Pest X NWA

03/15/2020

If your child is a college student visiting home during college closings or weekends , you should be conscience of protecting your home from bed bugs. They hitch rides to and from campus along with your kids. College dorms and apartment complexes are hot spots for bed bugs. College housing can be prime territory for bed bug infestations to spread rapidly, and it only takes a few hitchhikers on your son or daughter’s belongings to bring that infestation into your home. If you have a child in this position, make sure they aren’t bringing any unwanted guests back with them.

Because bed bugs are excellent hitchhikers, they are easy to carry both to and from campus. Here are a few tips on bed bug prevention in college dorms and apartments:

Suit cases and trunks should be fully inspected for signs of bed bugs prior to using for back to school packing, especially if they were used for other travel.
Any secondhand or rental furniture should be inspected to ensure that it is free of any bed bugs or bed bug evidence.
Dorm rooms should be inspected prior to unpacking – begin with the mattress and check any additional furniture in the room, such as sofas or chairs.
Invest in a mattress encasement if your school doesn’t provide them. While a mattress encasement can’t stop bed bugs from getting into your dorm room, they can allow you to see bed bugs that get introduced to your room, since it prevents them from being able to hide on the mattress and box spring. Look for an encasement that promotes “bug proof” zipper locks.

01/21/2020

DO YOU SUSPECT A BED BUG INFESTATION?

Here a few tips:

Do NOT immediately throw items away! - As items are carried through the home to be discarded, bed bugs can fall off items and be spread to uninfected areas of the home.

Do NOT change where you sleep! – Moving to the couch or other bedroom will likely only spread the bed bugs as they will move with you. Staying at a different residence increases the possibility of taking the bed bugs with you and infecting someone else’s home.

Clean up the clutter! – Bed bugs can hide anywhere. Cleaning the clutter reduces safe havens and allows pest management to better treat areas to eliminate the infestation.

Launder items regularly! – Bed Bugs including eggs can be killed by exposing them to temperatures above 120 degrees. They hide in clothes, shoes, bedding etc. Launder items and put in a tote or trash bag to keep the bed bugs from traveling with you. Bed bugs on clothes mean bed bugs on humans.

12/24/2019

You expect guests to track in all kinds of things with their dirty feet, but what do you do when unexpected guests show up in the sheets?

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12/19/2019

Just a few of the top hiding spots for bedbugs. Good info for anyone traveling for the holidays. Pest X of NW Arkansas. Bedbuginfo.net

12/15/2019

Did you go out of town to avoid unwanted houseguests? Did some follow you back anyway? If holiday money is tight and you need a little help getting rid of those unexpected buggers, call us and we can help! Financing is available!

12/07/2019