If you have bats roosting in your attic, contact a pest control company or wildlife damage control company in your area for assistance. Our primary concern is with the bed bug species, Cimex lectularius; however, there are other related species more frequently associated with birds and bats. Overapplying pesticides will not improve control but can endanger your health. Bed bug eggs are white. Their preferred habitat include infesting beds or other common areas where people may sleep.

A pest control service may be able to help you or you can contact your local county Cooperative Extension Center. Do not treat mattresses or bed linens unless the insecticide label specifically says you can treat them. Ultimately bed bug infestations are not a serious health threat. Bed bugs don’t just appear spontaneously in a home or apartment. Currently, treatment is difficult, but as time passes, pest control professionals should gain expertise in treatments and there will be new effective products developed.

The picture above shows a bed bug and fecal stains in a mattress seam. • Bed bugs can hitch a ride to another location by hanging on clothing. Insecticide treatments in sleeping areas are a potential health risk so it is very important to use products which can be safely used in bedrooms. This means insecticides must be used to treat bed bug harborage areas. At night, bed bugs come out of their hiding places to feed.

Foggers will not eradicate a bed bug infestation. They insert their mouthparts into the host’s skin and suck out blood. Bed bugs were once considered to be a major pest in homes, but improved sanitation and chemical control reduced this problem to a minor one. All bed bug hiding places must be identified and treated. Human bed bugs are found worldwide and are dispersed through human travel.