Because of their tenacity and ability to hide, even the smallest infestation requires the help of a professional to ensure 100 percent elimination. If you discover bed bugs in your residential or commercial property, it’s time to call the experts at Pratt Pest Management.

Our aggressive approach to controlling bed bugs not only ensures they are completely exterminated but also prevents new infestations from forming.

Bed Bug Behaviors

Bed bugs like to hide in small cracks and crevices close to where humans rest and sleep. For this reason, they can most often be found on mattresses, baseboards, upholstery, and in furniture crevices. Bed bugs are generally active only at night, and their peak activity is typically an hour before dawn.

Although they have not been linked to the transmission of any diseases and aren’t considered to pose any medical threat, they do bite and feed off of blood.

Signs of Bed Bugs

Bed bugs can be hard to catch early on in an infestation. Unfortunately, one of the main indicators you have bed bugs is noticing their bites on exposed parts of your skin. Other signs of an infestation include:

Small reddish-brown spots on linens
Skin rashes on areas of the body that are exposed during sleep
Their exoskeletons (the hard shell of a bed bug) in bedding, mattresses
Tiny dark spots (excrement) that look like pepper

Professional Bed Bug Removal

Bed bugs can survive both low and high temperatures, are known to hide in small spaces, and they can live almost anywhere their hosts (humans) live. Pratt has the years of experience required to quickly detect bed bugs (sometimes with the help of canine inspectors), treat them effectively, and make sure they never return.

Our bed bug management solution includes a combination of thorough monitoring, steam or vacuum removal, exclusion when possible, careful use of approved insecticides, education and training, and K-9 detection as necessary. Call us today to learn more about our bed bug removal services!