
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If you have bed bugs, don’t hire the cheapest company out there.
Unless you want to live with the bed bugs for months on end.
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Much preparation is need before treatment is able to be done, usually 1-2 days of prep work by homeowner.
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Do not attempt to start cleaning until you get thorough instructions from a licensed professional - You do not want to spread the bed bugs to more places throughout your home!
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Contact JP Miller for an inspection to determine the level of infestation and to schedule treatment @954-421-6187 or info@millerpestcontrol.com
Bed Bug Prevention
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True prevention is not a treatment but knowledge of what to do and look for when traveling
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When staying anywhere that is not your home or at any hotel (doesn’t matter if 5 star or no star) inspect the room before you unpack or lay down on the bed
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Pull up the sheets on the mattress and look closely at the folds and creases of the mattress to see if there are any marks that shouldn’t be there
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Inspect the head board by lifting it off the wall
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Inspect around the corners of the walls and ceiling for marks
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Examine the curtains and furniture as well
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If all is clear, it’s now ok to relax
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You don’t want bed bugs to make their next home your home
Don’t let the Bed Bugs Bite (Call 1-877-JPM-Green)
